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Jersey Number 23
Erika Downey
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- High School:
- Mercy Academy
2017
2016
High School
Personal
- Played and started in all 53 games
- Posted a .226 batting averageÂ
- Recorded three doubles
- Had first career home run against Jacksonville State
- Recorded 24 hits, 17 runs, and 14 RBIs
- Scored two runs against Portland State
- Had six putouts against Samford
2016
- Played in 41 games with 12 starts
- Batted .204 with three doubles and a RBI
- Stole seven bases in eight attempts
- Stole a career-high two bases at Morehead State on March 26
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- Played in 31 games with five starts
- Batted .217 with five hits, eight runs and five RBIs
- Had career high two hits against Winthrop on February 7
High School
- Played for Mercy Academy
- Helped Jaguars to third place finish at 2013 state tournament and an appearance in 2014
- Ended 2013 with a .400 batting average with 44 runs, 27 RBIs and just one strikeout
- Named as the district MVP in 2013 and also received All-State honorable mention honors
- Was also an All-District selection at Fairdale High School
- Led Fairdale in batting average as a seventh grader
Personal
- Born Erika Mikel Downey on Apr. 12, 1996 in Louisville, Kentucky
- Daughter of Bill & Bridgett Downey
- Has two brothers, Dylan & Derek
- Majoring in psychology
| Erika Downey Career Highs |
|
|---|---|
| Hits | 3 (TTU, 4/14/17) |
| Runs | 2 (Twice) |
| RBIs | 1 (5 Times) |
| Doubles | 1 (6 Times) |
| Walks | 2 (DAY, 2/11/17) |
| Stolen Bases | 2 (MOR, 3/26/16) |
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Casey Brockman
Tuesday, January 20
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2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Alexa Becker
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2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Ivan Roe
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