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Missouri State

2022 Softball Roster

14 Daphne Plummer

  • Position Utility
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • High School Lee's Summit West High
  • Hometown Lee's Summit, Mo.

Biography

Honors
All-MVC: 2018 (2nd Team), 2021 (2nd Team), 2022 (1st Team)
MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year: 2022
MVC All-Tournament Team: 2021, 2022
MVC Player of the Week: 4/30/18, 2/15/22, 3/29/22
MVC Newcomer of the Week: 2/19/18
MVC Scholar-Athlete: 2022 (1st Team)
NFCA Scholar-Athlete: 2022
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2021-22
MVC Honor Roll: 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22
MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll: Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022

Career Summary
Started and appeared in 210 games throughout her career…Owned a .356 career batting average with 243 hits, 113 runs, 12 triples, 75 RBI, 51 walks and 54 stolen bases…Ranks first all-time in program history in at-bats (682), second in hits, batting average and total bases (304), tied for fourth in runs scored, tied for fifth in stolen bases and seventh in games played…Eclipsed the 50-hit mark three times in her career and met the 60-hit mark twice.

2022 (Fifth-Year Senior)
MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year…All-MVC First Team selection...Named to the MVC All-Tournament Team…MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team…Two-time MVC Player of the Week (February 15, March 29)…Led the Bears with a .373 batting average, 60 hits and a career-high 29 stolen bases…Struck out just 12 times all season and scored 32 runs…Eclipsed the 50-hit mark for the third time in her career…Led the MVC in stolen bases and ranked in the top five in batting average and hits…Her 29 stolen bases ranked 25th nationally and were the second-most in a single season in program history…Logged a team-leading 17 multiple-hit games, including six three-hit games…With hits in the first five games of the season, she extended her hitting streak that dated back to the 2021 season to 18 games...Was named MVC Player of the Week after an impressive opening weekend performance that saw her hit .429 with a triple, three walks, two stolen bases and six runs scored against some of the top teams in the country, including No. 21 Arizona State and No. 4/5 Oklahoma State (February 11-13)…Knocked three hits and swiped three bases on two separate occasions, first against Stephen F. Austin (February 20) and then again versus Illinois State (March 20)…Earned her second weekly conference award after going 7-for-11 with three stolen bases, three RBI and two runs scored in the series against Valparaiso (March 26-27)…Tallied three hits in five at-bats and scored two runs in MSU’s run to the MVC Tournament title…Registered four hits and a stolen base in two games at No. 15 national seed Missouri in the NCAA Tournament…NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete…Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022.

2021 (Senior)
All-MVC second team … Started all but two of MSU’s 43 games in 2021 … Finished fourth among all MVC hitters with a .420 average and ranked fifth in runs scored (36) … Led the Bears in hits (55), runs scored (36), triples (5), and stolen bases (16) … She totaled 32 hits and batted .457 against MVC opponents which ranked top-3 in both categories in conference-only games … Her 16 stolen bases were fourth-best among Valley players … Registered 16 multi-hit games including a pair of four-hit outings against Indiana State (May 2) and Bradley (May 13) … Delivered a monster performance in a two-game stretch at the MVC Tournament (May 13-14) where she hit .714 (5-for-7) with two doubles, a triple, four runs scored and an RBI … Earned a spot on the MVC All-Tournament Team ... Recorded a walk-off single in the 11th inning of MSU’s 4-3 victory over UNI (March 20) … Closed out the season on a 13-game hitting streak and reached base safely in 20 consecutive games … Hit her first career home run in the game against Kansas City (March 30) as she led off the bottom of the first with a solo blast … Smacked triples in back-to-back games with one against Evansville (May 7) and Bradley (May 13) … MVC Honor Roll … Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters.

