University of Minnesota Athletics
2021 Softball Roster
MaKenna Partain
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-8
- High School:
- Banks High School
- Hometown:
- Banks, Ore.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Program single season runs record holder with 66 runs scored in 2019
• Third all-time in school history with 185 runs scored and fifth all-time with a .375 career batting average
• 2019 Second Team All-Great Lakes Region
• 2018 & 2017 Third Team All-Great Lakes Region
• 2019 & 2018 First Team All-Big Ten
• 2018 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• 2018 & 2019 Academic All-Big Ten
• 2017 Top-25 NFCA Freshman of the Year finalist
2020 SEASON
• Season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.
• Started all 25 games at second base and the leadoff position.
• Led team with 22 runs scored, seven doubles and six stolen bases. Second on team with a • 349 batting average, 29 hits and four home runs.
• Recorded a .984 fielding percentage with just one error at second base in 25 games.
• Moved into third place all-time in Gophers career runs with 185.
• Recorded eight multiple hit games and four multiple run games.
• Named to the NFCA D1 Leadoff All-Tournament Team after she finished opening weekend with a .389 average, three doubles, a triple, five RBIs and a .500 on base percentage.
• Recorded two hits, knocked in two runs and scored two runs against Tulsa on Feb. 21.
• Notched a season high three hits against Texas State on Feb. 22.
• Brought in a season high four runs against Binghamton on Feb. 28.
• Scored a season high four runs against Cal Poly on Mar. 7.
2019 | JUNIOR SEASON
• Started all 60 games with 54 at second base and six at the DP position. Led off in 47 games and batted second in 13 games.
• Set program single season runs record with 66 scored.
• Led the team with 21 multiple-hit games
• Led team in batting average (.383), runs (66), hits (72), triples (4) and on base percentage (.484).
• Set program and Big Ten record with five runs scored at Maryland on Mar. 23.
• Named Big Ten Player of the Week on Apr. 15 after a 6-7 doubleheader performance against Michigan State. She piled up three doubles, a triple and a home run with a 2.000 slugging percentage.
• Brought in a season high four runs against Iowa on Apr. 26.
• Led comeback over Georgia in regional winner bracket with a bottom of the seventh game tying RBI single on May 18.
• Recorded Gophers first ever hit in the Women's College World Series with a single against UCLA on May 30.
• Named Second Team All-Great Lakes Region
• First Team All-Big Ten
• Academic All-Big Ten
2018 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Started 54 games at second base and one as the designated player
• Hit in the lead off spot for 46 games
• Second on the team in batting average (.375), RBI (48) and stolen bases (13)
• Recorded a team-high 25 multi hit and 16 multi RBI games.
• Hit .456 with a .779 slugging percentage during Big Ten Play
• Launched a grand slam while going 2-for-4 in game one of a doubleheader versus Wisconsin (Apr. 25)
• Went 7-for-9 with five runs and two RBI in the series against Penn State (May 4-6)
• Third Team All-Great Lakes Region
• First Team All-Big Ten
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
2017 | FRESHMAN SEASON
• Started all 61 games at second base
• First career start against Maryland where she recorded a walk-off single (Feb. 10)
• Hit her first career home run in the win over Florida Atlantic (Mar. 4)
• Went 3-for-4 with two runs at Oregon State (Mar. 13)
• Contributed five runs, two hits and three RBIs in a weekend sweep over Indiana (Apr. 7-8)
• Top-25 NFCA Freshman of the Year finalist
• Third Team All-Great Lakes Region
HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduate of Banks High School (2016)
• Four-time letterwinner in softball and volleyball
• Four-time First Team All-League member
• Two-time softball state champion
• Had a .620 batting average, .665 OBP%, 177 RBI, 24 home runs and 203 runs
• Four-time All-Conference and All-State
• Max Preps Softball Underclass All-American honoree (2013)
• Four-time Cowapa League Player of the Year
• Three-time OSAA 4A Softball Player of the Year
• Two-time OSAA 4A State Champion
• Four-time Academic All-League Athlete
• Played for NW Bullets 18GOLD.
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Dean and Stephanie Partain
• Has one sister, Tre, and two brothers Graysen and Gunnar
