#17, Outfield, L/R

Jenna Laird

University of Missouri '24

Hometown: East Meadow, New York

Jenna Laird is a 5-foot-7 professional softball infielder from East Meadow, New York. She was acquired in the 2nd Round of the 2026 Allocation Draft following a collegiate career at Missouri.

Personal Life

Career: Currently works as an assistant softball coach at Adelphi University.

Education: Majored in health science at Missouri with a concentration in rehabilitation sciences.

Professional Experience

Other Professional Experience

Fast Pitch United League: Competed for the New York Rise for two seasons.

College Experience: Missouri (2021–2024)

Career Statistics: Started a school-record 246 games, ranking eighth in school history with a .351 career batting average. Third on the Tigers’ career list with 279 hits and fifth with 84 career stolen bases.

Senior Year (2024): Ranked second on the team with a .346 batting average, contributing 73 hits, 14 doubles, 31 RBIs, and 58 runs scored.

Junior Year (2023): Ranked second on the squad with a .354 batting average, tallying 70 hits, 52 runs scored, and 30 stolen bases.

Sophomore Year (2022): Led the Tigers with a .338 batting average, 11 doubles, and 44 runs scored.

Freshman Year (2021): Posted a 12-for-12 effort in stolen base attempts.

Awards & Honors

Defensive Honors: Recipient of the 2022 NFCA Golden Glove Award.

Conference Honors: Four-time All-SEC selection and the 2021 SEC Freshman of the Year. Two-time NFCA All-Southeast Region performer.

YEAR	G	GS	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	LOB	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
2026 AUSL	22	19	60	57	.228	.267	.228	.495	8	13	-	-	-	-	2	1	12	22	13	-	-	1	1
Career Totals	22	19	60	57	.228	.267	.228	.495	8	13	-	-	-	-	2	1	12	22	13	-	-	1	1

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

Splits

DATE	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	LOB	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
7/18/2026	Blaze	Spark	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
7/16/2026	Blaze	Bandits	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
7/15/2026	Blaze	Bandits	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-
7/13/2026	Volts	Blaze	2	2	.500	.500	.500	1.000	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	-	-	-	-
7/11/2026	Volts	Blaze	3	2	-	.333	-	.333	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7/10/2026	Volts	Blaze	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	1	-	-	-	-
7/8/2026	Cascade	Blaze	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-
7/7/2026	Cascade	Blaze	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
7/4/2026	Talons	Blaze	3	2	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
7/3/2026	Talons	Blaze	4	4	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-
7/1/2026	Spark	Blaze	3	2	.500	.667	.500	1.167	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	1	-	-	1	1
6/29/2026	Spark	Blaze	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/27/2026	Blaze	Talons	3	3	.667	.667	.667	1.334	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-
6/26/2026	Blaze	Talons	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-
6/25/2026	Blaze	Talons	4	4	.500	.500	.500	1.000	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-
6/22/2026	Bandits	Blaze	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/20/2026	Bandits	Blaze	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/17/2026	Bandits	Blaze	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/15/2026	Blaze	Volts	4	4	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-
6/14/2026	Blaze	Volts	3	3	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/10/2026	Blaze	Cascade	3	3	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-
6/9/2026	Blaze	Cascade	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-

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

Highlights

AUSL Athletes on College Coaching Staffs

For almost all players in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League, the sport is their full-time job. But how it fills their time varies. Some are athletes year-round, playing in the AUSL and with leagues overseas. Many organize camps or give lessons. A large portion of the athletes spend the rest of the year back in […]

Sydney Romero sits in the dugout during a Talons game

12/2/2025Blaze
Blaze drafted Jenna Laird in the allocation draft: [Round 2, Pick 5 (11)]

DATE	TEAM	TRANSACTION
12/2/2025	Blaze	Blaze drafted Jenna Laird in the allocation draft: [Round 2, Pick 5 (11)]

Jenna Laird

Personal Life

Professional Experience

Other Professional Experience

College Experience: Missouri (2021–2024)

Awards & Honors

Career Stats

Splits

Game Log

Highlights

AUSL Athletes on College Coaching Staffs

Transactions

Jenna Laird

Personal Life

Professional Experience

Other Professional Experience

College Experience: Missouri (2021–2024)

Awards & Honors

Career Stats

Splits

Game Log

Highlights

AUSL Athletes on College Coaching Staffs

Transactions

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