4 MaKayla Dowdy
4 - MaKayla Dowdy
Height: 5-4
Bats/Throws: R/R
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Blacksburg, Va.
High School: Blacksburg HS
Position: P
gp 18
avg .273
hr -
rbi 0
r 1
sb 1

2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District

2022-23 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award

2022-23 SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22 Emory & Henry All-Academic

2023: Made five starts in the circle with a 3-2 record as a sophomore ... Posted a 2.78 ERA  over 22.2 innings of work ... Earned a shutout against Bluefield (Mar. 9), allowing just four hits while striking out four ... Tallied nine strikeouts on the year ... Went 1-for-5 at the plate, notching a pinch-hit two-run single against Wingate (Mar. 11).

2022: Made 19 appearances, including eight starts, in the circle for the Wasps as a freshman ... Recorded six wins and an ERA of 4.61, while throwing two complete games and striking out 27 batters during 57.2 innings of work ... Threw a complete game and struck out five in win at Concord (Mar. 30).

High School & Personal: A four-year letterwinner at Blacksburg High School under Head Coach Marty McMahon ... A two-time all-district performer and named all-region in 2019 ... Also a three-year captain ... Played travel softball for Virginia Scrappers and East Tennessee Select ... A member of the National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and FCCLA.

Recent Games
Apr 18 No. 19 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 10-1
Apr 18 No. 19 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 13-3
Apr 20 at Limestone L, 8-2
Apr 20 at Limestone L, 6-4
Apr 21 King (Tenn.) L, 14-10
Apr 21 King (Tenn.) W, 12-4
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 18 9
Plate appearances 11 4
At Bats 11 4
Runs 1 0
Hits 3 0
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 0
Total bases 3 0
Walks - -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts 4 3
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases 1 -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .273 .000
On Base Percentage .273 .000
Slugging Percentage .273 .000
Appearances 18 9
Games started 14 7
Wins 6 0
Losses 6 5
Saves 0 0
Complete Games 4 -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 66.1 23.0
Hits 101 55
Runs 65 43
Earned Runs 53 34
Walks 37 18
Strikeouts 28 8
Strikeouts per Game 2.95 2.43
Doubles Allowed 11 7
Triples Allowed 2 2
WHIP 2.08 3.17
Home Runs Allows 15 7
At Bats Against 294 120
Batting Average Against .344 .458
Earned Run Average 5.59 10.35
Wild pitches - -
Hit Batters 14 9
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 4 2
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 3 3
Total Chances 26 11
Put Outs 5 2
Assists 20 8
Errors 1 1
Fielding Percentage .962 .909
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed 8 -
Runners Caught Stealing 2 1
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage .200 1.000
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -
Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 16 vs. Young Harris W, 6-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 16 at Lander L, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 vs. Emmanuel (Ga.) L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Erskine L, 9-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 24 vs. Shepherd W, 9-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 25 vs. Shepherd L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 at King (Tenn.) L, 9-6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 28 Lincoln (Pa.) W, 17-3 3 1 2 - - - 0 - - 1 -
Feb 28 Lincoln (Pa.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 Young Harris L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 Young Harris W, 2-1 3 0 1 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Mar 3 Young Harris W, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 at Tusculum L, 4-0 2 0 0 - - - 0 - 2 - -
Mar 5 at Tusculum L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Wheeling W, 10-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 7 Wheeling W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 at Mars Hill W, 8-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 10 at Mars Hill W, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Anderson (S.C.) L, 11-0 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 13 Anderson (S.C.) L, 12-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Bluefield State W, 11-1 1 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 14 Bluefield State W, 19-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 Lincoln Memorial L, 10-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 16 Lincoln Memorial L, 21-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Newberry W, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Newberry W, 11-9 2 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Mar 21 at UVA Wise L, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at UVA Wise L, 9-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 27 Coker W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 Coker W, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Catawba W, 14-13 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Catawba W, 15-14 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 6 at No. 11 Wingate L, 7-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at No. 11 Wingate L, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Carson-Newman L, 10-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 13 at Carson-Newman L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 No. 19 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 No. 19 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 13-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 20 at Limestone L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at Limestone L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 King (Tenn.) L, 14-10 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 21 King (Tenn.) W, 12-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 16 vs. Young Harris W, 6-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 16 at Lander L, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 vs. Emmanuel (Ga.) L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Erskine L, 9-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 24 vs. Shepherd W, 9-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 25 vs. Shepherd L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 at King (Tenn.) L, 9-6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 28 Lincoln (Pa.) W, 17-3 - - - 2 0 - - - - 3
