Jailyn Ford

Year:
Senior
Position:
Pitcher/Utility
Height:
5-10
B/T:
R/L
Hometown:
Hot Springs, Va.
High School:
Bath County
Major:
Sport and Recreation Management

2016 as a Senior
• JMA Finalist for Record-Breaking Performance
• NFCA First Team All-American
• Senior All-American First Team
• NFCA First Team All-Region
• CAA Player of the Year
• First Team All-CAA
• Senior CLASS Award Finalist
• CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player and All-Tournament Team
• ECAC Player of the Year
• ECAC First Team All-Star
• First round draft pick (#3 overall) in the 2016 NPF Draft to the Akron Racers
• Named a USA Softball Top-25 Player of the Year Finalist
• ASA/USA Softball and NFCA National Pitcher of the Week 2/23/16
• USA Softball Player of the Year Top 50 "Watch List" selection
• Broke JMU all-time career records for home runs, runs scored, runs batted in, total bases, walks and intentional walks
• Broke JMU all-time career records this season for appearances, innings pitched and batters faced, strikeouts looking
• CAA Player of the Week 4/25/16
•   CAA Pitcher of the Week 2/23/16, 3/8/16, 4/11/16
• Second in the CAA in on base percentage, opposing batting average, batters struck out, wins and runs allowed
• Recorded double-digit strikeouts five times this season
• Recorded 11 multi-hit games this season
• Led the team in triples, home runs, total bases, slugging percentage, walks and on base percentage
• Tied for first on the team in stolen bases (17-21)
• Second in the CAA in ERA, opposing batting average, batters struck out and wins
• Eighth in the nation in strikeouts per seven innings
• JMU Macado's Invitational All-Tournament Team
• Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2016)
• CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient

2015 as a Junior:
• NFCA Third Team All-American
• CAA Player of the Year
• First Team All-CAA
• NFCA First Team All-Northeast Region
• ECAC First Team All-Star
• VaSID State Player of the Year
• VaSID First Team All-State
• CAA Championship All-Tournament Team
• CAA Player of the Week (4/27)
• CAA Pitcher of the Week (2/17, 3/17, 4/20)
• ECAC Pitcher of the Week (3/17)
• Started all 58 games this season
• Broke two JMU single-season records for on-base percentage (.485) and strikeouts per seven innings (9.83) while holding opponents to second-best batting average (.165)
• Set four JMU career records for wins, shutouts, strikeouts and complete games
• In regular season, ranked 13th in the country in hits allowed per seven innings (4.2), 15th in strikeouts per seven (9.5), 19th in walks allowed per seven (1.18) and 39th in saves (3)
• Tied for CAA lead with 32 walks while ranking second in strikeouts, opposing batting average, on-base percentage and triples (5)
• Hit .383 this season with 11 home runs, 44 RBIs, 44 runs and a .704 slugging percentage
• Went 16-5 in the circle, going over two months without a losing decision between March 8 and May 16
• Part of JMU's fourth-best pitching staff in the country during the regular season with a combined 1.60 ERA ~ held a 2.30 ERA in 32 appearances
• Toss JMU's first-ever perfect game on April 15 in a 13-0 win at East Carolina, which she struck out 13 of 21 batters
• Struck out at least 10 batters in seven games, including a season-high 14 in a one-hit effort versus Butler on March 14
• Had one more one-hitter on April 11 in an 8-0 victory over UNCW, striking out 12 of 17 batters
• Produced 16 multi-hit games, including six games with three base hits
• Had 13 multi-RBI games, including five games with three or more RBIs
• Reached base safely in 20 straight games during one point of the season
• Hit 3-for-3 with a triple in JMU's 2-1 loss to Fordham in the NCAA Harrisonburg Regional
• Went 3-for-4 with two home runs and five RBIs in JMU's 9-0 win over Elon on April 25
• Named MVP of the UCF Spring Fling Tournament, which JMU went 5-0 at
•   CAA Commissioner's Academic Award (Spring 2015)
• Dean's List (Spring 2015)
• Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2015)

