SPARTAN NOTES: In her fourth year as a Spartan...following the 2015 season was the program's career leader in batting average (.400), slugging percentage (.622) and on-base percentage (.498), ranked second in RBIs (140), third in doubles (40), home runs (19), fourth in walks (76) and fifth in total bases (289)...on the single-season list was first (.441 in 2014) and third (.435 in 2015) in batting average, first (.744 in 2015) and second (.658 in 2014) in slugging percentage, first (.550 in 2015) and second (.540 in 2014) in on-base percentage, first (69 in 2015) and seventh (44 in 2014) in RBIs, first (125 in 2015) and eighth (106 in 2014) in total bases, second (17 in 2015) and fourth (16 in 2014) in doubles, second in home runs (11 in 2015), third in runs (44 in 2015).
HONORS
National |
2016 |
NFCA Division I All-Pacific Region-Third Team |
NFCA Division I National Player of the Week - Apr. 5 |
USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week - Apr. 5 |
2015 |
NFCA Division I All-Pacific Region-Second Team |
2014 |
NFCA Division I All-Pacific Region-Third Team |
Academic |
2016 |
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete |
Academic All-Mountain West |
2015 |
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete |
Academic All-Mountain West |
San Jose State Scholar Athlete |
2014 |
Academic All-Mountain West |
2013 |
Academic All-WAC |
Conference |
2016 |
All-Mountain West - First Team |
Mountain West Player of the Week - Apr. 5 |
Mountain West Player of the Week - Apr. 12 |
2015 |
All-Mountain West - First Team |
Mountain West Player of the Week - Feb. 16 |
2014 |
All-Mountain West - Second Team |
Mountain West Player of the Week - Feb. 11 |
2015: Started each of the 55 games in which she appeared, the vast majority as the everyday first baseman...batted .435 (73-for-168) with program-record 17 doubles, both ranked second on the team, one triple and led the team with 11 home runs...scored 44 times and drove in a program-record 69 runs...slugged .744 a team record and had an on-base percentage of .540 hitting clean up...posted a 14-game hitting streak from 2/8 to 3/1, in which she batted .605 (26-for-43) with 27 RBIs and 11 runs...among 23 multi-hit games, twice rapped out a single-game high four hits versus Boise State (3/20)...enjoyed 18 multi-RBI games, driving in a career-high seven against Drake (2/13)...scored multiple runs in 12 games and three times, versus Wright State (2/13), Boise State (3/20), and Utah State (4/18), crossed the plate a single-game high three times...twice homered two times in a game, against Drake and Longwood (2/27)...hit a single-game best three doubles versus Illinois-Chicago (2/20) and twice hit two in a game, against Boise State (3/20 & 3/21)...hit .433 with runner on, .500 with the bases loaded, .632 leading off an inning, .600 with a runner on third and less than two outs and was successful in advancing runners at a .641 clip...drove in 28 runs with two outs...earned 29 base on balls...fielding percentage of .984. (Game-by-Game Stats)
2014: Started all 54 games at either first base or designated player... Finished the season as the Mountain West's leading hitter (.441), a single season program record and the 17th-highest in the nation...set single season records for on base percentage (.550), a Mountain West-best and ranked eighth nationally, slugging percentage (.656) and intentional walks (3)... Hit 16 doubles, tied for second all-time... Drew 33 walks, the third-most in program history...Scored 33 runs, drove in 44, and hit five homers...Mountain West Player of the Week for Feb. 3-9 after batting .700 (14-for-20) with 13 runs scored, six RBI and two home runs at the Kajikawa Classic...26 multi-hit, 13 multi-RBI and nine multi-run contests...Did not go more than two games without a hit...Two career-high seven game hit streaks... Perfect at the plate in six games...Four RBI versus UTEP (3/1) are a career-high...4-for-5 with three runs scored and two doubles against Creighton (2/6). (Game-by-Game Stats)
2013: Played in 48 games, starting 46 at first base and one as the designated hitter...batted .309 with 42 hits, 14 runs and 27 RBI...Seven doubles....426 slugging percentage...Hit three home runs, two of which came in back-to-back games at the Easton Slugger Classic (UCLA, 2/16; Idaho State, 2/17)...Was named to the All-WAC Tournament team after batting .500 with five RBI and hitting her third home run of the season (against New Mexico State, 5/10)...Drew 14 walks, walking twice against Nevada (3/1) and UT Arlington (4/19)...Lone stolen base came in her first game: against Portland State (2/7)...Ten multi-hit games, including a season-best three hits in the second Texas State game (4/26)...Two three-RBI games: against CSU Northridge (2/22) and in the second game of the WAC Tournament (5/10, against New Mexico State)...Two six-game hitting streaks: from March 3 to March 16 and April 19 to April 27.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2012 from Atascadero (Calif.) High School...Earned three letters in softball (coach Darin Traverso)...Holds her school's career RBI and home run records...First team All-PAC-7 and All-San Luis Obispo County three seasons... PAC-7 League MVP and The Tribune's San Luis Obispo County Player of the Year as a senior...Also earned two letters each in volleyball and soccer.
JESSIE: Majoring in recreation...Enjoys hiking and going to the beach...Jessie Taylor Hufstetler was born on March 23, 1994 in Burbank, Calif.
Year | Avg. | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SLG% | BB | OB% | SAC | SB-ATT | A | E | FLD% |
2013 | .309 | 48-47 | 136 | 14 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 | .426 | 14 | .373 | 2 | 1-1 | 3 | 5 | .981 |
2014 | .441 | 54-54 | 161 | 33 | 71 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 44 | .658 | 33 | .550 | 1 | 1-1 | 3 | 9 | .967 |
2015 | .435 | 55-55 | 168 | 44 | 73 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 69 | .744 | 29 | .540 | 3 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | .984 |
2016 | .369 | 51-48 | 149 | 52 | 55 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 51 | .765 | 15 | .470 | 3 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | .970 |
Total | .393 | 208-204 | 614 | 143 | 241 | 56 | 8 | 30 | 191 | .656 | 91 | .495 | 9 | 3-3 | 11 | 23 | .969 |