2021 Softball Roster
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Jersey Number 44
Jackie McKenna
- Position:
- Catcher
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Parkland, Fla.
- High School:
- Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS
Bio
Honors / Awards
2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District2023 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2023 SEC Honor Roll
2023 SEC Community Service Team
2022-23 MSU Community Service Award
2022 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2022 SEC Honor Roll
2020-21 MSU Dowsing-Bell Perseverance Award
2021 SEC Honor Roll
2020 SEC Honor Roll
2019 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
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2023 | Graduate
Played 49 games, making 35 starts between catcher and designated player ... batted .253 (25-for-99) on the year ... tied for second on the team in doubles (6) and fourth in RBIs (18) ... posted a team-leading .997 fielding percentage that is tied for second in MSU single-season history ... doubled twice, a career high, on Opening Day at Florida Atlantic (2/9) while driving in a run ... singled in her only at-bat vs. Loyola Chicago (2/10) ... posted a season-high 11 putouts, the most by a Bulldog this year, vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/11) ... doubled and walked in the win vs. No. 10 Arizona (2/17) ... drew a bases-loaded walk to tie the game in the bottom of the sixth vs. No. 25 Michigan (2/18) … also tagged out what would have been the winning run at the plate in the top of the fifth ... went 2-for-3 with two RBIs vs. No. 20 UCF (2/19) ... pinch hit and drew a walk vs. Tulsa (2/24) ... went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI at South Alabama (2/24) ... drove in a run in four straight games at the South Alabama Invitational (2/24-26) ... went 1-for-3 against Murray State (3/4) ... delivered a sacrifice fly to score the go-ahead run against Abilene Christian (3/5) ... hit a sacrifice fly into foul ground against Purdue (3/15) ... delivered a game-tying sacrifice fly in the seventh inning against South Carolina (3/17) to force extra innings ... doubled against the Gamecocks (3/18) ... entered as a defensive replacement at catcher in the series finale with South Carolina (3/19) ... started both games at catcher in the series at No. 17 Georgia (3/24-25) ... entered as a defensive replacement behind the dish at ULM (3/29) ... singled in a pinch-hitting appearance at No. 24 Texas A&M (4/8) before remaining in the game at catcher ... went 1-for-2 in each of the final two games against No. 16 Alabama (4/14-16) ... singled and scored against Memphis (4/19) and laid down a successful squeeze bunt ... collected a hit in both of her games at No. 15 LSU (4/21-22) ... is currently riding a season-long five-game hitting streak that is one game shy of her career-long streak ... walked, singled and was hit by a pitch against No. 20 Kentucky (4/28) ... extended her hitting streak to a career-long seven games against the Wildcats (4/29) with a double and homer and a career-high four RBIs ... went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the extra-inning win at No. 17 Auburn (5/6) ... drove in the tying run in the sixth against the Tigers ... caught a runner stealing between third and home vs. Missouri (5/9) in the SEC Tournament.Â
2022 | Senior
Played in 63 games, starting 51 at left field, right field, catcher and first base ... batted .225 (34-for-151) on the year ... fifth on the team in slugging percentage (.404), home runs (7), RBIs (28) and hit-by-pitches (3) ... drew a walk vs. No. 3 UCLA (2/12) ... singled at Loyola Marymount (2/13) ... scored after being walked against Alabama State (2/16) ... walked, singled, scored a run and drove one in against Central Arkansas (2/18) ... hit a two-run home run against Georgia Tech (2/19) and also scored after being hit by a pitch ... went 1-for-3 against the Yellow Jackets (2/20) ... drove in a run on a sacrifice fly against Longwood (2/25) ... hit a two-run homer as part of a 2-for-2 day against Belmont (2/25) ... delivered a three-run homer while going 2-for-3 against Belmont (2/26) ... went 1-for-2 with a run scored against Furman (3/4) ... doubled home a run and scored twice against Alcorn State (3/6) ... drove in two runners with a double against North Alabama (3/9) ... drove in the game's lone run in State's shutout at No. 4 Florida (3/13) ... doubled against the Gators (3/14) ... brought home a run with a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch against Ole Miss (3/19) ... went 2-for-5 with a homer, two RBIs and two runs scored at Middle Tennessee (3/30) ... came off the bench to play right field at No. 13 Tennessee (4/1) ... hit a three-run, game-winning home run in the win at No. 13 Tennessee (4/2) ... walked and singled at Southern Miss (4/6) ... drove in a run in the series opening win against No. 24 Missouri (4/8) ... hit a three-run homer in the series finale against the Tigers (4/10) while going 2-for-3 ... hit a two-run home run against No. 18 Auburn (4/23) ... gave the Bulldogs the lead with a game-winning two-run, ground-rule double against Southern Miss (4/27) ... singled and scored the first run in the win at No. 11 Kentucky (4/30) ... doubled against the Wildcats (5/1) ... delivered a pinch-hit single vs. No. 20 LSU (5/11) in the SEC Tournament ... pinch hit and doubled vs. South Florida (5/21) ... singled home a run and scored after coming on as a defensive replacement at No. 2 Florida State (5/22) ... pinch hit in the Super Regional against Arizona (5/27).Â
2021 | Junior
