2012 Softball Roster
Roster
Jenna Clifton
- Position:
- Utility/Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Glendale, Ariz.
Washington
2012 (Senior): Academic All Pac-12 Honorable Mention for second consecutive year ... started five games and appeared in 29 primarily as a pinch runner or pinch hitter ... hit .333 in 18 at bats and struck out only once ... finished the season with a .400 on base percentage and a slugging percentage of .389 ... tallied two of her four RBIs against CSU Bakersfield (3/19) in a 12-0 victory.
2011 (Junior): Appeared in 24 games with 11 starts and 16 appearances in the circle with two starts ... batted .205 collecting eight hits in 39 at bats with eleven runs, one double, and seven RBIs ... walked twice ... owned a .238 on-base percentage ... set single-game career highs in at-bats (four), runs (two), and RBIs (two) ... in the circle, made starts versus Sacramento State (2/18) and Illinois (3/20) ... pitched a season total 27.0 innings with a 2-1 record ... only allowed two hits and pitched two strikeouts in 2.1 innings vs. Mississippi State (2/12) ... hit a two-RBI pinch-hit single in the last game of a sweep over UC Riverside (2/13) and in the win over No. 21/24 Texas A&M (2/24) ... allowed just two hits in 2.0 innings of relief in the extra-inning victory over New Mexico (3/5).
2010 (Sophomore): Appeared in 23 games, making nine starts ... batted .172, collecting five hits in 29 at bats with one home run, five runs and four RBIs ... hit her first career home run in the 9-4 win against Oklahoma State (2/27) ... walked seven times... stole a base in the 8-4 win against Hawaii (3/7) ... also made three appearances in the circle, with a start against Cal State Northridge (2/13) ... pitched a season total of 8.0 innings, allowing only one home run.
2009 (Freshman): Appeared in 15 games, making five starts ... made 10 appearances in the circle, going 2-2 with a 4.93 ERA, striking out 16 batters in 32.2 innings ... batted .231 in her first season, collecting three hits in 13 at-bats ... scored two runs... made two starts in the circle in Pac-10 play, against national powers UCLA and Arizona ... earned the victory in her first career start against New Mexico (3/21), allowing no earned runs in seven innings for her first complete game ... allowed seven hits and struck out two while walking two ... picked up her first career victory in a wild 14-13 UW win over Penn State (3/13) ... came on in relief of Felecia Harris with the Huskies trailing 7-1 in the second inning ... pitched a then-career-high 5.2 innings, allowing 10 hits and four earned runs while striking out four ... did not walk a batter ... pitched 1.2 innings of scoreless relief against Cal-State Fullerton (3/15), striking out one ... earned her first career save in the Cathedral City Classic, pitching 3.0 innings of scoreless relief against Mississippi (2/21)... allowed just two hits and struck out one ... had her first career multi-hit game in UW's 16-3 win over Utah State (2/13) in the Campbell Cartier Classic ... went 2-for-3 with two runs scored ... appeared in two games in the opening-weekend Red Desert Classic, making her collegiate debut against BYU (2/6) in the circle ... pitched 1.2 innings, allowing three runs (one earned) on four hits ... recorded one strikeout ... made her first career start against Southern Utah and collected a hit in her first collegiate at bat (2/7).
High School/Club
As a junior at Northwest Christian, earned Arizona Small School Player of the Year honors after leading the Crusaders to the Class 2A State Championship ... named the Metro Region Player of the Year and was an All-Arizona Team and Arizona 2A State All-Tournament Team selection .., a first-team all-state selection and a first-team all-region pick her junior and senior years ... team finihsed second at state her senior campaign ... played club ball for the Hotshots Gold ... helped the Hotshots team to a third-place at the 2008 ASA 18U Gold Nationals after finishing 33rd the previous year ... in 2005, she helped the Killerbees to a ninth place finish at the ASA 14U Gold Nationals ... helped the Crusaders volleyball team to the 2A State Championship this fall ... helped the team to a state runner-up finish during her sophomore season.
Personal
Parents are Loren and Barbara ... has a younger sister, Jordy... Jenna Lynne Clifton was born in Glendale, Ariz.
UW head coach Heather Tarr on Clifton:
"Pound-for-pound Jenna is one of the top hitters at her level. She's got great arm strength that will help us immediately in the outfield. She has the ability to pitch but she will make an impact for us as an outfielder."
