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Jersey Number 17
Jaylee Williams
- Position:
- Outfield
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bear Creek, NC
- High School:
- Chatham Central
- Prev School:
- Appalachian State
As a Junior (Maryland 2026):
- Appeared in 33 games, making six starts
- Finished the season with a .278 batting average, with seven runs, 10 hits, one triple, and three RBI
- Collected her first triple as a Terp at Penn State (4/4)
- Collected her first two hits as a Terp against George Washington (3/18)
- Made her first start as a Terp against Buffalo (2/13)
- Recorded a season-high four putouts at Virginia (2/20)
As a Sophomore (App State 2025):
- Appeared in 32 games and made 13 starts
- Posted a .195 batting average, compiling eight hits in 41 at-bats
- One of 10 Mountaineers to cross the plate at least 10 times in 2025
- Recorded her first career hit on Feb. 14 against Miami (Ohio)
- Recorded the first three-hit game of her career against Winthrop on Feb. 15
- Drove home a career-best two runs on Feb. 16 against Winthrop
- Hit an RBI single in App State’s win over Lehigh on Feb. 28
- Scored a run in the Mountaineers’ run-rule win over Georgia Southern on March 22
- Scored the game-winning run against James Madison on March 30
- Scored two runs as a pinch-runner at Georgia State
- Played in 14 games in 2024 primarily appearing as a pinch runner
- Scored a run in both games of App State's doubleheader sweep over ETSU on April 30
- Made her first career at-bat against ETSU on March 11
- Scored a run in App State's win over Monmouth on February 16
- Williams joins the Mountaineer softball team after an excellent high school career at Chatham Central High School
- In her junior season, she was selected as the 2022 Mid-Carolina 1A-2A Conference player of the year, while also being named to the all-conference team
- She was also selected as her team's MVP in 2022, where she slugged her way to an impressive .600 batting average for the season
- Williams has played for coach Gary Simpson on the Bandits Elite Premier Club, where she batted .571 in the summer of 2022
- Prior to playing with the Bandits, Williams played for coach Nate Eaton on Team NC, which is a highly reputable travel team
Maryland Softball | B1G+ Highlights vs. Illinois (Game 3) | April 19, 2026 | Senior Day
Sunday, April 19
Maryland Softball | B1G+ Highlights vs. Illinois (Game 3) | Senior Day April 19, 2026
Sunday, April 19
Maryland Softball | B1G+ Highlights vs. Illinois | April 17, 2026
Friday, April 17
Maryland Softball | B1G+ Highlights vs. Howard | April 15, 2026
Thursday, April 16
