Reese Atwood is an American

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player for

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. She was named Softball America Player of the Year in 2024.

High school career

Atwood attended

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. During the 2021 season, in her junior year, she had a .478

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with 33

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(RBI) with a .848

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. During the 2022 season, in her senior year, she hit .576 with 39 runs scored, 38 hits, 24 walks, 28 extra-base hits, 10 home runs, 43 RBIs and 16 steals while posting a 2.053

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. Following the season she was named to the SBLive Texas' First Team All-South Texas. Atwood was ranked as the nation's No. 1 catcher and No. 5 overall prospect by Extra Inning Softball for the class of 2022. On November 10, 2021, she signed her

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to play at

College career

Atwood began her collegiate career for the

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. During her freshman year she appeared in 58 games, with 56 starts, and slashed .291/.313/.529, with 43 RBIs, and 91 total bases. Of her 50 hits, 19 were extra base hits, including a team-leading 11 home runs and eight doubles. She finished the season with a .986

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in 290 defensive opportunities while splitting time at catcher and first base. She became the player in program history with a walk-off hit in three consecutive games from April 16 to April 22, 2023. During her sophomore year in

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, she batted .433, and led the league in home runs (21), total bases (144), and slugging percentage (.917). She also led the country with 83 RBIs during the regular season. She was named Big 12 Conference player of the week three times this season. She was also named the D1Softball Player and NFCA Player of the Week during the final week of the regular season after hitting .700 with four home runs and 13 RBIs in a series against

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. Following the season she was named a unanimous All-Big 12 first team selection, and the

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. She was also named the Softball America Player of the Year and a top-three finalist for the

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. Atwood set Texas' single-season records in home runs (23), total bases (160) and RBIs (90).

Personal life

Atwood was born to Tammy and Geoff Atwood, and has one sibling, Devin. Her mother played

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Atwood, Reese Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Jim Wells County, Texas Softball players from Texas Texas Longhorns softball players