Feb 28 Lincoln (Pa.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 Young Harris L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 Young Harris W, 2-1 - - - 1 0 - - 1 - 3
Mar 3 Young Harris W, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 at Tusculum L, 4-0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 2
Mar 5 at Tusculum L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Wheeling W, 10-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 7 Wheeling W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 at Mars Hill W, 8-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 10 at Mars Hill W, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Anderson (S.C.) L, 11-0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 13 Anderson (S.C.) L, 12-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Bluefield State W, 11-1 - - - 0 0 - - 1 - 1
Mar 14 Bluefield State W, 19-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 Lincoln Memorial L, 10-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 16 Lincoln Memorial L, 21-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Newberry W, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Newberry W, 11-9 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 2
Mar 21 at UVA Wise L, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at UVA Wise L, 9-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 27 Coker W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 Coker W, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Catawba W, 14-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Catawba W, 15-14 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 6 at No. 11 Wingate L, 7-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at No. 11 Wingate L, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Carson-Newman L, 10-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 13 at Carson-Newman L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 No. 19 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 No. 19 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 13-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 20 at Limestone L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at Limestone L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 King (Tenn.) L, 14-10 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 21 King (Tenn.) W, 12-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 16 vs. Young Harris W, 6-3 1 1 0 0 7.0 7 3 2 2.00 1.29 2 1 1
Feb 16 at Lander L, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 vs. Emmanuel (Ga.) L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Erskine L, 9-5 1 0 1 0 5.0 10 5 5 7.00 2.80 4 4 3
Feb 24 vs. Shepherd W, 9-1 1 1 0 0 5.0 2 1 0 0.00 .80 2 4 -
Feb 25 vs. Shepherd L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 at King (Tenn.) L, 9-6 1 0 0 0 3.2 7 6 5 9.55 2.18 1 2 3
Feb 28 Lincoln (Pa.) W, 17-3 1 1 0 0 4.0 6 3 3 5.25 2.00 2 5 -
Feb 28 Lincoln (Pa.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 Young Harris L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 Young Harris W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 7.0 6 1 1 1.00 .86 0 0 1
Mar 3 Young Harris W, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 at Tusculum L, 4-0 1 0 1 0 5.0 8 4 4 5.60 2.00 2 2 2
Mar 5 at Tusculum L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Wheeling W, 10-2 1 1 0 0 5.0 3 2 2 2.80 1.40 4 1 -
Mar 7 Wheeling W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 at Mars Hill W, 8-5 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 3 0 0.00 2.00 0 0 -
Mar 10 at Mars Hill W, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Anderson (S.C.) L, 11-0 1 0 1 0 2.2 4 6 6 15.75 2.63 3 0 2
Mar 13 Anderson (S.C.) L, 12-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Bluefield State W, 11-1 0 1 0 0 3.0 2 - - 0.00 1.00 1 1 -
Mar 14 Bluefield State W, 19-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 Lincoln Memorial L, 10-1 1 0 1 0 2.1 4 4 3 9.00 3.43 4 1 -
Mar 16 Lincoln Memorial L, 21-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Newberry W, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Newberry W, 11-9 0 0 0 0 3.1 6 4 3 6.30 2.40 2 3 -
Mar 21 at UVA Wise L, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at UVA Wise L, 9-1 1 0 1 0 0.0 3 3 3 INF - 2 0 -
Mar 27 Coker W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 Coker W, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Catawba W, 14-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Catawba W, 15-14 1 0 0 0 3.0 8 3 3 7.00 3.33 2 1 1
Apr 6 at No. 11 Wingate L, 7-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at No. 11 Wingate L, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Carson-Newman L, 10-2 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 3 3 31.50 4.50 2 - 1
Apr 13 at Carson-Newman L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 No. 19 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 No. 19 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 13-3 1 0 1 0 5.0 19 13 9 12.60 4.00 1 1 1
Apr 20 at Limestone L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at Limestone L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 King (Tenn.) L, 14-10 0 0 0 0 3.2 3 1 1 1.91 1.64 3 2 -
Apr 21 King (Tenn.) W, 12-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 16 vs. Young Harris W, 6-3 2 0 2 0 1.000 - 2 1 .333 - -
