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Jersey Number 23
Mya Stevenson
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Mesquite Poteet HS
- Hometown:
- Mesquite, Texas
Bio
2022 (Senior)
Marshall’s All-Time Home Run Leader (59)
2022 NFCA All-American Third Team
2022 NFCA Mideast All-Region First Team
2022 All-Conference USA Second Team
2022 Conference USA All-Tournament Team
2022 Conference USA Preseason All-Conference
GP/GS: 53/53 … One of the best sluggers in program history … Marshall’s all-time home run leader with 59, breaking the record of 58 held by four-time All-American Rachel Folden (2005-08) … Named NFCA Third Team All-American, just the fourth All-American in program history joining Folden, Morgan Zerkle (2017) and Jordan Dixon (2017) … Ranks high in many offensive categories in team history … Second all-time in slugging percentage (.771), fourth runs batted in (169), fourth total bases (387), tied for eighth on base percentage (.430), tied for eighth runs scored (133), ninth batting average (.341), 12th walks (66), tied for 12th hit-by-pitches (16), 14th doubles (33), and 20th hits (171) … Entered the season tied for second in career homers with 40 and smacked 19 to finally break the record, and did it in 51 fewer games than Folden, Stevenson broke the record in her 171st game, Folden set the record with No. 58 in her 222nd career game … Along with the 19 bombs, finished senior season batting .361 with 56 hits, 41 runs scored, 12 doubles, 55 RBI, 125 total bases, .806 slugging percentage, .440 on base percentage and 8-of-10 in stolen bases … The 19 home runs good for second-most in a season in team history … Her .806 slugging percentage ranks sixth in a single season at Marshall … 55 RBI and 125 total bases tied for sixth-best in a season in team history … Reached base in 45-of-53 games and was on board two or more times in 32 contests … Tallied a hit in 37 games and had two or more 17 times … Scored a run in 34 games to lead the team and had two or more in 10 contests … Drove in at least one run in 26 games to lead the team again and recorded two or more RBI in 17 contests … Reached base in 19-straight games from March 3-April 8, tied for second-longest streak by a Herd player this season … Opened 2022 with a solo home run in the sixth inning versus Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 11), was fifth homer of the game for the Herd and ended the game by the run-rule … Smacked a three-run homer over the scoreboard in the first inning of win over Villanova (Feb. 12) … Hit two doubles in nightcap win over Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 12) … Had two more doubles against Fordham (Feb. 20), fifth career game with two … 2-for-2 with a walk, run and double versus Howard (Feb. 25), walked twice in next game against Howard (Feb. 26) … Recorded a home run and a double, four RBI against Maryland Eastern Shore (March 5) … That homer on March 5 sparked an explosion with eight bombs over a 10-game span March 5-March 26 … Went 3-of-4 with 2 RBI and a double against Fairfield (March 13) … Hit one home run in game two of UAB series (March 19) and then smacked two more the next day in game three (March 20) and tallied five RBI in game three … Drilled two more homers through the first two games of Middle Tennessee series (March 25-26) and totaled five RBI … Hit 50th career home run in game one of MTSU series to become just the second player in team history in the MUSB 50 Home Runs Club … Was 3-of-5 at the plate with two RBI versus Charlotte (April 2) and hit a solo homer in the sixth that pulled Herd within one (9-8) of eventual eighth-inning, comeback win … Smashed two late home runs of game one at Florida Atlantic (April 8) of another comeback win, first homer was solo shot in the top of the seventh following solo homer from Saige Pye and tied the game at 2-2, second home run was a 3-run shot over the palm trees and to the parking lot beyond left that put Herd ahead for good at 7-2 in the eighth … 2-of-4 with two RBI in game one win over FIU (April 14) … Hit 55th career home run and had three RBI in win over Morehead State (April 20) … Drilled 56th career home run with two-run shot in the first inning in win at WKU (April 22) … Hit 57th career homer, and third-straight game with a bomb, in game two at WKU (April 23) … Tied career-high with four putouts in right field in game one of North Texas series (May 6) … Hit the record-tying 58th homer of career and later had RBI double in the top of the seventh of comeback win at North Texas (May 8) in front of family as she grew up just 45 minutes from Denton … Stepped up to the plate to lead off the bottom of the seventh against Charlotte (May 12) in an elimination game at the C-USA Tournament, Herd trailing 9-8, and smashed the first pitch of the at bat over the scoreboard in left-center, the solo home run tied the game at 9-9 and was the record-breaking 59th of her career, four batters later the Herd earned the walk-off win … Tallied her 171st career hit the next day versus WKU (May 13) … Finished Marshall career hitting a home run in 53 games, had six games with two homers and Marshall’s record was 40-13 when she hit one out of the park … Hit 18 bombs at Dot Hicks Field, 24 in road contests and 17 in neutral site games … Smacked 27 homers versus Conference USA schools including five in C-USA Tournament games … 18-of-59 career home runs came on the first pitch of the at bat including the 59th … Ended the season ranked tied for eighth among active career home run hitters, 16th in slugging percentage, and 30th in RBI.
