Final bio
A clutch hitter ... Seems to get her hits in bunches ... Hit .261 (43-for-165) for her career with two home runs, 32 RBIs and 11 runs in 110 games (35 games started) … Batted .333 (20-for-60) as a pinch hitter.
HONORS
* Two-time Mountain West Spring All-Academic Team (2020-21)
2022 SEASON - SENIOR
Saw the most time of her career as a senior, batting .279 (24-for-86) with two home runs, 19 RBIs and seven runs in 52 games and 20 starts … Logged a .430 slugging percentage with five additional doubles and a triple … Excelled once again as a pinch hitter, going 9-for-25 (.360) with a home run and 10 RBIs … Hit .381 (8-for-21) against left-handed pitching … Had three multi-RBI games and two multi-hit contests … Had three go-ahead RBIs, two game-winning RBIs and one tying RBI … Hit .265 (9-for-34) with six RBIs in Mountain West play, starting nine of the 24 games and playing in all but one … Had a pinch-hit two-run single against UIC on Feb. 11 … Had a pinch-hit two-run homer against UIC on Feb. 12 … Logged a pinch-hit RBI double vs. CSUN on Feb. 17 … Had her first career home run and had three RBIs in her first start of the season against Army West Point on Feb. 19 … Logged a pinch-hit RBI single vs. Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 24 … Was 2-for-4 with a double, triple and an RBI against Yale on March 5 … Scored two runs and was hit by a pitch twice against Colorado State on March 20 … Had pinch-hit RBI singles in back-to-back appearance against Boise State (April 16) and UC San Diego (April 20) … Had a pinch-hit sacrifice fly at New Mexico on May 13.
2021 SEASON - JUNIOR
Played in 21 games with five starts ... Was the team's most consistent and best pinch hitter ... Batted .321 (9-for-28) with five RBIs, a run and a triple, owning a .393 slugging percentage and a .367 on-base mark ... Was 4-for-9 (.444) with three RBIs in nine games as a pinch hitter in Mountain West play ... Hit .571 (4-for-7) over SDSU's final 10 games, .385 (5-for-13) in home games, .409 (9-for-22) in SDSU wins and a team-high .400 (6-for-15) with three RBIs as a pinch hitter ... Began the season on a four-game hit streak ... Singled and stole a base in the nightcap at San Diego on Feb. 17 ... Was 1-for-1 with an RBI, single and walk in another start vs. UC Davis on Feb. 20 in the nightcap ... Had an RBI triple and scored against UC Davis the following day ... Had a pinch-hit single vs. No. 5/6 Washington on Feb. 26 in the second game of a doubleheader ... Stopped a 0-for-9 skid with a pinch-hit single at UC Santa Barbara on April 10 ... Had pinch-hit singles in back-to-back games at Utah State (April 25) and vs. New Mexico (May 1) ... Had a pinch-hit RBI single vs. UNM on May 2 ... Followed with a pinch-hit, two-run single at Colorado State in the nightcap on May 8.
2020 SEASON - SOPHOMORE (COVID SHORTENED)
NCAA Rankings: T-50th in sacrifice flies (2)
Played in 20 games, starting four times (three times as the designated player, once at third base) ... Hit .217 (5-for-23) with five RBIs, one run, two walks and two sacrifice flies, posting a .231 on-base percentage and a .304 slugging mark ... Was the team's main pinch hitter, going 5-for-15 (.333) with two doubles and four RBIs ... Ranked in a tie for sixth in the Mountain West in sacrifice flies (2) ... Had a pinch-hit RBI single against Villanova in the opener on Feb. 7 ... Followed with a pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the nightcap against Nicholls ... Then had a pinch-hit double vs. Villanova on Feb. 8 ... Came through with a pinch-hit single at UC Riverside on Feb. 12 ... Earned her first start of the season against Southern Utah on Feb. 14, going 0-for-1 with a hit by pitch, sacrifice fly and run scored ... Recorded a pinch-hit single vs. Notre Dame on Feb. 20 ... Had a pinch-hit two-run double against No. 22/22 UCF on March 8.
2019 SEASON - FRESHMAN
Played in 17 games with six starts in her first season at San Diego State ... The starts came as the designated player (5) and at third base (1) ... Was 5-for-28 (.179) with two doubles three RBIs and two runs, posting a .250 slugging percentage and a .207 on-base mark ... Had just one error in eight fielding chances for a .875 fielding percentage ... Was 0-for-4 in four pinch-hit opportunities in Mountain West play ... Was hit by a pitch and scored a run in her first appearance against Charlotte on Feb. 8 ... Had a big day in first career start vs. Cal Poly on Feb. 24, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, a RBI and a runs scored ... Other two hits came in another starts vs. Long Beach State on March 9 where she was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
CLUB - EAST COBB BULLETS
Played club ball for East Cobb Bullets under Coach Bill Edwards, where she helped the team to a 13th-place national finish in the 2018 PGF 18U Premier Division.
HIGH SCHOOL - SAUGUS
Earned four letters at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., under Coach Julie Watson Archer ... Was a two-time All-Foothill League Selection (2017-18) ... Also was selected All-Santa Clarita Valley (2017-18) ... Helped Saugus HS to a league title in 2016, and to the CIF DI playoffs in three of her four seasons ... Was named the team's 2018 MVP and offensive player of the year in 2017 ... Also received the SAMMY Award for athletic excellence at Saugus HS in 2018 ... Over her final two seasons at Saugus HS, hit .379 with 14 home runs, 52 RBIs and a .674 slugging percentage.
PERSONAL
Jessica Rose Cordola was born March 14, 2000, in Burbank, Calif. ... Daughter of James and Debbie Cordola ... Is majoring in communications with an emphasis in liberal arts.
CAREER HIGHS
Runs: 2 vs. Colorado St., 3/20/22
Hits: 3 vs. Cal Poly, 2/24/19
RBIs: 3 vs. Army West Point, 2/19/22
Walks: 1 - 3 times
Stolen Bases: 1 at San?Diego, 2/17/21 (G2)
Hitting Streak: 4 - Feb. 17-26, 2021
Reached Base Streak: 6 - Feb. 26-March 6, 2022
Jessica Cordola Season 2019
#14PositionIF
Height5-9
ClassFreshman
HometownSanta Clarita, Calif.
B/TR/R
Exp.HS
Softball
SDSU Falls to Utah State, 3-1
Softball
Softball Stunned by CSUN, 6-4
Softball