Jessi Warren

Jessi Warren is a 5-foot-3 professional softball corner infielder from Tampa, Florida. She was acquired in the 4th Round of the 2026 Expansion Draft following a collegiate career at Florida State.

Personal Life

Hobbies: Enjoys reading mystery thrillers and collecting Disney stuffed animals. Her favorite TV shows are Stranger Things and Outer Banks, and she ran her first half-marathon during the offseason.

Background: Played 14 years of baseball before starting softball and also played volleyball, basketball, soccer and track and field growing up. Played trombone for three years as a child and participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Has two dogs named Bailey and Jax, is ambidextrous, and changed her jersey number to No. 90 in 2026 in honor of her late father, who wore the number during his athletic career. Names Florida State head coach Lonni Alameda as a person who has made a difference in her life and says her most prized possessions are her grandparents' wedding sets from 1905. Was a semifinalist for the 2025 James E. Sullivan Award and threw a ceremonial first pitch at the Nationals' game against Milwaukee on May 1, 2026.

Education: Graduated from Florida State in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in social science.

Family: Her proudest accomplishment is watching her brother graduate. Her late father wore No. 90.

Professional Experience

Athletes Unlimited Softball League (2020–)

2026 AUSL All-Star Cup: Totaled 528 leaderboard points in five games.

2026 AUSL Regular Season (Oklahoma City Spark): Warren hit .283 with two home runs and four runs batted in, contributing 13 hits, including two doubles. She tied for fifth in the AUSL after being hit by a pitch four times, and registered two multi-hit efforts over the course of the season. Warren went 2-for-2 at Utah on June 23 before posting two hits in a July 12 contest against the Talons. She opened the season with a solo home run against Texas on June 9, and later belted another solo home run at Chicago on June 16.

2025 AUSL All-Star Cup: Posted a 13th-place finish with 940 leaderboard points. Second in the league with a .481 batting average, .889 slugging percentage, and a league-best .517 on-base percentage. Hit three home runs with eight RBIs.

2025 AUSL Regular Season (Volts): AUSL All-Defensive Team selection who compiled a .311 batting average with 19 hits, three home runs, and 10 RBIs over 20 games.

2024 Championship Season: Completed her sixth season with 880 leaderboard points. Hit .289 with 13 hits, including five doubles, and drove in eight runs.

2024 AUX Season: Repeat selection as AUX Defensive MVP while placing 20th overall. Batted .303 with 10 hits, one home run, and eight RBIs.

2023 Championship Season: Honored as AU Pro Softball Defensive Player of the Year and member of the All-Defensive Team. Started all 15 games, hitting .209 with two home runs.

2023 AUX Season: AUX Softball Defensive MVP selection who finished sixth overall with 1,010 leaderboard points. Batted .344 with four home runs and 10 RBIs.

2021 Championship Season: Compiled 1,138 leaderboard points, hitting .271 with three home runs.

2020 Championship Season: Finished the inaugural season in second place with 2,020 points. Paced the circuit with a .569 on-base percentage, hitting five home runs and 15 RBIs.

Other Professional Experience (2018–2019)

NPF: Helped the Pride win NPF titles in 2018 and 2019, earning the 2019 NPF Gold Glove and All-NPF honors.

International Experience (2024–2025)

Team USA: Named to the All-World Team at the 2024 WBSC World Cup after hitting .444 to help Team USA win Silver, and won Gold at the 2025 World Games.

College Experience: Florida State (2015–2018)

Career Statistics: Finished her career with 83 home runs and 273 RBIs over 253 games. Owns Florida State career records for batting average (.391), runs scored (229), slugging percentage (.820), home runs, and RBIs.

Senior Year (2018): Led the Seminoles to the NCAA Division I title and was named Most Outstanding Player at the WCWS.

Junior Year (2017): Led NCAA Division I with 165 total bases and ranked second with 23 home runs.

Awards & Honors

All-America: Three-time All-America selection by the NFCA (First-Team in 2017).

Conference Honors: 2017 and 2018 ACC Player of the Year. 2017 ACC Defensive Player of the Year.