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Jessie Harper

University of Arizona '21

Hometown: Stevenson Ranch, California

2019 NCAA Home Run Leader (29)

Playing for FibroFighters Foundation

Harper majored in sociology at Arizona, earning numerous academic honors. Harper’s dad played football at Colorado and her mom played softball at Cal State Northridge. Her sister, Makenna, plays softball at ASU. Harper likes to hike with her family in her free time, and one day she would like to coach softball at a major Division I school.

Harper signed with the USSSA Pride in 2021.

  • 2021 NFCA Third Team All-American
  • 2021 Pac-12 Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • 2021 All-Pac-12 First Team
  • 2021 Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
  • 2020 Softball America First Team All-American
  • 2020 Softball America Postseason Top 100 Player (No. 5)
  • 2020 CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American
  • 2020 Senior CLASS Award First Team
  • 2020 ESPN Preseason Top 25 Player (No. 3)
  • 2020 Softball America Preseason Top 100 Player (No. 10)
  • 2020 USA Softball Player of the Year Watch List
  • 2020 Softball America Second-Team Preseason All-American
  • 2020 D1 Softball Second-Team Preseason All-American
  • 2019 NCAA Home Run Leader (29)
  • 2019 NFCA Second Team All-American
  • 2019 First Team All-Pac-12
  • 2019 First Team All-NFCA West Region
  • 2019 Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
  • 2019 First Team Academic All-Conference and All-Region
  • 2019 Softball America Second Team All-America
  • 2019 Fastpitch News First Team All-America
  • 2019 USA Softball Player of the Year Finalist
  • 2019 Usa Softball Preseason Top 50 Watch List
  • 2019 Softball America Preseason Top 100 Player (No. 55)
  • 2019 JWOS Preseason Second Team All-American
  • 2018 First Team All-Pac-12
  • 2018 First Team All-NFCA West Region
  • 2018 Pac-12 Player of the Week (3/12)
  • 2018 Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
  • 2018 ESPNW Preseason Top 25 Player (No. 17)
  • 2018 USA Softball Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List
  • 2018 College Sports Madness First Team All-American
  • 2018 JWOS Preseason First Team All-American
  • 2017 NFCA First Team All-American
  • 2017 NFCA DI Freshman of the Year Finalist
  • 2017 First Team All-Pac-12
  • 2017 First Team All-NFCA West Region
  • 2017 Pac-12 All-Freshman
  • 2017 Arizona Athletics Female Freshman Athlete of the Year
  • 2017 Two-time Pac-12 Player of the Week
  • 2017 Three-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week
Headshot of Jessie Harper

Career Stats

YEAR
G
GS
PA
AB
AVG
OBP
SLG%
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
HP
SO
TB
SF
SH
SB
CS
2021 Championship*
9
-
20
19
.368
.400
.368
.768
2
7
-
-
-
1
1
-
7
7
-
-
-
-
Career Totals
9
-
20
19
.368
.400
.368
.768
2
7
-
-
-
1
1
-
7
7
-
-
-
-

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

Game Log

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
9/27/2021
Team OcasioTeam Chidester
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/26/2021
Team OcasioTeam Eberle
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/25/2021
Team JaquishTeam Ocasio
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/20/2021
Team OstermanTeam Ocasio
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
9/19/2021
Team JaquishTeam Ocasio
1
1
1.000
1.000
1.000
2.000
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
9/18/2021
Team OcasioTeam Chidester
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/13/2021
Team OstermanTeam McCleney
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/12/2021
Team OstermanTeam Jaquish
4
4
.250
.250
.250
.500
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
9/11/2021
Team OcasioTeam Osterman
3
3
.667
.667
.667
1.334
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
2
-
-
-
-
9/5/2021
Team OstermanTeam Piper
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/4/2021
Team VidalesTeam Osterman
4
3
.333
.500
.333
.833
2
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
8/30/2021
Team OstermanTeam Warren
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
8/29/2021
Team PiancastelliTeam Warren
3
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
8/28/2021
Team WarrenTeam Hayward
3
3
.667
.667
.667
1.334
-
2
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
2
-
-
-
-

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

Awards & Honors

2019 NCAA Home Run Leader (29)

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