2020 (Junior)
Started all 19 games at shortstop as a junior to extend her streak to 76 consecutive starts at that position at the end of the 2020 campaign ... Batted .276 and shared team lead in hits (16) and runs (7) ... Had a hit, walk or sac fly in 15-of-19 contests ... Went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run in extra-innings loss at No. 6 Oklahoma (March 7) ... Was 2-for-4 in win over Murray State (March 6) in Stillwater ... Smashed a double in win over Jackson State (March 1) ... Matched season high with 4 assists vs. Cal Baptist (Feb. 29) ... Went 2-for-3 in 1-0 loss at Ole Miss (Feb. 29) with a double ... Recorded first multi-hit game of the year in win over Cal Baptist (Feb. 28) in Oxford with a pair of singles and a run scored ... Had an RBI sac fly in win over UT Martin (Feb. 15) ... Collected a key RBI in win over Creighton (Feb. 14) at UNT Invitational ... Reached base safely in 4-of-5 games at NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla., including an RBI single in win over Baylor (Feb. 9) ... Had team's first hit of the season with leadoff single in first inning vs. Mississippi State (Feb. 7) in season opener to go with 3 putouts and 4 assists … Earned MVC Honor Roll laurels ... Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall 2019 and spring 2020 semesters.

2019 (Sophomore)
Started all 51 games at shortstop her sophomore year ... Was third on team in hits (49) and fourth in batting average (.293) ... Led squad with 7 multiple-RBI games and tied for second with 11 multiple-hit games ... Went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI in win at Indiana State (May 3) ... Drove in 3 runs against Evansville (April 20) on a 2-for-4 day ... Drove in 3 runs, tripled and had 7 assists in win at Bradley (April 6) ... Picked up career hit No. 100 against No. 14-ranked Arkansas (April 3) in her 84th game ... Picked up multiple hits in 3-of-4 MVC games in stretch March 23 to April 1, including 3-for-3 effort in win at Valpo (April 1) ... Hit walk-off single in win over Loyola (March 16) ... Went 2-for-4 in Valley opener against SIU (March 12) ... Drove in 2 runs in back-to-back games at UCA Invitational with 2-for-3 effort in win over Coppin State (March 1) and vs. Louisiana Monroe (Feb. 28) ... Went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI in win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Feb. 15) ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2019 semester.

2018 (Freshman)
Earned All-MVC second-team honors as a freshman after batting a team-high .382 with 63 hits and 26 RBI ... Started 51 games at shortstop ... Finished 3rd in MVC in hitting, fourth in hits and fifth in assists (111) -- all league highs among freshmen ... Broke MSU freshman record for hits and batting average ... Named MVC Player of the Week on April 30 after hitting .714 (5-for-7) in MSU’s series sweep of Indiana State ... Batted .478 (22-for-46) in the month of April ... Posted 19 multiple-hit games, including 4-hit games at Evansville (April 6) and vs. Oklahoma State (April 11) with 2 doubles ... Named MVC Newcomer of the Week on Feb. 19 after hitting .500 at the UTSA Softball Classic, where she racked up 9 hits and 5 RBI ... Went 3-for-4 vs. Kansas (Feb. 18) in San Antonio with a triple and 4 RBI ... Had 3 hits vs. Illinois State (March 16) and vs. Indiana State (April 28) in league play ... Had 3 hits in home win over UMKC (March 20) with 2 RBI ... Drove in 3 runs on 3-for-4 day at Saint Louis (March 28) ... Had 10 assists at Evansville (April 6) ... Named to MVC Honor Roll ... Named to AD Honor Roll for Spring 2018 semester.
 
High School
An all-state infielder at Lee’s Summit (Mo.) West High, Plummer helped lead the Titans to a 25-8 record in 2016 and third-place finish in the Missouri Class 4 state tournament ... Set school records for batting average (.500), hits (56), doubles (12) and runs (33) while driving in 25 runs for coach Eric Doane’s squad as a senior ... Drove in 60 runs in her career and earned all-conference and all-district distinction all four seasons while being named as an all-region shortstop as a junior and senior ... Batted .415 as a junior with 16 RBI for an 18-9 team ... Played all 30 games on varsity as a sophomore with a .347 average and 11 RBI ... Was also a starting shooting guard for the LSW basketball team ... Played travel softball for the KC Originals - Self team.
 
Personal
Daphne Lauren Plummer was born 10/21/98 in Kansas City, Mo. ... Daughter of Mike and Michelle Plummer of Lee’s Summit, Mo. ... Has three sisters, Andrea, Brooke and Christina ... Majoring in Management (Graduate Certificate).

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2018Freshman

    Shortstop
    5'7"
    14
  • 14

    2019Sophomore

    Shortstop
    5'7"
    14
  • 14

    2020Junior

    Shortstop
    5'7"
    14
  • 14

    2021Senior

    Shortstop
    5'7"
    14
  • 14

    2022Senior

    Utility
    5'7"
    14

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