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2023 Softball Roster

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11 Jade Dixon

  • Height 5-5
  • Position SS
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Chesapeake, Va.
  • Last School Deep Creek HS

Biography

2023 (Redshirt Fifth Year):  Named All-MEAC second-team … Played in all but one game on the season making 45 starts in the Spartan infield (shortstop) … Had the fourth best batting average on the team at .253 with an on base percentage of .657 … Dixon recorded 13 runs on 25 hits in her 99 at-bats at the plate with four doubles … She drove in 13 RBI and 29 total bases while leading the team in hit by pitches at 10 … She made four stolen base attempts and was successful on all of them … In the field on 166 total chances she made 43 putouts with 100 assists and turned two double plays …  

2022 (Redshirt Senior Year): Did not play …  

2021 (Senior Year): Member of the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters … Played in and started 38 games, all at shortstop … Hit .281 on the year in 96 at bats with 22 runs, 27 hits, three doubles, four RBI, 11 walks, 15 hit by pitch and six stolen bases … Held a .427 on-base percentage … Led the MEAC in hit by pitch (15) and sacrifice hits (10) and ranked fourth in runs (22) and fifth in plate appearances (134) … Stood 13th in the nation in hit by pitch per game (0.39) and 17th in sacrifice hits per game (0.26) … Ranked second in NSU single-season records in hit by pitch and fifth in sacrifice hits … Finished the season second all-time at NSU in hit by pitch (29), and sixth in sacrifice hits (21) and ninth in infield assists (226) … Had six multi-hit games on the season and scored at least two runs in five contests … Hit 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in a game 2 win over Cleveland State on March 6 … Added two hits against the Vikings in a game 1 win the day before … Hit 2-for-3 with another double, two runs and an RBI in a game 2 win over Youngstown State on Feb. 27 … Was hit by a pitch twice and scored twice in game 2 against Morehead State on Feb. 20 and in a game 1 win over Howard on March 21 … Also had two hits against MSU on Feb. 21 in a game 1 win … Batted 2-for-2 with a double in game 1 at Radford on May 5 … Scored twice in a MEAC Tournament win over North Carolina A&T on May 13 … Had two hits the following day against North Carolina Central.
 
2020 (Junior Year): Member of the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters and the MEAC All-Academic Team … Competed in 17 games and made 16 starts on the season before it was shut down due to COVID-19 … Started all 16 games at shortstop … Hit .250 with eight hits in 32 at bats, three runs, three doubles, one home run, four RBI and one walk … Ended the year sixth all-time at NSU in hit by pitch (14) … Hit 3-for-3, including a home run, with a run scored in two RBI against Binghamton on March 6 … Had two hits in two at bats with a double and an RBI in a victory over South Carolina State on Feb. 9 … Batted 1-for-3 with two runs and a double in a game 2 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Feb. 28 … Hit 1-for-2 with an RBI the next day in a triumph over Morehead State.
 
2019 (Sophomore Year): Competed in and started all 45 games … Made 43 starts at shortstop and an additional two at second base … Member of the AD’s Honor Roll in the spring and the MEAC All-Academic Team … Had 20 hits in 97 at bats with 12 runs, four doubles, one home run, six RBI, seven walks and two stolen bases … Ranked third in the MEAC in hit by pitch (9) and also led the league in most infield assists (109) … Ranked No. 97 in the nation in hit by pitch per game (0.20) … Stood fourth in NSU Division I season records in hit by pitch … Also ended the year sixth in NSU records in career hit by pitch (12) … Batted 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a walk against Robert Morris on Feb. 15 … Also hit 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored in a win over South Carolina State on March 9 … Hit her first career home run with a solo shot at Virginia on March 2 … In back-to-back games against Maryland Eastern Shore on March 30-31, hit a combined 2-for-5 with two runs, two RBI, a double and a stolen base … Had a hit in the last four games of the season, batting 4-for-9 with three runs during that stretch … Drove in a run with an RBI single in a win over Coppin State on April 14.
 
2018 (Freshman Year): Played in 32 games and made 24 starts … Member of the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters … Also garnered a spot on the Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar Athlete team … Batted .220 in 59 at bats … Started 10 games in right field, six in left field, four at second base, three at DP and one in center field … Totaled 10 runs, 13 hits, four doubles, five RBI, three walks and three stolen bases on the year … Finished the year strong, hitting 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in a win over Hampton in the season finale … Also had two hits in two at bats and scored a run against Eastern Kentucky on March 3 … Scored twice and hit 1-for-2 with an RBI in a game 2 win over Davis & Elkins on Feb. 25 … Hit a double in her only at bat in game 1 … Batted 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in a doubleheader against Longwood on April 26 … Had a hit in her only at bat in a win against South Carolina State on Feb. 18, driving in a run and scoring a run while swiping a base … On Feb. 23 against the Bulldogs, did the same, this time hitting a double in her only at bat while again driving in a run and scoring once.
 
High School: Competed on the varsity team at Deep Creek High School all four years … Named first-team All-Conference 17 at second base as a freshman and at outfield as a senior … Also garnered second-team All-Conference 17 her sophomore and junior seasons at outfield … Led Deep Creek to the 4A South Regional title and a state tournament appearance as a sophomore, the school’s first-ever appearance in the state tournament, as well as a 21-4 overall record her sophomore year … Also led them to the conference championship her freshman, sophomore and junior years … Batted .424 as a junior with 27 runs, six extra-base hits and a .561 on-base percentage.
 
Club: Competed for Elite Fastpitch of VA for six years and won 18 tournaments during that time, including the KMC International Fastpitch Softball Tournament in Germany in the summer of 2015.
 
Personal: Full name is Alyssa Jade Dixon … Goes by Jade … Born on Aug. 28, 1999 … Majoring in biology … Wants to become an anesthesiologist or a physician’s assistant … Enjoys playing sand soccer.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2018Freshman

    Outfield/Second Base
    5'5"
    9
  • 11

    2019Sophomore

    Shortstop/Second Base
    5'5"
    11
  • 11

    2020Junior

    Shortstop/Second Base
    5'5"
    11
  • 11

    2021Senior

    Shortstop
    5'5"
    11
  • 11

    2023Redshirt Senior

    Shortstop
    5'5"
    11