University of Minnesota Athletics
2022 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 32
Makenna Dowell
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Height:
- 5-2
- High School:
- North Gwinnett HS
- Hometown:
- Suwanee, Ga.
- Prev School:
- Auburn
2022 | GRADUATE SENIOR
NFCA Great Lakes All-Region Third Team
Big Ten All-Defensive Team
• One of four Gophers to start all 54 games, all of which came at shortstop
• Posted a .265 batting average and ranked fourth on the team behind a .391 on-base percentage aided by 21 walks and a team-leading 10 hit-by-pitch
• Tied a school record scoring four times against Nicholls (Mar. 11)
• Tallied nine games with multiple RBI, including a season-best three versus Illinois (Apr. 3), and added eight multi-hit games
• Scored 29 runs and added 24 RBI for the season
• Launched three home runs to go with seven doubles and one triple totaling 11 extra-base hits
• Had a 13-game streak of reaching base safely to open the season from Feb. 11-25
• Twice drew a season-high three walks coming against Nicholls (Mar. 11) and South Dakota State (Apr. 13) and added a hit in both outings to reach base four times
• Stole one base for the year during an opening-weekend win over Fresno State (Feb. 13)
• Helped turn 12 of the team's 23 double plays recording a .969 fielding percentage in 163 chances with a team-leading 95 assists and added 63 putouts
2021 | SENIOR (at Auburn)
2021 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2021 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 Female Sportsmanship AUSPY Award
Only Tiger to start all 51 games, starting every contest at shortstop … knocked a team-leading 42 hits … scored 10 times and led the Tigers with 19 RBI … finished second on the squad with a .294 batting average … slugged three doubles and a pair of home runs … drew a team-best 20 walks to hold a .381 on-base percentage … swiped seven bases on eight attempts … recorded seven multi-hit and four multi-RBI games … first multi-hit game of the season was a 3-for-3 performance against Southeast Missouri State (2/14) ... slugged the go-ahead home run versus Troy (3/4), ending the night with a career high three RBI ... went 2-for-4 at the plate against Southern Miss (3/5), matching her career high with two runs scored ... went 2-for-2 at the plate with two walks and a two-run home run at Troy (3/10) ... turned in her fifth multi-hit performance of the season against Alabama (3/12) with a 2-for-4 outing ... knocked a two-RBI single in Auburn's four-run third inning at No. 18 Missouri (3/27) for her first multi-RBI SEC game of her career ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI in Auburn's 3-0 shutout victory at No. 18 Missouri (3/28) ... made her 100th career start in an Auburn uniform at Texas A&M (4/9), knocking an RBI single ... drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single to center in Auburn's 3-1 win at Ole Miss (4/26).
2020 | JUNIOR (at Auburn)
2020 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
Started all 27 contests at shortstop for the Tigers … posted a. 346 average to rank third on the squad … totaled 28 hits, including a team-leading six doubles and two home runs … crossed home plate nine times while accounting for 12 RBI … turned in a .494 slugging percentage … struck out just twice in 81 at bats to rank as the second toughest player in the SEC to strike out and 22nd nationally … drew four walks coupled with a .372 on-base percentage … held a .346 average with two outs, accounting for four two-out RBI … closed the season 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts … advanced runners successfully 23 times in 40 attempts for a .575 rate … clutch with runners in scoring position with a .421 average … defensively recorded 43 putouts and 37 assists … opened the season with a five-game hit streak over the NFCA Leadoff Classic (Feb. 7-9) … picked up two hits, including her first home run of her career, against UNCW (Feb. 14) … followed up with a second multi-hit performance with two singles and a run scored against Alabama State (Feb. 14) … finished 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI against UNCW (Feb. 16) … set a career high with four hits, including a double, versus Georgia Southern (Feb. 28) … drove in two runs against Binghamton (Feb. 29) … drove in two runs off two hits, including a double, in game two against the Bearcats (March 1).
2019 | SOPHOMORE (at Auburn)
Appeared in 27 games … went 2-for-4 against Loyola Marymount … had two-RBI games against Furman (Feb. 17), LMU (Feb. 28) and Colorado State (May 17) … had a pinch-hit at Tennessee (April 7) … had a double against Colorado State (May 17) … recorded a hit against Arizona (May 19) … scored nine runs during the season to go along with nine hits and seven RBI … had a .750 success advancing runners rate
2018 | FRESHMAN (at Auburn)
SEC Freshman of Week (March 27, 2018)
Appeared in 42 games with 31 starts, including the last 24 games … was named SEC Freshman of the Week following the Alabama State mid-week and Kentucky series, as she paced the team with a .444 batting clip and a four-game hitting streak … tallied 15 hits with four doubles … posted a .971 fielding percentage in the infield … came across for 12 runs … three of six hits in SEC play went for doubles … first collegiate start came on Feb. 9 against Tennessee Tech; she went 1-for-3 with a double … scored two runs in the series opening win against Arkansas (April 20).
HIGH SCHOOL
State Champion at North Gwinnett High ... four-time All-County selection ... First Team All-State selection ... won region three times ... inducted into the North Gwinnett High Hall of Fame.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Kim and Eric Dowell ... has two brothers, Christian and Ethan ... majoring in psychology.
