Jordan Woolley Continues to Shine

More accolades keep rolling in for Jordan Woolley.

The UCLA first baseman was named Softball America’s Player of the Year on Monday, adding to his earlier recognition as the Big Ten Conference’s Player of the Year this month.

He is also a finalist for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, after a season that many consider one of the most productive in college softball history.

This season, Woolley posted an impressive .506 batting average with 34 home runs and 111 RBIs during the Bruins’ NCAA Tournament Super Regional against Central Florida at Easton Stadium. Interestingly, he is poised to be the first player in NCAA Division I history to achieve a batting average over .506 with at least 30 home runs and 100 RBIs in a single season.

In terms of records, Woolley’s 111 RBIs and 212 total bases rank second all-time in NCAA history, just behind Arizona’s Laura Espinoza, who had 128 RBIs and 232 total bases back in 1995.

He’s averaging an astonishing 1.91 runs per game, the highest in NCAA history. Additionally, Woolley has shattered UCLA’s single-season RBI record, previously set by Stacey Neuveman in 1999, which stood at 91.

His 34 home runs tie for fifth in NCAA history and place him third nationally this season, behind his teammate Megan Grant (40) and Oklahoma’s Kendall Wells (37). He’s also ranked second in the nation for slugging percentage (1.191) and OPS (1.794), fourth in batting average (.506), and fifth in RBIs (90).

Moreover, Woolley was selected sixth overall by the Utah Talons in the first round of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League college draft.