Jailyn Ford
| Jailyn Ford | |||||||||||||||
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| Oklahoma City Spar | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: June 3, 1994 [1] Hot Springs, Virginia, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Left | |||||||||||||||
| NPF debut | |||||||||||||||
| June 8, 2016, for the Akron Racers | |||||||||||||||
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| Win–loss record | 9-10 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.87 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 76 | ||||||||||||||
| Saves | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Jailyn Sue Ford (born June 3, 1994) is an American professional softball pitcher and first basemen for the Oklahoma City Spark of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). She played college softball at James Madison and professionally for the Akron Racers and USSSA Pride of the National Pro Fastpitch.[2][3][4]
Playing career
Ford played college softball for James Madison from 2013 to 2016 where she was part of the winningest Senior Class in James Madison history, where she also started every game of her college career, either at first base or pitcher. During Ford's time at James Madison, the Dukes won three CAA Regular Season Titles (2013, 2015, 2016), as well as a Tournament Title (2016).[5][6]
She was drafted third overall by the Akron Racers and later played for USSSA Pride of National Pro Fastpitch, winning back-to-back titles in 2018 and 2019, being named MVP for the latter series.[7]
On December 1, 2025, she was drafted in the third round, 14th overall, by the Oklahoma City Spark in the AUSL allocation draft.[8]
Career statistics
| YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
| 2013 | 24 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 191.0 | 122 | 54 | 44 | 66 | 209 | 1.61 | 0.98 |
| 2014 | 24 | 7 | 41 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 228.2 | 166 | 49 | 41 | 40 | 233 | 1.26 | 0.90 |
| 2015 | 16 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 136.2 | 80 | 49 | 45 | 27 | 192 | 2.31 | 0.78 |
| 2016 | 18 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 150.0 | 85 | 32 | 22 | 42 | 181 | 1.02 | 0.84 |
| TOTALS | 82 | 21 | 136 | 107 | 70 | 31 | 9 | 706.1 | 453 | 184 | 152 | 175 | 815 | 1.50 | 0.89 |
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 2013 | 59 | 169 | 38 | 63 | .373 | 49 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 121 | .716% | 15 | 39 | 9 | 14 |
| 2014 | 60 | 164 | 36 | 44 | .268 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 80 | .488% | 34 | 38 | 9 | 13 |
| 2015 | 58 | 162 | 44 | 62 | .382 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 114 | .703% | 32 | 28 | 9 | 13 |
| 2016 | 56 | 145 | 40 | 47 | .324 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 90 | .620% | 49 | 22 | 17 | 21 |
| TOTALS | 233 | 640 | 158 | 216 | .337 | 155 | 46 | 9 | 39 | 411 | .642% | 130 | 127 | 44 | 61 |
| Year | W | L | GP | GS | CG | Sh | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 100.1 | 98 | 61 | 55 | 34 | 75 | 3.87 |
References
- ^ "Akron Racers - Pro Softball Team: Roster". Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "2014 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". NFCA.org. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ "2015 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". NFCA.org. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ "2016 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". NFCA.org. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ "2020 James Madison Softball" (PDF). Jmusports.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Softball in Review" (PDF). Caasports.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ "Jailyn Ford". Jmusports.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ "Athletes Unlimited Softball League holds expansion and allocation draft". ESPN.com. December 1, 2025. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
- ^ "Jailyn Ford - 2015".
- ^ "Live Stats by 805stats.com".