2021 (Junior)
2021 All-Conference USA Second Team
2020 Conference USA Preseason All-Conference
GP/GS: 33/32 … One of just two players to appear in all 33 games in abbreviated season due to COVID-19 … Star hitter who struggled through the beginning of the season and then exploded through Conference USA play … Can already be found throughout the Herd career records tied for second all-time in home runs (40) with teammate Aly Harrell, second in slugging percentage (.755), eighth in on base percentage (.425), ninth in batting average (.331), 10th in RBI (114), tied for 16th in runs scored (92), and 18th in total bases (262) … Finished season batting .293, 29 hits, 27 runs scored (led team), eight doubles, eight home runs, 20 RBI, slugged .616, 13 walks and .397 on base percentage … During 16 games of C-USA action bat .385 with 20 hits, 13 runs, seven doubles, three home runs and slugged .692 … Recorded a hit in 21 games and two or more eight times … Scored a run in 20 games and two or more six times … Scored a run in six-straight games (April 23-May 8) … Reached base safely in 27 games including the final 13 of the season … Drove in two or more runs in five games … Career-long 10-game hitting streak (April 17-May 8) hit .484 (16-of-33) and saw batting average rise from .190 to .297 during span … Hit first home run of the season with a two-run shot against Valparaiso (March 6) … Collected two hits with one homer, and scored twice in game two at Longwood (March 10) … 2-of-3 with another home run and three RBI in game one at Chattanooga (March 20), becoming 13th member of the 100 RBI Club, and home run tied her with Shaelynn Braxton for second all-time in career home runs (35) … Drew two walks and scored twice in game two at Chattanooga (March 20) … Tied career-high with three runs scored in game three at Chattanooga (March 21) … Hit 36th career home run to move ahead of Braxton in game three of series at Middle Tennessee (April 10) … Hit home runs in back-to-back games of Florida Atlantic series (April 17) also beginning of 10-game hit streak … Dominated at FIU (April 23-25) with two hits in each of the four games, batting .571 (8-of-14) with six of the eight hits as doubles and scored six total runs … Tied career-high two doubles in game one at FIU and then hit two more doubles in game two of series … Continued doubles streak to five-straight games with another one in game one of Charlotte series (May 7), tied for second-longest streak of consecutive games with an extra base hit … 2-of-3 in game three at Charlotte (May 8) … Blasted second career grand slam in win over Louisiana Tech (May 12) at the Conference USA Tournament, ball entered the third floor of the parking garage on the left field side at WKU’s field, 39th career home run … Hit eighth homer of the season, and 40th of career to be tied back up with Harrell for second all-time, against Charlotte (May 12) with a three-run blast in the C-USA Tournament … Has four career home runs in C-USA Tournament play, three coming against Louisiana Tech … Along with other marks in the all-time standings, in Herd career has appeared in 119 games with 116 starts, 115 hits, 21 doubles, three triples, and 48 walks.
