2025 Softball Roster

Jersey Number 34
Makena Strong
- Year:
- Junior
- Pos.:
- INF
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
2025 (junior season):
2024 (sophomore season):
2023 (freshman season):
Career Highs
At-bats: 4, two times
Hits: 2, four times
Doubles: 1, five times
Triples: n/a
Home runs: n/a
Runs: 2, two times
RBIs: 1, eight times
Walks: 2 (Grand Canyon, 2.25.23)
Steals: n/a
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Longest hitting streak: 3
Longest reached-base streak: 5
Career multiple-hit games: 4
Career multiple-RBI games: n/a
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Prep: A 2022 graduate of Arbor View High … A two-time second-team All-Southern Nevada League selection as a utility player … Led the Aggies to a co-Mountain Region championship with a .478 batting average and .524 on-base percentage as a senior with 43 hits in 28 games … Winner of the Female Marine Corps Athlete Award for Arbor View … Named to the 2022 Pacific Coast Fastpitch League All-Star Team … A four-time Softball Factory All-America selection … Given a 4-star rating by OnDeck Softball.
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Personal: The daughter of Chris and Danielle Strong … Has an older brother, Connor ... A communication studies major.
- UM President’s Award Winner
- Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
- Academic All-Big Sky Conference
- Played in 40 of 50 games
- Made 34 starts, 16 in left field, seven at second base
- Batted .198, going 17 for 86
- Entered season with nine career hits
- Scored eight runs, drove in six
- Hit five doubles, the first extra-base hits of career
- Had three multiple-hit games
- Collected first career extra-base hit in victory over Fairleigh Dickinson
- Had two-hit games against MSU Billings, Northern Colorado and Weber State
- Committed three errors in 90 defensive chances for a fielding percentage of .967
2024 (sophomore season):
- UM President’s Award winner
- Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- Academic All-Big Sky Conference
- Played in 41 of 50 games, made 28 starts
- Made 13 starts at second base, seven in left field, eight in right
- Appeared eight times as a pinch runner
- Batted .148 with nine hits, all singles
- Scored 19 runs, third highest total on team, drove in two
- Had one multiple-hit game
- Went 2 for 3 with two runs scored at Sacramento State
- Also scored two runs in 9-1 five-inning win over Portland State
2023 (freshman season):
- Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- Played in 16 of 47 games
- Made one start at second base
- Had one at-bat on the season
- Pinch ran in 15 games
- Scored eight runs
- Lone start came against NCAA tournament qualifier Grand Canyon
- Drew two walks against the Lopes
Career Highs
At-bats: 4, two times
Hits: 2, four times
Doubles: 1, five times
Triples: n/a
Home runs: n/a
Runs: 2, two times
RBIs: 1, eight times
Walks: 2 (Grand Canyon, 2.25.23)
Steals: n/a
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Longest hitting streak: 3
Longest reached-base streak: 5
Career multiple-hit games: 4
Career multiple-RBI games: n/a
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Prep: A 2022 graduate of Arbor View High … A two-time second-team All-Southern Nevada League selection as a utility player … Led the Aggies to a co-Mountain Region championship with a .478 batting average and .524 on-base percentage as a senior with 43 hits in 28 games … Winner of the Female Marine Corps Athlete Award for Arbor View … Named to the 2022 Pacific Coast Fastpitch League All-Star Team … A four-time Softball Factory All-America selection … Given a 4-star rating by OnDeck Softball.
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Personal: The daughter of Chris and Danielle Strong … Has an older brother, Connor ... A communication studies major.
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