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2026 Softball Roster

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21 Jina Baffuto

  • Position Infield
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bossier City, La.
  • High School Airline HS
  • Twitter BaffutoJina
  • Instagram jina_baffuto_2

Biography

CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medalist (2023, 2025)
CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2023, 2024, 2025)
NFCA Scholar Athlete (2023, 2025)


2025 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 34 games with 20 starts … Started 18 games at second base and two at designated player … Registered eight hits, four doubles, six RBI and 12 runs scored … Drew eight walks … Tallied two hits and two RBI versus MTSU (Mar. 22) … Collected one hit, two RBI and three runs in a win over Kennesaw (Apr. 18) … Recorded 36 putouts with 26 assists and six errors at second base.

2024 (SOPHOMORE): 
Appeared in 34 games primarily as a pinch runner while making four starts at shortstop… Recorded one hit, two RBI and 15 runs scored … Made her first start of the season and went 1-3 with a run scored and a career-high two RBI and two walks during a 28-2 victory over Lindenwood at the Warhawk Invitational (Feb. 17) … Scored a run in four-consecutive games as a pinch runner (March 20-24) … Drew a walk and was hit by a pitch in a loss to UTEP (April 21) … Registered six putouts and 19 assists at shortstop

2023 (FRESHMAN):
Started three games while appearing in 13 … Made her first career start in a win over Florida A&M (2/18) during the Mardi Gras Mambo … Collected her first career hit during a win over UMass Lowell (3/4) … Scored a run as a pinch runner three times throughout the season … Made five putouts and tallied seven assists in the field.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years at Airline High School for coaches Brittany Frazier, Katie Smith and Tim Swart … Helped lead the program to the state semifinals in 2019 and the state title game in 2021 … Batted .529 with 63 hits, including 22 doubles and 10 home runs ... Scored 53 runs and drove in 40 ... Batted .489 with 44 hits, 16 extra base hits, 23 RBI and 37 runs scored as a junior … 3-time all-district ... 2-time all-state ... 2-time all-city ... Named all-metro as senior ... Named to all-star team as senior ... Plays travel ball for the Texas Bombers and Coach Bo Dees … Member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta and the Blue Jackets.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Lisa Doles and Frank Baffuto … Has two sisters, Courtney and Jessica … Born June 24, 2004, in Bossier City, La.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2023Freshman

    Infield
    5'4"
    21
  • 21

    2024Sophomore

    Infield
    5'4"
    21
  • 21

    2025Junior

    Infield
    5'4"
    21
  • 21

    2026Senior

    Infield
    5'4"
    21