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Sahvanna Jaquish

Louisiana State University

Hometown: Highland, California

Gold medalist with USA at the 2019 Pan-Am Games.

Personal: Daughter of Mary and Bill Jaquish … aspired to be like her sisters and play Division I softball when she was growing up … sister, Carissa Jaquish-Roacha, played softball at Notre Dame … sister, Jenna Jaquish-Wood, played softball at Monmouth.  

2022 Championship Season: Finished fourth on the leaderboard after compiling 1,600 points … fifth in the league with 480 stat points … starter in all 15 games who hit .409 with four doubles, four home runs and 14 runs batted in … tied for third in the league with 14 runs scored and 18 hits … drew 12 walks to rank third in Athletes Unlimited … accumulated 46 total bases … hit safely in 11-of-15 outings … started season with five-game hitting streak, including three multi-hit efforts … went 3-for-3 with a triple, two home runs and five runs batted in against Team Eberle to finish Week One … collected two hits, including a home run, with three RBI and a season-high 200 leaderboard points against Team McCleney to begin Week Three.


2021 Championship Season: Finished seventh in Athletes Unlimited Softball with 1,570 leaderboard points … tied for fourth with 1,140 win points … fifth in the circuit with 390 stat points … fashioned .333 batting average with .714 slugging percentage … tallied 14 hits, including eight extra-base hits … led Athletes Unlimited with 16 runs scored, including four home runs … also shared league lead with 10 walks … tied for fifth with four doubles … one of five players with 30 or more total bases. 


2020 Championship Season: Accumulated 1,680 points during inaugural season to earn ninth place on the leaderboard … ranked second in Athletes Unlimited with 590 stat points while her 180 MVP points were tied for sixth-highest among all players … batted .432 with a 1.091 slugging percentage after starting all 15 games … shared league-high honors with Erika Piancastelli after belting nine home runs … also owned league’s top spot with 19 runs batted in and 48 total bases … tied for second in the league with 16 runs scored … fifth in the circuit with 19 hits … hit by a pitch five times, which tied Nerissa Myers for most in the league. 


International Experience: Three-time WBSC World Championship participant … competed with Puerto Rico National Team from 2014-16 … claimed Bronze medal with Puerto Rico National Team at 2015 Pan American Games earned Gold medal with Team USA in 2018 after hitting .308 with two home runs and six runs batted in … helped lead Team USA to Gold medal at 2019 Japan Cup and 2019 Pan American Games … hit .333 with four RBI at USA Softball International Cup … guided Team USA to 2022 Canada Cup title after hitting .545 (12-for-22) with four doubles, three home runs and 13 runs batted in. 


Other Professional Experience: Earned All-NPF honors in 2017 with the Chicago Bandits after hitting .322 with three home runs and 29 runs batted in over 43 games … spent the 2018 season with USSSA Pride and appeared in 20 games while authoring .291 batting average.

At LSU: Four-year letter winner for the Tigers from 2014-17 … earned NFCA All-America honors all four years, including First-Team recognition as a senior … also claimed First-Team All-Region and All-Louisiana distinction every year, including three years at designated player position … member of 2015 NCAA Super Regional All-Tournament Team and 2016 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team … First-Team All-Southeastern Conference performer as a freshman and sophomore … earned Second-Team All-SEC recognition as a catcher during senior season … earned spot on 2014 SEC All-Freshman Team … tabbed 2014 Louisiana Freshman of the Year … LSU’s all-time leader with 268 career runs batted in and 16 sacrifice flies … owns LSU single-season records for runs batted in, walks and sacrifice flies … ranks third in LSU career history with .632 slugging percentage … also authored .457 on-base percentage with 472 total bases and 56 home runs, which stand second on Tigers’ career ledger … fifth in school history with 51 career doubles … set school single-season record with 23 multi-RBI games during 2016 season … also owns career mark with 78 career multi-RBI efforts … hit five career grand slams, including two during the 2015 season.

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Awards & Honors

Gold medalist with USA at the 2019 Pan-Am Games.

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