Feb 16 at Lander L, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 vs. Emmanuel (Ga.) L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Erskine L, 9-5 0 0 0 0 - - 3 - - - -
Feb 24 vs. Shepherd W, 9-1 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Feb 25 vs. Shepherd L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 at King (Tenn.) L, 9-6 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Feb 28 Lincoln (Pa.) W, 17-3 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Feb 28 Lincoln (Pa.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 Young Harris L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 Young Harris W, 2-1 4 0 4 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 3 Young Harris W, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 at Tusculum L, 4-0 2 0 2 0 1.000 - - 1 1.000 - -
Mar 5 at Tusculum L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Wheeling W, 10-2 3 1 2 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Mar 7 Wheeling W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 at Mars Hill W, 8-5 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 10 at Mars Hill W, 16-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Anderson (S.C.) L, 11-0 2 0 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 13 Anderson (S.C.) L, 12-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Bluefield State W, 11-1 3 0 3 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 14 Bluefield State W, 19-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 Lincoln Memorial L, 10-1 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 16 Lincoln Memorial L, 21-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Newberry W, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Newberry W, 11-9 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 21 at UVA Wise L, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at UVA Wise L, 9-1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 27 Coker W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 Coker W, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Catawba W, 14-13 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Catawba W, 15-14 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 6 at No. 11 Wingate L, 7-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at No. 11 Wingate L, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Carson-Newman L, 10-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Carson-Newman L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 No. 19 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 No. 19 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 13-3 4 1 2 1 .750 - - - - - -
Apr 20 at Limestone L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at Limestone L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 King (Tenn.) L, 14-10 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 21 King (Tenn.) W, 12-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2021-22 22 6 3 0 - - - 1 1 3 - - .000 .125 .000
2022-23 8 5 0 1 - - - 2 - 1 - - .200 .333 .200
2023-24 18 11 1 3 - - - 0 - 4 1 - .273 .273 .273
Total 48 22 4 4 - - - 3 1 8 1 - .182 .240 .182
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2021-22 22 - 1 - 0 0 - 2 1 2.00 8
2022-23 8 1 - - 1 0 - - 3 - 6
2023-24 18 - - - 3 0 - 1 2 0.50 11
Total 48 1 1 - 4 0 - 3 6 0.50 25
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era whip
2021-22 19 8 6 5 0 2 57.2 78 47 38 21 27 3.28 7 4.61 1.72
2022-23 5 5 3 2 0 1 22.2 25 11 9 5 9 2.78 3 2.78 1.32
2023-24 18 14 6 6 0 4 66.1 101 65 53 37 28 2.95 15 5.59 2.08
Total 42 27 15 13 0 7 146.2 204 123 100 63 64 3.05 25 4.77 1.82
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2021-22 22 13 3 9 1 .923 - 13 - - - -
2022-23 8 6 1 5 0 1.000 - 3 - - - -
2023-24 18 26 5 20 1 .962 - 8 2 .200 - -
Total 48 45 9 34 2 .956 - 24 2 .077 - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Total 18 11 1 3 - - - 0 - 4 1 - .273 .273 .273
Conference 9 4 0 0 - - - 0 - 3 - - .000 .000 .000
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 10 9 1 3 - - - 0 - 2 1 - .333 .333 .333
Away 6 2 0 0 - - - 0 - 2 - - .000 .000 .000
Neutral 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
-
Wins 9 9 1 3 - - - 0 - 2 1 - .333 .333 .333
Losses 9 2 0 0 - - - 0 - 2 - - .000 .000 .000
-
February 5 3 1 2 - - - 0 - - 1 - .667 .667 .667
March 10 8 0 1 - - - 0 - 4 - - .125 .125 .125
April 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Total 18 - - - 3 0 - 1 2 0.50 11
Conference 9 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 4
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Home 10 - - - 3 0 - 1 2 0.50 9
Away 6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 2
Neutral 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Wins 9 - - - 3 0 - 1 2 0.50 9
Losses 9 - - - 0 0 - - - - 2
-
February 5 - - - 2 0 - - - - 3
March 10 - - - 1 0 - 1 2 0.50 8
April 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era whip
Total 18 14 6 6 0 4 66.1 101 65 53 37 28 2.95 15 5.59 2.08
Conference 9 7 0 5 0 - 23.0 55 43 34 18 8 2.43 7 10.35 3.17
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
Home 10 7 4 3 0 2 39.0 61 37 31 22 15 2.69 5 5.56 2.13
Away 6 5 0 3 0 - 15.1 31 24 20 11 8 3.65 9 9.13 2.74
Neutral 2 2 2 0 0 2 12.0 9 4 2 4 5 2.92 1 1.17 1.08
-
Wins 9 7 6 0 0 4 38.1 42 20 14 15 16 2.92 3 2.56 1.49
Losses 9 7 0 6 0 - 28.0 59 45 39 22 12 3.00 12 9.75 2.89
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February 5 5 3 1 0 2 24.2 32 18 15 11 16 4.54 7 4.26 1.74
March 10 8 3 4 0 2 32.1 46 30 25 20 9 1.95 6 5.41 2.04
April 3 1 0 1 0 - 9.1 23 17 13 6 3 2.25 2 9.75 3.11
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Total 18 26 5 20 1 .962 - 8 2 .200 - -
Conference 9 11 2 8 1 .909 - - 1 1.000 - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 10 20 4 15 1 .950 - 2 - - - -
Away 6 3 0 3 0 1.000 - 3 1 .250 - -
Neutral 2 3 1 2 0 1.000 - 3 1 .250 - -
-
Wins 9 16 3 13 0 1.000 - 5 1 .167 - -
Losses 9 10 2 7 1 .900 - 3 1 .250 - -
-
February 5 5 2 3 0 1.000 - 7 1 .125 - -
March 10 17 2 15 0 1.000 - 1 1 .500 - -
April 3 4 1 2 1 .750 - - - - - -