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Illinois Fighting Illini
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Illinois Fighting Illini

12 Karley Yergler

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mahomet, Ill.
  • High School Mahomet-Seymour HS
  • Prev School Parkland College
  • Instagram karleyyergler
  • Twitter karley_yergler

Biography

Junior - 2025

  • Appeared in 27 games with 18 starts
  • Posted a 7-10 record in the circle
  • Tossed 110.0 innings with 57 strikeouts.
  • Owned a 4.01 ERA
  • Tossed a complete-game shutout against Saint Louis (3/7/25)
  • Fanned a season-best five batters on three different occasions
  • Recorded an RBI against Northern Illinois (4/23/25)

Parkland College - 2024

  • Owned a 0.86 ERA with 170.0 innings pitched
  • Tallied 275 strikeouts as a sophomore
  • Allowed just a 87 hits with eight of those for extra bases
  • Recorded a 30-4 overall record with 37 appearances and 31 starts
  • Logged eight complete games
  • Region 24 Player of the Year
  • MWAC Pitcher of the Year
  • NJCAA First Team All-American
  • NFCA DII First Team All American 

Parkland College - 2023

  • NJCAA DII All-American Second Team
  • NFCA NJCAA DII All-American First Team
  • NFCA NJCAA DII Rawlings Gold Glove Winner (Pitcher)
  • NJCAA Region 24 Player of the Year
  • NJCAA All-Region 24 Team
  • NFCA NJCAA DII All-Midwest Region First Team (Pitcher)
  • MWAC Pitcher of the Year
  • MWAC All-Conference First Team
  • Appeared in 50 games, recording 111 plate appearances
  • Produced 34 hits, 18 runs, 26 RBI, and seven walks
  • Hit 10 doubles and seven home runs
  • Slashed .330/.373/.631 in 103 at bats
  • Made 40 appearances in the circle, starting 34 games
  • Compiled a record of 28-9 with two saves
    • 28 wins ranked 2nd in the country
  • Tallied 22 complete games (5th nationally)
  • Allowed 135 hits, 47 earned runs and 49 walks
  • Struck out 301 batters, most in the country
  • Recorded an ERA of 1.61 (12th) and a batting-average-against of .178 (22nd)
  • Finished with a fielding percentage of 94.7% on 38 chances

High School

  • Was a four-year varsity letter winner for Mahomet-Seymour High School
  • Named second-team all-state twice and first team all-state once
  • Received the honor of News-Gazette Player of the Year in 2022
  • 2022 WCIA Player of the Year
  • Led her team to its first-ever appearance at the state tournament

Personal

  • Played two seasons at Parkland College with Lizzie Stiverson

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2025Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher/Utility
    5'7"
    12
  • 12

    2026Senior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    5'7"
    12