Biography
AT SOUTH ALABAMA
JUNIOR SEASON (2021)
• Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll selection
• Started 47 of her 50 games played
• Batted .234 and of her 33 hits, 17 went for extra bases
• Led the team and was tied for sixth in the Sun Belt in doubles with 13
• Tied with two other players for sixth in walks (23) in the Sun Belt
• Paced the Jags in RBI with 33, marking the second time in her career that she has led the club in the category
• Registered seven multi-hit games and her 11 multi-RBI games were the most on the roster
• Her 11 multi-RBI games during the season tied for seventh-most in a single season
• Had a six-game hit streak and an eight-game reached base safely streak during the spring
• Was 5-for-10 with the bases loaded and batted .350 with runners in scoring position
• Was 8-for-13 (.615) with a runner at third and less than two outs
• Of her 33 RBI, 22 – a team-best total – came in two-out situations
• Recorded a bases-clearing double at nationally-ranked Georgia (2/12) in the season opener
• Posted three multi-hit games with eight hits and five RBI at the South Alabama Invitational where she was named to the all-tournament team
• Went 2-for-4 with a double and a home run at Ole Miss (3/10)
• Drove in three runs in game two of the series versus Appalachian State (3/13)
• Plated six runs in a three-game SBC road series versus Coastal Carolina (3/19-3/21), driving in three in game two and a pair of runs in the series finale versus the Chanticleers
• Helped the Jags jump out to a 3-0 lead with a three-run home run in the bottom of the first in a doubleheader versus ULM (4/25)
• Drove in eight runs and had a hit in five of South’s six games during the Sun Belt Conference Championship
• The eight postseason RBI were the most ever by a South Alabama player
• Was 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and a pair of RBI versus App State (5/12)
• Drove in three runs versus Louisiana (5/13)
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020) – COVID 19 SEASON
• Started 22 of the 23 games in which she competed with all of her starts coming at shortstop
• Batted .236 as she was 17-for-72 at the plate
• Had three doubles and a triple, while scoring seven times and driving in six
• Registered four multi-hit efforts • Hit .467 leading off an inning
• Was successful in her only pinch-hit appearance of the season against Memphis (2/21)
• Reached base safely in all three of her plate appearances vs. Missouri (2/7) at the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla., as she was 2-for-2 at the plate with a double and a run scored, while also walking once
• Recorded multi-hit efforts versus Memphis (2/22), at Nicholls State (2/25) and versus Iowa (2/29)
• Had a double and hit her first career triple versus the Hawkeyes, while also driving in a pair
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019)
• One of two position players on the team to start all 49 games for South Alabama with all of those starts coming at the shortstop position
• Earned third-team NFCA all-South Region honors
• Named to both the Jaguar Challenge and Mardi Gras Invitational all-tournament teams
• Batted .324 as she was 48-for-148 at the plate
• Her 48 hits were third most on the Jaguar roster with 20 of those going for extra bases
• Had 11 home runs which were tied with Louisiana’s Sarah Hudek for fourth-most in the Sun Belt Conference
• The 11 home runs also tied Haley Fagan’s freshman program mark and were tied for second-most by a South Alabama player in a season
• Also had nine doubles, scored 31 runs, drove in a team-high 38 and carded 90 total bases
• Her 38 RBI rank among the program’s top 10 for a season, while her .608 slugging percentage was third highest and ranked seventh in the SBC • The 38 RBI were the second-most by a Jag freshman with 21 of those coming in Sun Belt competition – most on the team • Was a clutch hitter for South as she batted .333 in two-out situations with 14 base hits and 14 two-out RBI – both club highs
• Had 12 multi-hit outings during the season tied for third-most on the club, while her 10 multi-RBI games were tops on the team
• Of her 12 multi-hit games, half came against Sun Belt competition
• Her 22 walks were second-most on the team, including two free passes in a game six times
• Twice recorded a season high four hits as she went 4-for-4 against both Lipscomb (2/15) and in game two of a doubleheader at ULM (4/20)
• Scored twice, drove in three and recorded a home run in each of those two contests as well
• Hit first collegiate home run against Western Kentucky on Feb. 10 in just her fourth collegiate game
• Was 2-for-2 with a pair of walks and hit a seventh-inning, two-run home run to tie the game up as the Jaguars rallied back to defeat Nicholls State (2/24)
• Three of her 11 home runs during the spring either tied or gave the Jaguars the lead
• Drove in three runs at Appalachian State (430) in a 14-5 (5 inn.) victory over the Mountaineers
• Had at least one hit in 20 of her last 25 games to close out the season, including an eight-game hit streak (4/13 - 4/28)
AT DAPHNE AND GULF SHORES HIGH SCHOOL
• Lettered her senior season at Daphne High School in Daphne, Ala. and four seasons at Gulf Shores High School in Gulf Shores, Ala.
• Second-team National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American, as well as a first-team all-region selection by the organization as a senior
• Named multiple in-state postseason honors following the 2018 season as she was both a first-team AL.com’s Coastal Alabama all-Region selection and a Alabama Sports Writers Association Super 10 All-State Softball team selection
• ASWA 6A first-team All-State selection and named the Hitter of the Year by the organization
• Named to the 2018 AL.com High School Prep 100 List, and was ranked 77th on the list
• Finished sixth in the 2018 Miss Softball voting
• For her career, she finished with a .482 batting average, a .542 on-base percentage, 172 hits, 125 RBI and 132 runs scored
• First-team AL.com Coastal All-Region selection as a senior and was named to the AL.com Super All-State Softball Team after hitting .474 with 16 doubles, 25 homers and 62 RBIs for the Trojans
• Had 90 hits on the season and an on-base percentage of .557
• Posted 26 multi-hit games
• Batted .490 and hit nine home runs, 20 doubles and three triples as a junior at DHS, and earned Alabama Sports Writer’s Association 6A first-team all-state honors
• Posted a team-best 63 RBI and .533 on-base percentage to go with 82 hits and 55 runs
• Selected to compete on the South team in the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) North/South All-Star Game the summer following her junior year
• Two-time all-state selection at Gulf Shores HS and was an all-county and all-area selection from 2014-17
• Batted .397 and recorded 174 hits – 45 doubles, three triples and 13 home runs, while scoring 94 runs and driving in 119 during her GSHS career
• Batted .485, had a .571 on-base percentage and a .757 slugging percentage during her sophomore season
• Also batted .396 and had 21 doubles and 46 RBI as a freshman at Gulf Shore
• Lettered four seasons in basketball during her prep career and played one year of travel ball for the Birmingham Bolts
• Named the Baldwin County Girls Basketball Player of the Year
PERSONAL
• Full name is Kennedy Rae Cronan
• Born in Birmingham, Ala.
• Daughter of Corey Cronan and Rachel McComb
• Oldest of four children in her family
• Has three younger sisters
• Majoring in sport management
