2024 Softball Roster
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Hawkins, Salen
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Jersey Number 47
Salen Hawkins
- Position:
- Infield
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-4
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Ariz.
- High School:
- Desert Vista HS
Bio
Awards / Honors
2024 Third Team All-South Region2024 SEC Freshman of the Week - Mar. 12
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2024 | Freshman
Earned NFCA Third Team All-South Region honors … played in 53 of 54 games, starting 52 at second base … batted .294 (40-for-136) on the year, which was fifth on the team and fifth among SEC freshmen with at least 100 at-bats … led the team in batting average against top-75 RPI teams in the regular season … ranks fifth on the team in in RBIs (26) … hit four sacrifice flies, which ranked ninth in the SEC … her 159 total chances defensively ranked third on the team … turned 10 double plays … had 11 multi-hit games, which was the most by a Bulldog freshman since 2018 … drove in a run with her first career hit against UAB (2/9) on Opening Day … laid down a sacrifice bunt and scored a run against IUPUI (2/10) … recorded a career-high three putouts and three assists against UAB (2/10) … went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Game 1 against No. 23 Louisiana (2/13) … turned an unassisted double play in the game … added a single and a career-high four assists in the nightcap against the Ragin’ Cajuns (2/13) … singled and scored twice in the win vs. No. 8 Clemson (2/17) … drove two two-run doubles in back-to-back innings vs. No. 13 Utah (2/17) … went 2-for-3 vs. Notre Dame (2/22) with two RBIs including a sacrifice fly … drove in the game-winning run vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/24) with a sacrifice fly and recorded a career-high five assists … batted .500 during the Bulldog Invitational (2/29-3/3) with an .800 slugging percentage … went 2-for-2 with two RBIs against Southern Miss (2/29) and stole a base … turned an unassisted double play against Alcorn State (3/3) … hit her first career homer against Samford (3/3) … named SEC Freshman of the Week (3/12) after batting .625 in her first series at Ole Miss (3/8-10) … hit a two-run single in the series-opening win at Ole Miss (3/8) and turned a pair of double plays … doubled home a run and hit a sacrifice fly to clinch the series against the Rebels (3/9) … collected her seventh multi-hit game in the series finale at Ole Miss (3/10) … was hit by a pitch and scored at Alabama State (3/20) … hit a two-run homer at No. 18 Arkansas (3/24) and beat out an infield single … homered in the win against No. 10 Florida (3/28) … collected an RBI single and a sacrifice fly against the Gators (3/30) … drove in two runs at UAB (4/3) … drove in a run in the series opener at No. 22 South Carolina (4/5) … extended her hitting streak to a career-long seven games against the Gamecocks (4/6) … singled and scored against No. 4 Tennessee (4/12) while making a diving stop that was SportsCenter’s No. 5 play of the day … recorded her second stolen base of the season against South Alabama (4/17) after walking … turned in her 10th multi-hit game of the season at No. 14 Missouri (4/29) … drove in a run in the win against No. 14 Georgia (5/3) and collected two hits … singled and scored in the SEC Tournament vs. South Carolina (5/8).Â
High School
Considered the No. 21 middle infielder in the class by Extra Inning Softball … played at Desert Vista High School … team won its conference in 2021 while she was named First Team All-Region and the team's offensive MVP ... batted .545 as a freshman with a 1.365 OPS ... improved to post a 1.515 OPS as a sophomore with a .462 batting average ... also recorded a .903 slugging percentage that year ... won the team's Joe Selleh Award in 2023 ... played travel ball for the Arizona Storm ... team won the Queen of Diamonds Championship and Arizona Last Blast Championship in 2023 ... posted OPS of 1.000 or greater in all four seasons with the program ... hit .667 in her first summer with the club, including a 1.314 slugging percentage and .727 on-base percentage ... turned in a 1.339 OPS and .448 batting average as a sophomore ... named to the Extra Innings Softball All-Summer Team that year after collecting 20 RBIs ... batted .533 at the 2021 Alliance Championship with a .696 on-base percentage ... hit .405 as a junior with a .506 on-base percentage ... finished with a .748 slugging percentage and .595 on-base percentage as a senior ... also played volleyball.Â
Personal
Born Salen Hawkins on June 10, 2005, in Arcadia, California … daughter of Akiko Saggio and Steven Hawkins … has two sisters, Marisa and Damara Saggio ... majoring in kinesiology.Â
MSU Season Records (Through 2024)
T-4th – Sacrifice Flies (4, 2024)Â
Career Highs (Through 2024)
At-Bats: 4, 5x, last, at South Carolina (4/5/24)Hits: 2, 11x, last, Georgia (5/3/24)
Runs Scored: 2, 3x, last, Florida (3/28/24)
Runs Batted In: 4, vs. Utah (2/17/24)
Doubles: 2, vs. Utah (2/17/24)
Home Runs: 1, 3x, last, Florida (3/28/24)
Walks: 1, 10x, last, vs. South Alabama (4/17/24)
Stolen Bases: 1, twice, last, vs. South Alabama (4/17/24)
Putouts: 4, twice, last, vs. Notre Dame (2/22/24)
Assists: 5, vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/24/24)
Hitting Streak: 7 games (3/24/24, at Arkansas to 4/6/24, at South Carolina)
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Texas Tech
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Raelin Chaffin ESPN2 Postgame Interview
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SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
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