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Jersey Number 16
Jailynn Jackson
- Height:
- 5-8
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Virginia Beach, Va.
- Prev School:
- First Colonial HS
2014 JUNIOR SEASON
MEAC Pitcher of the Year for the second straight year (first Hampton player to win the award in back-to-back seasons since Amanda Black – 2007-08)… First Team All-MEAC… VaSID Second Team All-State… named to MEAC All-Tournament Team… went 19-12 as a pitcher for the season with a 2.69 ERA… led the MEAC in wins… was second in the MEAC in strikeouts… struck out 143 batters in 210.2 innings pitched… threw 26 complete games on the season… held opponents to a .249 batting average… had six shutouts and two saves… struck out a season-high 10 batters against St. Bonaventure on March 8… struck out at least five batters 15 times… threw a five-hit shutout against Norfolk State in the MEAC Tournament… two-time MEAC Pitcher of the Week (March 24, April 21).
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2013 SOPHOMORE SEASON
MEAC Pitcher of the Year… First Team All-MEAC… VaSID Second Team All-State… NFCA Second Team All-Region… led the MEAC in wins (26), ERA (2.64), and strikeouts (250)… tossed 25 complete games… set a school record with 252 innings pitched, 47 appearances, and 39 starts… also set the school single-season record for strikeouts… opponents hit just .246 off of her, collecting 234 hits in 950 combined at-bats… recorded at least five strikeouts 28 times on the season… recorded double-digit strikeouts six times, including a career-high 13 at Towson… pitched 27.0 innings in the MEAC Tournament, giving up just five earned runs and striking out 25 batters… was named to the MEAC All-Tournament Team… MEAC Pitcher of the Week (March 20)… pitched for the Puerto Rico national team in the World Cup of Softball.
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2012 FRESHMAN SEASON
Made 36 appearances on the mound, including 29 starts… went 13-14 on the season with a 6.05 ERA… tossed 18 complete games… gave up 215 hits in 168.0 innings of work… struck out 120 batters on the season, while walking just 80… struck out a season-high nine batters at Norfolk State on May 6… also had eight strikeouts against Morgan State on April 25… hit .300 on the season, recording 15 hits in 50 at-bats… had four doubles and drove in seven runs on the season… scored seven runs… had a four-game hitting streak from March 20-25… MEAC Rookie of the Week, March 27.
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FIRST COLONIAL HIGH SCHOOL
Was a First Team All-Beach District selection in both her sophomore and junior seasons… held a 1.98 ERA and a batting average of .508 as a senior, helping her team with the Beach District title… was named Pitcher of the Year and was a First Team All-Region selection… was also named First Team All-Tidewater.
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PERSONAL
Born on May 21, 1993… daughter of Narva and Nelson Jackson… has one sister, Samantha (31)… nicknamed Jai… was featured in The Virginian-Pilot… majoring in psychology… wants to become a human resources manager.
MEAC Pitcher of the Year for the second straight year (first Hampton player to win the award in back-to-back seasons since Amanda Black – 2007-08)… First Team All-MEAC… VaSID Second Team All-State… named to MEAC All-Tournament Team… went 19-12 as a pitcher for the season with a 2.69 ERA… led the MEAC in wins… was second in the MEAC in strikeouts… struck out 143 batters in 210.2 innings pitched… threw 26 complete games on the season… held opponents to a .249 batting average… had six shutouts and two saves… struck out a season-high 10 batters against St. Bonaventure on March 8… struck out at least five batters 15 times… threw a five-hit shutout against Norfolk State in the MEAC Tournament… two-time MEAC Pitcher of the Week (March 24, April 21).
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2013 SOPHOMORE SEASON
MEAC Pitcher of the Year… First Team All-MEAC… VaSID Second Team All-State… NFCA Second Team All-Region… led the MEAC in wins (26), ERA (2.64), and strikeouts (250)… tossed 25 complete games… set a school record with 252 innings pitched, 47 appearances, and 39 starts… also set the school single-season record for strikeouts… opponents hit just .246 off of her, collecting 234 hits in 950 combined at-bats… recorded at least five strikeouts 28 times on the season… recorded double-digit strikeouts six times, including a career-high 13 at Towson… pitched 27.0 innings in the MEAC Tournament, giving up just five earned runs and striking out 25 batters… was named to the MEAC All-Tournament Team… MEAC Pitcher of the Week (March 20)… pitched for the Puerto Rico national team in the World Cup of Softball.
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2012 FRESHMAN SEASON
Made 36 appearances on the mound, including 29 starts… went 13-14 on the season with a 6.05 ERA… tossed 18 complete games… gave up 215 hits in 168.0 innings of work… struck out 120 batters on the season, while walking just 80… struck out a season-high nine batters at Norfolk State on May 6… also had eight strikeouts against Morgan State on April 25… hit .300 on the season, recording 15 hits in 50 at-bats… had four doubles and drove in seven runs on the season… scored seven runs… had a four-game hitting streak from March 20-25… MEAC Rookie of the Week, March 27.
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FIRST COLONIAL HIGH SCHOOL
Was a First Team All-Beach District selection in both her sophomore and junior seasons… held a 1.98 ERA and a batting average of .508 as a senior, helping her team with the Beach District title… was named Pitcher of the Year and was a First Team All-Region selection… was also named First Team All-Tidewater.
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PERSONAL
Born on May 21, 1993… daughter of Narva and Nelson Jackson… has one sister, Samantha (31)… nicknamed Jai… was featured in The Virginian-Pilot… majoring in psychology… wants to become a human resources manager.
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Wednesday, March 26
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