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2024 Softball Roster

Bobby McDuffie

27 Odalys Cordova

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool Timber Creek High School
  • Hometown Orlando, Fla.

Biography

AT SOUTH ALABAMA
REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON (2023)    

• Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll selection
• Started all 52 games in which she played, splitting time at the two middle infield positions: shortstop (49 games) and second (3 games)
• Batted .295 after recording 43 hits, scoring 24 runs and driving in 16
• Of her 43 hits, nine went for extra bases as she had seven doubles, a triple and a home run
• Was 12-of-15 in her stolen base attempts with her 12 steals ranking second most on the team
• Was 7-for-10 with a runner at third and less than two outs
• Had a six-game hit streak and an eight-game reached base safely streak during the season
• Recorded 10 multi-hit games
• Was 2-for-3 at the plate with a triple, a stolen base, a RBI and a pair of runs scored versus Mississippi Valley State (2/17)
• Followed that game by reaching base multiple times each of the next two games, starting with a single and a walk versus Missouri State (2/18) where she scored twice
• Had two hits, a double, a RBI and a run score against Rutgers (2/18)
• Scored twice with two singles and a stolen base versus Tennessee Tech (3/5)
• Hit first home run as a Jag versus Lehigh (3/11)
• Recorded a team-high four hits with a double, a RBI and a run scored at Nicholls (3/21)
• Drove in three runs in the series finale at Texas State (3/26)
• Recorded four two-hit games during her six-game hit streak (4/16-30)
• Walked twice, scored twice and stole a pair of bases in game two of the series versus Troy (5/6)
• During the summer, she competed for Team Puerto Rico at the XVII Softball World Cup in Group B where she helped the country earn a bid to the World Cup Finals, scheduled for July 15-21, 2024 in Italy

JUNIOR SEASON (2022)    
• Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List selection
• Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete honoree
• Started five games during the season before having season cut short due to injury
• Had a pair of hits and scored a run

AT COLLEGE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2021)  

 • Selected as a NJCAA Region 8 First-Team All-American
• Named Florida College System Activities Association Player of the Year, Female Athlete of the Year and first-team all-league
• Led the Lady Pats to a 44-8 overall record and a 19-2 conference record as the program captured the Mid-Florida Conference Championship and finished 10th in the national poll
• Part of a CCF offense that batted .429, had 660 hits, 104 doubles, 20 triples and scored 494 runs, and led the nation with 236 stolen bases
• Recorded 20 of the Patriots’ 53 home runs
• Batted .480 as she was 82-for-171 at the plate. 
• Posted a .533 on-base percentage and a 1.006 slugging percentage
• Scored 64 runs, recorded 20 doubles and 20 home runs, while notching 100 RBI
• Hit five triples to give her 45 extra-base hits on the year
• Was 24 of 25 in her stolen base attempts
• Walked 23 times and struck out just four times
• Ranked among the NJCAA leaders in batting average (34th), doubles (T-17th), home runs (T-25th), RBI (third) and slugging percentage (14th)
• Posted at least one hit in all but three games and reached base safely in all but two
• Had 24 multi-hit outings, including seven three-hit performances
• Registered 28 multi-RBI games and finished with four or more on seven occasions
• Recruited out of junior college by Texas, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech, and UAB among others

REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN SEASON (2020) – COVID 19 SEASON    
• Helped CCF to a 30-1 record during the pandemic-shortened season
• Registered a slash line of .419/.481/.656 for the Lady Patriots
• Recorded 39 hits in her 93 at-bats with eight doubles, one triple and four home runs
• Scored 21 runs, drove in 32 runs and stole four bases
• Walked 11 times and struck out just four times
• Posted 12 multi-hit games with two, three-hit performances
• Had eight multi-RBI outings and drove in a season-high five runs in game one of a doubleheader versus North Idaho College as she was 3-for-3 with a home run
• Registered 12 games with at least one extra-base hit
• Recorded one hit in 26 of her 30 games played, and reached base safely in all but three games

AT FLORIDA
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019)    

• Redshirted as a true freshman with the Gators

AT TIMBER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL    
• Miracle Sports All-State First Team Class 9A honoree (2017)
• All-Metro First Team selection (2017)
• Member of Puerto Rico Junior Women’s National Team (2017)
• In 2016-17, posted a .423 batting average with four home runs
• 2015 Puerto Rico Junior Women’s National Team
• Miracle Sports All-State First Team Class 2A selection (2013)
• Also played soccer in high school
• Played travel ball with EC Bullets and Team North Florida

PERSONAL    
• Full name is Odalys Cordova    
• Born in Orlando, Fla.    
• Daughter of Ramcess Cordova and Janice Davila    
• Has one younger brother, Ramses, who plays baseball at St. John’s    
• Hopes to coach and run her own softball hitting facility one day    
• Holds undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies with a concentration in professional development
• Currently in grad school in the sports management program

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2022Junior

    Infielder
    5'5"
    27
  • 27

    2023Redshirt Junior

    Infielder
    5'4"
    27
  • 27

    2024Redshirt Senior

    Infielder
    5'4"
    27