2020 (Sophomore)
2020 Conference USA Preseason All-Conference
2020 Conference USA Player of the Week: March 2
2020 NCAA Top 10 Home Runs (Tied for 1st – 12)
2020 NCAA Top 10 RBI (2nd – 36)
2020 NCAA Top 10 Home Runs Per Game (3rd – 0.48)
2020 NCAA Top 10 RBI Per Game (3rd – 1.44)
2020 NCAA Top 10 Total Bases (9th – 71)
GP/GS: 25/25 … Sophomore slugger was on her way to another incredible season before the remainder of the year was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic … Finished 2020 tied for the NCAA lead in total home runs with 12 … Along with home run total, ranked in the top 10 in four other offensive categories: RBI, home runs per game, RBI per game and total bases … Finished 11th in the NCAA in slugging percentage (.910) which also set Herd single-season record … Ended the shortened season batting .385 (third on team), 30 hits (tied for second), 23 runs (tied for second), 12 home runs (first), 36 RBI (first), slugged .910 (first), 13 walks (second) and an on base percentage of .489 (third) … Reached base safely in first 22-straight contests and every game except one (Bucknell – March 8) … Recorded a hit in 18-of-25 games, including a nine-game hitting streak (Feb. 15-28) … 11 games with two or more hits, including four-straight (Feb. 23-28) … 14 games with a RBI, eight with two or more and four games with four or more … Three games drawing two or more walks … Two games with two home runs … Began season with career-high three walks and scored one run against Saint Francis (Feb. 7) … Had two hits in nightcap versus Bucknell (Feb. 7) … Hit first home run of the season at USC Upstate (Feb. 9) … Had a three-run home run against Lipscomb (Feb. 14) … Hit home run in third-straight game with a solo shot at Chattanooga (Feb. 14) … Recorded four RBI in win over Indiana State (Feb. 16) with a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch and a three-run home run … Against East Tennessee State (Feb. 21) had two hits, a stolen base, drove in a run to start the bottom of the eighth and then scored the game-tying run in Herd’s walkoff win … Tallied a double, was hit by a pitch and scored two runs in second game with East Tennessee State (Feb. 22), also had a diving catch in right field … Two hits including a triple versus Rhode Island (Feb. 23) began stretch of four-straight games with two hits … Smacked two home runs, both leadoff (third and fifth innings), as team tied program record with five home runs against Delaware State (Feb. 28) … Tallied two more hits, one RBI, one walk and one run at Hampton (Feb. 28) … Came up clutch with a three-run home run in the top of the seventh to give Herd the lead at Norfolk State (Feb. 29), also had a double in the win … Even more dominant in second game at Norfolk State (March 1) with five runs driven in, including a grand slam in the fourth that gave Herd lead for good … Was named Conference USA Player of the Week on March 2 after batting .571, slugging 1.500, hit four home runs, drove in 11 runs and scored six times at the Pirate Classic (Feb. 28-March 1) … Blasted monster home run in first home game against Akron (March 4) that hit near the top of the factory building beyond left field, was also walked twice … Walked two times again in game two of the Akron doubleheader (March 4) … Came through clutch late again versus Rutgers (March 7) with a three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth to give Herd back the lead, finished the game with four RBI … Dominated yet again in second matchup with Rutgers (March 8) going 3-for-3, two home runs and tied career-high with seven RBI – second time in career with seven RBI in a single contest, tied for second-most in team history … Was walked once at No. 11 Kentucky (March 11) … In just two short seasons (86 games), Stevenson ranks highly in the Marshall career record books: first in slugging percentage (.810), tied for third in home runs (32), seventh in on base percentage (.436), tied for seventh in batting average (.347) and 14th in RBI (94).
