Jailyn Ford
USSSA Pride – No. 18
Pitcher
Born: (1994-06-03) June 3, 1994 (age 29) [1]
Hot Springs, Virginia
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Professional debut
NCAA: 2013, for the James Madison Dukes
NPF: June 8, 2016, for the Akron Racers
NPF statistics
Win–loss record9-10
Earned run average3.87
Strikeouts76
Saves2
Teams
Medals
Women's softball
Representing  United States
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Team

Jailyn Sue Ford (born June 3, 1994) is an American former professional softball pitcher and first basemen. She played college softball at James Madison and professionally for the Akron Racers and USSSA Pride of the National Pro Fastpitch.[2][3][4]

Playing career

Ford played college softball for James Madison from 2013 to 2016 where she was part of the winningest Senior Class in James Madison history, where she also started every game of her college career, either at first base or pitcher. During Ford's time at James Madison, the Dukes won three CAA Regular Season Titles (2013, 2015, 2016), as well as a Tournament Title (2016).[5][6]

She was drafted third overall by the Akron Racers and later played for USSSA Pride of National Pro Fastpitch, winning back-to-back titles in 2018 and 2019, being named MVP for the latter series.[7]

Career statistics

James Madison Dukes[8]
YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2013 24 6 33 31 23 9 1 191.0 122 54 44 66 209 1.61 0.98
2014 24 7 41 31 21 9 4 228.2 166 49 41 40 233 1.26 0.90
2015 16 5 32 22 12 6 3 136.2 80 49 45 27 192 2.31 0.78
2016 18 3 30 23 14 7 1 150.0 85 32 22 42 181 1.02 0.84
TOTALS 82 21 136 107 70 31 9 706.1 453 184 152 175 815 1.50 0.89
James Madison Dukes
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2013 59 169 38 63 .373 49 15 1 11 121 .716% 15 39 9 14
2014 60 164 36 44 .268 29 9 0 9 80 .488% 34 38 9 13
2015 58 162 44 62 .382 44 11 5 9 114 .703% 32 28 9 13
2016 56 145 40 47 .324 33 11 3 10 90 .620% 49 22 17 21
TOTALS 233 640 158 216 .337 155 46 9 39 411 .642% 130 127 44 61
Akron Racers[9]
Year W L GP GS CG Sh SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA
2016 9 10 43 18 6 2 2 100.1 98 61 55 34 75 3.87

References

  1. ^ "Akron Racers - Pro Softball Team: Roster".
  2. ^ "2014 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". NFCA.org. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  3. ^ "2015 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". NFCA.org. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  4. ^ "2016 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". NFCA.org. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  5. ^ "2020 James Madison Softball" (PDF). Jmusports.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  6. ^ "2020 Softball in Review" (PDF). Caasports.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  7. ^ "Jailyn Ford". Jmusports.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  8. ^ "Jailyn Ford - 2015".
  9. ^ "Live Stats by 805stats.com".

External links

USSSA Pride 2018 National Pro Fastpitch Champions
USSSA Pride 2019 National Pro Fastpitch Champions
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