D'Auna Jennings

NCAA SB Regional: Duke vs. South Carolina

Position:
Outfielder
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Houston, Texas

Honors:
NFCA All-America - Second Team (2023)
D1 Softball All-America - Freshman Team (2023)
TUCCI/NFCA Freshman of the Year – Top Three Finalist
NFCA All-Region - First Team (2023)
ACC All-Tournament Team (2023)
All-ACC - First Team (2023)
ACC Player of the Week (4/18/23)
All-ACC Academic (2023)
ACC Honor Roll (2023)

2024 – Sophomore: One of six players to earn a spot in the starting lineup in all 61 games, seeing action at centerfield … posted the team's second-highest batting average of .390, while tallying career highs in runs scored (52) and RBI (20) … sent out her first career home run against South Carolina (5/19) during the NCAA Durham Regional … blasted her second long ball to help lead the Blue Devils to a 4-3 victory over Missouri (5/26) in the NCAA Super Regional and advance to the Women's College World Series … led the team with 14 stolen bases on the year … scored a career-high four runs during Duke’s 18-0 run-rule victory over North Dakota State (2/14) … drove in four of 14 runs against Gardner-Webb (4/23) … her 76 hits and .390 batting average ranked fourth and ninth, respectively, on the conference charts.

2023 – Freshman: Played in 59 games during her record-breaking rookie campaign, earning the start in centerfield in 58-of-60 games … set single-season program records in batting average (.462) and hits (80), ranking sixth nationally in both categories … sits second all-time in stolen bases after collecting 21 on the year … registered a season-high four hits on four occasions against Liberty (Feb. 10), NC Central (Mar. 1), Charlotte (Mar. 8) and UNC Greensboro (April 19) … held the program’s longest hitting streak for 17 games between April 10 – May 13 … tallied 22 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games … became the program’s fourth All-American after garnering NFCA second team honors … named to D1Softball’s 2023 D100 Player Rankings at No. 76 … brought home Rookie of the Year, Golden Spikes and Golden Glove trophies at the team’s annual awards banquet.