2021 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 21
McKenzie Wilson
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- St. Joseph HS
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
Bio
FRESNO STATE ACCOLADES
• 2020 All-MW Team
• 2020 MW Scholar-Athlete
• 2020 Academic All-MW
• 2019 Schutt Sports/NFCA Freshman of the Year Top-25
• 2019 MW Freshman of the Year
• 2019 All-MW First Team
• 2019 NISC All-Regional Team
• 2019 Academic All-MW
• 2018-19 MW Scholar-Athlete
2021 (Junior): Suffered a season-ending injury prior to the start of the season.
2020 (Sophomore): Started 24 games in center field ... finished No. 11 in the nation in hits (37) and ranked within the Top 30 in batting average (0.474) - leading the MW in both categories. As the team's leadoff hitter, she also topped the conference in on-base percentage (0.539) ... ranked No. 2 in the country in stolen bases per game (1.08) and No. 11 in runs per game (1.25), also setting the standard for the conference in both categories ... chalked 26 putouts and had a 1.000 fielding position.
2019 (Freshman): Started all 57 games with 32 starts in right field and 25 starts in left field ... hit leadoff in 47 games, hit second in seven games ... hit .393 with one home run, 20 RBIs, and 48 runs scored ... became the first Bulldog in program history to be named MW Freshman of the Year and was the program's first conference Freshman of the Year since Morgan Melloh was named WAC Freshman of the Year in 2008 ... first Bulldog ever named to the Schutt Sports/NFCA Freshman of the Year Top-25 list ... earned All-MW First Team honors after hitting .400 with 13 RBIs, 17 runs, and 14 stolen bases in conference games ... broke the Fresno State and MW single-season records with 39 stolen bases ... broke the previous Fresno State record of 34 stolen bases by Brenna Moss in 2013 and 2014 against Boise State on May 10 (watch) ... broke the previous MW record of 36 steals set by Utah's Molly McLean in 2001 with two steals against UC Riverside on May 16 in the NISC (watch) ... led all freshmen in NCAA Div. I in stolen bases and tied for seventh overall in the nation in steals ... had multiple steals in seven different games, including three straight games March 8-9, with a season high three steals in one game against Utah State ... had at least one steal in 31 games ... was caught stealing only eight times in 47 attempts ... after just one season her 39 steals are already tied for the fifth most career steals in program history ... also led the team in batting average (.393), hits (72), and runs (48) while ranking second in on-base percentage (.453) and triples (3) ... led the MW in steals and hits, tied for second in runs, was fourth in batting average, and fourth in on-base percentage overall while leading the league in triples (3) and stolen bases (14, fourth most in MW history) and tying for second in hits (34) in MW games ... ended the year on a team-season long 17 game hitting streak, tied for the sixth longest hitting streak in program history ... also reached base in each of the last 25 games of the season ... reached base in 51 of 57 total games, reaching in 23 of 24 MW games ... had a hit in 21 of 24 conference games ... had at least one hit in 23 of the last 24 games of the year ... after going 0-for-8 in her first three collegiate games hit .411 over the last 54 games of the year ... named to the NISC All-Region team after going 5-for-10 with four stolen bases and four runs over three games ... led the team with 20 multi-hit games with eight 3-hit games ... had five multi-RBI games out of the leadoff spot, including one 3-RBI game against New Mexico ... as a left-handed hitter led the team hitting 18-for-31 (.581) against left-handed pitching ... led the team hitting .429 with runners on base and hit .422 with runners in scoring position ... led the team hitting .466 with 26 runs and 22 steals in 28 home games ... led the team hitting .483 with 14 steals in 19 night games ... hit her first collegiate home run against NCAA Tournament qualifier Stanford ... drew 17 walks and was hit by a pitch three times, twice in one game against UT Arlington ... struck out just 11 times in 183 official at-bats with just four strikeouts in 85 at-bats in MW games ... was third on the team with four sacrifice bunts ... had 82 putouts and led the team with four outfield assists while committing just one error for a .989 fielding percentage
High School: Played four seasons for coach Mike Smith at St. Joseph HS ... team MVP and an All-Camino Real League selection in all four seasons ... named first team All-Camino Real League, MVP, and an All-CIF Division 4 First Team selection ... selected to the Long Beach Press-Telegram Softball Dream Team as both a junior and senior ... named CIF Champion for Character, an award that recognizes athletes that best embrace good sportsmanship and the principals of “Pursuing Victory with Honor” ... first team all-league selection as a sophomore and made the second team as a junior ... over her HS career hit .502 with a .570 on-base percentage and .707 slugging percentage ... totaled 161 hits and 143 runs scored with 55 stolen bases in just 104 games ... struck out only nine times in 375 plate appearances with just one strikeout over her last two seasons ... hit .557 with a .621 on-base percentage, four home runs, 10 triples, and three doubles with 20 RBIs and 47 runs scored as a junior ... hit .513 as a freshman and .494 as a senior ... did not strike out in 94 plate appearances as a senior ... St. Joseph was a CIF Semifinalist in 2017 after posting a 20-10 overall record and a 10-2 conference mark
Personal: Parents are Chris and Joyce Wilson ... has an older brother, Chasen ... interests include community volunteering, movies, and all types of music ... favorite athlete is Aaron Judge ... chose Fresno State because of the academic resources, proximity to home, and the community. She comes from an area where community and connection are stressed, and stepping on the Fresno State campus she immediately felt the sense of community ... majoring in mass communication and journalism-broadcast journalism
• 2020 All-MW Team
• 2020 MW Scholar-Athlete
• 2020 Academic All-MW
• 2019 Schutt Sports/NFCA Freshman of the Year Top-25
• 2019 MW Freshman of the Year
• 2019 All-MW First Team
• 2019 NISC All-Regional Team
• 2019 Academic All-MW
• 2018-19 MW Scholar-Athlete
2021 (Junior): Suffered a season-ending injury prior to the start of the season.
