2021 Softball Roster

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12 Montana Dixon

  • Position Catcher/Infield
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Lakewood
  • Hometown Lakewood, Calif.
  • Major Psychology

Biography

Career Accolades
  • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2021)
  • Pac-12 All-Academic (2019)

As a Fifth Year (2021)

  • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
  • Stanford’s primary catcher – starting all but three games behind the plate
  • Led the Pac-12 with 14 runners caught stealing during the regular season
  • Mentored a trio of freshman pitchers from behind the dish – with those three combining to throw 85-percent of the Cardinal’s innings
  • Drove in a pair of runs in ranked, road contests at Arizona State (April 10) and at Oregon (April 25)
  • Homered at Arizona State as part of a six total base day (April 10)
  • Also homered in an upset win at No. 6 Oregon (April 25)

As a Senior (2020)

  • Started all 26 games behind the plate
  • Hit .267 with 12 runs scored, three doubles, three home runs and 12 RBIs
  • Slugged .467 and reached base at a .353 clip, including drawing four walks and four hit-by-pitches
  • Limited opponents to just 3 for 9 in stolen base attempts to lead the Pac-12 in caught stealing
  • Collected a pair of home runs and hit .400 from the DeMarini Invitational (Feb. 28 - March 1)
  • Contributed a walk-off single to beat Pacific in five innings (Feb. 28)

As a Junior (2019)

  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
  • Started all 53 games at catcher
  • Hit .285 with 26 runs scored, 10 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 27 RBIs
  • Slugged .496 while drawing 21 walks to help post a .415 on-base percentage
  • 27 RBIs placed third on the team, while her 10 doubles paced the squad
  • Reached in 46 of 53 games, including 41 of the last 44 overall, and team-best 17 straight from March 9 - April 14
  • Hit by 11 pitches to rank second in the Pac-12
  • Compiled eight multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI contests
  • Went 3 for 4 with two runs scored and an RBI at California (March 24)
  • Delivered three RBIs as part of a 2-for-3 day with a double and two runs scored vs. Boston University (May 18)
  • Batted 2 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs at No. 2 Washington (May 9)
As a Sophomore (2018)
  • Appeared in 32 games and started 28
  • Missed all of Pac-12 play due to injury
  • Led team with 26 RBIs, .577 slugging percentage and .443 on-base percentage
  • Second on the team with three home runs and a .993 fielding percentage
  • Third on the team with a .324 batting average
  • Finished with 19 runs, five doubles, two triples and four stolen bases
  • Went 3 for 4 with two runs, one home run and career-high five RBIs against Seattle (Feb. 9)
  • Went 2 for 3 with two runs, three RBIs, a double and a triple in win over Cal Poly (Feb. 24)
  • Career-high three runs in win over CSU Bakersfield (March 10)

As a Freshman (2017)

  • Hit her first career home run against No. 12 UCLA (April 29)
  • 2 for 2 with two RBIs in a win against UC Davis (March 8)
  • Hit .375 (3 for 8) with one run and one walk in five games at the Kajikawa Classic (Feb. 10-12)
  • Recorded first collegiate hit against Western Michigan (Feb. 10)
  • Made her collegiate debut against Creighton (Feb. 10)
  • Appeared in 43 games (30 starts) at catcher, pinch hitter and designated player

Club Competition

  • Played club softball for the Batbusters (2012-13) and SoCal Athletics (2014-16)

Prior to Stanford

  • 2016 graduate of Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Calif.
  • Helped guide team to CIF runner-up finish in 2013, semifinals finish in 2014 and quarterfinals result in 2016
  • Premier Girls Fastpitch All-America Team (2016)
  • Four-time Moore League champion (2013-16)
  • Broke Lakewood High School single-season home run record in 2014 with 15
  • Broke Lakewood High School career home run record in 2016 with 39
  • Four-time first-team All-State selection (2013-16)
  • Four-time first-team All-CIF selection (2013-16)
  • Four-time first-team All-Moore League selection (2013-16)
  • Three-time Defensive Player of the Year (2013-15)
  • Graduated with honors and a GPA above 4.0
  • Earned the Medal of Merit – passing over three Advanced Placement tests, and completing and passing all AP classes taken

Personal

  • Daughter of Jeremy Dixon and Lisa Metzger-Dixon
  • Has two siblings, Jeremy Jr. and Jordan

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2017Freshman

    Catcher/Infield
    5'10"
    12
  • 12

    2018Sophomore

    Catcher/Infield
    5'10"
    12
  • 12

    2019Junior

    Catcher/Infield
    5'10"
    12
  • 12

    2020Senior

    Catcher/Infield
    5'10"
    12
  • 12

    2021Graduate Student

    Catcher/Infield
    5'10"
    12