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Jersey Number 19
Anna Carder
- Position:
- Catcher
- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Athens, Ala.
- High School:
- Athens HS / Southern Illinois
Awards / Honors
2025 MVC Defensive Player of the Year2025 All-MVC First Team
2025 All-MVC Defensive Team
2025 MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team
2024 MVC Player of the Week (Mar. 19)
2023 All-MVC Second Team
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2026ย | Senior
Played in 51 games, making 37 starts between catcher and designated player โฆ batted .234 (22-for-94) on the year โฆ fourth on the team with 19 walks โฆ reached base safely in the first four games of the year at the Getterman Classic (2/5-7) โฆ drove in two runs vs. New Mexico (2/7) with the help of a sacrifice fly โฆ walked four times on the day and drove in two runs against Murray State (2/13) and Rutgers (2/13) โฆ went 2-for-2 with an RBI against North Texas (2/15) โฆ singled, walked and drove in a run against Belmont (2/21) โฆ hit a sacrifice fly at Georgia Tech (2/25) โฆ singled and scored against Southeast Missouri (3/10) before adding a walk in the second game โฆ singled as a pinch hitter at No. 15 Georgia (3/22) โฆ doubled against No. 23 South Carolina (3/30) for her first extra base hit of the season โฆ recorded her second multi-hit game of the year at No. 5 Florida (4/3) โฆ had a hit in every game of the series at No. 12 Texas A&M (4/17-19) โฆ singled and scored in the series-clinching win over No. 20 LSU (4/25) โฆ drew a pinch-hit walk in MSUโs comeback Super Regional win at No. 2 Oklahoma (5/22).ย
2025 | Junior (at Southern Illinois)
Earned First Team All-MVC and MVC All-Defensive Team recognition โฆ third Saluki to be named the MVC Defensive Player of the Year and second SIU catcher to receive the honor โฆ started all 53 games โฆ batted .390 (60-for-154), which led the team, with a .497 on-base percentage and .617 slugging percentage, which was eighth in the MVC โฆ batting average was the ninth-best in program history and ranked fourth in the MVC, while on-base percentage was the eighth-best by a Saluki โฆ 1.114 OPS ranked second on the team and fifth in the conference โฆ led team with 14 doubles and was third in homers (7) and RBIs (42) โฆ opened the season with a nine-game hitting streak โฆ posted 16 multi-hit games โฆ caught nine runners stealing โฆ hit first home run of the season on Opening Day vs. Appalachian State (2/7) โฆ scored a run and picked up two RBIs at Auburn (2/8) โฆ walked three times vs. North Carolina (2/8) โฆ recorded 10 putouts and was 2-for-2 with two RBIs against Central Arkansas (2/28) โฆ went 2-for-3 with a double and against Purdue Fort Wayne (3/2) โฆ picked up a career-high 11 putouts against Missouri State (3/18) ... collected a season-high four RBIs against Missouri State (3/19) ... caught two runners stealing at Belmont (3/28) ... turned in a career-high three-hit game at Missouri State (4/8) ... picked up her second three-hit game of the season against Murray State (4/27) โฆ plated three runs on two hits at Evansville (5/4) โฆ homered and drove in three runs vs. Drake (5/8) in the MVC Tournament.ย
2024 | Sophomore (at Southern Illinois)
Played in 43 games, making 38 starts โฆ batted .221 (19-for-86) โฆ caught nine runners stealing โฆ doubled at Texas State (2/11) โฆ walked twice vs. UC Riverside (2/16) โฆ had a hit in all four games of the Hilltopper Spring Fling (3/3) โฆ singled home a run in the win vs. Dayton (3/2) โฆ caught two runners stealing vs. Northern Illinois (3/2) while going 2-for-2 with a double and a homer โฆ turned in a two-hit day against Drake (3/15) to open conference play โฆ hit her first career grand slam against Drake (3/17) โฆ named MVC Player of the Week (3/19) โฆ doubled and walked twice while scoring two runs against Evansville (4/13) โฆ went 3-for-3 in two games at the MVC Tournament (5/10-11) while catching a runner stealing โฆ swiped her first career stolen base vs. No. 21 California (5/17) in the NCAA Tournament โฆ went 2-for-2 the following day against the Bears (5/18) in an elimination game win in the regional.ย
2023 | Freshman (at Southern Illinois)
Earned Second Team All-MVC honors โฆ one of four Salukis to start all 56 games โฆ batted .280 (42-for-150) โฆ ranked second on the team in doubles (14), third in home runs (5) and fourth in RBIs (40) ... caught seven runners stealing โฆ first career hit was a two-run homer in a win vs. Binghamton (2/11) โฆ doubled twice and walked vs. UNCG (2/11) โฆ went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and an RBI against Northern Kentucky (2/25) ... caught two runners stealing against Loyola (3/4) โฆ doubled and walked twice at Middle Tennessee (3/9) while driving in two runs โฆ was 2-for-3 with a career-high three RBIs against Missouri State (3/15) โฆ homered against Valparaiso (3/19) and at Belmont (3/25) โฆ doubled in four straight games beginning against Southeast Missouri (3/28) and including all three games against Indiana State (4/1-3) โฆ drove in three runs in the series opener with the Sycamores (4/1) โฆ hit a two-run homer against Bradley (4/21) โฆ went 2-for-4 with a double at Illinois State (5/5) โฆ homered in the MVC Tournament against UIC (5/10) โฆ provided a sacrifice fly in the MVC Championship victory over Indiana State (5/13) โฆ drove in two runs in the NCAA Tournament opener at No. 17 Utah (5/19) โฆ hit her first career triple in the NCAA Regional vs. No. 18 Baylor (5/20).ย
High School
Attended Athens High School where she helped win the schoolโs first state title since 2010 as a senior โฆ two-time First Team All-State honoree โฆ also helped the Golden Eagles finish fourth in the state in 2021 โฆ hit a team-leading .420 in 2021 and led the team with 55 RBIs โฆ recipient of Athens' Team Spirit award โฆ played alongside fellow Bulldog Morgan Stiles for four years at Athens โฆ played travel ball for Tennessee Fury Premier.ย
Personal
Born Annaย Carder on June 22ย in Huntsville, Alabama โฆ daughter of Patrick and Christy Carder โฆ has one sister, Maddie โฆ majoring in interdisciplinary studies.ย
Career Highs (Through 2026)
At-Bats: 5, at Evansville (5/4/25)Hits: 3, twice, last, Murray State (4/27/25)
Runs Scored: 2,ย 9x, last, Murray Stateย (4/26/25)
Runs Batted In: 4, twice, last, Missouri Stateย (3/19/25)
Doubles: 2, twice, last, Northern Kentucky (2/24/23)
Triples: 1, Baylor (5/20/23)
Home Runs: 1, 14x, last, Drakeย (5/8/25)
Walks: 3, vs. North Carolinaย (2/8/25)
Stolen Bases: 1, 4x, last, at Evansvilleย (5/3/25)
Putouts: 11, Missouri Stateย (3/18/25)
Assists: 3, vs. Long Island (2/10/23)
Hitting Streak: 4 games (2/13/26, Rutgers to 2/15/26, North Texas)
Friday, May 29
Thursday, May 28
Wednesday, May 27
Sunday, May 24
