2020 Softball Roster
Roster
Pierce, Makenna
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Jersey Number 15
Makenna Pierce
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Daphne, Ala.
- High School:
- Daphne HS
Bio
2020 (Sophomore): Earned four starts from 10 appearances as a Golden Eagle… Tallied 33.1 innings pitched with a career-best, 1.89 ERA and a 5-1 record on the mound…Notched 34 strikeouts. 2019
2019 (Freshman): Made 19 appearances as a freshman, eight of them starts on the mound…Pitched a total of 65.0 innings, notching 38 strikeouts…Held a 5-3 record on the mound with a team third best, 2.80 ERA, and totaled seven saves…Led the team in games finished (9) and relief appearances (11)…second on the team for lowest opposing batting average at .225 and win/loss pct. at .625…Against Sam Houston State (2/26/19), threw for four strikeouts, only allowing one run through 5.1 innings pitched and a 1.24 ERA…Tallied a season-high six strikeouts against Marshall (3/30/19).
High School: Played for coach Lawrence Yelding at Daphne High School (Daphne, Ala.) … Finished her career at Daphne High School with an overall record of 111-26 … Posted a 0.84 career ERA, a 0.43 ERA as a junior and a 0.63 ERA as a senior … Recorded 10 no-hitters over the course of her junior and senior campaigns … Batted .421 as a senior and finished her high school career with a total of 34 home runs … Named a 2018 NFCA All-American … Garnered Alabama 6A Pitcher of the Year honors in 2017 and 2018 … Was a Super All-State selection in 2017 and 2018, an All-State selection in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 and an All-State Tournament selection in 2015 and 2017 … Named Daphne High School MVP Player of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 … A six-time letter winner in softball, a two-time letter winner in basketball and also lettered in swimming one year … Played club softball for the West Mobile Express coached by David Head.
Personal: Born on January 15, 2000 in Mobile, Ala. ... Daughter of Stephen and Torrie Pierce … Father, Stephen was a tight end on the Southern Miss football team from 1984-1989 … Graduated summa cum laude from Baker High School, finishing her high school career with a 4.2 GPA and an ACT score of 32 … Majoring in computer engineering … The oldest of four children, has three siblings, Karsen, Kaden and Kayla.
Makenna’s Favorites
2019 (Freshman): Made 19 appearances as a freshman, eight of them starts on the mound…Pitched a total of 65.0 innings, notching 38 strikeouts…Held a 5-3 record on the mound with a team third best, 2.80 ERA, and totaled seven saves…Led the team in games finished (9) and relief appearances (11)…second on the team for lowest opposing batting average at .225 and win/loss pct. at .625…Against Sam Houston State (2/26/19), threw for four strikeouts, only allowing one run through 5.1 innings pitched and a 1.24 ERA…Tallied a season-high six strikeouts against Marshall (3/30/19).
High School: Played for coach Lawrence Yelding at Daphne High School (Daphne, Ala.) … Finished her career at Daphne High School with an overall record of 111-26 … Posted a 0.84 career ERA, a 0.43 ERA as a junior and a 0.63 ERA as a senior … Recorded 10 no-hitters over the course of her junior and senior campaigns … Batted .421 as a senior and finished her high school career with a total of 34 home runs … Named a 2018 NFCA All-American … Garnered Alabama 6A Pitcher of the Year honors in 2017 and 2018 … Was a Super All-State selection in 2017 and 2018, an All-State selection in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 and an All-State Tournament selection in 2015 and 2017 … Named Daphne High School MVP Player of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 … A six-time letter winner in softball, a two-time letter winner in basketball and also lettered in swimming one year … Played club softball for the West Mobile Express coached by David Head.
Personal: Born on January 15, 2000 in Mobile, Ala. ... Daughter of Stephen and Torrie Pierce … Father, Stephen was a tight end on the Southern Miss football team from 1984-1989 … Graduated summa cum laude from Baker High School, finishing her high school career with a 4.2 GPA and an ACT score of 32 … Majoring in computer engineering … The oldest of four children, has three siblings, Karsen, Kaden and Kayla.
Makenna’s Favorites
- Food: Sushi
- Movie: The Greatest Showman
- Pro Teams: New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Braves
- TV Show: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Book: The Bible
- Pro Athlete: Freddie Freeman
- Hobbies: Listening to music, reading and singing
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