2021 Softball Roster
Naomi Jones
- Class:
- Freshman
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Lynchburg, Va.
- Position:
- P
- Prev School:
- Liberty Christian Academy
2021 (Fr.)
• Appeared in 13 games, starting three times and tossing two complete games
• Went 4-0 with a 5.03 ERA, one shutout, 25 strikeouts and a .246 opponents batting average in 32 innings pitched
• Pinch hit three times, going 0-for-2 with a HBP and one run scored; scored two runs in four pinch-running appearances
• The first Liberty pitcher to go 4-0 or better in a single season in program history (previous best unbeaten season record was 3-0 by Robin Richards in 1996)
• Earned a win in first career start, a complete game win over Radford (March 3) during which she allowed one run on five hits and struck out four
• Struck out six in 3 2/3 hitless relief innings, earning win over Longwood (March 9)
• Tossed a five-inning one-hit shutout against Bellarmine, fanning a career-high seven batters (April 25)
• With Liberty trailing 3-0 in the top of the seventh against Virginia Tech, she pinch hit and was hit by a pitch, sparking Liberty’s game-tying rally (April 28)
• Pinch ran in NCAA Knoxville Regional opener against James Madison and pinch hit in elimination game versus Eastern Kentucky
Prep
• Graduated from Liberty Christian Academy, where she played as a senior
• Played first three years at E.C. Glass high school
• Three-time all-district honoree, being honored as utility (2017, 2019), pitcher (2017-19) and catcher (2018)
• Second team All-Region as a junior, hitting .533 while also striking out 186 batters in 87 1/3 innings pitched
• Struck out 77 batters in 50 2/3 innings pitched during sophomore season
• Batted .471 as a freshman and .531 as a sophomore
• Also competed in basketball at E.C. Glass, earning honorable mention all-region in 2018
Personal
• Daughter of Geoff and Lynn Jones
• Older sister, Natalie Jones, plays softball at Carolina University (formerly Piedmont International University)
• Older sister, Jillian Jones, plays softball at Salisbury
• Intends to major in criminal justice, with the career goal of becoming a field agent and crime scene investigator in the FBI
• Birthday is Jan. 17
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