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2025 Softball Roster

Darrell Redden Jr.

31 Jessica Cross

  • Position Catcher
  • Bat/Throw R/R
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Brookwood, Ala.
  • High School Brookwood
  • Previous School Marion Military Inst. (Ala.)

Biography

Career Accolades:
  • All-NJCAA Region 22 First Team (2022) | at Marion Military Institute
  • All-ACCC North (2022) | at Marion Military Institute
  • National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete (2024)
  • Gulf South Conference Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
  • University of West Alabama President’s List
    • 2023-24 (Fall)
  • University of West Alabama Dean’s List
    • 2023-24 (Spring)

Collegiate Career Numbers:
  • Games Played – 160
  • Runs Scored – 95
  • Hits – 110
  • Doubles – 16
  • Triples – 2
  • Home Runs – 35
  • Runs Batted In – 130
  • Walks – 68
  • Hit By Pitches – 19
  • Stolen Bases – 3
  • Assists – 46
  • Putouts – 768

UWA Career Numbers:
  • Games Played – 41
  • Games Started – 37
  • Walks – 12
  • Hit By Pitches – 7

Collegiate Game Career Highs:
  • Hits – 3 vs. Shelton State (5/4/23) | Marion Military Institute
  • Doubles – 2 vs. Chattanooga State (1/27/23) | Marion Military Institute
  • Triples – 1 vs. East Central (2/23/23) | Marion Military Institute
  • Home Runs – 2 vs. Copiah-Lincoln (2/17/23) | Marion Military Institute
  • Runs Scored – 2 at Bevill State (4/27/23) | Marion Military Institute
  • Runs Batted In – 5 vs. Copiah-Lincoln (2/17/23) | Marion Military Institute
  • Stolen Bases – 1 vs. Snead State (3/24/22) | Marion Military Institute
  • Assists – 3 at Central Alabama (4/19/22) | Marion Military Institute
  • Putouts – 15 vs. Lake Land (2/5/22) | Marion Military Institute

2025: Starting Catcher in 2025 for UWA... GSC Honor Roll... Played and started in 36 before her season ending due to a knee injury.

2024: NFCA Scholar-Athlete … GSC Honor Roll … UWA President’s List for Fall Semester … UWA Dean’s List for Spring Semester … Played in five games with one start … Had two at bats … Had one walk … Had one hit by pitch … 

2023 (Marion Military Institute): Played in 54 games … Had 41 hits in 138 at bats (.297 avg.) … Five doubles … One triple … 16 home runs … Scored 41 runs … Had 54 RBIs … Had 25 walks … Had 10 hit by pitches … Had a .432 on base percentage … Had three sac flies … Had four sac bunts … Had 96 total bases for a .696 slugging percentage … Had 237 putouts … Had four assists … Had a .984 fielding percentage …

2022 (Marion Military Institute): All-NJCAA Region 22 First Team … All-ACCC North … Played in 60 games … Had 60 hits in 173 at bats (.347 avg.) … Nine doubles … One triples … 16 home runs … Scored 44 runs … Had 60 RBIs … Had 31 walks … Had two hit by pitches … Had a .451 on base percentage … Had two sac bunts … Had 119 total bases for a .688 slugging percentage … Was 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts … Had 316 putouts … Had 25 assists … Had a .977 fielding percentage …

Prep: Lettered at Brookwood High School … 

Personal: Daughter of Stephen and Jennifer Cross … Two brothers, Ryan and Brandon, and two sisters, Kaitlyn and Lauren … Earned associate’s degree from Marion Military Institute in 2023 … Majoring in Occupational Therapy …

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2024Junior

    Catcher
    5'9"
    31
  • 31

    2025Senior

    Catcher
    5'9"
    31