CAROLINA BLAZE
Kara Dill
HEAD COACH
ROLEHead Coach
TEAMCarolina Blaze
CREDENTIALAll-SEC at Kentucky, coached WCWS teams
Head Coach | Carolina Blaze
About Kara Dill
Kara Dill leads the Carolina Blaze as head coach, bringing extensive coaching experience at both the collegiate and professional levels. She has been head coach at UT Arlington since July 2022. Dill earned All-SEC honors during her playing career at the University of Kentucky and has coached at some of the top programs in the country.
Career Highlights
- Head Coach, Carolina Blaze (2026-present); associate head coach in 2025
- Head Coach, UT Arlington (since July 2022)
- Six seasons at Texas A&M, including 2017 WCWS appearance
- Two seasons at LSU (2015-16), working mainly with the slap hitters
- On the Kentucky coaching staff for its first Women’s College World Series trip (2014)
- Assistant coach with the Scrapyard Dawgs in National Pro Fastpitch (2016)
- All-SEC honoree at University of Kentucky
2026 Season
The Carolina Blaze in 2026:
- Finished 9-16, fifth in the regular season. Final standings
- Took Karlyn Pickens No. 1 overall in the 2026 College Draft.
- Reese Atwood was Rookie of the Year. 2026 awards
Every result: 2026 schedule and results.
Sources: UT Arlington Athletics bio, AUSL: Blaze 2025 coaching staff.