2018 Softball Roster

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Peter Vives
Peter Vives
Peter Vives

23 Jaelyn Young

  • Position Designated Player/Catcher
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Murrieta, Calif.
  • Highschool Chaparral HS
  • Prev School Howard College
  • Major Criminal Justice

Biography

Career Accolades
-2015-16 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List Recipient

2018
Appeared in 38 games with 25 starts… Started 16 games as the designated player and nine games at catcher… Entered 13 times off of the Bobcat bench (12 as a pinch hitter and once as a defensive replacement)… Hit .139 (10-for-72) with a slugging percentage of .153, an on base percentage of .244 and .364 (4-for-11) with runners in scoring position… Compiled one double, three RBI and scored three runs… Collected first hit of the season against Columbia on Feb. 25 after coming in as a defensive replacement… Had RBI in three different games: vs. Utah (March 2), at Georgia State (March 10) and vs. Coastal Carolina (March 18)… Reached base successfully in six consecutive games from March 14-March 30… Streak started with a hit and a walk at No. 12 Baylor… Drew a walk against UCLA in the 2018 NCAA Los Angeles Regional.

2017
Starter at designated player in 57 of 58 games played (one pinch hit) … Hit .248 (39-for-158) with a .360 on base percentage and .468 slugging percentage … 17 of 39 hits went for extra bases (eight doubles, nine home runs) … Ranked third on the team with 33 RBI … Had eight multi-hit and nine multi-RBI games … Hit safely in 30 of 58 games … Nine home runs are tied for 10th on the TXST single-season list … Had a season-long reached base streak of 14 games from Feb. 11 - March 4 … Hit .500 with the bases loaded and successfully advanced 42 of 99 runners (42.4 pct.) … Hit first home run of the season against Iowa (Feb. 11) … Homered twice against both Hawai’i (Feb. 17) and UTSA (Feb. 25) … Drove in a career-best five runs against Hawai’i (Feb. 17) … Hit a walk-off, RBI single to beat Texas 2-1 in nine innings (April 5) … Went 4-for-7 with two walk, a double and two RBI in series sweep of Troy (April 29-30) … Collected two singles and laid down two sacrifice bunts in the NCAA College Station Regional (May 19-20) ... Oak Farms Dairy Academic Achievement honoree for posting a GPA greater than 3.50 for the 2016 academic year.

2016
Batted .231 with 40 starts and 44 total appearances in the 2016 season … Drew the game-winning walk in the first game of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament after hitting the game-tying home run the inning before … Saw 10 of her 25 total hits go for extra bases, including seven doubles, and finished with 17 RBI … Posted a season-best five-game hitting streak from March 23 – April 2, where she went 6-for-15 (.400) with a double, a home run, and a pair of RBI … Overcame a 1-for-24 start to the season to bat 24-for-84 (.286) the rest of the way … Recorded a .988 fielding percentage, with season-best 10 putouts against Incarnate Word on March 23.

Prior to Texas State (Howard College)
Competed for one season at Howard College … Finished the 2015 season second on the team with a .422 batting average while recording 59 RBIs, 12 home runs, 16 doubles, and a team-high 86 hits for the Hawks … Played in 61 games as a freshman and quickly made her mark as the starting catcher for Howard … With a 23-to-9 walk to strikeout ratio, Young was one of the top two hardest batters to strike out on her team … Also finished her freshman campaign with a .489 on base percentage and a .676 slugging percentage … Young helped lead her Howard team to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament where the Hawks went into the tournament ranked as the No. 6 seed.

Statistics

Season:
2018

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2016Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'8"
    23
  • 23

    2017Junior

    Designated Player/Catcher
    5'8"
    23
  • 23

    2018Senior

    Designated Player/Catcher
    5'8"
    23