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2024 Softball Roster

Ken Williams
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19 Kennedy Jones

  • Major Biology
  • Position C / 1B
  • Height 5-6
  • Class 2026
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Ocean Springs, Miss.
  • High School Ocean Springs

Biography

2024: Second Team All-NESCAC.... Second Team All-State.... Selected to the College Sports Communicators Softball Academic All-District® Team.... NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection.... Led the Bobcats and ranked sixth in the NESCAC in batting average, hitting at a .390/.442/.549 clip while smacking a team-high three home runs and tying for the team lead in RBIs with 14.... Also led the Bobcats with nine walks.... Went 2-3 against Grinnell (March 17).... Went 1-3 in a 3-2 win over St. Lawrence (March 18).... Went 2-3 with a home run, two RBIs, and a hit by pitch in a 4-0 win over Washington and Jefferson (March 18).... Went 2-3 against Elmhurst (March 19).... Went 1-3 and caught three runners stealing against UW-Stevens Point (March 19).... Went 2-3 with an RBI against Worcester State (March 21).... Went 4-7 with two runs scored, two RBIs, and a walk in a doubleheader split with WPI (April 2).... Drove in a run and drew two walks in a 9-4 win over Middlebury (April 10).... Went 2-5 with a run scored, a double, and two walks in a doubleheader against Hamilton (April 13).... Went 3-7 with an RBI in a doubleheader split with Amherst (April 14).... Went 3-7 with two runs scored, a double, a home run, and two RBIs in a doubleheader split with Bowdoin (April 21).... Went 5-7 with a run scored, a double a home run, and an RBI in a doubleheader split with Colby (April 26).... Went 3-6 with a double, an RBI, and a walk in a doubleheader against Trinity (May 4).

2023: Third Team All-Region.... Led the team in home runs (3) and RBIs (19) as a rookie.... Jones slashed an impressive .320/.356/.515 at the plate while holding down a demanding position as one of the Bobcats' two catchers.... Her biggest moment of the year came in the win over No. 8 nationally ranked Tufts, when she smacked the eventual game-winning home run, an opposite field shot that was the difference in a 1-0 victory (April 29).... Recorded nine multi-hit games.... Went 2-4 with a stolen base against Grinnell (March 19).... Went 2-3 with a home run, two runs scored, four RBIs, and a double in a 9-3 win over The College at Old Westbury (March 19).... Went 3-6 with two runs scored, two RBIs, and two walks in a doubleheader sweep of Lawrence (March 24).... Went 2-3 with an RBI against Buffalo State (March 25).... Went 2-3 with a home run, two runs scored, two RBIs, and a stolen base in a 13-1 win over Bowdoin (April 7).... Went 3-4 with a triple, two doubles, a run scored, and two RBIs in an 8-1 win over Hamilton (April 15).... Went 3-7 with an RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Thomas (April 26).... Went 3-3 with two RBIs in a 5-5 tie at Husson (April 30).... Went 2-4 with a double and an RBI at Trinity (May 6).

Minor: Psychology

Personal: 2022 graduate of Ocean Springs High School (Miss.), competing in softball, volleyball, and track and field.

Favorite food: seafood
TV show: Game of Thrones
Music artist: Needtobreathe
Vacation spot: Anywhere warm
Best sports memory: Beating Tufts my freshman year
Goals for the upcoming year: Contribute to the team culture, and win!

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2023First Year

    C/1B
    5'6"
    19
  • 19

    2024Sophomore

    C / 1B
    5'6"
    19