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Makenna Dowell Season 2018

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Makenna Dowell Season 2018

PositionINF
Height5-0
YearFreshman
HometownSuwanee, Ga.

HONORS & AWARDS:
2021 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete 
2021 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 Female Sportsmanship AUSPY Award
2020 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
SEC Freshman of Week (March 27, 2018)


2021 | SENIOR SEASON:
Only Tiger to start all 51 games, starting every contest at shortstop … knocked a team-leading 42 hits … scored 10 times and led the Tigers with 19 RBI … finished second on the squad with a .294 batting average … slugged three doubles and a pair of home runs … drew a team-best 20 walks to hold a .381 on-base percentage … swiped seven bases on eight attempts … recorded seven multi-hit and four multi-RBI games … first multi-hit game of the season was a 3-for-3 performance against Southeast Missouri State (2/14) ... slugged the go-ahead home run versus Troy (3/4), ending the night with a career high three RBI ... went 2-for-4 at the plate against Southern Miss (3/5), matching her career high with two runs scored ... went 2-for-2 at the plate with two walks and a two-run home run at Troy (3/10) ... turned in her fifth multi-hit performance of the season against Alabama (3/12) with a 2-for-4 outing ... knocked a two-RBI single in Auburn's four-run third inning at No. 18 Missouri (3/27) for her first multi-RBI SEC game of her career ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI in Auburn's 3-0 shutout victory at No. 18 Missouri (3/28) ... made her 100th career start in an Auburn uniform at Texas A&M (4/9), knocking an RBI single ... drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single to center in Auburn's 3-1 win at Ole Miss (4/26).

2020 | JUNIOR SEASON:
Started all 27 contests at shortstop for the Tigers … posted a. 346 average to rank third on the squad … totaled 28 hits, including a team-leading six doubles and two home runs … crossed home plate nine times while accounting for 12 RBI … turned in a .494 slugging percentage … struck out just twice in 81 at bats to rank as the second toughest player in the SEC to strike out and 22nd nationally … drew four walks coupled with a .372 on-base percentage … held a .346 average with two outs, accounting for four two-out RBI … closed the season 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts … advanced runners successfully 23 times in 40 attempts for a .575 rate … clutch with runners in scoring position with a .421 average … defensively recorded 43 putouts and 37 assists … opened the season with a five-game hit streak over the NFCA Leadoff Classic (Feb. 7-9) … picked up two hits, including her first home run of her career, against UNCW (Feb. 14) … followed up with a second multi-hit performance with two singles and a run scored against Alabama State (Feb. 14) … finished 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI against UNCW (Feb. 16) … set a career high with four hits, including a double, versus Georgia Southern (Feb. 28) … drove in two runs against Binghamton (Feb. 29) … drove in two runs off two hits, including a double, in game two against the Bearcats (March 1).

2019 | SOPHOMORE SEASON:  
Appeared in 27 games … went 2-for-4 against Loyola Marymount … had two-RBI games against Furman (Feb. 17), LMU (Feb. 28) and Colorado State (May 17) … had a pinch-hit at Tennessee (April 7) … had a double against Colorado State (May 17) … recorded a hit against Arizona (May 19) … scored nine runs during the season to go along with nine hits and seven RBI … had a .750 success advancing runners rate

2018 | FRESHMAN SEASON:  
Appeared in 42 games with 31 starts, including the last 24 games … was named SEC Freshman of the Week following the Alabama State mid-week and Kentucky series, as she paced the team with a .444 batting clip and a four-game hitting streak … tallied 15 hits with four doubles … posted a .971 fielding percentage in the infield … came across for 12 runs … three of six hits in SEC play went for doubles … first collegiate start came on Feb. 9 against Tennessee Tech; she went 1-for-3 with a double … scored two runs in the series opening win against Arkansas (April 20).

HIGH SCHOOL:
State Champion at North Gwinnett High ... four-time All-County selection ... First Team All-State selection ... won region three times ... inducted into the North Gwinnett High Hall of Fame.

PERSONAL:
Daughter of Kim and Eric Dowell ... has two brothers, Christian and Ethan ... majoring in psychology.