2019 Softball Roster

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Jade Nua
Jersey Number 34

Jade Nua

  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    West Covina HS
  • Hometown:
    West Covina, Calif.
FRESNO STATE ACCOLADES
• 2019 Academic All-MW

2019 (Senior): Appeared in 47 games with 32 starts ... started 25 games in right field and seven as the designated player hitting fifth and sixth in the lineup ... hit .295 with 2 home runs, 15 RBIs, and 24 runs scored ... ranked third on the team with a .447 on-base percentage and had a .443 slugging percentage ... led the team and the MW with 13 hit-by-pitches, tied for the third most in a season in program history ... was hit by a pitch twice in one game vs. Nevada and was hit in six games of a seven-game stretch March 7-15 ... also drew 12 walks ... reached base in 23 consecutive games with a 10-game hitting streak after entering the starting lineup ... hit .382 with 12 RBIs and 12 runs during the reached-base streak between March 1-April 7 ... hit .432 over the first 31 Bulldog games of the season ... had four multi-hit games and four-multi RBI games ... went 3-for-3 with a double and 2 RBIs in a game vs. Utah State ... hit her first home run as a Bulldog against UT San Antonio and also homered against MW champion Colorado State ... added five doubles and one triple ... tied for the team lead with three pinch hits, hitting 3-for-8 (.375) as a pinch hitter ... hit 22-for-70 (.314) against right-handed pitching ... ranked second on the team hitting .346 in road games ... went 1-for-2 in stolen base attempts with a steal against Montana ... had one sacrifice fly and one sacrifice bunt ... had 42 putouts and two assists with just one error playing defensively in right field and first base    

2018 (Junior): Appeared in 11 games as a reserve ... served as a pinch runner and outfielder ... was 0-for-3 with two runs scored ... scored the winning run against Stanford on Feb. 10 and scored against Purdue on Feb. 11 ... appeared in one MW game as a pinch runner against Colorado State ... had one putout and one error defensively 

Citrus College: Played two seasons at Citrus College in Glendora, Calif ... named a 2017 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) California South Region Junior College All-American in 2017 .... also earned Western State Conference (WSC) East Player of the Year honors and was selected to the All-State team by the California Community College Fastpitch Coaches Association (3CFCA) as a sophomore ... led the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) with a .725 on-base percentage and 1.235 slugging percentage while ranking second with a .582 batting average ... totaled 57 hits, including 16 home runs (4th in CCCAA), 12 doubles and two triples, 57 runs scored, 62 RBIs (6th in CCCAA) and 42 walks (1st in CCCAA) ... Became the Citrus College single-season program leader in batting average, RBIs, runs and on-base percentage ... as a freshman was named a second-team All-WSC Blue selection after appearing in all 40 games, hitting .385, posting a team-best .545 on-base percentage and was third on the team with a .558 slugging percentage ... finished her Citrus College career with the second-highest batting average in program history (.480) and leads the team's all-time lists in runs (80), home runs (19), RBIs (84), walks (70), on-base percentage (.639) and slugging percentage (.886) ... over 79 games and 202 at-bats at Citrus College had 70 walks to just 12 strikeouts

High School: Lettered four years at West Covina HS ... named first team All-San Gabriel Valley Tribune as a senior ... First-team All-Hacienda League selection both as a junior and senior ... hit .516 with a .674 on-base percentage with 25 RBIs and 27 runs scored as a senior ... had a .828 slugging percentage with 11 extra-base hits, including four home runs, in her senior season ... hit at least .394 in each of her four high school seasons and above .420 three times ... finished her prep career with a .445 batting average, a .580 on-base percentage, 10 home runs, 76 RBIs, 76 runs, and 98 hits over 88 games

Personal: Parents are Kim and Daniel Nua ... hobbies include hiking ... favorite athlete is Mike Trout ... biggest athletic thrill was hitting four home runs in a double-header ... chose Fresno State because of the amazing softball program and nice campus ... majoring in criminology-forensic behavioral science