2019 (Freshman)
2019 NFCA Mideast All-Region Third Team
2019 All-Conference USA First Team
2019 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
2019 Conference USA All-Tournament Team
2019 Conference USA Player of the Week: March 18
2019 Conference USA Player of the Week: April 29
2018-19 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
2019 NCAA Freshman Leader in Home Runs (20)
GP/GS: 61/59 … One of the most exciting seasons by a freshman in Marshall softball history … Obliterated the old Herd rookie record for home runs (11) by smashing a team-record 20, even breaking the old record of 18 set by Rachel Folden in 2006 … Set new standard for total bases by a freshman with 130 breaking another record set by Folden (119) in 2005 … Became the first player in Marshall softball history to hit for the cycle in game one at Charlotte (March 16), in order of hits – triple in the second, single in the third, 2-run home run in the fifth, then double in the seventh … Along with homers and total bases led the team in hits (56), RBI (58) and slugging percentage (.765) … 58 RBI good for second-most in team history and had 15 games with two or more RBI … Second on the team with a .329 average, 42 runs scored, 10 doubles and two triples … One of three players on the Herd with an on base percentage over .400 (.411) … Walked 22 times and hit by three pitches … Hit a single down the left-field line in very first collegiate plate appearance at San Diego (Feb. 8) and finished the game 2-of-3, two runs scored and one RBI … Hit first career homer with a pinch-hit two run bomb against EKU (Feb. 15) … Had walk-off homer in the bottom of the eighth against UMass-Lowell (Feb. 22) … Recorded fourth career home run on her birthday in win over UNC-Wilmington (Feb. 23) … Hit fifth homer in first home game against Ohio (Feb. 27) … After recording the cycle in game one at Charlotte, followed up with a 3-for-3 performance with two doubles and a home run that produced seven RBI, the second-most in a single game in team history, in game two … Ended the weekend at Charlotte with another double in game three … Was named Conference USA Player of the Week (March 18) following the series at Charlotte and batting .727, slugging 1.818, an on base percentage of .750 and 10 RBI … Hit second triple of the year in game one win versus WKU (April 6) … Walked five times in home series against Louisiana Tech (April 19-20) including three times in game one … Hit a homer in three-straight games (April 23-27) with one against Louisville, two in game one at Middle Tennessee and one in game two and was named C-USA Player of the Week (April 29) … First homer in game one at MTSU (April 27) set new team record for home runs with 53rd of the year and then broke the Herd freshman record for home runs with second homer and finished the game with six RBI … Smacked two more home runs during regular season finale series against Florida Atlantic (May 4-5) … Had career long 10-game hitting streak (May 4-17) that ran through the Conference USA Tournament and into the NISC … Hit a home run in each game against Louisiana Tech in the C-USA Tournament with her Herd record-tying 18th coming in the C-USA Championship game … Smashed 19th and 20th homers of the season in win over Kent State (May 18) to help Marshall advance to NISC Regional Championship game.
High School: Attended Mesquite Poteet High School and played for Joe Huber … Set school career records for strikeouts (737), home runs (36) and led the Dallas/Fort Worth Area in strikeouts as a junior with 328 … Named a MaxPrep All-American and NFCA Second Team All-Region … Received State honors as the Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star, Texas All-State team, Texas Sports Writers Association team … Went 2-for-2 with two home runs and four RBI in the Texas Coaches Association All-Star game in Austin, Texas … Named the 2018 15-5A Pitcher of the Year … 2017 First Team All-District … 2018 Dallas/Fort Worth All-Star game selection … 2018 Dallas/Fort Worth All-Metro second team … 2018 Dallas Morning News All-Area second team … 2018 Mesquite Poteet HS Athlete of the Year … Was named team Offensive Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016 … Named three-time team MVP in 2016-18 and Defensive Player of the Year in 2017 … Club team (Texas Glory Adkins Gold 18U) finished in the top 10 out of 300 teams in the Colorado Sparkler – Power Pool Division in 2018 … Club team also finished in the top 10 in the 2018 Triple Crown Nationals and the 2018 TCS Texas State Champions … Involved with KEOM Radio broadcast, FCA and Varsity Football Film crew … Received Lighthouse Award, Honor Roll Academic Excellence Award and was named Academic All-District.
Personal: Born February 23, 2000 … Daughter of Shannon and Tonya Stevenson … Has one older sister, Samone, who attends North Texas … Chose Marshall because, “I fell in love with the school as soon as I got on campus. I loved the hometown vibe and environment.” … Plans to major in journalism.
