2009: For the second time in her career, Miranda Dixon was named a Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-South Region performer, this time as a first-team member to go along with second-team honors earned the previous season. At the plate, she led the Razorbacks with 11 home runs and 40 RBIs, becoming the first player in program history with back-to-back seasons with at least 10 home runs and 40 RBIs. With a solo shot in a Feb. 13 matchup against Drake, Dixon became Arkansas’ all-time leader in home runs. She also led the team with 12 multi-RBI games, including a three-RBI effort against Drake and a four-RBI day against UMKC. She bested those marks with two home runs and six RBIs in Arkansas’ 11-9 victory at No. 13 Oklahoma to give the program its first win on the road against the Sooners. In the circle, Dixon was the team’s No. 1 starter and came away with a 17-13 record with a 4.13 ERA. Along with the career-best 17 victories, she totaled a career high of 136 strikeouts. Dixon was named SEC Pitcher of the Week following a 4-0 mark in conference games against Mississippi State and Kentucky. She also enjoyed an eight-game winning streak during the season to go along with 16 complete games, three shutouts and an SEC-leading four saves. In the classroom, Dixon was a member of the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll and the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District first team.
2008: A Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I South All-Region second team performer, Dixon led Arkansas in doubles (15), RBI (47), on-base percentage (.427), slugging percentage (.623) and total bases (114). She was also second on the team with 13 home runs, 58 hits and a .317 batting average. In the circle, she was 12-13 in 35 appearances with 122 strikeouts and a team-best 2.30 ERA. Against No. 7 Oklahoma in the Norman Regional, she knocked a game-tying, two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to send the game into extra innings. The Edmond, Okla., native became the first Razorback to be named SEC Pitcher and Player of the Week in the same season. In the classroom, she was an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District performer and a member of the 2008 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2007: As a freshman, Dixon marked a facility record, hitting two home runs in a game against Louisiana-Monroe. Dixon led all Razorbacks with seven home runs, then the program’s single-season record. In the circle as Arkansas’ No. 2 pitcher, she tallied four wins and 92 strikeouts. She held No. 3 Texas A&M to just three hits and struck out a season-high 10 batters. Dixon earned the first shutout of her career with a 1-0 victory over Louisiana Tech. Dixon was one of two Razorbacks named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Dixon joined the Razorbacks after a decorated high school career at Edmond North High School. She was the Oklahoma Player of the Year as a junior, a two-time conference most valuable player and an all-state selection her senior year. Dixon holds several records as a Husky, including most strikeouts in a season (326), most wins (55), lowest career ERA (0.64), most strikeouts in a single game (18), most career home runs (7), highest career batting average (.417) and most RBI (90). She guided her team to two fifth-place state finishes and one state championship.
PERSONAL: Born Dec. 10, 1987, she is the daughter of Thomas and Linda Dixon. She is the oldest of six with siblings Leslie, Jordan, Joel, Lance and Andrew. Her sister, Leslie, also plays softball for Arkansas. Dixon is majoring in health science