Jade Rhodes is a former collegiate All-American, right-handed professional All-Star softball player, originally from Sarasota, Florida.[1] Rhodes played for the Auburn Tigers of the Southeastern Conference from 2013 to 2016 as a third baseman and first baseman and ranks in career home runs for the school.[2] She helped the Tigers to a second-place finish at the 2016 Women's College World Series and was named All-Tournament.[3][4] Although undrafted, Rhodes went on to play in the National Pro Fastpitch from 2016 to 2019 and won a title in 2017 with the Scrap Yard Dawgs.
High school career
In 2012, she was named the Sarasota Herald Tribune Softball Player of the Year for Sarasota High School.[5]
College career
Rhodes was an All-American for the Auburn Tigers.[6][7]
Professional career
For the 2018 National Pro Fastpitch season, while playing for the Cleveland Comets, Rhodes won the Rawlings Gold Glove Award as the league's top fielder.[5][8]
Coaching career
Previously an assistant coach at Eastern New Mexico University, Rhodes is now an assistant coach for Oklahoma Baptist University.[8]
Statistics
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 2013 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 2 | .083 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .083% | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 56 | 156 | 21 | 34 | .218 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 63 | .404% | 10 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 67 | 183 | 46 | 52 | .284 | 58 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 119 | .650% | 28 | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 69 | 195 | 54 | 66 | .338 | 74 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 137 | .702% | 31 | 32 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTALS | 217 | 558 | 124 | 154 | .276 | 179 | 46 | 2 | 25 | 321 | .575% | 73 | 120 | 4 | 7 |
References
- ^ "2016 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "2020 Auburn Softball Media Guide" (PDF). Auburntigers.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Auburn WCWS 2016 Stats". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Women's College World Series" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ a b "Grit, Grind, & Proving Herself Is The Jade Rhodes Way". www.flosoftball.com. 24 June 2019.
- ^ Crepea, James (June 2, 2016). "The Rhodes unknown: Auburn softball slugger defined by loss of brother, estrangement with former Major League father". al.
- ^ "Jade Rhodes". Auburntigers.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ a b Fernandes, Doug. "COLUMN: Rhodes gloves gold for NPF softball Comets". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
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