Marshall’s All-Time Home Run Leader (59)
2022 NFCA All-American Third Team
2022 NFCA Mideast All-Region First Team
2022 All-Conference USA Second Team
2022 Conference USA All-Tournament Team
2022 Conference USA Preseason All-Conference
GP/GS: 53/53 … One of the best sluggers in program history … Marshall’s all-time home run leader with 59, breaking the record of 58 held by four-time All-American Rachel Folden (2005-08) … Named NFCA Third Team All-American, just the fourth All-American in program history joining Folden, Morgan Zerkle (2017) and Jordan Dixon (2017) … Ranks high in many offensive categories in team history … Second all-time in slugging percentage (.771), fourth runs batted in (169), fourth total bases (387), tied for eighth on base percentage (.430), tied for eighth runs scored (133), ninth batting average (.341), 12th walks (66), tied for 12th hit-by-pitches (16), 14th doubles (33), and 20th hits (171) … Entered the season tied for second in career homers with 40 and smacked 19 to finally break the record, and did it in 51 fewer games than Folden, Stevenson broke the record in her 171st game, Folden set the record with No. 58 in her 222nd career game … Along with the 19 bombs, finished senior season batting .361 with 56 hits, 41 runs scored, 12 doubles, 55 RBI, 125 total bases, .806 slugging percentage, .440 on base percentage and 8-of-10 in stolen bases … The 19 home runs good for second-most in a season in team history … Her .806 slugging percentage ranks sixth in a single season at Marshall … 55 RBI and 125 total bases tied for sixth-best in a season in team history … Reached base in 45-of-53 games and was on board two or more times in 32 contests … Tallied a hit in 37 games and had two or more 17 times … Scored a run in 34 games to lead the team and had two or more in 10 contests … Drove in at least one run in 26 games to lead the team again and recorded two or more RBI in 17 contests … Reached base in 19-straight games from March 3-April 8, tied for second-longest streak by a Herd player this season … Opened 2022 with a solo home run in the sixth inning versus Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 11), was fifth homer of the game for the Herd and ended the game by the run-rule … Smacked a three-run homer over the scoreboard in the first inning of win over Villanova (Feb. 12) … Hit two doubles in nightcap win over Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 12) … Had two more doubles against Fordham (Feb. 20), fifth career game with two … 2-for-2 with a walk, run and double versus Howard (Feb. 25), walked twice in next game against Howard (Feb. 26) … Recorded a home run and a double, four RBI against Maryland Eastern Shore (March 5) … That homer on March 5 sparked an explosion with eight bombs over a 10-game span March 5-March 26 … Went 3-of-4 with 2 RBI and a double against Fairfield (March 13) … Hit one home run in game two of UAB series (March 19) and then smacked two more the next day in game three (March 20) and tallied five RBI in game three … Drilled two more homers through the first two games of Middle Tennessee series (March 25-26) and totaled five RBI … Hit 50th career home run in game one of MTSU series to become just the second player in team history in the MUSB 50 Home Runs Club … Was 3-of-5 at the plate with two RBI versus Charlotte (April 2) and hit a solo homer in the sixth that pulled Herd within one (9-8) of eventual eighth-inning, comeback win … Smashed two late home runs of game one at Florida Atlantic (April 8) of another comeback win, first homer was solo shot in the top of the seventh following solo homer from Saige Pye and tied the game at 2-2, second home run was a 3-run shot over the palm trees and to the parking lot beyond left that put Herd ahead for good at 7-2 in the eighth … 2-of-4 with two RBI in game one win over FIU (April 14) … Hit 55th career home run and had three RBI in win over Morehead State (April 20) … Drilled 56th career home run with two-run shot in the first inning in win at WKU (April 22) … Hit 57th career homer, and third-straight game with a bomb, in game two at WKU (April 23) … Tied career-high with four putouts in right field in game one of North Texas series (May 6) … Hit the record-tying 58th homer of career and later had RBI double in the top of the seventh of comeback win at North Texas (May 8) in front of family as she grew up just 45 minutes from Denton … Stepped up to the plate to lead off the bottom of the seventh against Charlotte (May 12) in an elimination game at the C-USA Tournament, Herd trailing 9-8, and smashed the first pitch of the at bat over the scoreboard in left-center, the solo home run tied the game at 9-9 and was the record-breaking 59th of her career, four batters later the Herd earned the walk-off win … Tallied her 171st career hit the next day versus WKU (May 13) … Finished Marshall career hitting a home run in 53 games, had six games with two homers and Marshall’s record was 40-13 when she hit one out of the park … Hit 18 bombs at Dot Hicks Field, 24 in road contests and 17 in neutral site games … Smacked 27 homers versus Conference USA schools including five in C-USA Tournament games … 18-of-59 career home runs came on the first pitch of the at bat including the 59th … Ended the season ranked tied for eighth among active career home run hitters, 16th in slugging percentage, and 30th in RBI.
