Oklahoma State University Athletics
2027 Cowgirl Softball Roster
Roster
Jayden Jones
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Gaylord
- Hometown:
- Gaylord, Mich.
2026 Academic All-Big 12 Team
2026 (Sophomore): Started 27 games and made 36 appearances in her first season in Stillwater ... Slashed .200/.333/.292 over 65 at-bats ... Tallied 14 RBIs on 13 hits ... 32 assists and .973 fielding percentage both ranked fifth-best on the team ... Drew a walk in each of her first three games ... Turned in a five-game RBI streak from February 13-20 ... Went 2-for-4 versus Nebraska on February 26 for her first multi-hit game as a Cowgirl ... Six-game on-base streak from March 10-19 ... Earned a selection to the Academic All-Big 12 team.
At Virginia Tech (2025): Made 19 starts over 26 appearances in her first season of collegiate softball … Slashed .250/.275/.500 and totaled 15 hits – including seven extra-base knocks – in 60 at-bats with 14 runs and 12 RBIs … Drew 11 walks … Notched five multi-hit performances … Opened her collegiate career with a 2-for-4 showing with a double, an RBI and a run scored against Fordham on Feb. 7 … Launched her first collegiate home run off of two-time All-American pitcher Sydney Berzon as part of a 2-for-4 day with a pair of runs scored against No. 7 LSU on Feb. 15 … Blasted home runs in back-to-back contests against Liberty and Villanova on Feb. 26 and 28 … Tallied her fourth long ball of the season with a solo shot against Longwood on March 19.
High School: Ranked as the No. 4 middle infielder nationally and No. 13 overall by Legacy and Legends Softball … The No. 6-ranked recruit in the nation according to Extra Innings Softball … A two-time state champion at Gaylord HS and collected first team All-State, All-Region, All-District and All-Conference honors all four years … Named 2024 Michigan Miss Softball by the Michigan High School Coaches Association … Earned 2024 NFCA third team All-America recognition and first team All-Region honors … Posted a .498 batting average with 241 runs scored, 52 doubles, 27 triples, 47 home runs and 201 RBI across her four years at Gaylord … Played club softball for the Tennessee Mojo and won the Top Gun Championship … Tabbed a top-five finish at PGF Premier Nationals.
Personal: Daughter of Dawn and Greg Jones … Has two siblings, Gunner and Aubrey … Reunited with Aubrey when she committed to OSU in the 2025 summer … She and Aubrey are the second set of sisters to play for OSU at the same time in program history, joining Linda and Sharon Sodano who played together from 1990-91 … Her dad played baseball at Central Michigan University … Majoring in business.
