Hall of Fame
Jenny Dunn came all the way from Adelaide, Australia to play softball for Alvy Early’s Cotton Blossoms and became a first-team All-American outfielder. But there were a few bumps along the way.
“I had always dreamed of playing softball in a college system,” said Dunn. “I have very supportive parents who signed me up to a recruiting agency to find the right fit. I’d never heard of Arkansas before, let alone Monticello. Luckily, coach Early took a chance on me.”
After a misunderstanding with the NCAA Clearinghouse that left her ineligible her first semester on campus, Dunn was cleared to play and won a starting job in the outfield as a freshman. She batted .316 her first year, dropped off to .243 as a sophomore, then blossomed as a junior in 2007.
Dunn batted .401 with 16 home runs, 68 runs batted in with a slugging percentage of .736. That performance resulted in a host of honors, including first team Daktronics All-American, Daktronics All-South Region, first team All-Gulf South Conference, ESPN The Magazine / CoSIDA Academic All-District second team, and Academic All-America Scholar-Athlete from the National Fast-pitch Coaches Association. Dunn was a member of the 2008 GSC All-Academic Team.
A career .318 hitter, Dunn is among the UAM career leaders in four different categories – sixth in career runs batted in (134), eighth in doubles (39), seventh in home runs (23), and ninth in total bases (310).
Dunn is back in Australia working as a chartered accountant and manager of Perks Integrated Business Services but is still playing softball for the Seacombe Tigers and in national competitions for the state of South Australia.