2021 (Junior)
2021 All-Conference USA Second Team
2020 Conference USA Preseason All-Conference
GP/GS: 33/32 … One of just two players to appear in all 33 games in abbreviated season due to COVID-19 … Star hitter who struggled through the beginning of the season and then exploded through Conference USA play … Can already be found throughout the Herd career records tied for second all-time in home runs (40) with teammate Aly Harrell, second in slugging percentage (.755), eighth in on base percentage (.425), ninth in batting average (.331), 10th in RBI (114), tied for 16th in runs scored (92), and 18th in total bases (262) … Finished season batting .293, 29 hits, 27 runs scored (led team), eight doubles, eight home runs, 20 RBI, slugged .616, 13 walks and .397 on base percentage … During 16 games of C-USA action bat .385 with 20 hits, 13 runs, seven doubles, three home runs and slugged .692 … Recorded a hit in 21 games and two or more eight times … Scored a run in 20 games and two or more six times … Scored a run in six-straight games (April 23-May 8) … Reached base safely in 27 games including the final 13 of the season … Drove in two or more runs in five games … Career-long 10-game hitting streak (April 17-May 8) hit .484 (16-of-33) and saw batting average rise from .190 to .297 during span … Hit first home run of the season with a two-run shot against Valparaiso (March 6) … Collected two hits with one homer, and scored twice in game two at Longwood (March 10) … 2-of-3 with another home run and three RBI in game one at Chattanooga (March 20), becoming 13th member of the 100 RBI Club, and home run tied her with Shaelynn Braxton for second all-time in career home runs (35) … Drew two walks and scored twice in game two at Chattanooga (March 20) … Tied career-high with three runs scored in game three at Chattanooga (March 21) … Hit 36th career home run to move ahead of Braxton in game three of series at Middle Tennessee (April 10) … Hit home runs in back-to-back games of Florida Atlantic series (April 17) also beginning of 10-game hit streak … Dominated at FIU (April 23-25) with two hits in each of the four games, batting .571 (8-of-14) with six of the eight hits as doubles and scored six total runs … Tied career-high two doubles in game one at FIU and then hit two more doubles in game two of series … Continued doubles streak to five-straight games with another one in game one of Charlotte series (May 7), tied for second-longest streak of consecutive games with an extra base hit … 2-of-3 in game three at Charlotte (May 8) … Blasted second career grand slam in win over Louisiana Tech (May 12) at the Conference USA Tournament, ball entered the third floor of the parking garage on the left field side at WKU’s field, 39th career home run … Hit eighth homer of the season, and 40th of career to be tied back up with Harrell for second all-time, against Charlotte (May 12) with a three-run blast in the C-USA Tournament … Has four career home runs in C-USA Tournament play, three coming against Louisiana Tech … Along with other marks in the all-time standings, in Herd career has appeared in 119 games with 116 starts, 115 hits, 21 doubles, three triples, and 48 walks.
