2021 Softball Roster
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Jersey Number 3
Jenna Laird
- Position:
- SS
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- East Meadow, N.Y.
- High School:
- East Meadow HS
Bio
2024 SEC All-Tournament Team
2024 All-SEC Second Team
2023 All-SEC Second Team
2022 Rawlings Gold Glove Award (Shortstop)
2022 NFCA Third Team All-Region
2022 SEC All-Tournament Team
2022 All-SEC Second Team
2021 SEC Freshman of the Year
2021 All-SEC First Team
2021 SEC All-Freshman Team
2021 SEC Freshman of the Week (4x)
2021 NFCA/Schutt Sports Freshman of the Year Top 15
2021 NFCA Southeast First Team All-Region
SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2024)
2020-21 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER
- Completed her career as the all-time Mizzou consecutive games played leader with 246 games (all starts).
- Finished her career ranked in Mizzou’s top-10 for batting average (.351, ninth), at bats (794, second), hits (279, third), doubles (50, fifth), runs (200, fourth) and stolen bases (84, fifth).
- Ranks sixth for runs in a single season (58), ninth for hits (73) and third for at bats (211).
SENIOR (2024)
- Appeared and started in all 66 games at shortstop.
- Was second on Mizzou in 2024, hitting .346 with 73 hits, 58 runs, 31 RBI, 14 doubles, a triple and a homer as the Tigers’ leadoff hitter.
- Slugged .436 with a .432 on-base percentage.
- Led Mizzou with 24 multi-hit games. Also had five multi-RBI games.
- Went on a team-high 17 game reached base streak (nine-game hitting streak).
- Notched a season-best three hits twice including most recently a 3-for-4 effort versus Florida (4/13) with two RBI.
- Belted a solo home run in the third inning of the 2024 NCAA Columbia Regional win over No. 13/15 Washington (5/18).
- Led Mizzou over the 2024 NCAA Columbia Regional (5/17-19), batting .412 with her first homer of the season and first since April 29, 2022. She also had a .647 slugging percentage and two RBI.
- Paced Mizzou at the 2024 SEC Tournament (5/8-11), batting .429 with four runs, two doubles, two stolen bases and a .571 slugging percentage.
- Named to her third-straight All-SEC Second Team (four-time All-SEC player).
- Hit .282 during the SEC season, with 22 hits, 14 runs, eight RBI, four doubles and five stolen bases.
JUNIOR (2023)
- Named to the 2023 All-SEC Second Team.
- Started in all 61 games at shortstop and as Mizzou’s leadoff hitter.
- Was second on the team with a .354 batting average to go with a .434 slugging percentage and .439 on-base percentage.
- Led Missouri with 198 at-bats, 52 runs, and 70 hits.
- Also knocked 12 doubles (third on the team) and three triples (third on the team) with 30 RBI.
- Led the team on the basepaths, going 30-for-34 on stolen bases.
- Registered a .978 fielding percentage with 76 putouts, 104 assists, and 11 double plays.
- Paced the Tigers in SEC play with a .291 batting average to go with 14 runs, three doubles, five RBI, a .371 on-base percentage, and a .329 slugging percentage.
- In the SEC, ranked third for total plate appearances (90), fifth for steals (7), and fifth for at-bats (79) during league competitions.
- Led Mizzou with 24 multi-hit games (two hits 19 times, three hits four times, four hits once).
- Went on an eight-game hitting streak in 2023.
- Tallied nine multi-RBI games (two RBI seven times, three RBI two times).
- Compiled a team-leading 18-game reached base streak and eight-game hitting streak.
- Paced the Tigers at the 2023 SEC Tournament, batting .500 with four hits, three runs, and a double to go with a .625 slugging percentage (.500 on-base percentage).
- Matched a career-high at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two runs, an RBI, and two doubles in Mizzou’s 2023 NCAA Norman Regional win over California (5/19).
SOPHOMORE (2022)
- Honored as a 2022 Rawlings Golden Glove recipient for her play at shortstop.
- Named to the 2022 SEC All-Tournament Team after helping led the Tigers to the final game batting .500 over the course of the four games.
- Named to the 2022 All-SEC Second Team after after posting a batting line of .291/.519/.341 in conference play.
- Offensively led the team in batting average (.338), 2B (11), 3B (3), runs scored (44) and stolen bases (22).
- Ranked as the 10th-highest Tiger in program history with the most at-bats in a single season (198) and 6th overall in career batter average (.353) for program history.
- Went 2-for-3 smashing two home runs in route to the 6-2 victory over then-No. 13 Georgia (4/15/22).
- Totaled a .975 fielding percentage, turning 10 double plays in total over 163 chances.
- Racked up 20 multi-hit games, nine of which included extra-base hits.
- Tallied an inside the park home run in the final push effort win over Mississippi State (4/10/22).
FRESHMAN (2021)
- Named 2021 SEC Freshman of the Year after recording a batting line of .410/.462/.614 in conference play.
- First two-home run game vs. Mississippi State (4/17).
- Named SEC Freshman of the Week on four occasions.
- Perfect 12-for-12 on stolen base attempts.
- Turned eight double plays while fielding at .943 on 175 chances.
- Went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI in win over then-No. 11 Florida State (Feb. 13).
- First four-hit game in 4-for-5 effort at South Carolina while adding a double, three runs, and two RBI.
- Reached base safely in first 10 collegiate appearances.
PREP
- Named PGF All-Northeast Region and PGF All-American in 2020.
- Was a first team all-state and all-county selection all four years of her high school career.
- Led East Meadow to a conference title in 2016, state title in 2017 and Long Island championship in 2018 and 2019.
- Played her club ball with Long Island DeMarini.
PERSONAL
- Studying Health Science: Rehabilitation Sciences at Missouri.
In the NOW - Embrace the Opportunity
Monday, February 10
Inside Mizzou Athletics - Talkin' Baseball with Brock Lucas
Monday, February 03
Mizzou vs. LSU Series Highlights
Monday, April 22
Mizzou at Missouri State Highlights
Friday, April 19
