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2023 Softball Roster
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Owen, Autumn
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Jersey Number 00
Autumn Owen
- Position:
- Catcher/Infield
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Polk County HS
- Hometown:
- Mill Spring, N.C.
Bio
2023 Sun Belt All-Conference First Team
2023 Sun Belt Conference Batting Triple Crown Winner (Avg, Home Runs, RBI)
2023 (Junior)
GP/GS: 55/55 …Returned from a fall injury to have statistically one of the greatest seasons in program history ... Finished the season with a .444 average, 19 home runs, and 71 runs batted in. All three stats led the Sun Belt Conference, giving Owen the title of the Conference Triple Crown Winner .... Owen's 71 RBI are the most in a single season in program history ... The 19 home runs finished seventh in the nation, and for a time in the season, led the country ...The .442 average ranks sixth-best in a single season in program history ... Hit a number of game ending hits, with an official walkoff single to defeat Pitt on Mar. 5 ... Hit a game-winning two run home run to defeat fellow ACC school and #24 Virginia Tech on Apr. 25 ... Hit five home runs in a weekend at the Liberty Classic from Feb. 24-26, the most in a single weekend in program history.
2022 (Sophomore)
2022 All-Conference USA Second Team
GP/GS: 51/49 … Retained sophomore standing after 2020 COVID season and redshirting 2021 with an injury while at Gardner-Webb, will have two more years of eligibility with the Herd after first season in 2022 … Made an immediate impact with Herd at the plate, on defense and with energy …Majority of starts at third base with 44, and five at catcher … Finished fourth on the team batting .354, 51 hits, 36 runs scored and eight home runs … Tied for second with 11 doubles …Tied for third with 18 walks … Sixth with 23 RBI … Led Herd defenders with 96 assists … 15 games with two or more hits with a season-high three in two contests (Fairfield and Charlotte) … Reached base in 14-straight games April 9-May 1 … Had season-best 6-game hit streak March 4-13, totaled 11 hits and bat .733 during stretch (11-of-15) … Tallied first RBI at Marshall versus Villanova (Feb. 12) … March Madness home tournament (March 11-13) batting .875 (7-of-8) and reached base 10-of-11 times … Over collegiate career (Gardner-Webb and Marshall) has appeared in 132 games with 130 starts, batting .373, 139 hits, 102 runs scored, 30 doubles, 25 home runs, eight triples, 95 RBI, 64 walks, slugging .697, a .459 on base percentage, 28 stolen bases and a .970 fielding percentage.
Prior to Marshall: 2019-21 at Gardner-Webb
Started and appeared in 81 games during time with Runnin’ Bulldogs and left mark on the record book … Bat .384 (fourth all-time at GWU), 229 at bats, 66 runs scored, 88 hits, 19 doubles, eight triples (tied for eighth), 17 home runs (tied for eighth), 72 RBI, 174 total bases, .760 slugging percentage, 46 walks, four hit-by-pitches, .483 on base percentage and 21-of-23 stolen bases … On defense recorded career .979 fielding percentage (tied for ninth), 449 putouts, 63 assists and 22 runners caught stealing (seventh all-time)...Earned Big South Freshman of the Year in 2019 as well as 2019 Top 25 Finalist NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year, 2019 NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region First Team, and 2019 First Team All-Big South...Named the 2021 Big South Preseason Co-Player of the Year
High School: Attended Polk County HS in Mill Spring, N.C. ... In three seasons on the varsity squad, she hit .484 with 90 hits and 66 RBIs ... Was a NCHSSA Scholar-Athlete and a two-time All-State Selection ... Played travel softball for 3rd Degree under coach Shane Wallace ... Posted a .373 batting average along with a .460 OBP in the summer of 2017.
Personal: Born Feb. 21, 2000 … Daughter of Joe and Emily Owen … Has a younger brother, Bryson who attends Polk County High School … Chose to transfer to Marshall because, “I instantly fell in love with the support group they have behind them. Academically, I loved what they had to offer for my major (sport management) and being able to finish a master's with the program as well. I enjoyed the relationships built with the coaches and the girls. I can't wait to be on the field with them. The sky is the limit for this team." … Majoring in sport management.