2014 as a Sophomore:
• NFCA Second Team All-America (first All-American in program history)
• CAA Pitcher of the Year
• First Team All-CAA
• NFCA First Team All-Region
• CAA All-Tournament Team
• ECAC Pitcher of the Year and ECAC First Team Division I All-Star
• College Sports Madness Fourth Team All-America
• Five-time CAA Pitcher of the Week
• NFCA Leadoff Classic All-Tournament Team
• 2014 Pepsi Rainbow Wahine Classic co-Most Valuable Pitcher
• ECAC Pitcher of the Week (4/7)
• College Sports Madness Preseason Player and Pitcher of the Year
• Started all 60 games for the Dukes at pitcher, designated player of first base
• Hit .268 with nine doubles, a team-high nine home runs, 29 RBIs, 36 runs and nine steals
• Set a school record with 34 walks on the season
• In the circle went 24-7 with a 1.26 ERA, adding nine shutouts, two combined shutouts, 21 complete games and four saves
• Struck out 233 and walked 40 while holding opponents to a .200 batting average against in 228 2/3 innings pitched
• Set or tied program records for wins, strikeouts, starts, innings pitched, appearances and shutouts.
• Was the only pitcher in the nation to shutout Women’s College World Series participants Oregon and UL Lafayette during the regular season
• Dean's List Fall 2014
•   CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• JMU Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete

2013 as a Freshman:
• Represented USA as part of the Jr. National Team as the ISF Junior World Championships, earning a silver medal
• CAA Rookie of the Year and two-time First Team All-CAA (P and 1B)
• CAA All-Rookie Team
• CAA All-Tournament Team
• NFCA First Team All-Region
• ECAC Division I All-Star
• VaSID Rookie and Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-State
• Three-time CAA Pitcher of the Week and four-time CAA Rookie of the Week
• Started all 59 games for the Dukes either at pitcher of first base
• Hit .373 with 11 doubles, one triple and 15 home runs
• Added 38 runs, 49 RBIs, 15 walks, one sacrifice fly and nine steals
• In the circle went 24-6 with a 1.61 ERA
• Threw 23 complete games, nine shutouts, one save and struck out 209 in 191 innings pitched
• Set school record for wins (24), strikeouts (209), games started (31), innings pitched (191.0), complete games (23) and shutouts (nine)
• Set JMU rookie records for home runs (15), RBIs (49), total bases (121), slugging percentage (.716) and on-base percentage (.434)
• Ranked 16th in the country in hits allowed per seven innings (4.47), 17th in shutouts (nine), 23rd in ERA (1.61), 31st in wins (24), 53rd in strikeouts per seven innings (7.7), 56th in strikeouts (209), 59th in slugging (0.716), 69th in home runs (0.25/game) and 124th in RBIs (0.83/game)

High School:
• MaxPreps.com Small School First Team All-American Pitcher
• 2012 Single A State Pitcher of the Year
• Four-time Pioneer District Player of the Year
• Four-time First Team All-State
• Four-time All-Region C and two-time Region C Pitcher of the Year
• Two-time All-Timesland Pitcher of the Year and four-time First Team All-Timesland
• Roanoke Times Pitcher of the Year
• Four-time Virginian Review Player of the Year
• Fourth all-time in VHSL records with 1,065 career strikeouts
• Helped lead Bath County to back-to-back Virginia Division I State championships (first state championships in a female sport in school history)
• 2012 VHSL East-West All-Star game MVP
• Offensively added a career batting average of .568 with 21 home runs and 120 RBIs

Personal:
• Daughter of Christie and Jeff Ford
• Also was a First Team All-Pioneer District basketball player
• Played her club ball for the Williamsburg Starz under coach Tom Bunn
• Enjoys fishing and basketball
• Majoring in sport and recreation management

Getting to Know Jailyn Ford
What do you love most about JMU? Nachos at Dukes
What is your favorite place to eat on campus? Dukes
Most people don’t know that I ... Have thirteen other close family members with a name that starts with J
What will be your “walk out” song/songs for 2014?
1. Gimme Three Steps – Lynyrd Skynyrd
2. She’s Country – Jason Aldean
What is your favorite ...
Food: Watermelon
Movie: The Lion King
TV Show: Parks and Rec
Athlete: Jon Lester
Holiday: Thanksgiving
What is one personal goal you have for the 2014 season? Undefeated in the conference
What are your favorite hobbies away from softball? Fishing, kayaking, anything outdoors
What is your favorite memory of JMU softball? Playing paintball every fall
What is the best advice you’ve ever received? Whatever you do, leave this world better than you found it
What is the one thing everyone at JMU should do before graduating? Snowball fight on the quad
What is your ideal vacation? Tahiti
If not softball, what other sport would you want to play at JMU? Golf
If you could have dinner with any three people in the world, who would they be? Jennifer Lawrence, Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelly