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Softball

2023 Softball Roster

27 Jaden Gaja

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Highschool Tommy Douglas HS
  • Hometown Carrot River, Saskatchewan, Canada

Biography

2023
Competed in seven games … went 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in a start at home against Creighton (4/25) … had a pinch-hit single in the series at South Dakota State (5/5) … was 3-for-7 with a walk in eight plate appearances … named an NFCA Scholar-Athlete ... also made the Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... placed on the Summit League's Commissioner's List for academic excellence

2022
Redshirted ... named an NFCA Scholar Athlete

2021
Played in 17 games and earned 11 starts including five in right field, four as the designated player and two at catcher … hit .172 (5-for-29) with a double, one RBI and seven runs scored … drew seven walks and had a .333 on-base percentage … first collegiate hit was a game-tying single in the seventh inning against Stetson which USD went on to win 7-4 (3/6) … was 2-for-2 with a double in a game at Florida International (3/14) … named to the Summit League Honor Roll ... named an NFCA Scholar Athlete

Prep
Maintained a 4.0 GPA at Tommy Douglas Collegiate ... has six seasons of club softball experience ... won a U16 title with the Prince Albert Aces in the summer of 2018 and has played multiple seasons with the 222's Fastpitch Elite Winter Travel Team based out of Saskatoon ... competed with the Saskatoon Co-op Selects in the summer of 2019 and hit .318 with two home runs in a week-long tournament in August of 2019

Personal
Parents are Orin and Crystal ... studying kinesiology and sport management at USD

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2021Freshman

    C
    5'6"
    27
  • 27

    2022Sophomore

    C
    5'6"
    27
  • 27

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    C
    5'6"
    27