2023 Softball Roster

4 Jokaira Paredes

  • Position Infield
  • B/T R/R
  • Height 5-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tucson, Ariz.

Biography

AWARDS 
  • All-LSC Tournament Team (2023)
  • LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
  • NFCA/Easton All-America Scholar Athlete (2023)
AS A JUNIOR
Appeared in 55 games with 54 starts ... hit .267 with 36 hits, 20 RBI's, and nine runs ... earned All-LSC Tournament Team recognition for her performance in the postseason ... hit by a pair of pitches in a game over Oklahoma Christian (4/15) and became only the second Greyhound to be hit by a pitch twice in two different games in their career ... two doubles in a win against Fort Lewis (2/12) ... held a .981 fielding percentage ... seven multihit games ... RBI-double in a 4-3 win over Texas Woman's (4/11) ... season best seven putouts in a road contest versus St. Mary's (2/17) ... two RBI's in a win over UT Permian Basin (3/25)

AS A SOPHOMORE 
Played in 45 games during the season, starting all of them ... Finished the season with a .288 batting average, scattering 30 hits, bringing in 17 RBIs, scoring 16 runs, and a team lead 14 walks ... Ended the season with seven multi-hit games ... Posted two hits and two RBIs against Simon Fraser (2/18) ... picked two hits, including a two-RBI single, against St. Mary's (3/25) ... Hit a single and double in a win over New Mexico Highlands (4/19) ... Grabbed first career homerun against Western New Mexico (4/22, G1) ... Went 3-3 with two RBIs and scored two runs in a comeback win over Western New Mexico (4/22, G2) ... Defensively, sported a .973 fielding percentage and held a team lead 82 assists at shortstop.

AS A FRESHMAN 
Appeared and started in 30 games... Finished the season with a .219 batting average after recording 16 hits in 73 at-bats... Tallied seven RBI, six runs, and one double... Had one multi-hit game... Went 3-for-5 at the plate with three RBI in a win over Midwestern State on April 18.

AS A FRESHMAN (COVID-19)
Started in 19 games, season cut short due to COVID-19 …. Came in second on the team with 58 at-bats….Recorded a season high two doubles against UT Permian Basin….Recorded four at-bats in six contests….Came in third for the most runs scored at 13….Finished the season with a batting average of .293.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played for head coach Pete Palomarez at Sunnyside High School in Tuscon, Ariz.…. Named 2018 first team all-region …. 2017 second team all-region … 2016 honorable mention all-conference… Ended senior year with a .328 batting average.

PERSONAL
From Tucson Arizona, daughter of Francicso and Jeannette Paredes…. Plans to major in psychology...Enjoys watching movies and listneing to music.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2020Freshman

    Infield
    5'1"
    4
  • 4

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    Infield
    5'1"
    4
  • 4

    2022Sophomore

    Infield
    5'1"
    4
  • 4

    2023Senior

    Infield
    5'1"
    4