2021 Softball Roster
Roster
Quinn, Christian
Jersey Number 88
Christian Quinn
- Position:
- Outfield
- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Height:
- 5-2
- Hometown:
- Hattiesburg, Miss.
- High School:
- Oak Grove HS / Florida Southwestern College
Bio
Honors / Awards
2020 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll2019 SEC First-Year Spring Academic Honor Roll
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2021 | Graduate
Played 53 games, starting 30 in the outfield ... batted .250 (20-for-80) on the year ... boasted a .968 fielding percentage with just one error and two outfield assists ... second on the team in sacrifice bunts (3) and stolen bases (5) ... drew a walk against Miami (Ohio) (2/13) in the season opener ... went 2-for-2 and drove in a pair of runs against Stephen F. Austin (2/21) for the first multi-RBI and second multi-hit game of her career … hit her second career double against the Lady Jacks ... came on as a defensive replacement against MVSU (2/24) and singled in her one at-bat ... hit an RBI single and stole a base at Texas State (2/26) ... had an RBI double in the second game against the Bobcats ... drove in a run with a single at No. 7/7 Texas (2/27) ... reached base in every plate appearance at No. 23/21 Baylor (2/28), going 2-for-3 with a pair of singles and reaching on a dropped third strike ... scored twice and stole a base against Alcorn State (3/5) ... went 2-for-4 with an RBI against Alcorn State (3/6) ... reached base in three of four plate appearances at Alabama State (3/9) while stealing a base and driving in a run ... beat out an infield single and advanced to third on a wild throw against Memphis (3/10) that allowed two runs to score ... came on as a defensive replacement twice in the series at No. 15/15 Arkansas (3/26-28) ... stayed in after pinch running at Southern Miss (3/31) and delivered an infield single ... pinch ran and played right field at North Alabama (4/3) ... came on as a defensive replacement in right field in the second game of the doubleheader ... pinch ran and scored before remaining in the ballgame at No. 18/19 Missouri (4/18) ... pinch ran and played the outfield in all three games of the series against Texas A&M (4/23-25) ... scored twice and singled in her lone at-bat against the Aggies (4/24) ... pinch ran and scored in State’s four-run, seventh-inning comeback at South Carolina (4/30) ... singled and scored against No. 22/24 Georgia (5/7) ... led the team with a .500 on-base percentage in the NCAA Tournament (5/21-23) and was tied for the team lead with four runs scored in the regional ... drew a walk and scored in the NCAA Tournament opener vs. Boston University (5/21) ... went 1-for-2 with a double and a pair of walks at No. 7/5 Oklahoma State (5/22) ... doubled home two runs vs. Campbell (5/22) ... singled and scored in two trips to the plate at No. 7/5 Oklahoma State (5/23) and added a diving catch in right field in her final collegiate game.Â
2020 | Senior
Played in 23 games, making 11 starts in left and center field ... hit .207 with a double and a triple ... registered the first extra-base hit of her career vs. Louisville (2/8) to drive in a run ... posted her first career multi-hit game against North Alabama (2/14) and raced around the pillows for her first triple ... came in as a defensive replacement against MVSU (3/7) and scored twice after reaching on an error and drawing a walk.Â
2019 | Junior
Appeared in 28 games for Mississippi State, seeing action as a pinch runner/hitter and a reserve outfielder ... started four contests in the outfield for the Bulldogs ... turned in a 2-for-11 (.182) performance at the plate with four runs scored ... drew a hit by pitch to hold a .250 on-base percentage over her debut season at State ... was a perfect 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts ... recorded a perfect fielding percentage as an outfielder with 12 putouts ... made her MSU debut as a pinch runner against Middle Tennessee (2/8) ... collected a hit and a scored a run In her first MSU start against Valparaiso (2/9) ... robbed a home run with the game locked at 9-9 in the bottom of the sixth to help force extra innings in Mississippi State’s win at No. 4 Alabama (3/31) ... play was No. 1 in NCAA softball’s weekly countdown and the top play on SportsCenter’s Top 10 that night ... scored the game-winning run in MSU’s walk-off victory vs. Jacksonville State (4/3) ... earned her first start in SEC play against LSU (4/6) and recorded a career-high four putouts.Â
2018 | Sophomore (At Florida Southwestern)
One of the top outfielders on the junior college stage and led FSW to one of the most successful seasons in the program’s history ... tabbed to the NFCA NJCAA Division I First Team All-Region and Third Team All-American squads ... helped FSW to its third consecutive Suncoast Conference Championship, closing the 2018 season with a 53-5 overall record and 19-1 mark in conference play ... FSW won the District G Championship before taking the 2018 FCSAA State Championship for the second straight season ... competed in the NJCAA Division I National Tournament in 2018, marking the Buccaneers third straight trip ... hit for a .403 average with 37 RBIs and 208 stolen bases to earn 2018 FCSAA Region 8 First Team All-State and First Team All-Suncoast Conference honors ... led the Buccaneers in doubles (14) and triples (7), while ranking second in hits (71) and runs scored (59).Â
2017 | Freshman (At Florida Southwestern)
Led the team with a .456 batting average behind 94 hits, 57 RBIs, 10 doubles, 10 triples and a pair of home runs to go along with 17 stolen bases in her first collegiate season ... selected as the Most Valuable Player of the 2017 NJCAA District/FCSAA State Softball Tournament after going 11-for-17 at the plate (.647) with six runs scored, two triples, three RBIs and two stolen bases ... closed her freshman season earning NFCA NJCAA Division I Second Team All-American, NFCA NJCAA Division I All-Region First Team, FCSAA Region 9 All-State Second Team and Suncoast Conference All-Conference First Team accolades.Â
High School
Attended Oak Grove High School ... earned Best Outfielder Award and Most Stolen Bases Award.Â
Community Service/Academics
Selected to the 2020 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll ... also earned SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll honors in 2019.Â
Personal
Born Christian Quinn on Sept. 12, 1997, to Wiley and Juantia Quinn ... has three sisters, Letita, Candis and Constance, and a brother, Jared ... Constance played softball at LSU ... graduated in May 2020 with her degree in business administration ... now pursuing a master’s in business administration ... Twitter handle is @ChristianQuinn5.Â
MSU Career Records (Through 2021)
T-1st – Stolen Base Pct. (1.000)Â
MSU NCAA Tournament Records (Through 2021)
T-2nd – Doubles (Career) – 2T-5th – On-Base Percentage (Career) – .500
T-2nd – Runs (Tournament) – 4, 2021
T-2nd – Doubles (Tournament) – 2, 2021
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Career Highs (Through 2021)
At-Bats: 4 vs. Alcorn State (3/6/21)Hits: 2, 4x, last vs. Alcorn State (3/6/21)
Runs Scored: 2, 3x, last vs. Texas A&M (4/24/21)
Runs Batted In: 2 vs. Stephen F. Austin (2/21/21)
Doubles: 1, 3x, last at Texas State (2/26/21)
Triples: 1 vs. North Alabama (2/14/20)Â Â Â
Walks: 1, 7x, last vs. Memphis (3/10/21)
Stolen Bases: 1, 10x, last at Alabama State (3/9/21)
Putouts: 4 vs. LSU (4/6/19)
Assists: 1, twice, last vs. Ball State (3/5/21)
Hitting Streak: 4 games (2/24/21 vs. Mississippi Valley State to 2/27/21 at Texas)
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
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Friday, May 16