2020 Softball Roster

15 Caroline Jones

  • Class Senior
  • Position OF
  • Height 5-8
  • Highschool Lake Braddock
  • Hometown Virginia Beach, Va.

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
BIG EAST Honor Roll 2020: February 24
Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete 2017, 2019
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020

Career: Named to the weekly BIG EAST Honor Roll during the 2020 season ... Two-time Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete, four-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and seven-time member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Played in 175 career games with 161 starts for the Wildcats ... Batted .265/.324/.474 during her collegiate career with 52 extra-base hits ... Had 126 hits, including 28 doubles, one triple and 23 home runs ... Scored 78 runs and had 103 runs batted in ... Walked 39 times and struck out 94 times ... Had 15 stolen bases and was caught only four times ... Posted a .982 fielding percentage with 262 putouts, 17 assists and only five errors in 284 chances.

2020: Started all 25 of the games she appeared in during the season, with all of those starts coming in left field … Batted .211 (15-for-71) with a .247 on-base percentage and a .507 slugging percentage … Ranked second on the team with six home runs and 18 runs batted in … Also had three doubles and nine runs scored … In all nine of her 15 hits were for extra bases … Drew three walks, was hit by a pitch once and led the team with two sacrifice flies … Recorded her first career multi-homer game with a pair of two-run shots against Oakland … Five of her home runs came in a span of five games, including three straight games in which she homered at the Disney Citrus Classic … Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on February 24 after that tournament, during which she was 6-for-15 with five home runs and eight RBI … Continued the tear with two hits and three RBI against No. 23 Baylor in the first game the following weekend … Went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a hit by pitch in a win over Mount St. Mary’s … Recorded putouts on all 29 of her chances in left field.
 
2019: Played in 49 games with 46 starts and batted .305 (43-for-141) with a team-high 13 doubles, a .358 on-base percentage and a .525 slugging percentage … Hit six home runs, scored 23 runs and had 32 runs batted in … Drew 12 walks and struck out 32 times in 160 plate appearances … Stole four bases without getting caught … Hit a team-high four sacrifice flies … Tallied 12 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games … Had a season-high three hits against Eastern Illinois and Delaware … Homered and drove in four runs in consecutive games against Georgetown and Delaware … Singled, doubled and scored a run in the BIG EAST championship game against DePaul … Started games at four different defensive positions … Her most frequent position was left field, where she started 17 times … Also started nine times in right field, 12 times at first base and three times as the catcher in addition to making five starts as the designated player … Had a strong year defensively with 99 putouts, eight assists and three errors in 110 total chances (.973 fielding percentage).
 
2018: Appeared in 52 games with 50 starts and batted .266 (37-for-139) with a .333 on-base percentage and a .410 slugging percentage … Totaled 22 runs scored and 28 runs batted in to go along with six doubles, one triple and four home runs … Drew 12 walks, was hit by a pitch and struck out 23 times … Tied for second on the team with eight stolen bases in 10 attempts … Tallied nine multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games … Went 3-for-4 with her only triple of the year and two RBI against Delaware State … Doubled twice and scored two runs in the first game of a three-game series versus Seton Hall … Hit a grand slam in a 9-1 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson … Started 49 games in left field and one at catcher … Had 86 putouts, eight assists and just on error in 95 chances in the field (.989 fielding percentage).
 
2017: Played in 49 games with 40 starts in her collegiate debut season … Had a .250/.319/.468 slash line while tying for second on the team with seven home runs … Also had six doubles as 13 of her 31 hits went for extra bases … Scored 24 runs and had 25 runs batted in … Drew 12 walks, struck out 22 times and stole three bases … Hit home runs in each of the first two games of her collegiate career … Made her collegiate debut against UAB on February 19 and was 2-for-3 with a home run and a season-high three RBI … Entered the game against IPFW on March 3 as a pinch hitter and later hit a two-run home run … Homered, walked and had a season-high three runs scored in the first game of a doubleheader against Rider … Tallied eight multi-hit games … Made 35 starts in left field, two each in right field and at first base, and one as the designated player … Recorded 48 putouts, one assist and only one error in 50 chances in the field (.980 fielding percentage).
 
Lake Braddock High School: Earned four varsity letters in softball … Three-time second team all-region honoree from her sophomore through senior years … Two-time first team all-conference selection as a sophomore and a junior … Earned Washington Post All-Met Team as a freshman and a senior in addition to garnering second team All-Met honors as a sophomore and a junior … Helped lead her team to three straight Patriot Conference titles from her freshman through junior seasons … As a sophomore batted .545 with seven home runs and the team advanced to the 6A VHSL state quarterfinals … Three-time MVP from her sophomore through senior years … Winner of the Bruin Athlete 3.5 GPA or higher award all four years for her academic achievement … Named an Honor Graduate … Member of the National Honor Society.
 
Personal: Born in Houston, Texas … Younger of two children of Ron and Cathryn Jones … Has an older brother, Reagan, who played college basketball at Wheaton … Hobbies include shopping, going to the beach, traveling, yoga and Zumba … Chose to attend Villanova for its great academic reputation and competitive athletics program … Finance major and Real Estate minor in the Villanova School of Business.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2017Freshman

    OF
    5'8"
    15
  • 15

    2018Sophomore

    OF
    5'8"
    15
  • 15

    2019Junior

    OF
    5'8"
    15
  • 15

    2020Senior

    OF
    5'8"
    15