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2023 Softball Roster

Rodney Pierce
Megan Raymond
Yusuf Abdullah
David Sierra
Jay Spinks
Rodney Pierce
Yusuf Abdullah
Rodney Pierce
Rodney Pierce

20 Kalita Dennis

  • Position Infield
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 5-7
  • Hometown Elk Grove, CA
  • Prev School Cosumnes Oaks High School
  • Highschool Cosumnes Oaks High School

Biography

2022: Named to All-MEAC First Team … Earned a spot on the All-MEAC Tournament Team … Named MEAC Player of the Week twice on April 18 and May 2 … Led the MEAC in RBIs and was second in home runs and slugging percentage … Finished third in the MEAC in hits, fourth in batting average, sixth in runs scored, ninth in triples, and 10th in doubles … Finished with a .361 batting average in 54 games … Was one of eight players to hit above .300 … On base percentage was .411 and slugging percentage was .646 … Had 57 hits, which was third on the team … Had 18 multi-hit games … Enjoyed an eight-game winning streak from April 30-May 14 … Had three hits each in games against South Carolina State on April 15 and April 16, Norfolk State on May 11 and Morgan State on May 14 … Led Howard with 48 RBIs and 10 home runs … Drove in a season best five runs against South Carolina State on April 15 … Had a trio of four RBI games against Bowie State on March 2, North Carolina Central on April 9 … Smacked two homers against South Carolina State on April 15 … Helped Howard finish with a school-record 31 victories, and its second MEAC tournament championship for the second time in program (first 2007) … The Bison competed in the NCAA Tournament’s Tallahassee Regional where it played Florida State and Mississippi State.


2022: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Champion ... selected to the 2022 MEAC Commissioner's All-Academic Team ... selected to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason Second Team ... named to the MEAC Softball All-Academic Team ... won MEAC Player of the Week (April 18) ... ranked among the conference leaders in several categories, including OPS (2nd), RBIs (2nd) and homers (2nd) ... batted .359 with 55 hits, 39 runs scored, 15 walks, nine doubles and nine homers in 52 games (51 starts) ... produced 17 multi-hit performances ... battted a perfect 2-of-2 with four RBIs and two runs scored in the victory over Bowie State (March 2) ...went a perfect 3-of-3 with five RBIs and a pair of homers in the win over South Carolina State (April 15) ... hit 3-of-4 with four RBIs and a pair of runs scored in the win over South Carolina State (April 16).

2021: Selected to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Commissioner's All-Academic Team ... named to the MEAC Softball All-Academic Team ... earned All-MEAC First Team selection ... named MEAC Preseason Player of the Year ... selected to the All-MEAC Preseason First Team ... won MEAC Player of the Week (March 8) ... named to the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 "Watch List" ... ranked third in the MEAC in slugging percentage ... batted .333 with 28 hits, 22 runs scored, 21 RBIs 13 walks, eight doubles, four homers and two triples in 27 games.

2020: Selected to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Softball All-Academic Team ... named to the All-MEAC Preseason Second Team ... named to the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 "Watch List" ... topped the conference in several categories, including homers. RBIs and total bases ... went .382 with 29 hits, 17 runs scored, six walks, five homers and three walks in 24 starts ... produced eight multi-hit performances ...batted 2-of-4 with three RBIs and a pair of doubles against Bucknell (Feb. 14) ... hit 3-of-4 with two doubles and two runs scored in the win over Mount St. Mary's (Feb. 16) ... went 3-of-4 with four RBIs, three runs scored and a pair of homers versus Morehead State (Feb. 29).

2019: Won Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Rookie of the Year ... selected to the MEAC All-Conference Second Team ... earned Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) All-Tournament honors ... named MEAC Rookie of the Week three times (Feb. 18, Feb. 25, & April 1) ... a candidate for the honorable Schutt Sports/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division I National Freshman of the Year award ... named to the Easton/NFCA Scholar All-America Team ... paced the Bison across the board with a .411 batting average, .722 slugging percentage, .473 on-base percentage, 42 runs scored, 62 hits, 36 runs batted in, 27 extra base hits, 109 total bases and 16 walks.

Personal: Major is criminology … chose Howard because of its location and atmosphere.

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2019Freshman

    FIRST BASE
    5'7"
    20
  • 20

    2020Sophomore

    Infield
    5'7"
    20
  • 20

    2021Junior

    Infield
    5'7"
    20
  • 20

    2022Senior

    Infield
    5'7"
    20
  • 20

    2023Graduate Student

    Infield
    5'7"
    20