Marshall University Athletics
2016 Softball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 4
Alexandria Dawes
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Tippecanoe HS
- Hometown:
- Tipp City, Ohio
2016 (Senior)
2016 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2016 Conference USA Academic Medalist
2016 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Appeared in one game March 23 vs. Radford as a pinch hitter ... A representative for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee ... Became the eighth player in program history to receive the Conference USA Academic Medal for a GPA of 3.75 or higher more than once ... A four-time member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... Named a NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete three times ... Graduated with a degree in Marketing.
2015 (Junior)
2015 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2015 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Voted Team Captain by her teammates ... Earned one at-bat in three games played as a pinch-hitter ... Was hit-by-pitch at FIU March 7th.
2014 (Sophomore)
2014 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2014 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Played a total of 5 games ... Walked 2 times in 3 at bats ... Recorded 1st career walk vs Delaware on February 22.
2013 (Freshman)
2013 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2013 Conference USA Academic Medal
2013 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Appeared in three games ... Was hit-by-pitch vs Northern Kentucky April 10.
High School: Dawes led Tippecanoe High School in triples and extra base hits her senior season, while hitting .450 at the plate and posting a .539 on-base percentage ... the first-team All-Central Buckeye Selection helped her high school reach the 2011 Ohio state final four ... four-time all-conference first team selection ... selected first team all-metro in 2011 and 2012 ... named rookie of the year in 2009 ... Dawes was a three time All-Academic Team member and All-District selection ... actively involved in student government and FCA ... earned the Red Devil Award for leadership and ability in 2012.
Personal: Born Sept. 10, 1993 to parents Bob and Lisa ... step-father is Art ... has six siblings ... Addie (24), Alicia (22), Logan (19), Ashley (16), Tyler (16) and Landon (7) ... major is marketing.
2016 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2016 Conference USA Academic Medalist
2016 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Appeared in one game March 23 vs. Radford as a pinch hitter ... A representative for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee ... Became the eighth player in program history to receive the Conference USA Academic Medal for a GPA of 3.75 or higher more than once ... A four-time member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... Named a NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete three times ... Graduated with a degree in Marketing.
2015 (Junior)
2015 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2015 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Voted Team Captain by her teammates ... Earned one at-bat in three games played as a pinch-hitter ... Was hit-by-pitch at FIU March 7th.
2014 (Sophomore)
2014 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2014 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Played a total of 5 games ... Walked 2 times in 3 at bats ... Recorded 1st career walk vs Delaware on February 22.
2013 (Freshman)
2013 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2013 Conference USA Academic Medal
2013 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Appeared in three games ... Was hit-by-pitch vs Northern Kentucky April 10.
High School: Dawes led Tippecanoe High School in triples and extra base hits her senior season, while hitting .450 at the plate and posting a .539 on-base percentage ... the first-team All-Central Buckeye Selection helped her high school reach the 2011 Ohio state final four ... four-time all-conference first team selection ... selected first team all-metro in 2011 and 2012 ... named rookie of the year in 2009 ... Dawes was a three time All-Academic Team member and All-District selection ... actively involved in student government and FCA ... earned the Red Devil Award for leadership and ability in 2012.
Personal: Born Sept. 10, 1993 to parents Bob and Lisa ... step-father is Art ... has six siblings ... Addie (24), Alicia (22), Logan (19), Ashley (16), Tyler (16) and Landon (7) ... major is marketing.
Marshall Softball: Coach Morgan Zerkle - Ava Blake, Sydni Burko, Diamond Leslie (Post-Iowa)
Sunday, February 08
Marshall Softball Class of 2025 Graduates
Friday, May 02
Marshall Softball: Kaleea Washington & Brooklyn Ulrich (Post-Radford)
Tuesday, April 22
Marshall Softball: HC Morgan Zerkle, Haleigh Adkins, Paige Maynard (Post-Coastal)
Friday, April 18























