
Janae Jefferson
Humble, Texas
Holds Texas and Big 12 record with 362 career hits
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Personal: Lists going 11-for-11 at the 2016 Junior Olympic Cup as her most memorable moment in sports … cousin, Michael Jackson, was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1986-2004 who won 62 career games and registered 142 saves … born in Houston, Texas.
2022 Season: One of 13 players selected in Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft.
At Texas: Five-year letter winner for the Longhorns who started program-record 269 career games from 2018-22 … led Longhorns to NCAA Women’s College World Series berth as a fifth-year senior … finished career with a school-record .424 batting average … also tallied 12 home runs with 114 runs batted in … set Texas and Big 12 Conference record with 362 career hits, which are tied for seventh in NCAA Division I history … registered 55 doubles with six triples while scoring 222 career runs … only player in school history with 300 hits, 200 runs scored, 100 runs batted in and 50 doubles during a career … four-time NFCA All-America performer who earned Second Team commendations in 2018, 2019 and 2022 … also received All-America recognition from Softball America four times … garnered NFCA All-Region notice four straight years … member of All-Big 12 First Team four times … accumulated school-record 92 hits as a fifth-year senior, good for second in NCAA Division I … also ranked third in the nation with 24 doubles during 2022 campaign … owns Texas single-season record after compiling 24 doubles in 2022 … earned Third-Team All-America status from NFCA and Softball America during 2021 season after leading Longhorns in batting average (.446), hits (75), on-base percentage (.495) and stolen bases (14) … secured Second-Team NFCA All-America recognition in 2019 after pacing Longhorns with .408 batting average and 80 hits … also named to Softball America All-America First Team as a sophomore … became fourth Texas freshman to earn NFCA All-America honors after being named to the Second Team in 2018 … also one of 10 finalists for NFCA National Freshman of the Year award.
Career Stats
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