2021 Softball Roster
Tala Dean
- Hometown:
- Harrow, Ontario
- Class:
- Senior
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- High School:
- Ecole Secondaire L'Essor
2021: Played in 28 games, making 12 starts … hit two home runs on the season, including a late-inning, game-tying solo blast on Senior Day against Ohio (5/16) … was 2-for-3, including a homer, with two RBIs and two runs against Buffalo (4/23) … did not have an error, posting a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage … named to Academic All-MAC Team.
2020: Started all 19 games … led CMU in hits with 16 and finished second with 20 total bases … hit .302 with a .750 OPS … registered six walks … was 1-for-1 on stolen base attempts … had a double and an RBI while going 2-for-4 vs. UConn (2/15) … followed it up with a 2-for-3 performance against Stetson (2/15) … doubled and had an RBI in win over Loyola (3/6) … went 2-for-3 from the plate in back-to-back games vs. Florida Gulf Coast (3/6) and St. Bonaventure (3/7) … had a double, run scored and RBI in win over Quinnipiac (3/8) … doubled and had an RBI against Creighton (3/12).
2019: Appeared in 46 games, making 31 starts, primarily in left field … hit .250 and crushed four home runs … finished with a .446 slugging percentage … hit first career home run, a three-run shot, vs. Illinois State (2/15) … the following day (2/16) had three hits including two homers and drove in three runs vs. San Diego … had two hits including a homer and drove in two runs vs. Siena (3/1) … had a two-run double vs. Buffalo (3/29) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.
2018: Appeared in seven games, making two starts as the designated player … scored first collegiate run vs. Delaware State (2/15) …recorded a hit against South Dakota State (3/7).
