Jackie Lis

Personal Life

Hobbies: Enjoys playing video games, watching TV shows and lifting.

Background: Has a dog named Peanut. Lists Texas Tech head softball coach Gerry Glasco as a person who has made a difference in her life. Also participated in basketball, volleyball and soccer as a child. Was hired as assistant softball coach at UNC Greensboro on August 17, 2026.

Family: Daughter of Lana and Joe Lis and has one sister. Her grandfather, Joe Sr., played eight seasons of Major League Baseball with four teams, and her father, Joe Jr., played in the Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays organizations. Her aunt, Becky, played softball at Southern Illinois from 1994-97 and holds the school record with a .362 career batting average.

College Experience: Southern Illinois & Texas Tech (2023-2026)

Career Statistics: Appeared in 233 career games with 226 starts, compiling a .370 batting average with 65 home runs, 216 runs batted in and 248 hits, including 36 doubles and eight triples.

Texas Tech: Led Texas Tech to the NCAA Women's College World Series Finals as a senior, hitting .415 with 21 home runs, 75 runs batted in and 84 hits. She posted a 26-game on-base streak and recorded 21 multi-hit games.

Southern Illinois: Was a three-year letter winner who holds the Salukis' career home run record with 44 and ranks second in school history with a .353 career batting average. She set single-season school records with 17 home runs and 135 total bases in 2023, and tied the single-game record with three home runs twice that year. She also set the single-game school record with eight runs batted in against Murray State on April 30, 2023.

Awards & Honors

All-America: First-Team NFCA All-America (2026).

Conference Honors: All-Big 12 Conference (Texas Tech); three-time First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference and Missouri Valley Conference Most Valuable Player as a sophomore (Southern Illinois); 2024 Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Regional Honors: Two-time NFCA All-Region selection with the Salukis.

Professional Experience

AUSL (2026-)

2026 AUSL Regular Season (Texas Volts): Started 18 of 22 games for Texas while making her professional debut, batting .292 with two home runs and eight runs batted in. She ranked sixth in the AUSL with a .424 on-base percentage and tied for fourth in the league with 11 walks. She posted a season-high three hits against Oklahoma City on July 14 and put together a four-game hitting streak from June 26-30.