2019 - 2020 GATORADE
NATIONAL SOFTBALL
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
JAYDA
COLEMAN
SHORTSTOP/PITCHER
THE COLONY HS
THE COLONY, TEXAS
SENIOR
HEIGHT: 5-FOOT-10
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HIGHLIGHTED STATS
.432
TEAM USA BATTING AVERAGE
.717
2020 BATTING AVERAGE
279
CAREER HITS
.702
CAREER BATTING AVERAGE
“Jayda Coleman is a polished, cerebral player who is so smooth and poised that she makes everything look easy. She always seems to be two steps ahead of the play and has great instincts and instantaneous decision-making abilities. She’s one of the smartest and most intuitive softball players I’ve ever seen.”
Brentt Eads
President/Executive Editor of Extra Inning Softball

Athletic Excellence


The 5-foot-10 senior shortstop and left-handed pitcher was one of only two high-school athletes on the 2019 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team that won the U19 World Championships in August. Coleman compiled a .432 batting average and a .510 on-base percentage with 13 steals for Team USA. Through a 15-3-1 start by the Cougars this spring, Coleman batted .717 with 42 runs scored, 41 steals, 29 RBI and 10 triples. She also was 12-0 in the circle with a 0.89 ERA along with 75 strikeouts in 55 innings pitched before the season was cancelled. A three-time MaxPreps First Team All-American, she concluded her prep softball career with 279 hits, 261 runs scored, 209 stolen bases and a .702 batting average.

Academic Achievement


Coleman has maintained a weighted 3.63 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play softball on scholarship at the University of Oklahoma.

Exemplary Character


A member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Coleman volunteers on behalf of PALS, which works with special needs children. She also participates in helping youth competitors train for the Special Olympics in addition to serving as an instructor in the Texas Glory club organization.