02 Jordan Praytor
9/2/2004 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Career Stats
Major: Biology and Spanish
Coach Murphy Says: "Jordan had a great year last year for us and we are looking forward to watching her again this spring. For her size, she has the most power of any kid we have coached at Alabama. Jordan is so valuable for us as she can play several positions well. We know she is always going to hit so she helps us cover any holes we may have in the lineup."
2006 Fall Highlights:
- Led team with six runs scored
- 4-for-9 (.444) with one 2B, one HR and four RBI
- Scored three runs and drove in two more against Wallace-Dothan, solo HR
- 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI against Shelton State
2006 (Sophomore):
- 2nd Team NFCA All-South Region
- First team All-SEC
- Bama Bash! All-Tournament Team
- Crimson Classic All-Tournament Team
- SEC Player of the WEek (3/20)
- ESPN the Magazine 2nd Team Academic All-District
- Academic All-SEC
- SEC Good Works Team
- Played in all 65 games with 63 starts
- Finished ranked 23rd nationally in batting average and 29th in runs per game
- Ranked in the top-10 in the SEC in eight categories, including slugging (2nd), batting (4th), OBP (5th), runs (5th), stolen bases (5th), hits (6th), total bases (6th) and HR (T-9th)
- Recorded 25-game hitting streak from 3/16 to 4/29
- Set career-high with four RBI at Auburn (4/26)
- Tied school record and Alabama complex record with four runs scored vs. Birmingham Southern (3/23)
- SEC Player of the Week on 3/20 after hitting 7-for-13 with one HR, four RBI and four runs scored at Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif.
- Recorded a hit in 50 of her 65 games and two or more hits 25 times
- Scored a run in 42 of the 65 contests
- Hit .427 (38-of-89) with 30 runs scored, six HR, 21 RBI and 14 stolen bases in 29 SEC games
- Went 6-for-10 with four runs and three RBI in Kentucky series (4/1-2)
- Hit 5-for-11 with five runs and seven RBI in Auburn series (4/25-26)
- Went 12-for-23 with eight runs scored and three RBI in the NCAA Tournament
2005 (Freshman):
- 2nd Team NFCA All-South Region
- SEC All-Tournament Team
- Freshman All-SEC
- academic all-sec
- Crimson Classic All-Tournament Team
- Recorded a hit in her first collegiate at-bat, a double vs. Evansville (2/4)
- Tied UA Softball Complex record with three walks vs. N'western St. (2/9)
- Went 2-4 driving in her first collegiate RBIs at Houston (2/11)
- Went 2-3 with a triple, two RBI and two runs scored vs. Maryland (2/20)
- Recorded a season-high four-game hit streak while in Hawaii
- Hit first career home run at LSU (3/26)
- Tallied a season-high three RBI in Game 2 at LSU (3/26)
- Recorded career high three hits going 3-4 with two runs vs. Belmont (4/5)
- Tied school record with two triples in game at USC (4/17)
- Went 6-8 in final two games at UGA (4/30-5/1)
- Scored a career high three runs in Game Three at UGA (5/1)
- Recorded three hits in a game twice going 3-4 in final two games at UGA
- Tied career high for runs in a game vs. AU with three, also broke school SEC Tournament record for runs in a game
Prep Highlights:
- Prepped at Heritage High School in Vancouver, Washington
- Named league's Co-Player of the Year, 2004
- First team All-State, 2004
- Four-time First Team All-League
- Four-time "Columbian" All-County Player
- Three-time team MVP
- Helped lead club team to ninth place finish at 2004 Gold Nationals.
- Led League in batting avg, hits and steals,
- 2003Helped lead club team to 18-U Gold Regional Championship and Gold Nationals, 2003
- Helped lead 18-U club team to Gold Regional Championship, and seventh place finish at Gold Nationals, 2002
Personal File:
- Daughter of Ross and Susan Praytor
- Has a younger sister, Taylor
- Started playing softball at age 6
- Praytor's father played baseball at Lewis- Clark State
- Born August 31, 1986 in Bellevue, Wash.
Career game Highs:
Hits.................3 (Six times) Last vs. Georgia Tech, 5/20/06
RBI......................................................4 at Auburn, 4/26/06
Runs..............................4 vs. Birmingham Southern, 3/23/06
Home Runs..............1 (10 times) Last vs. Ga. Tech, 5/20/06
Walks..............................................3 vs. NW State, 2/9/05
Longest Hit Streak...............................25 (3/16-4/29) 2006
Praytor's Career Statistics
Year Avg. Gp/Gs Ab R H 2b 3b Hr Rbi Bb Sb-Att
2005 .339 68/60 171 41 58 4 5 1 26 16 14-15
2006 .415 65/63 188 57 78 12 2 9 36 20 27-34
Total .379 133-123 359 98 136 16 7 10 62 36 41-49
SEC Career Statistics
Year Avg. Gp/Gs Ab R H 2b 3b Hr Rbi Bb Sb-Att
2005 .343 27/24 67 16 23 2 2 1 14 3 4-5
2006 .427 29/29 89 30 38 6 0 6 21 7 14-16
Total .391 56/53 156 46 61 8 2 7 35 10 18-21