2023 Sun Belt Conference Batting Triple Crown Winner (Avg, Home Runs, RBI)
2023 (Junior)
GP/GS: 55/55 …Returned from a fall injury to have statistically one of the greatest seasons in program history ... Finished the season with a .444 average, 19 home runs, and 71 runs batted in. All three stats led the Sun Belt Conference, giving Owen the title of the Conference Triple Crown Winner .... Owen's 71 RBI are the most in a single season in program history ... The 19 home runs finished seventh in the nation, and for a time in the season, led the country ...The .442 average ranks sixth-best in a single season in program history ... Hit a number of game ending hits, with an official walkoff single to defeat Pitt on Mar. 5 ... Hit a game-winning two run home run to defeat fellow ACC school and #24 Virginia Tech on Apr. 25 ... Hit five home runs in a weekend at the Liberty Classic from Feb. 24-26, the most in a single weekend in program history.
2022 (Sophomore)
2022 All-Conference USA Second Team
GP/GS: 51/49 … Retained sophomore standing after 2020 COVID season and redshirting 2021 with an injury while at Gardner-Webb, will have two more years of eligibility with the Herd after first season in 2022 … Made an immediate impact with Herd at the plate, on defense and with energy …Majority of starts at third base with 44, and five at catcher … Finished fourth on the team batting .354, 51 hits, 36 runs scored and eight home runs … Tied for second with 11 doubles …Tied for third with 18 walks … Sixth with 23 RBI … Led Herd defenders with 96 assists … 15 games with two or more hits with a season-high three in two contests (Fairfield and Charlotte) … Reached base in 14-straight games April 9-May 1 … Had season-best 6-game hit streak March 4-13, totaled 11 hits and bat .733 during stretch (11-of-15) … Tallied first RBI at Marshall versus Villanova (Feb. 12) … March Madness home tournament (March 11-13) batting .875 (7-of-8) and reached base 10-of-11 times … Over collegiate career (Gardner-Webb and Marshall) has appeared in 132 games with 130 starts, batting .373, 139 hits, 102 runs scored, 30 doubles, 25 home runs, eight triples, 95 RBI, 64 walks, slugging .697, a .459 on base percentage, 28 stolen bases and a .970 fielding percentage.
Prior to Marshall: 2019-21 at Gardner-Webb
Started and appeared in 81 games during time with Runnin’ Bulldogs and left mark on the record book … Bat .384 (fourth all-time at GWU), 229 at bats, 66 runs scored, 88 hits, 19 doubles, eight triples (tied for eighth), 17 home runs (tied for eighth), 72 RBI, 174 total bases, .760 slugging percentage, 46 walks, four hit-by-pitches, .483 on base percentage and 21-of-23 stolen bases … On defense recorded career .979 fielding percentage (tied for ninth), 449 putouts, 63 assists and 22 runners caught stealing (seventh all-time)...Earned Big South Freshman of the Year in 2019 as well as 2019 Top 25 Finalist NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year, 2019 NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region First Team, and 2019 First Team All-Big South...Named the 2021 Big South Preseason Co-Player of the Year
High School: Attended Polk County HS in Mill Spring, N.C. ... In three seasons on the varsity squad, she hit .484 with 90 hits and 66 RBIs ... Was a NCHSSA Scholar-Athlete and a two-time All-State Selection ... Played travel softball for 3rd Degree under coach Shane Wallace ... Posted a .373 batting average along with a .460 OBP in the summer of 2017.
Personal: Born Feb. 21, 2000 … Daughter of Joe and Emily Owen … Has a younger brother, Bryson who attends Polk County High School … Chose to transfer to Marshall because, “I instantly fell in love with the support group they have behind them. Academically, I loved what they had to offer for my major (sport management) and being able to finish a master's with the program as well. I enjoyed the relationships built with the coaches and the girls. I can't wait to be on the field with them. The sky is the limit for this team." … Majoring in sport management.
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