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2019 Softball Roster

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10 Karleigh Donovan

  • Position First Base
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool Dinwiddie
  • Hometown Dinwiddie, Va.

Biography

Career: One of the best pure hitters in the Big South, sporting a career .305 batting average in her first three seasons as a Lancer...has 145 hits in her first 163 career games...has sent 44 of those hits for extra bases, including 13 home runs...two-time All-Big South performer.

2018 (R-Junior): Named to the All-Big South second team as a designated player…was her third consecutive all-conference recognition…emerged as one of the top pure hitters on the team, ranking second in batting average (.333), hits (57) and RBI (33)…tied for the team lead with 11 doubles…started all 54 games and hit in Longwood’s cleanup spot in 53 of those…posted 16 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games, both the second most on the team…had Longwood’s longest hitting streak at nine games from April 4-14, hitting .667 with seven RBI and four extra-base hits during that stretch…set career highs in hits (57), doubles and RBI…ranked 10th in the Big South with 1.06 hits per game.

2017 (R-Sophomore): Named second-team All-Big South … Named to the Big South All-Tournament Team … Hit .253 as a redshirt sophomore, playing and starting in 57 games … Finished among the top-five on the squad in batting average (.253), slugging (.380), OBP (.339), runs scored (22), hits (42), RBI (22), and doubles (10).

2016 (R-Freshman): Named Second-Team All-Big South … Named VaSID All-State Second Team … Hit .333 with 27 RBI and 16 runs scored, playing 52 games with 49 starts … Notched game-winning hit against UNC to send Longwood to first-ever NCAA Regional Championship game … Third on the squad in batting average while ranking 10th in the Big South … Second on the squad with a .558 slugging percentage and fourth with a .396 on-base percentage … Tied for third with seven home runs … First career home run came at Mississippi State.

2015 (Freshman): Sat out the season after transferring at the start of the spring semester from Radford University.  

High School: 2014 Dinwiddie Female Athlete of the Year … Finished her high school career with 131 hits, 69 of which were for extra bases … Scored 103 runs and notched 102 RBI in her high school career … Finished her high school career with a batting average of .517 … Was a four-time Richmond times dispatch First-Team All-Metro selection  ... Two-time Central District Player of the Year ... Was named Conference 20 Player of the Year as a senior, while being recognized on the 4A South Region team, as well as the First-Team All-State Team … Named MVP of the VHSCA All-Star Game.

Personal: Daughter of Sean and Debbie Donovan … Has a younger brother, Zack … Worked on the Yearbook Committee for two years at Dinwiddie High … Also, lettered in volleyball for four years in high school.

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    Third Base
    5'7"
    10
  • 10

    2017Redshirt Sophomore

    Third Base
    5'7"
    10
  • 10

    2018Redshirt Junior

    Third Base
    5'7"
    10
  • 10

    2019Redshirt Senior

    First Base
    5'7"
    10