2020 (Sophomore): Started 24 games in center field ... finished No. 11 in the nation in hits (37) and ranked within the Top 30 in batting average (0.474) - leading the MW in both categories. As the team's leadoff hitter, she also topped the conference in on-base percentage (0.539) ... ranked No. 2 in the country in stolen bases per game (1.08) and No. 11 in runs per game (1.25), also setting the standard for the conference in both categories ... chalked 26 putouts and had a 1.000 fielding position.
2019 (Freshman): Started all 57 games with 32 starts in right field and 25 starts in left field ... hit leadoff in 47 games, hit second in seven games ... hit .393 with one home run, 20 RBIs, and 48 runs scored ... became the first Bulldog in program history to be named MW Freshman of the Year and was the program's first conference Freshman of the Year since Morgan Melloh was named WAC Freshman of the Year in 2008 ... first Bulldog ever named to the Schutt Sports/NFCA Freshman of the Year Top-25 list ... earned All-MW First Team honors after hitting .400 with 13 RBIs, 17 runs, and 14 stolen bases in conference games ... broke the Fresno State and MW single-season records with 39 stolen bases ... broke the previous Fresno State record of 34 stolen bases by Brenna Moss in 2013 and 2014 against Boise State on May 10 (watch) ... broke the previous MW record of 36 steals set by Utah's Molly McLean in 2001 with two steals against UC Riverside on May 16 in the NISC (watch) ... led all freshmen in NCAA Div. I in stolen bases and tied for seventh overall in the nation in steals ... had multiple steals in seven different games, including three straight games March 8-9, with a season high three steals in one game against Utah State ... had at least one steal in 31 games ... was caught stealing only eight times in 47 attempts ... after just one season her 39 steals are already tied for the fifth most career steals in program history ... also led the team in batting average (.393), hits (72), and runs (48) while ranking second in on-base percentage (.453) and triples (3) ... led the MW in steals and hits, tied for second in runs, was fourth in batting average, and fourth in on-base percentage overall while leading the league in triples (3) and stolen bases (14, fourth most in MW history) and tying for second in hits (34) in MW games ... ended the year on a team-season long 17 game hitting streak, tied for the sixth longest hitting streak in program history ... also reached base in each of the last 25 games of the season ... reached base in 51 of 57 total games, reaching in 23 of 24 MW games ... had a hit in 21 of 24 conference games ... had at least one hit in 23 of the last 24 games of the year ... after going 0-for-8 in her first three collegiate games hit .411 over the last 54 games of the year ... named to the NISC All-Region team after going 5-for-10 with four stolen bases and four runs over three games ... led the team with 20 multi-hit games with eight 3-hit games ... had five multi-RBI games out of the leadoff spot, including one 3-RBI game against New Mexico ... as a left-handed hitter led the team hitting 18-for-31 (.581) against left-handed pitching ... led the team hitting .429 with runners on base and hit .422 with runners in scoring position ... led the team hitting .466 with 26 runs and 22 steals in 28 home games ... led the team hitting .483 with 14 steals in 19 night games ... hit her first collegiate home run against NCAA Tournament qualifier Stanford ... drew 17 walks and was hit by a pitch three times, twice in one game against UT Arlington ... struck out just 11 times in 183 official at-bats with just four strikeouts in 85 at-bats in MW games ... was third on the team with four sacrifice bunts ... had 82 putouts and led the team with four outfield assists while committing just one error for a .989 fielding percentage
High School: Played four seasons for coach Mike Smith at St. Joseph HS ... team MVP and an All-Camino Real League selection in all four seasons ... named first team All-Camino Real League, MVP, and an All-CIF Division 4 First Team selection ... selected to the Long Beach Press-Telegram Softball Dream Team as both a junior and senior ... named CIF Champion for Character, an award that recognizes athletes that best embrace good sportsmanship and the principals of “Pursuing Victory with Honor” ... first team all-league selection as a sophomore and made the second team as a junior ... over her HS career hit .502 with a .570 on-base percentage and .707 slugging percentage ... totaled 161 hits and 143 runs scored with 55 stolen bases in just 104 games ... struck out only nine times in 375 plate appearances with just one strikeout over her last two seasons ... hit .557 with a .621 on-base percentage, four home runs, 10 triples, and three doubles with 20 RBIs and 47 runs scored as a junior ... hit .513 as a freshman and .494 as a senior ... did not strike out in 94 plate appearances as a senior ... St. Joseph was a CIF Semifinalist in 2017 after posting a 20-10 overall record and a 10-2 conference mark
Personal: Parents are Chris and Joyce Wilson ... has an older brother, Chasen ... interests include community volunteering, movies, and all types of music ... favorite athlete is Aaron Judge ... chose Fresno State because of the academic resources, proximity to home, and the community. She comes from an area where community and connection are stressed, and stepping on the Fresno State campus she immediately felt the sense of community ... majoring in mass communication and journalism-broadcast journalism
