Amari Harper

Amari Harper is a 5-foot-7 professional softball utility player from Corona, California. She was acquired by the Oklahoma City Spark in the third round of the 2026 AUSL College Draft following a collegiate career at Texas A&M and Oregon.

Personal Life

Education: Majored in sport management at Oregon.

Background: Lists her mother as a major influence and models her game after Javier Baez. Became starstruck upon receiving her AUSL Golden Ticket from Natasha Watley. Has a dog named Loki, who is her most prized possession. Wore the same headband during every game of her college career.

Family: Daughter of Carrie and Baraka Harper. Her mother played softball at Cypress Community College and Oklahoma; her father played football at TCU.

Professional Experience

Athletes Unlimited Softball League (2026)

2026 AUSL Regular Season (Oklahoma City Spark): Harper started 23 games during her rookie season, batting .297 with three home runs and 16 runs batted in. She led the AUSL by being hit by a pitch 11 times and ranked fifth in the league with a .430 on-base percentage. She tallied 19 hits, including five doubles and a triple, and registered four multi-hit efforts during the season. Harper hit the first home run of her professional career against Carolina on July 1. Earlier in the season, on June 10, she posted two hits, including a double, against Texas, and on June 28, she logged two hits with one run scored against Chicago. She belted home runs in back-to-back games against Texas on July 14 and July 15, also contributing two hits in the July 15 contest. On July 11, against Utah, she went 2-for-4 with a double. Harper closed out the regular season with two strong performances at Carolina: on July 18, she drove in three runs with a bases-loaded triple in the eighth inning, and on July 19, she posted three more runs batted in with a bases-clearing double.

College Experience: Texas A&M & Oregon (2023–2026)

Career Statistics: Started 199-of-209 games between Texas A&M and Oregon. Logged a .373 career average with 24 home runs, 134 RBIs, and 196 hits (including 32 doubles and five triples).

Senior Year (2026, Oregon): Oregon’s second-leading hitter with a .396 batting average, 15 home runs, and 49 RBIs. Set a career high by hitting safely in 12 consecutive games.

Texas A&M (2023–2025): Starter in 144-of-154 games over three seasons, amassing a .364 average with nine home runs and 85 RBIs.

Junior Year (2025, Texas A&M): Ranked eighth in the SEC with a .421 average, tallying eight home runs and 51 RBIs. Held fourth place in the SEC with a .536 on-base percentage, helping Texas A&M earn the No. 1 overall seed for the NCAA Tournament.

Sophomore Year (2024, Texas A&M): Batted .348 and ranked second on the team with 35 runs scored.

Freshman Year (2023, Texas A&M): Started every game at second base, ranking third on the team with a .323 average and second with a .414 OBP.

Awards & Honors

All-Region: First-Team NFCA All-Mountain Region as a senior and Third-Team NFCA All-South Region as a freshman.

Conference Honors: First-Team All-Big Ten Conference (2026) and Second-Team All-SEC (2025).