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Jersey Number 42
Karynton Dawson
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Hardin Jefferson HS
- Hometown:
- Beaumont, Texas
2025 — Appeared in all 54 games, starting in 53 ... Hit .263 with 36 hits, 11 doubles, and three home runs ... Had a .985 fielding percentage with just one error in 67 chances ... Recorded a hit in her debut against Abilene Christian (2/6/25) ... Notched a pair of RBIs against Texas A&M (2/7/25) ... Established a new career high with a pair of knocks, including her career-first triple against Utah State (2/8/25) ... Launched her career-first homerun, with three RBIs against Cal Baptist (2/28/25) ... Finished 2-for-2 with a pair of runs and an RBI against North Texas (3/1/25) ... Went deep for her second homerun of the season against BYU (4/25/25) ... Legged out a career-best two doubles at Iowa State 5/3/25) ... Helped lift Baylor past Kansas in the opening round of the Big 12 Championship with a homerun and a pair of RBIs (5/7/25).
High School — 2024 graduate of Hardin Jefferson High School in Sour Lake, Texas … Played club ball for Hotshots National Nelson under head coach Nathan Nelson … two-sport athlete competed in both track and field and softball during her high school career … named the All-District MVP for softball during the 2023 season … a state finalist in the triple jump in 2023 and was named the Southwest Texas Female Athlete of the Year for track and field … a member of student council and the National Honor Society.
Personal — Parents are Derrick and Pamela Dawson … Has a sister, Bria … Studying sports medicine at Baylor.
High School — 2024 graduate of Hardin Jefferson High School in Sour Lake, Texas … Played club ball for Hotshots National Nelson under head coach Nathan Nelson … two-sport athlete competed in both track and field and softball during her high school career … named the All-District MVP for softball during the 2023 season … a state finalist in the triple jump in 2023 and was named the Southwest Texas Female Athlete of the Year for track and field … a member of student council and the National Honor Society.
Personal — Parents are Derrick and Pamela Dawson … Has a sister, Bria … Studying sports medicine at Baylor.
Baylor Softball: Highlights vs. Texas Tech | May 8, 2025
Thursday, May 08
back-to-back-to-back 🫢
Thursday, May 08
Round Won 👏
Thursday, May 08
Baylor Softball: Highlights vs. Kansas | May 7, 2025
Wednesday, May 07
