@_dakotakennedy
Career (153 GP/149 GS, .399 AVG/.505 OBP/.670 SLG/1.175 OPS, 26 2B, 6 3B, 28 HR, 94 RBI, 22-28 SB, .996 fld%)
- Has been Arizona’s starting left fielder for her first three seasons, starting 147 games in left
- Missed 17 games during her junior year due to a broken hand
- Became Arizona’s 32nd multi-time NFCA All-American after earning third-team All-America honors in 2024 and 2025
- Named a third-team NFCA All-American and earned the NFCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award her sophomore year
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2025 (44 GP/44 GS, .444 AVG/.539 OBP/.689 SLG/1.228 OPS, 10 2B, 4 3B, 5 HR, 25 RBI, 7-10 SB, 1.000 fld%)
- Started 44 of Arizona’s 61 games in left field after missing 17 games due to a broken hand
- Named a third-team NFCA All-American for the second straight season
- Picked up NFCA All-West (first team), All-Big 12 (first team), and Big 12 All-Defensive team honors
- Led the Wildcats with a .444 batting average and four triples
- Was second on the team with 10 doubles and a .539 on-base percentage
- Tallied 60 hits, 28 walks, and seven stolen bases to rank third on the team
- Recorded a career high of six RBI in Arizona’s win over Western Michigan (2/7)
- Tallied three hits in five games during the season
- Hit a grand slam in Arizona’s first win against Houston (5/2)
- Drew two walks in three games
- Recorded a 1.000 fielding percentage in left field for the second consecutive season
- Ranked second on the team with 19 multiple hit games
- Held a 23-game on-base streak (2/6-4/6)
- Earned CSC Academic All-District honors
- Picked up CSC Academic All-American honors
- Won the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award for softball
2024 (56 GP/56 GS, .400 AVG/.521 OBP/.688 SLG/1.209 OPS, 10 2B, 0 3B, 13 HR, 34 RBI, 6-8 SB, 1.000 fld%)
- Had a breakout sophomore season, starting all 56 of Arizona’s games in left field
- Named a third-team NFCA All-American in left field
- Earned the NFCA/Rawlings Gold Glove after finishing the season with a 1.000 fielding percentage in left field and led Arizona’s outfield with 111 putouts
- Was second on the team with a .400 batting average, 68 hits, 13 home runs, 10 doubles, and six stolen bases
- Led Arizona with 42 walks, a .688 slugging percentage, and a .521 on-base percentage
- Tied her career high of four hits against Grand Canyon (4/30)
- Drove in four runs to tie her career high against New Mexico State (4/9)
- Hit two home runs in four games (vs. Northern Colorado (2/11), at NMSU (4/9), vs. GCU (4/30), and vs. Villanova (5/19))
- Was second on the team with 20 multiple hit games
- Drove in multiple RBI in 11 games
- Held a 27-game reached base streak (Feb. 8-Mar. 16)
- Had a 13-game hitting streak (Feb. 22-Mar. 8)
- Named NFCA All-West (first team)
- Earned spots on the All-Pac-12 first team and the Pac-12 All-Defensive team
- Named CSC Academic All-District and first-team CSC Academic All-American
2023 (53 GP/49 GS, .356 AVG/.453 OBP/.630 SLG/1.083 OPS, 6 2B, 2 3B, 10 HR, 35 RBI, 9-10 SB, .985 fld%)
- Appeared in 53 games and made 49 starts; 47 in left field, one in center field, and one in right field
- Her .356 batting average ranks fourth on Arizona
- Led Arizona with a .394 batting average, 28 hits, eight home runs, a .775 slugging percentage, a 1.257 OPS, and 18 runs during conference play
- Recorded a career best four hits against Georgetown (4/1)
- Drove in four RBI in three games (vs. Utah (3/19), vs. San Diego (4/1), and vs. California (5/7))
- Hit a pair of home runs against UCLA on Apr. 16
- Went 6-for-10 during the UCLA series with two home runs
- Hit two grand slams (vs. Utah (3/19) and vs. Georgetown (4/1))
- Recorded 15 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games
- Owned an 11-game on-base streak (Mar. 4-Mar. 25) and finished the season with a 10-game on-base streak (Apr. 22-May 11)
- Walked off back-to-back games of the Bear Down Fiesta with a grand slam vs. San Diego and a single against Georgetown
- Hit two triples in the same day at the Clearwater Invitational; the first was against Texas A&M and the second was against Mississippi State on Feb. 17
- Helped Arizona upset then-No. 8 Virginia Tech at the Clearwater Invitational with her first career double on Feb. 18
- Named second team NFCA All-West and first team All-Pac-12
- Earned Pac-12 All-Freshman team honors
High School:
- Ranked #4 recruit nationally by Extra Inning Softball
- Ranked #1 centerfielder by Extra Inning Softball
- MaxPreps Second-Team All-American (2021)
- 2022 PGF All-American
- Two-time first-team All-State honoree
- Two-time Extra Inning Softball first-team All-American
- 2021 first-team NFCA High School All-American and 2022 second-team NFCA High School All-American
- Three-time All-San Joaquin Section honoree
Personal:
- Born on November 4, 2003 to Erik and Marvina Kennedy
- Chose Arizona because “of the family culture, amazing coaching staff, and the unlimited opportunities for student-athletes to succeed on and off the field.”
Career Honors:
2025
NFCA All-American (Third Team)
NFCA All-West (First Team)
All-Big 12 (First Team)
Big 12 All-Defensive Team
USA Softball Player of the Year Watchlist (Top 53)
Preseason All-Big 12
D1 Softball Preseason All-American (First Team)
D1 Softball Preseason D100 Players (#17)
D1 Softball Position Ranking (#4 Outfield)
Softball American Preseason Top 100 (#34)
Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award
CSC Academic All-American
CSC Academic All-District
Spring Academic All-Big 12
NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2024
NFCA/Rawlings Gold Glove (LF)
NFCA All-American (Third Team)
NFCA All-West (First Team)
All-Pac-12 (First Team)
Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
D1 Softball All-American (Second Team)
Preseason All-Pac-12
CSC Academic All-District
CSC Academic All-American (First Team)
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2023
NFCA All-West (Second Team)
All-Pac-12 (First Team)
Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
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