2020 (Sophomore)
2020 Conference USA Preseason All-Conference
2020 Conference USA Player of the Week: March 2
2020 NCAA Top 10 Home Runs (Tied for 1st – 12)
2020 NCAA Top 10 RBI (2nd – 36)
2020 NCAA Top 10 Home Runs Per Game (3rd – 0.48)
2020 NCAA Top 10 RBI Per Game (3rd – 1.44)
2020 NCAA Top 10 Total Bases (9th – 71)
GP/GS: 25/25 … Sophomore slugger was on her way to another incredible season before the remainder of the year was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic … Finished 2020 tied for the NCAA lead in total home runs with 12 … Along with home run total, ranked in the top 10 in four other offensive categories: RBI, home runs per game, RBI per game and total bases … Finished 11th in the NCAA in slugging percentage (.910) which also set Herd single-season record … Ended the shortened season batting .385 (third on team), 30 hits (tied for second), 23 runs (tied for second), 12 home runs (first), 36 RBI (first), slugged .910 (first), 13 walks (second) and an on base percentage of .489 (third) … Reached base safely in first 22-straight contests and every game except one (Bucknell – March 8) … Recorded a hit in 18-of-25 games, including a nine-game hitting streak (Feb. 15-28) … 11 games with two or more hits, including four-straight (Feb. 23-28) … 14 games with a RBI, eight with two or more and four games with four or more … Three games drawing two or more walks … Two games with two home runs … Began season with career-high three walks and scored one run against Saint Francis (Feb. 7) … Had two hits in nightcap versus Bucknell (Feb. 7) … Hit first home run of the season at USC Upstate (Feb. 9) … Had a three-run home run against Lipscomb (Feb. 14) … Hit home run in third-straight game with a solo shot at Chattanooga (Feb. 14) … Recorded four RBI in win over Indiana State (Feb. 16) with a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch and a three-run home run … Against East Tennessee State (Feb. 21) had two hits, a stolen base, drove in a run to start the bottom of the eighth and then scored the game-tying run in Herd’s walkoff win … Tallied a double, was hit by a pitch and scored two runs in second game with East Tennessee State (Feb. 22), also had a diving catch in right field … Two hits including a triple versus Rhode Island (Feb. 23) began stretch of four-straight games with two hits … Smacked two home runs, both leadoff (third and fifth innings), as team tied program record with five home runs against Delaware State (Feb. 28) … Tallied two more hits, one RBI, one walk and one run at Hampton (Feb. 28) … Came up clutch with a three-run home run in the top of the seventh to give Herd the lead at Norfolk State (Feb. 29), also had a double in the win … Even more dominant in second game at Norfolk State (March 1) with five runs driven in, including a grand slam in the fourth that gave Herd lead for good … Was named Conference USA Player of the Week on March 2 after batting .571, slugging 1.500, hit four home runs, drove in 11 runs and scored six times at the Pirate Classic (Feb. 28-March 1) … Blasted monster home run in first home game against Akron (March 4) that hit near the top of the factory building beyond left field, was also walked twice … Walked two times again in game two of the Akron doubleheader (March 4) … Came through clutch late again versus Rutgers (March 7) with a three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth to give Herd back the lead, finished the game with four RBI … Dominated yet again in second matchup with Rutgers (March 8) going 3-for-3, two home runs and tied career-high with seven RBI – second time in career with seven RBI in a single contest, tied for second-most in team history … Was walked once at No. 11 Kentucky (March 11) … In just two short seasons (86 games), Stevenson ranks highly in the Marshall career record books: first in slugging percentage (.810), tied for third in home runs (32), seventh in on base percentage (.436), tied for seventh in batting average (.347) and 14th in RBI (94).
