Jalia Lassiter

Ole Miss Softball vs Purdue at the Ole Miss Softball Complex on March 18, 2023 in Oxford, MS.

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Class:
Freshman
Position:
UT
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height:
5-7
Experience:
HS
Hometown:
Atmore, Ala.
High School:
Flomaton

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2024 NFCA All-South Region Second Team
• 2023 NFCA All-South Region Third Team

2024 (SOPHOMORE): Earned NFCA All-South Region Second Team honors … Started all 58 games in centerfield for the Rebels … Helped lead Ole Miss to its eighth straight NCAA Tournament appearance … Led the team with 61 hits, ninth in the SEC during the regular season and, and ranked third with a .314 average at the plate … Tallied 16 extra-base hits, including four triples, giving her nine in her career (third most in program history) … Finished with multiple hits in 19 games, including six with three or more … Scored 34 runs and drove in 29 more … Added 29 walks to register a .404 on-base percentage … Swiped 18 stolen bases … Recorded a .987 fielding percentage with only one error in 77 chances … Opened the season on a nine-game hitting streak, including five multi-hit contests (2/8-17) … Crossed the plate three times in an 11-0 rout of Pitt (2/16) … Hit an inside-the-park home run at Kennesaw State and drove in a career-high four runs (2/17) … Racked up three hits in a comeback win over Miami (OH) (2/24) … Tallied three hits and drove in four runs in a midweek win at Memphis (3/5) … Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a pair of RBI to help Ole Miss hand No. 2 LSU its first loss of the season (3/17) … Walked three times and hit an RBI single to help the Rebels take their highest ranked series victory in program history over No. 2 LSU (3/18) … Racked up four hits, including two home runs in a midweek doubleheader win over Louisiana Tech (4/16) … Recorded her 100^th career hit against Auburn (4/26), finishing just a home run shy of the cycle … Had a pair of multi-hit games to help Ole Miss take the series from No. 8 Arkansas on the road (5/3-4) … Homered for the second straight season at the SEC Tournament in the Rebels’ win over No. 25 Kentucky (5/7).

2023 (FRESHMAN): Capped off her rookie campaign with NFCA All-South Region Honors after earning a spot on the third team … Helped lead Ole Miss to its seventh straight NCAA Tournament appearance … Appeared in all 60 games for the Rebels, starting all but one in centerfield … Tied for the team lead with 48 hits, including 16 for extra bases, while ranking fourth with a .287 average at the plate … Recorded 14 multiple hit games, tied for the most on the team … Hit five triples, the second most in the SEC … Scored a team-high 38 runs, tied for the 10^th most in a single season in program history … Was 19-for-25 in stolen base attempts … Logged a perfect fielding percentage in the outfield, recording 96 putouts with two assists … Earned a spot on the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge All-Tournament Team … Scored the go-ahead run and hit an RBI triple in the Rebels’ season opener against North Carolina (2/10) … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI triple in the win against Wisconsin (2/11) … Hit a walk-off double to help Ole Miss run-rule Missouri State (3/4) … Hit her first career home run against No. 4 Tennessee (3/11) … Went 2-for-4 with an RBI double to help Ole Miss top No. 10 LSU in its SEC home opener (3/24) … Stole a career-high three bases against Memphis (3/28) … Doubled and drove in a run to help the Rebels beat No. 19 Auburn (4/1) … Registered a team-best nine game hitting streak from April 9 to April 28 … Sparked a seventh inning rally to help Ole Miss storm back and beat No. 14 Alabama in the final game ever at the Ole Miss Softball Complex (5/7) … Used her speed to score two runs and help the Rebels advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament … Registered a pair of multi-hit games in the Salt Lake City Regional against Baylor (5/20) and No. 15 Utah (5/21).

HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked 19^th overall and 12^th among middle infielders by Extra Inning Softball … A six-time letterwinner at Flomaton High School in Flomaton, Alabama … A 2021 3A AHSAA First Team All-State selection … Named to 2021 AHSAA All-Star Team … Posted a .525 batting average with seven triples, eight doubles, five home runs, 28 runs and 35 RBIs as a freshman … As a sophomore, played in five games with a .625 average, two doubles, a triple nine runs scored and 13 driven in … As a junior, registered a .573 average with 12 triples, five doubles, nine homers, 46 runs and 55 RBIs … Also competed in basketball, volleyball and track … competed in travel ball with Lady Dukes Lamar 18U Gold, finishing PGF runner-up in 2021.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Cassie Lassiter … Born April 14, 2004 … Has two siblings, Kentleigh and Kinzi-Raye … Has plans of attending law school and practicing law in her hometown.