Junior
(2010): During her third season in Crimson and White, Jones earned her
first All-WAC recognition with second team honors. The reliable outfielder
finished the year with a .345 average at the plate from the number two lineup
spot. Jones finished second on the team with 61 hits and third on the squad
with 42 runs scored. Jones started 51 of 52 games for the Aggies all in the
outfield. She spent 34 games in center and 17 in left field. On defense, Jones
posted a .971 fielding percentage. During the season, she strung together the
longest hitting streak on the team of 12 consecutive games with a hit and ended
the year on a four-game streak. Jones was second on the team in multi-hit games
with 20, including team-high six three-hit contests. At NM State's Troy Cox
Classic, Jones earned all-tournament team honors after hitting .429 in the
tourney. She registered six hits that led to seven RBI, while her slugging
percentage came in at .500 on the weekend. After the season, Jones earned NFCA
Scholar Athlete honors alongside 10 teammates. She also was a member of the
Academic All-WAC softball team for her work in the classroom.
Sophomore
(2009): Jones was also named to the 2009 ESPN the Magazine Academic
All-District Team. She made 52 appearances and started in 49 games in the
outfield as a sophomore. She etched her name onto a pair of single-season
record lists and ranked in the Top 10 in five single-game categories. Her .378
batting average ranked third on the team, fourth in the WAC and fifth on NM
State's single-season record list. She scored 43 times, which ranks fourth on
the single-season list and had 24 RBIs, eight doubles, one triple and two home
runs. She was walked 10 times, stole four bases, had a .410 on-base parentage
and a .471 slugging percentage. Jones had three flawless performances in the
box in 2009. The first was in the season opener against Colorado State, Feb. 5,
when she went 3-for-3 at the plate and scored a run. She did the same a few
weeks later against Northern Colorado, Feb. 21, when she went 4-for-4 in the
box, tying the school record for most hits in a game. In the second meeting of
the season against New Mexico, April 28, Jones went 4-for-4, scored four runs,
had three RBIs, a double, a triple, was walked and swiped a base. Her first
career home run came against Southern Utah, Feb. 28. She went 2-for-3 in the
box in that game with a pair of runs driven in. Her second home run was a
solo-shot against Louisiana Tech, May 1.
Freshman
(2008): Jones played in 58 games for the Aggies as a freshman, starting 49
with 35 of those starts in centerfield. She ranked third on the team and 15th
in the WAC at the plate, hitting .327 on the year with 16 multi-hit games. That
was second highest number on the team and also tied for 15th in the conference.
She crossed the plate 29 times, had 10 RBIs, hit three doubles and three
triples, which tied for fourth in the WAC. Against Georgetown, March 5, Jones
had one of her strongest performances of the season going 2-for-4 at the plate
with a triple. She also crossed the plate once and had two RBIs as the Aggies
recorded an 8-0 victory over the Hoyas. On March 12 against I-10 rival UTEP,
Jones went 3-for-4 at the dish. She capped off the season on a high note going
3-for-5 with a double and a run scored against Fresno State in the season
finale. Jones did not commit a single error throughout the entire season, which
ties her for first on NM State's all-time record list for best fielding
percentage in a season. Jones was named to the 2008 Academic All-WAC
Transfer/Freshman Team.
High
School: Jones was a four-year varsity player who earned first team
all-league honors in 2005 and 2006. She led her high school team to three
straight Suburban League Championships and a birth in the CIF Championship game
in 2004. She was a four-time scholar athlete and was named to the
Press-Telegram Dream Team in 2006.
Personal: Jones is the daughter of Leonard and Stephanie Jones
and was born in Anaheim Hills, Calif. She is majoring in community health.