2019 (Freshman)
2019 NFCA Mideast All-Region Third Team
2019 All-Conference USA First Team
2019 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
2019 Conference USA All-Tournament Team
2019 Conference USA Player of the Week: March 18
2019 Conference USA Player of the Week: April 29
2018-19 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
2019 NCAA Freshman Leader in Home Runs (20)
GP/GS: 61/59 … One of the most exciting seasons by a freshman in Marshall softball history … Obliterated the old Herd rookie record for home runs (11) by smashing a team-record 20, even breaking the old record of 18 set by Rachel Folden in 2006 … Set new standard for total bases by a freshman with 130 breaking another record set by Folden (119) in 2005 … Became the first player in Marshall softball history to hit for the cycle in game one at Charlotte (March 16), in order of hits – triple in the second, single in the third, 2-run home run in the fifth, then double in the seventh … Along with homers and total bases led the team in hits (56), RBI (58) and slugging percentage (.765) … 58 RBI good for second-most in team history and had 15 games with two or more RBI … Second on the team with a .329 average, 42 runs scored, 10 doubles and two triples … One of three players on the Herd with an on base percentage over .400 (.411) … Walked 22 times and hit by three pitches … Hit a single down the left-field line in very first collegiate plate appearance at San Diego (Feb. 8) and finished the game 2-of-3, two runs scored and one RBI … Hit first career homer with a pinch-hit two run bomb against EKU (Feb. 15) … Had walk-off homer in the bottom of the eighth against UMass-Lowell (Feb. 22) … Recorded fourth career home run on her birthday in win over UNC-Wilmington (Feb. 23) … Hit fifth homer in first home game against Ohio (Feb. 27) … After recording the cycle in game one at Charlotte, followed up with a 3-for-3 performance with two doubles and a home run that produced seven RBI, the second-most in a single game in team history, in game two … Ended the weekend at Charlotte with another double in game three … Was named Conference USA Player of the Week (March 18) following the series at Charlotte and batting .727, slugging 1.818, an on base percentage of .750 and 10 RBI … Hit second triple of the year in game one win versus WKU (April 6) … Walked five times in home series against Louisiana Tech (April 19-20) including three times in game one … Hit a homer in three-straight games (April 23-27) with one against Louisville, two in game one at Middle Tennessee and one in game two and was named C-USA Player of the Week (April 29) … First homer in game one at MTSU (April 27) set new team record for home runs with 53rd of the year and then broke the Herd freshman record for home runs with second homer and finished the game with six RBI … Smacked two more home runs during regular season finale series against Florida Atlantic (May 4-5) … Had career long 10-game hitting streak (May 4-17) that ran through the Conference USA Tournament and into the NISC … Hit a home run in each game against Louisiana Tech in the C-USA Tournament with her Herd record-tying 18th coming in the C-USA Championship game … Smashed 19th and 20th homers of the season in win over Kent State (May 18) to help Marshall advance to NISC Regional Championship game.
High School: Attended Mesquite Poteet High School and played for Joe Huber … Set school career records for strikeouts (737), home runs (36) and led the Dallas/Fort Worth Area in strikeouts as a junior with 328 … Named a MaxPrep All-American and NFCA Second Team All-Region … Received State honors as the Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star, Texas All-State team, Texas Sports Writers Association team … Went 2-for-2 with two home runs and four RBI in the Texas Coaches Association All-Star game in Austin, Texas … Named the 2018 15-5A Pitcher of the Year … 2017 First Team All-District … 2018 Dallas/Fort Worth All-Star game selection … 2018 Dallas/Fort Worth All-Metro second team … 2018 Dallas Morning News All-Area second team … 2018 Mesquite Poteet HS Athlete of the Year … Was named team Offensive Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016 … Named three-time team MVP in 2016-18 and Defensive Player of the Year in 2017 … Club team (Texas Glory Adkins Gold 18U) finished in the top 10 out of 300 teams in the Colorado Sparkler – Power Pool Division in 2018 … Club team also finished in the top 10 in the 2018 Triple Crown Nationals and the 2018 TCS Texas State Champions … Involved with KEOM Radio broadcast, FCA and Varsity Football Film crew … Received Lighthouse Award, Honor Roll Academic Excellence Award and was named Academic All-District.
Personal: Born February 23, 2000 … Daughter of Shannon and Tonya Stevenson … Has one older sister, Samone, who attends North Texas … Chose Marshall because, “I fell in love with the school as soon as I got on campus. I loved the hometown vibe and environment.” … Plans to major in journalism.
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
Hype and Harmony: the Team Personality Fuels Success #softball
Thursday, April 17
