Jade Hylton
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2024 (SOPHOMORE)
• NFCA All-Region First Team selection
• All-ACC First Team selection
• Started all 54 games at shortstop
• Hit a team-leading .335 with 41 RBI and 37 runs scored
• Hit 14 home runs with 13 doubles and two triples for a .682 slugging percentage
• Led the team with 14 multiple-hit games and 10 multiple-RBI games
• Hit two home runs vs. St. Thomas (2/18) for first career multiple-home run game
• Tallied season high five RBI vs. Lehigh (2/23)
• Hit grand slam at No. 3 Duke (4/20) in game one of doubleheader to even series with 4-3 win
• Hit two-run home run at No. 3 Duke in series finale to clinch series in 3-2 victory
• Went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored in NCAA Regional opener (5/17) vs. Miami (OH)
• Named to ACC Softball All-Academic Team
• CSC Academic All-District honoree
• ACC Academic Honor Roll
2023 (FRESHMAN)
• Named NFCA All-Region third team
• ACC All-Freshman Team selection
• TUCCI/NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 25 selection
• Hit at a .314 clip for the season
• Tied for team lead in stolen bases going 22-for-25 on the year
• Tied for team lead in home runs (10)
• Team leader in runs scored (33) and RBI (26)
• Her 22 stolen bases was third in the ACC in the regular season and seventh in a season at UVA
• Team leader with 15 multiple-hit games and fifth with five multiple-RBI games
• Season-high five RBI in a win over George Washington (2/26)
• Season-high three hits and a home run in wins at Pittsburgh (3/26) and against No. 13 Virginia Tech (4/6)
• Scored a season-high two runs on 10 different occasions
• Stole a season-high three bases against Howard (2/26)
• Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL
• No. 56 overall recruit by Extra Inning Softball
• No. 38 middle infielder by Extra Inning Softball
• 2x All-Region Selection
• Piedmont Region Tri-Player of the Year as a freshman – hit .681 with 15 HR, 36 runs and 36 RBI
• 2021 Alliance Home Run Derby Finalist
CLUB
• Played travel ball with Williamsburg Starz
PERSONAL
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences