2024 Softball Roster

Benjamin Leistensnider
Benjamin Leistensnider
Sydney Smith
Erin Farina
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
Benjamin Leistensnider
Benjamin Leistensnider
Brandon Berry
Megan May

30 Jules Donnelly

  • Position Outfield
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool The John Carroll School
  • Hometown Perry Hall, Md.

Biography

2024 - Senior Season - Concluded her CNU career with a successful senior season...played in 38 games and made 36 starts for the Captains, primarily playing left field...posted 39 hits in 100 at bats for a .390 average, second-highest on the team...her 39 hits included ten doubles and three home runs, and Donnelly also reached base 11 times on walks...scored 26 runs and again showed impressive speed, stealing 22 bases on 22 attempts...had a perfect season defensively, making all 25 putouts without an error...posted three hits in three different games...clubbed home runs vs. Illinois Wesleyan and Saint Benedict in the NFCA's Leadoff Classic in March in Columbus, Ga., and also homered vs. Salisbury at Captains Park in the second game of a sweep by the Captains on May 4th... named honorable mention All-Conference in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference...went four-for-eight in three CNU victories in the NCAA Regional at Captains Park, and was named to the All-Tournament team. 

2023 - Junior Season - Made 32 appearances for the Captains, primarily as a pinch runner  ... continued to be a threat on the base paths for CNU ... scored six runs and was 10 of 12 on stolen base attempts ... stole two bases in two different games, vs. Bridgewater and at Ferrum ... recorded her only RBI of the season vs. Bethany on March 5 ... also reached base on a walk vs. Averett. 

2022 - Sophomore Season - Made 39 appearances while helping lead the Captains to the program's first national title ... Tormented the opposition on the base paths while converting all 12 of her stolen base attempts ... Swiped three bags during the NCAA Tournament ... Also added a hit and scored a pair of runs against Berry during the NCAA Finals on May 28 ... Opened the playoffs with a steal and run during the regional tournament against Messiah on May 14 ... Crossed the plate in both games during the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Championship while helping the team sweep No. 2 Salisbury ... Came through with a pair of stolen bases and three runs scored against Juniata on March 14 ... Excelled at the plate as well while compiling a .385 batting average ... Smashed a three-run bomb and finished with four total RBI against Muhlenberg on March 13 ... Legged out a double against William Peace on April 14 ... Scored twice, drove in a run, drew a walk, and stole a base during a well-rounded showcase against Alma on March 5 ... Reached base safely in exactly half of her 16 plate appearances during the year after collecting five hits and three walks ... Also added a .769 slugging percentage.

2021 - Freshman Season - Saw action in 27 games and earned six starts as the DP during her debut campaign … Put her power on display while launching home runs in back-to-back games in the middle of March … Cleared the fence with her first collegiate hit after lacing a two-run bomb against N.C. Wesleyan on March 10 … Finished that contest with three total RBI after also driving in a run with a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch in the second inning … Clubbed a three-run home run with her second career hit at Emory & Henry on March 13 … Contributed a pair of pinch hits during the year, including a double against Southern Virginia on April 10 … Also came off the bench with a single in the Coast-to-Coast Conference Tournament against Salisbury on May 7 … Finished the season with six hits, including four extra-base knocks … Scored 12 runs during the year, including one in four straight appearances from March 9-13 … Excelled on the base paths as well with five steals, including four in her first seven games of the season … Made an appearance in the field at Emory & Henry on March 14 and posted a putout and two assists during her time at second base … Hauled in Academic All-Conference honors for her success in the classroom as well.

At The John Carroll School - Was a standout member of the softball team during her time with the Patriots … Picked up All-Conference plaudits during her sophomore and junior campaigns … Also was an All-County selection for her work on the diamond .. Served as a team captain during her final two seasons … Saw action as an outside hitter on the volleyball team as well … Also competed on the Gold Coast Hurricanes travel softball team … Earned membership into the National Service and National Art Honor Societies.
 
Personal - Julianna Kathryn Donnelly is the daughter of Bruce and Cherry Donnelly … Justin Tucker is her favorite athlete, and Luke Combs is her favorite musician … John F. Kennedy is the person in history she would most like to meet … Her Godmother is the most impressive person she has met … Her dream vacation would be a trip to the Swiss Alps … “The Blind Side” is her favorite movie, and “Bachelor in Paradise” is her favorite TV show … Performed a pair of mission trips to the Dominican Republic in high school … Aspires to be a physical therapist … Majoring in psychology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2021Freshman

    Catcher / Infielder
    5'6"
    30
  • 30

    2022Sophomore

    Catcher / Infielder
    5'6"
    30
  • 30

    2023Junior

    Catcher / Infielder
    5'6"
    30
  • 30

    2024Senior

    Outfield
    5'6"
    30