Played in 47 games, starting 16 in left field, 15 at catcher and 10 in right field ... batted .202 (23-for-114) on the year ... caught five runners stealing and picked off one from behind the plate ... played her first career games in the outfield and finished the year with three outfield assists ... ranked fifth on the team with four home runs ... came on as a defensive replacement in the season opener against Miami (Ohio) (2/13) ... started the second game of the doubleheader and hit a double and drove in two runs ... hit her first career home run against Southern Illinois (2/21) ... went 2-for-2 witha walk and two runs scored against Alcorn State (3/5) ... singled in her one at-bat against Alcorn State (3/6) ... pinch hit against No. 5/5 Florida (3/20) ... started behind the plate and singled at No. 15/15 Arkansas (3/26) ... played her first career game in the outfield, starting in right, against the Razorbacks (3/27) ... went 1-for-2 with a walk at Southern Miss (3/31) ... posted her second multi-hit game of the year at North Alabama (4/3) and doubled ... hit and RBI single and walked in the second game of the doubleheader ... singled at Southeastern Louisiana (4/5) ... went 1-for-2 with a home run and two hit by pitches at Samford (4/13) ... hit a three-run homer in Game 2 at No. 18/19 Missouri (4/17) and played all three outfield positions in that game, playing center field for one batter ... hit her fourth homer of the season and second in SEC play against Texas A&M (4/24) ... added a sacrifice fly to drive in two runs on the day ... singled home a run in State’s six-run first inning at South Carolina (5/1) ... went 1-for-2 with a walk against the Gamecocks (5/2) ... drove in a run on a fielder’s choice in State’s six-run first inning against No. 17/15 Tennessee (5/5) ... delivered a two-run single as a pinch hitter against No. 22/24 Georgia (5/7) ... picked up her first career outfield assist, throwing a runner out at the plate vs. No. RV/24 Ole Miss (5/12) ... hit a two-out, two-run double to score all of MSU’s runs vs. No. 4/4 Florida (5/13) ... scored from first in the NCAA Tournament win vs. Boston University (5/21) after drawing a walk ... drew a career-high two walks at No. 7/5 Oklahoma State (5/22).Â
2020 | Sophomore
Played in 16 games, making seven starts at catcher ... led the SEC in pickoffs (3) ... led MSU with a .435 batting average (10-for-23) ... went 3-for-6 as a pinch hitter ... picked off two runners in the same inning vs. NC State (2/9) ... recorded her first career hit with a pinch-hit single past the third baseman against Tulsa (2/14) ... pinch hit vs. BYUÂ (2/22) and drove a double for her first career extra base hit ... pinch hit with an RBI single against Central Arkansas (2/26) ... went 2-for-3 with a double, run scored and RBI against MVSU (3/6) ... had a perfect 3-for-3 night at the plate with an RBI and a double against MVSU (3/7) ... led MSU with a .714 batting average in the Bulldog Slamboree (3/6-3/8).Â
2019 | Freshman
Appeared in seven games over her debut season at Mississippi State, earning two starts behind the dish ... recorded 22 putouts and three assists for a perfect fielding percentage behind the plate ... made her collegiate debut as a pinch hitter against Valparaiso (2/9) ... earned the first start of her career as a catcher against Alabama State (2/20), tallying four putouts and an assist ... set a career-high with 10 putouts and added an assist in her start behind the plate against Mississippi Valley State (3/10).Â
High School
One of the top defensive players from the state of Florida that prepped at Marjory Stoneman Douglas under Brian Staubly ... served as team captain over her senior season ... led the Lady Eagles to the Class 8A District 11 Championship and the 2015 Region 3 Championship as a freshman ... appeared in 14 games and held a .633 average en route to earning SDHS Freshman of the Year and All-Broward County laurels ... helped the Lady Eagles to the district playoffs as a sophomore with help of her presence at the plate, holding a .314 average ... took home a second Class 8A District 11 Championship as a junior and led the Lady Eagles to a 23-6 record ... hit for a .378 average at the plate with 26 RBIs and earned First Team All-Broward County honors ... picked up her first All-State selection with a spot on the second team ... spent her travel ball career with the New Jersey Intensity under coach Eileen Hannigan ... paced the Intensity to a top-15 finish at the PGF National Championships.Â
Community Service / Academics
Graduated with her degree in criminology in May 2022 ... named an NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete in 2022 and 2023 ... received MSU’s Dowsing-Bell Perseverance Award in 2020-21, which recognizes one male and one female student-athlete whose determination to overcome obstacles is a testament to their tremendous character ... four-time member of the SEC Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) ... also earned a spot on the SEC First-Year Honor Roll in 2019 ... interned with the Starkville Police Department in Fall 2021 ... Academic Honor Roll member throughout her high school career ... finished in the top 20 percent of her high school class.Â
Personal
Born Jaclyn Maral McKenna on March 4, 2000 to John and Christina McKenna ... father played baseball at Mercy College ... has two brothers, John and Chris ... John played baseball at Army West Point ... pursuing a master's in workforce education leadership.Â
MSU Career Records (Through 2023)
T-3rd – Pickoffs (4)Â
MSU Season Records (Through 2023)
T-2nd – Fielding Percentage (.997, 2023)T-3rd – Pickoffs (4, 2020)
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Career Highs (Through 2023)
At-Bats: 5 at North Alabama (4/3/21)Hits: 3 vs. Mississippi Valley State (3/7/20)
Runs Scored: 2, 5x, last vs. Alcorn State (3/6/22)
Runs Batted In: 4 vs. Kentucky (4/29/23)
Doubles: 2 at Florida Atlantic (2/9/23)
Home Runs: 1, 12x, last vs. Kentucky (4/29/23)
Walks: 2 at Oklahoma State (5/22/21)Â
Putouts: 18 vs. Mississippi Valley St. (3/6/20)
Assists: 3 vs. Alcorn State (2/29/20)
Hitting Streak: 7 games (4/15/23 vs. Alabama to 4/29/23 vs. Kentucky)
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
