'17 Beth Karabensh
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- Year:
- 2017
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- Position:
- Catcher
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- Team:
- Softball
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- IHCC Years:
- 1995-97
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- Career Highlights:
- 2x NJCAA All-American • 2x NJCAA All-Region First-Team • Team MVP • Colorado State University • Academic All-Mountain West
A two-time All-Region and All-American performer, Beth was a key player on IHCC teams that went 118-18 over a two-year period. Her Indian Hills coach Jeff Kelley considered her one of the top two high school catchers in the state of Colorado and she proved it by being named a first-team All-Region pick for two years at Indian Hills and a second-team All-American each year, while being chosen the team MVP as a sophomore. Two decades after graduating from IHCC, Beth is still second all-time in career RBIs and second and tenth in RBIs in a single-season. Her 90 runs-batted-in in 1997 ranked in the top 10 in that category in the NJCAA record book. She is also number-two in school history in both single-season and career on-base percentage. On the softball career leaderboard, Beth remains second in walks (73) and fifth in hits (170) and triples (13). She continued her education and softball career at Colorado State University, where she was selected as an Academic All-Mountain West Conference selection after her senior year.