NFCA Great Lakes All-Region Third Team
Big Ten All-Defensive Team
• One of four Gophers to start all 54 games, all of which came at shortstop
• Posted a .265 batting average and ranked fourth on the team behind a .391 on-base percentage aided by 21 walks and a team-leading 10 hit-by-pitch
• Tied a school record scoring four times against Nicholls (Mar. 11)
• Tallied nine games with multiple RBI, including a season-best three versus Illinois (Apr. 3), and added eight multi-hit games
• Scored 29 runs and added 24 RBI for the season
• Launched three home runs to go with seven doubles and one triple totaling 11 extra-base hits
• Had a 13-game streak of reaching base safely to open the season from Feb. 11-25
• Twice drew a season-high three walks coming against Nicholls (Mar. 11) and South Dakota State (Apr. 13) and added a hit in both outings to reach base four times
• Stole one base for the year during an opening-weekend win over Fresno State (Feb. 13)
• Helped turn 12 of the team's 23 double plays recording a .969 fielding percentage in 163 chances with a team-leading 95 assists and added 63 putouts
2021 | SENIOR (at Auburn)
2021 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2021 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 Female Sportsmanship AUSPY Award
Only Tiger to start all 51 games, starting every contest at shortstop … knocked a team-leading 42 hits … scored 10 times and led the Tigers with 19 RBI … finished second on the squad with a .294 batting average … slugged three doubles and a pair of home runs … drew a team-best 20 walks to hold a .381 on-base percentage … swiped seven bases on eight attempts … recorded seven multi-hit and four multi-RBI games … first multi-hit game of the season was a 3-for-3 performance against Southeast Missouri State (2/14) ... slugged the go-ahead home run versus Troy (3/4), ending the night with a career high three RBI ... went 2-for-4 at the plate against Southern Miss (3/5), matching her career high with two runs scored ... went 2-for-2 at the plate with two walks and a two-run home run at Troy (3/10) ... turned in her fifth multi-hit performance of the season against Alabama (3/12) with a 2-for-4 outing ... knocked a two-RBI single in Auburn's four-run third inning at No. 18 Missouri (3/27) for her first multi-RBI SEC game of her career ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI in Auburn's 3-0 shutout victory at No. 18 Missouri (3/28) ... made her 100th career start in an Auburn uniform at Texas A&M (4/9), knocking an RBI single ... drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single to center in Auburn's 3-1 win at Ole Miss (4/26).
2020 | JUNIOR (at Auburn)
2020 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
Started all 27 contests at shortstop for the Tigers … posted a. 346 average to rank third on the squad … totaled 28 hits, including a team-leading six doubles and two home runs … crossed home plate nine times while accounting for 12 RBI … turned in a .494 slugging percentage … struck out just twice in 81 at bats to rank as the second toughest player in the SEC to strike out and 22nd nationally … drew four walks coupled with a .372 on-base percentage … held a .346 average with two outs, accounting for four two-out RBI … closed the season 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts … advanced runners successfully 23 times in 40 attempts for a .575 rate … clutch with runners in scoring position with a .421 average … defensively recorded 43 putouts and 37 assists … opened the season with a five-game hit streak over the NFCA Leadoff Classic (Feb. 7-9) … picked up two hits, including her first home run of her career, against UNCW (Feb. 14) … followed up with a second multi-hit performance with two singles and a run scored against Alabama State (Feb. 14) … finished 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI against UNCW (Feb. 16) … set a career high with four hits, including a double, versus Georgia Southern (Feb. 28) … drove in two runs against Binghamton (Feb. 29) … drove in two runs off two hits, including a double, in game two against the Bearcats (March 1).
2019 | SOPHOMORE (at Auburn)
Appeared in 27 games … went 2-for-4 against Loyola Marymount … had two-RBI games against Furman (Feb. 17), LMU (Feb. 28) and Colorado State (May 17) … had a pinch-hit at Tennessee (April 7) … had a double against Colorado State (May 17) … recorded a hit against Arizona (May 19) … scored nine runs during the season to go along with nine hits and seven RBI … had a .750 success advancing runners rate
2018 | FRESHMAN (at Auburn)
SEC Freshman of Week (March 27, 2018)
Appeared in 42 games with 31 starts, including the last 24 games … was named SEC Freshman of the Week following the Alabama State mid-week and Kentucky series, as she paced the team with a .444 batting clip and a four-game hitting streak … tallied 15 hits with four doubles … posted a .971 fielding percentage in the infield … came across for 12 runs … three of six hits in SEC play went for doubles … first collegiate start came on Feb. 9 against Tennessee Tech; she went 1-for-3 with a double … scored two runs in the series opening win against Arkansas (April 20).
HIGH SCHOOL
State Champion at North Gwinnett High ... four-time All-County selection ... First Team All-State selection ... won region three times ... inducted into the North Gwinnett High Hall of Fame.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Kim and Eric Dowell ... has two brothers, Christian and Ethan ... majoring in psychology.
Minnesota (4) - Michigan (0) Highlights
Friday, May 02
Sydney Schwartz Throws No-Hitter
Tuesday, April 29
Gophers (8) - North Dakota (0) Highlights
Sunday, April 27
Gophers (5) - North Dakota (3) Highlights
Saturday, April 26
