2017 Softball Roster
Alaan, Jaya

Jersey Number 42
Jaya Alaan
- Position:
- Catcher/Utility
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Diamond Ranch HS
- Hometown:
- Diamond Bar, Calif.
Bio
SEASON-BY-SEASON
2017 (Jr.):
2017 (Jr.):
- Did not play due to redshirt
- Appeared in 24 games primarily as a pinch-runner or pinch-hitter
- Made three starts as a designated player
- Batted .192 with five hits, five runs scored and four RBIs
- Drew four walks
- Launched her second career home run in a 2-for-2 performance against Austin Peay (Feb. 27)
- Hit two doubles on the season against Fordham (March 5) and Rutgers (March 11)
- Appeared in 31 games during freshman season at second base and designated player, garnering 25 starts on the year
- Finished with a .174 batting average, driving in six runs
- Recorded two extra-base hits, a double and a home run
- Tallied 12 hits and scored 10 runs, drawing nine walks and stealing three bases
- Finished fifth on the team with 74 putouts
- Reached base three times in collegiate debut against IPFW on Feb. 6, picking up two walks and one hit
- Drove in a season-high three runs on 2-for-2 hitting with two walks in the Bears’ triumph over Valparaiso on Feb. 6
- Four-year letterwinner for head coach Rick Alcantara at Diamond Ranch High School
- First Team All-Hacienda League selection in 2014 and a second team pick in 2013
- Hit .453 with 19 RBIs and six stolen bases as a senior
- Daughter of Robert and Christine Alaan
- Has two sisters, Jayda and Jerzy
- Born Nov. 17, 1994 in Manila, Philippines
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