The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020 Softball Roster
Roster
Shannon Rhodes
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Brewer
- Prev School:
- The University of Oregon
- Hometown:
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Major:
- Physical Culture & Sports
HONORS & AWARDS
• 2018 NFCA Second Team All-Pacific Region
• 2017 Pac-12 Conference All-Freshman
• 2017 NCAA Eugene Regional MVP
AS A SENIOR (2020 COVID-19 SHORTENED SEASON)
Hit .364 (28-for-77) over 25 games played (25 starts) with 18 runs, five doubles, a triple, two HR’s, a .949 OPS and 13 RBIs ... Managed eight multi-hit and two multi-RBI efforts ... Strung together a career-high-tying 10-game hitting streak from Feb. 14-25 ... Went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and a RBI while also catching the final out near the third-base stands to complete Miranda Elish’s 7-0, perfect game victory over New Mexico (March 8) ... Hammered a crucial three-run shot in the fourth to put Texas ahead to stay during the 6-2 win over Boise State (March 1) ... Was a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate with a run scored and a hit by pitch in the 8-6 upset of No. 2 Washington (Feb. 28) at the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif. ... Blasted the key go-ahead RBI double during the fifth inning of Texas’ 2-1 victory over No. 10 Louisiana (Feb. 25) ... Batted .389 (7-for-18) with five runs, two doubles, a HR against Weber State (Feb. 23) and three RBIs over the Texas Invitational (Feb. 21-23) ... Was 2-for-3 with a run, a steal and a RBI during the 11-0 (5 inn.) thrashing of No. 12 Tennessee (Feb. 14) at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico ... Hit at a .600 clip (6-for-10) with six runs, two extra-base hits and two RBIs during the Texas Classic (Feb. 6-9).
AS A JUNIOR (2019)
Started all 62 games she played in last season while hitting .278 overall with 29 runs scored, nine doubles, eight HR’s, eight stolen bases and 37 RBIs ... Managed 11 multi-hit and 12 multi-RBI efforts as well as registering both a team-long 10-game hitting streak and a 17-game reached base streak (Feb. 22-March 9) ... Continued her remarkable offensive production during NCAA Tournament play, batting .417 overall (10-for-24) with three HR’s and a team-high 11 RBIs, including a .467 mark with two HR’s and six RBIs during the NCAA Austin Regional ... Blasted a grand slam as part of a 3-for-3 performance to cut into UT’s deficit during an eventual 8-5 loss in game three of the NCAA Tuscaloosa Super Regional at No. 5 Alabama (May 25) ... Doubled in Texas’ only run in a 3-1 loss to No. 1 Oklahoma (April 18) ... Homered twice and knocked in three combined runs over the final two games of the league series at Texas Tech (April 6-7) ... Was 2-for-3 with three RBIs in the 7-2 triumph over Iowa State (March 24) ... Blasted her first UT HR (two-run shot) as part of a 10-0 (5 inn.) rout of California (Feb. 14) at the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational ... Registered her first Texas hit, run, double and RBI as part of a 2-for-2, two-RBI performance in the season-opening, 8-0 (5 inn.) win over Boston College (Feb. 9).
AS A SOPHOMORE AT OREGON (2018)
A career .342 hitter over two seasons at Oregon, Rhodes played in 121 games with 113 starts for the Ducks while putting up totals of 77 runs scored, 107 hits, 33 extra-base hits (18 HR’s), 88 RBIs, 33 walks and a .983 career OPS (.565 slugging) ... Has proven an even better postseason hitter throughout her career, boasting a .447 mark (21-for-47) over 18 NCAA Tournament games with four doubles, two HR’s and 13 RBIs ... A 2018 NFCA All-Pacific Region Second Team choice, Rhodes batted .347 overall as a sophomore with 39 runs scored, 17 extra-base hits, including 11 HR’s, 42 RBIs and a 1.005 OPS (.576 slugging percentage) over 62 games (59 starts) while helping UO to the Pac-12 Conference title and a Women’s College World Series berth ... During the 2018 campaign, she recorded 17 multi-hit and nine multi-RBI efforts with three-hit games against Cal State Northridge (Feb. 9), Missouri (Feb. 10), Montana (March 10) and Arizona State (at the WCWS on May 31).
AS A FRESHMAN AT OREGON (2017)
As a rookie in 2017, Rhodes earned Pac-12 All-Freshman honors after hitting .336 with eight doubles, a triple, seven HR’s and 46 RBIs ... She played in 59 games with 54 starts (52 of those in center) ... Hit a team-high .476 over nine postseason games with five runs scored, three doubles and six RBIs ... Helped Oregon start the season with 35 straight wins, matching the NCAA record ... Tallied her first career home run at Hawaii on Feb. 25 ... Posted a season-high three hits against Arizona State on April 1 and against both UIC and Wisconsin in the Eugene Regional ... Named Eugene Regional MVP after going 7-for-9 (.778) over three wins with four runs, two doubles and four RBIs.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coming out of high school, Rhodes was ranked as the No. 6 recruit in the nation by FloSoftball ... During her senior interscholastic campaign at Brewer H.S., she batted .462 with 17 doubles, three triples, nine HR’s and 33 RBIs on the way to earning Texas 5-5A Most Valuable Player honors ... She was named Dallas/Fort Worth All-Metroplex First Team and reaped Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) 5A All-State honors as a junior after hitting .462 with 60 hits, 53 runs scored, 11 HR’s and 33 RBIs while going 28-for-29 on stolen base attempts ... She also received 5A All-State Honorable Mention and District Offensive Player of the Year accolades as a sophomore and a nod as the 2013 District Freshman of the Year.
