Tawnya Vernon
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- Sport(s):
- Softball
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- Years at DCC:
- 2000-2002
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- Year Inducted:
- 2025
Bio
Tawnya Vernon was a key contributors on the 2001 Lady Bucs Softball teams that won the district and finished 3rd place in the NJCAA Division III World Series, Dawson's first ever World Series team. That is still the highest finish of any DCC ball team in the athletic department's history. Vernon was Dawson's freshman MVP pitcher in 2001. In the first ten years of softball at DCC, she held records for lowest ERA (1.35), strikeouts (170), win-loss percentage (65%), and complete game shutouts (6). In 2002, Vernon led the Lady Bucs back to the World Series, finishing in 4th place nationally. Vernon was selected to the All-Region IX Team, NJCAA District C All-Tournament team, NJCAA All-Tournament team and as a 2nd team NJCAA All-American.