2026 Softball Roster
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Jersey Number 6
Malli Groves
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Suffolk, Va.
- High School:
- Nansemond-Suffolk Academy
AS A FRESHMAN (2026)
Immediately slotted into the Highlanders’ starting lineup as a freshman starting and appearing in all 51 games the team played … Was one of the Highlanders top sluggers with a team high 16 extra base hits and 34 RBI … Named to the Big South’s all-freshman team for her efforts … Five home runs were tied for the team lead and 13 walks ranked fifth-most … Also slashed .296/.356/.463 against Big South foes with 13 RBI, which ranked seventh best in the conference … Played solid defense at second base with a .946 fielding percentage, a top-three mark among Big South second basemen … Had Radford’s first multi-homer game in four seasons with a pair of home runs and a career high four RBI against Presbyterian (Mar. 28) … Also drove in four runs against eventual American champions UConn (Feb. 28) … First career homer came in just her second game against IU Indy (Feb. 13) … Roped multiple doubles and drove in a run in a split doubleheader against Liberty (Feb. 27) … Over three Big South Tournament games, tallied a pair of hits and scored one run in a win over Presbyterian (May 7).
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Immediately slotted into the Highlanders’ starting lineup as a freshman starting and appearing in all 51 games the team played … Was one of the Highlanders top sluggers with a team high 16 extra base hits and 34 RBI … Named to the Big South’s all-freshman team for her efforts … Five home runs were tied for the team lead and 13 walks ranked fifth-most … Also slashed .296/.356/.463 against Big South foes with 13 RBI, which ranked seventh best in the conference … Played solid defense at second base with a .946 fielding percentage, a top-three mark among Big South second basemen … Had Radford’s first multi-homer game in four seasons with a pair of home runs and a career high four RBI against Presbyterian (Mar. 28) … Also drove in four runs against eventual American champions UConn (Feb. 28) … First career homer came in just her second game against IU Indy (Feb. 13) … Roped multiple doubles and drove in a run in a split doubleheader against Liberty (Feb. 27) … Over three Big South Tournament games, tallied a pair of hits and scored one run in a win over Presbyterian (May 7).
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