2019 Softball Roster

Dave Mayo (Appalachian, '83)
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Appalachian State Athletics

14 Jenny Dodd

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mocksville, N.C.
  • High School West Forsyth

Biography

2019: Finished her career with 50 starts in her 52 appearances ... named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Team ... finished her career with the seventh-most appearances with 202 ... consistently ranked in the top five in the nation in walks drawn with a team-high 42 walks, which was also good for third most in a single season in program history ... finished with the second most walks in program history with 120 ... fifth most RBIs in school history with 112 ... third most home runs in school history with 27 ... eighth in career slugging percentage (.485) ... seventh in total bases (250) ... reached base safely in 29 straight games this season, ending her career with a .429 on-base percentage ... was walked a record four times this season against Western Carolina ... recorded three hits in a game twice this season against Tennessee State on March 5 and No. 9 Louisiana on April 13.

2018: Recorded a breakout junior season in her 47 appearances with 45 starts … named to the All-Sun Belt second team … awarded 2018 MVP alongside Keri White ... led the Mountaineers in six offensive categories including batting average (.345), home runs (9), RBI (28), slugging percentage (.622), walks (38) and on base percentage (.521) … consistently ranked top 10 in the Sun Belt Conference each week for batting average and on-base percentage … had 41 hits on the season with six doubles and 74 total bases … only committed three errors for a .938 fielding percentage … holds the eighth highest all-time single season slugging percentage in App State softball history (.622) … third most base on balls in a single season with 38 … reached base safely in 11 straight games this season … had 10 multi-hit games including two three-hit games … had eight multiple RBI games … earned the cleanup hitter spot in the lineup for 25 games, followed by the third spot in 10 games … started at DP in 35 games and behind the plate in 10 games … season highlighted by a doubleheader against Tennessee Tech with two home runs in game two and three in the doubleheader … hit the walk-off single against ULM to seal a series victory over the Warhawks.

2017: Appeared in and started 47 games for the Mountaineers and owned the third-best batting average on the team (.240) … finished in the top-5 in almost every offensive category for the Apps with a .430 slugging percentage (third), .370 on-base percentage (second), 29 hits (fourth), 13 runs scored (tied for fifth), 15 runs batted in (third), five home runs (third), six doubles (tied for fifth), 16 walks (second) and nine hit-by-pitches (first) … finished with five multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games … recorded 122 at-bats and 146 plate appearances, both good for fourth on the team … posted a six-game hit streak from Feb. 11-19 in which she went 7-for-18 (.388) with three doubles and four RBI … behind the plate, fielded .969 with 204 putouts, 18 assists and seven errors on 229 chances … had back-to-back games with 11 putouts in the Aggie Invitational against North Carolina A&T (Feb. 16) and UMBC (Feb. 18).

2016: Was the Mountaineer’s leading catcher appearing and starting in all 56 games ... batted .314 … wrapped up her freshman campaign with 50 hits, 24 runs, seven doubles, ten home runs 43 RBI and 24 walks ... behind the plate, she fielded .987 … slugged .547, which was good for third on the team ... was responsible for 87 total bases ... had the third-best on-base percentage (.412) and recorded 187 total plate appearances … went on a 10-game hitting streak from Apr. 2-16 ... tallied three hits in three games and played her best ballgame on Mar. 19 against Troy when she went 3-for-5 with a double and a homerun, scoring two runs and driving in four … hit a season-high two home runs against Seton Hall on Feb. 20 … on defense, she had four games with seven putouts.

High School: Named all-conference and all-district all four seasons ... Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman and team’s MVP as a sophomore ... hit over .500 in her career including eight home runs as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Dianna and Richard Dodd ... born on March 17, 1997 (20 years old) ... a health care management major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2016Freshman

    Catcher
    5'3"
    14
  • 14

    2017Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'3"
    14
  • 14

    2018Junior

    Catcher
    5'3"
    14
  • 14

    2019Senior

    Catcher
    5'3"
    14