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2022 Softball Roster

8 Lexy Dobson

  • Position Outfielder
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Union
  • Hometown Tulsa, Okla.

Biography

Versatile senior veteran and defensive stalwart who will be starting for the fifth straight year … Spent rookie season in right field before moving to center the following year and has been a mainstay there ever since … Sensational defender with ability to track down balls in the gap while also possessing a strong arm … Has been key offensive threat throughout her stellar career and is poised to finish with a flourish … Played in 185 games with 184 starts the past four years and has .333 career average … Already ranks ninth in hits (195) and 10th in at bats (586) on all-time UCO lists and is close to top 10 in runs (104) and doubles (33) … Earned extra year of eligibility when 2020 campaign was cut short by coronavirus pandemic.
 
2021: Named MIAA Co-Defensive Player of the Year after carding 69 putouts and five assists in center field … Missed two early-season games to illness and started other 48, finishing with .273 average … Hit 10 doubles, one triple and one home run while driving in 23 runs … Had 11 multi-hit and four multi-RBI games … Put together seven-game hitting streak late in the season, hitting .348 (8-for-23) in that span.
 
2020: Batted .337 with seven doubles, team-high three triples and three homers in COVID-shortened season … Hit safely in 19 of 25 games and ended year with eight-game hitting streak … Had 10 multi-hit games, including one stretch of three straight … Belted first career homer in win over Southwest Baptist while adding a double and triple in 3-for-4 performance … Also hit double, triple and homer in 3-for-5 outing against Colorado-Colorado Springs … Reached base safely in last 17 games of season … Hit .389 (7-for-18) when batting with two outs.

2019: Second-team All-MIAA selection after hitting .397 with 10 doubles, three triples and 33 RBI while starting all 56 games … Tied for fifth in the league in hits (71) while ranking sixth in runs scored (46) and seventh in average … Had 18 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI outings … Batted team-high .447 (38-for-85) in conference games … Had four hitting streaks of six-plus games … Hit .435 (20-for-46) with 16 RBI when batting with two outs … Went 3-for-5 with career-high five RBI in early-season win over Arkansas Tech … Made just one error in 94 fielding chances.

2018: Played in all 56 games with 55 starts, all in right field, and finished with a .315 average … Had 13 multi-hit games while batting in five different spots in the order … Hit .484 (15-for-31) when leading off … Put together an eight-game hitting streak midway through the season, batting .480 (12-for-25) with four RBI during that span … Finished with six doubles and 17 RBI on the season.

High School: Four-year star at Union High School in Tulsa . . . Earned All-District and Tulsa World All-Metro honors four straight years for the Redskins and claimed All-State accolades as a senior . . . Batted over .400 three of her four years at Union, capped by a .496 average during final season.

Personal: Biology major looking for a career as a dental hygienist . . . Older sister (Courtney) was a four-year softball starter at Fort Hays State, finishing her career in 2016 . . . Names the St. Louis Cardinals as her favorite sports team . . . Lists Jake Owen as her top musician . . . Birthdate is May 19, 1999.

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2018Freshman

    Outfielder
    5'6"
    8
  • 8

    2019Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'6"
    8
  • 8

    2020Junior

    Outfielder
    5'6"
    8
  • 8

    2021Junior

    Outfielder
    5'6"
    8
  • 8

    2022Senior

    Outfielder
    5'6"
    8