Janae Jefferson

University of Texas at Austin '22

Hometown: Humble, Texas

Holds Texas and Big 12 record with 362 career hits

Playing for Natasha Watley Foundation

Personal: Lists going 11-for-11 at the 2016 Junior Olympic Cup as her most memorable moment in sports … cousin, Michael Jackson, was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1986-2004 who won 62 career games and registered 142 saves … born in Houston, Texas.

2022 Championship Season: Earned 33rd place on the leaderboard with 1,108 points, including 1,000 win points … started 10 games and posted .233 batting average with seven hits and four runs batted in … tallied at least one hit in six games, including two hits against Team Jaquish in Week Three … posted four-game hitting streak from Aug. 7-14 … one of 13 athletes selected in 2022 Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft.

2022 Season: One of 13 players selected in Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft.

International Experience: Competed for Team USA at The 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Ala. … helped Team USA win Gold medal by hitting .333 in five games with three hits and three runs batted in.

At Texas: Five-year letter winner for the Longhorns who started program-record 269 career games from 2018-22 … led Longhorns to NCAA Women’s College World Series berth as a fifth-year senior … finished career with a school-record .424 batting average … also tallied 12 home runs with 114 runs batted in … set Texas and Big 12 Conference record with 362 career hits, which are tied for seventh in NCAA Division I history … registered 55 doubles with six triples while scoring 222 career runs … only player in school history with 300 hits, 200 runs scored, 100 runs batted in and 50 doubles during a career … four-time NFCA All-America performer who earned Second Team commendations in 2018, 2019 and 2022 … also received All-America recognition from Softball America four times … garnered NFCA All-Region notice four straight years … member of All-Big 12 First Team four times … accumulated school-record 92 hits as a fifth-year senior, good for second in NCAA Division I … also ranked third in the nation with 24 doubles during 2022 campaign … owns Texas single-season record after compiling 24 doubles in 2022 … earned Third-Team All-America status from NFCA and Softball America during 2021 season after leading Longhorns in batting average (.446), hits (75), on-base percentage (.495) and stolen bases (14) … secured Second-Team NFCA All-America recognition in 2019 after pacing Longhorns with .408 batting average and 80 hits … also named to Softball America All-America First Team as a sophomore … became fourth Texas freshman to earn NFCA All-America honors after being named to the Second Team in 2018 … also one of 10 finalists for NFCA National Freshman of the Year award.

YEAR	G	GS	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
2022 Championship*	12	-	32	30	.233	.250	.267	.517	2	7	1	-	-	4	1	-	2	8	1	-	1	-
Career Totals	12	-	32	30	.233	.250	.267	.517	2	7	1	-	-	4	1	-	2	8	1	-	1	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

DATE	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
8/28/2022	Team Denham	Team McCleney	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/27/2022	Team Mulipola	Team Denham	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/26/2022	Team Chidester	Team Denham	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/21/2022	Team Mulipola	Team McCleney	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/20/2022	Team Mulipola	Team Jaquish	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/19/2022	Team Chidester	Team Mulipola	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/14/2022	Team Mulipola	Team McCleney	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-
8/13/2022	Team Mulipola	Team Jaquish	4	4	.500	.500	.750	1.250	1	2	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
8/12/2022	Team Chidester	Team Mulipola	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
8/7/2022	Team Eberle	Team Jaquish	4	4	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
8/6/2022	Team Jaquish	Team Harshman	5	3	-	.200	-	.200	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
8/5/2022	Team Jaquish	Team Mulipola	4	4	.250	.250	.250	.500	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-
7/31/2022	Team Ocasio	Team Chidester	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-
7/30/2022	Team Ocasio	Team Eberle	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7/29/2022	Team Zerkle	Team Ocasio	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Highlights

Team USA opens World Games with shutout win over Chinese Taipei

With the Athletes Unlimited Softball League All-Star Cup on pause until Aug. 19, several league stars are spending the break chasing gold with Team USA at the World Games in Chengdu, China. The defending champions wasted no time showing why they’re favorites again, blanking Chinese Taipei 4-0 in Wednesday’s opener at Xindu Better City Softball […]