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2024 Softball Roster

20 Mary Grace Sheffield

  • Position Outfield
  • Bat/Throw R/R
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-3
  • Hometown Linden, Ala.
  • High School Southern Academy

Biography

Career Accolades:
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® (2024)
  • National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society (2023)
  • Gulf South Conference Championship Scholar-Athlete (2024)
  • Gulf South Conference All-Academic Team (2024)
  • Gulf South Conference Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • University of West Alabama Scholar-Athlete (2024)
  • University of West Alabama President’s List
    • 2020-21 (Fall & Spring)
    • 2021-22 (Fall & Spring)
    • 2022-23 (Fall & Spring)
    • 2023-24 (Fall & Spring)

Career Numbers (After 2024 Season):
  • Games Played – 180
  • Games Started – 153
  • Runs Scored – 67
  • Hits – 72
  • Doubles – 9 
  • Triples – 4
  • Home Runs – 10
  • Runs Batted In – 51
  • Walks – 24
  • Hit By Pitches – 11
  • Stolen Bases – 45
  • Assists – 11
  • Putouts – 261

Game Career Highs (After 2024 Season):
  • Hits – 3 vs. Nova Southeastern (2/2/24)
  • Doubles – 2 vs. Valdosta State (3/10/24)
  • Triples – 1 vs. Union (5/2/24)
  • Home Runs – 1 at Lee (4/7/24)
  • Runs Scored – 3 vs. Union (2/5/21)
  • Runs Batted In – 4 at Delta State (3/17/24)
  • Stolen Bases – 2 at Lee (4/6/24)
  • Assists – 1 vs. Alabama Huntsville (5/10/24)
  • Putouts – 7 vs. West Florida (2/24/24)

2024: CSC Academic All-District … NFCA Scholar-Athlete … GSC Championship Scholar-Athlete … GSC All-Academic Team … GSC Honor Roll … UWA Scholar-Athlete … UWA President’s List for Fall & Spring Semesters … Played and started in 53 games … Had 41 hits in 135 at bats (.304 avg.) … Eight doubles … One triple … Nine home runs … Scored 27 runs … Had 32 RBIs … Had 12 walks … Had four hit by pitches … Had a .377 on base percentage … Had 10 sac bunts … Had 78 total bases for a .578 slugging percentage … Was 7-for-11 in stolen base attempts … Had 103 putouts … Had seven assists … Had a .991 fielding percentage …

2023: NFCA Scholar-Athlete … Chi Alpha Sigma … GSC Honor Roll … UWA President’s List for Fall & Spring Semesters … Played in 52 games with 48 starts … Had 13 hits in 58 at bats (.224 avg.) … One double … Scored 15 runs … Had 10 RBIs … Had six walks … Had two hit by pitches … Had a .318 on base percentage … Had three sac bunts … Had 14 total bases … Was 13-for-17 in stolen base attempts … Had 88 putouts … Had a 1.000 fielding percentage …

2022: NFCA Scholar-Athlete … GSC Honor Roll … UWA President’s List for Fall & Spring Semesters … Played in 46 games with 37 starts … Had two hits in 24 at bats … One triple … Scored 10 runs … Had two RBIs … Had four walks … Had one sac fly … Had two sac bunts … Had 103 total bases for a .701 slugging percentage … Was 17-for-18 in stolen base attempts … Had 43 putouts … Had one assist … Had a .917 fielding percentage …

2021: GSC Honor Roll … UWA President’s List for Fall & Spring Semesters … Played in 29 games with 15 starts … Had 16 hits in 45 at bats (.356 avg.) … Two triples … One home run … Scored 15 runs … Had seven RBIs … Had two walks … Had five hit by pitches … Had a .442 on base percentage … Had four sac bunts … Had 23 total bases for a .511 slugging percentage … Was 8-for-8 in stolen base attempts … Had 27 putouts … Had three assists … Had a .909 fielding percentage …

Prep: Played softball and basketball at Southern Academy … Alabama Sports Writers Associate All-State selection all four seasons … Three-time All-County … Also a member of the basketball team, where she was an AISA All-Star … All-American with UCA Cheerleading … 

Personal: Daughter of Dawn and Wade Sheffield … One sibling, Collin … Majoring in Chemistry Comprehensive … 

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2021Freshman

    Outfield/Utility.
    5'3"
    20
  • 20

    2022Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'3"
    20
  • 20

    2023Junior

    Outfield
    5'3"
    20
  • 20

    2024Senior

    Outfield
    5'3"
    20