2016 Softball Roster
Emily Dobbin
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- OF/P
- Hometown:
- Vancouver, Wash.
- High School:
- Skyview
Career
• 2017 All-MAC Second Team
• 2017 MAC All-Tournament Team
• Three-time Academic All-MAC (2016, 2017, 2018)
• MAC East Division Player of the Week
• Part of winningest class in program history (140 wins)
2018
• Played in 49 games and made 43 starts
• Batted .321 (44-for-137)
• Recorded nine doubles, four home runs, 22 RBIs and 33 runs scored, which was second on the team
• Led the team with eight sacrifice bunts
• Went on career-best 10 game hitting streak
• Also appeared in five games inside the circle with 13.1 innings pitched
• Named MAC East Division Player of the Week (Mar. 13) and hit .667 (8-for-12) with one double, four RBIs and four runs scored
• Struck out the side and set a career-high with four strikeouts against Robert Morris (Feb. 16)
• Tallied first win of the year against Lafayette (Feb. 18)
• Scored a career-high three runs against Western Michigan while going 3-for-4 (Mar. 24)
• Registered two three-RBI games against Evansville (Mar. 10) and Buffalo (Apr. 21)
• Launched two home runs in first multi-homer game against Pitt with a career-high four RBIs (May 1)
2017
• Named to All-MAC Second Team
• Played in 58 games and made 56 starts
• Batted .270 (44-for-163)
• Recorded six doubles, one triple, four home runs, 20 RBIs and 37 runs scored
• Led the team with 16 sacrifice bunts
• Made defensive play of the year skying the wall in left to rob an Ohio home run in the MAC Tournament Championship Game (May 13)
• Collected three hits in the MAC Tournament and named to the MAC All-Tournament Team
• Tallied a hit against Oregon State in the NCAA Tournament that brought around the tying run in Kent State's 2-1 victory (May 20)
• Went 2-for-4 with two doubles in 5-4 win at Youngstown State (Apr. 25)
• Had first career 4-for-4 game in 10-0 win at Buffalo (Apr. 29)
• Recorded first career three RBI game at Mercer (Feb. 10)
2016
• Appeared in 43 games with 31 starts
• At the plate, collected first collegiate hit vs. Montana (March 5)
• Hit first collegiate double vs. LIU Brooklyn (March 20)
• Posted 2-0 record in six appearances in the circle
• Had a 4.12 ERA and five strikeouts in 18.2 innings pitched
• Threw 4 innings and had a strikeout to earn victory in collegiate pitching debut at Florida Gulf Coast (Feb. 14)
• Career-high two strikeouts vs. North Dakota State (Feb. 27)
• Threw five scoreless relief innings to earn victory vs. Youngstown State (April 27)
• Batted .188 (13-for-69)
• Hit first home run of collegiate career vs. Akron (May 7)
• Scored 14 runs
• Finished season with two doubles, one triple, one home run and five RBIs
2015
• Appeared in 29 games primarily as a pinch runner and scored 12 runs
• Was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded for first collegiate RBI in only plate appearance (March 1 vs. St. Bonaventure)
• Went 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts
Prior to Kent State
• Named All-State her senior year at Skyview High School
• Two-time First Team All-League selection
• Helped lead Skyview to a fourth place finish at the state tournament
• Also lettered in soccer and basketball
Personal
• Daughter of Phil and Vicki Dobbin
• Has one sister, Molli
• Majoring in Integrated Health Studies
