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2023 Softball Roster

Ariel Fox
Tom Gilbert
Ethan Mito
Steve Hockstein
Mike Carlson
Mike Carlson
(Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics)
Rich Graessle
(Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics)
AJ Henderson

9 Jaden Vickers

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position P
  • Bat/Throw L/L
  • Hometown Crystal River, Fla.
  • Highschool Crystal River
  • Major Communication

Biography

Senior (2023) - Game-By-Game Stats
  • Concluded year at 11-8 overall with a 3.23 ERA and team-leading 93 strikeouts
  • Led the pitching coprs with 108,1 innings of work with 31 appearances, 14 starts, five complete games and two saves
  • Threw all seven innings giving up three runs on nine hits while striking out four to improve to 11-7 in a 7-3 upset of No. 18/19 Northwestern for RU's first top 25 win since 2012 (May 6)
  • Tossed her fourth complete game of the season and 17th of her career striking out five and allowing only one walk in a 5-3 victory over Iowa to give RU its 31st victory of the season and most since 1994 (Apr. 28)
  • Went the distance in a game two setback of the Penn State series (Apr. 14)
  • Picked up her second save of the season hurling the final two innings as the Scarlet Knights came back from a five-run deficit for a 6-5 victory over Ohio State for RU's first 30-win season since 2013 (Apr. 7)
  • Garnered the win in a 5-2 victory over Maryland improving to 9-4 on the season allowing no runs, and no hits and giving up two walks while fanning seven in four innings of play. (Apr. 5)
  • Led the pitching corps with 6.1 innings of work in her two appearances striking out nine while allowing no runs and giving up only three hits during the weekend series with Purdue (Mar. 31 - Apr. 2)
  • Got the complete game shutout victory with a season-high tying eight strikeout in a 9-0 five-inning series finale win versus Purdue (Apr. 2)
  • Fanned six batters in four innings to improve to 6-4 on the year in the 10-8 series finale at Illinois (Mar. 26)
  • Moved to 5-4 on the year throwing five innings of scoreless softball helping RU to its fourth shutout of the year allowing only two hits and three walks while fanning five of the first six batters faced in a 4-0 win versus Iona at the Rutgers Tournament (Mar. 17)
  • Upped her mark to 4-1 catching six at the plate on strikes in an 8-4 victory over Texas Tech at the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic (Mar. 3)
  • Improved to 3-1 throwing three innings and allowing one run on two hits with two strikeouts in a 9-4 win over the College of Charleston at the Low Country Classic (Feb. 25)
  • Captured her second career save in a 2-0 win at Sacramento State at the NorCal Kickoff (Feb. 12)
  • Picked up first win the season throwing 3.2 innings with one hit in an 8-2 victory over Santa Clara at the NorCal Kickoff (Feb. 10)
  • Earned a complete game victory in an 5-1 win at UC Davis behind eight strikeouts at the NorCal Kickoff (Feb. 11)
Junior (2022) - Game-By-Game Stats
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Pitched 174.1 innings in 39 appearance inside the circle with 181 strikeouts
  • Threw five or more Ks in 16 contests including a career-high 17 strikeouts at Purdue (Apr. 29)
  • Went 3-1 with a 1.17 ERA in 24 innings, 39 strikeouts, and threw three complete games at the Spring Games (Feb. 25-27)
  • Tossed 16 strikeouts in a 5-0 shutout over Princeton to open the Spring Games (Feb. 25)
  • Captured 14 Ks in a 3-0 victory versus Cornell to conclude the Spring Games (Feb. 27)
  • Notched 10 strikeouts against 2021 College World Series participant James Madison in a 9-1 win at the Liberty Invitational (Mar. 5)
  • Registered a 2-0 record in three starts, tossing two complete games and 14 strikeouts at the ASU/GCU Classic (Mar. 11-13)
  • Collected a 3-0 record in three starts with a 1.00 ERA, tossing three complete games, one shutout and 23 strikeouts at the Rutgers Tournament (Mar. 17-20)
  • Tallied 19 strikeouts and tossed a complete game in two appearances against Purdue
Sophomore (2021) - Game-By-Game Stats
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Made 23 appearances with five starts
  • Threw 47.2 innings with 35 strikeouts
  • Season-high eight strikeouts versus Indiana (Mar. 13) during the second Florida weekend
  • Fanned five Wisconsin batters (Apr. 17) and recorded four strikeouts against Illinois (Feb. 26)
  • Pitched season-high 6.0 innings against Nebraska (Apr. 3) 

Freshman  (2020) - Game-By-Game Stats
  • Made 14 appearances with 11 starts inside the circle.
  • Threw 48.0 innings with 51 strikeouts.
  • Pitched complete game with 13 strikeouts - the most by a Scarlet Knight since 2015 - in her debut vs. ETSU (Feb. 7) at Bash in the Boro.
  • Tossed eight strikeouts in second appearance against ETSU (Feb. 8) at the Bash in the Boro and victory over UTSA (Feb. 22) at the Boerner Invitational to advance to the championship game.
  • Gave up no hits with three strikeouts in 3.0 innings of work in the Boerner Invitational Championship game versus Kansas (Feb. 22).
PRIOR TO RUTGERS
  • First-team All-State, Citrus County Chronicle Softball Player of the Year and Readers Choice Female Athlete of the Year in 2018
  • Three-time All-County pitcher
  • Career 1.36 ERA with 535 strikeouts through three seasons
  • A three-sport athlete in high school, also competing in basketball and golf
  • Participated in Interact Club, Student Government, Blue Sea, FCA and Key Club
  • Proudest sports moments are striking out the OC Batbusters-Stith, being a force on the Crystal River high school team, making the regional championship game, and earning a No. 4 national ranking with the Tennessee Fury Platinum travel team
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
Nickname: J
One word to describe Coach Butler: dedicated
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Ashley Hitchcock
Best player ever competed against: Maya Brady
Major: Communications
I chose my major because: has a lot of job opportunities
Favorite place to hang out on campus: the dinning hall
The person I most admire is and why: my mom because she is hard working never accepts failure
If I wasn’t playing softball, I’d be: i do not know where i would be. ive never imaged life without this game
Favorite professional athlete: Derek Jeter
Favorite professional sports team: green bay packers
One word to describe myself on the field: competitive
One word to describe myself off the field: outgoing
Few people know that I: i can do a backflip
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: Micheal Jordan
I started playing my sport because…: my mom made me
I chose Rutgers because…: it is upcoming program and i wanted to be apart of it, but aside from sports the school has great educational program
Favorite cereal: honey nut cherrios
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: fast & furious series
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Zendaya
Favorite musician/group: J. Cole
The first song I knew all the words to is: single- Trina
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: paddle boarding
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: to eat a large french fry and drink a root beer
Favorite all-time gift received: my cross necklace
Pets I had growing up were: fish and a shark
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: bumble bee
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: dubai
The website I visit most often is: amazon
The quote that most resonates with me is: “beauty in the struggle” J.Cole
If my life was a book, the title would be: southpaw
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: charcoal grey
One thing on my bucket list is: go skydiving
Phone app you cannot live without: tik tok

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2020Freshman

    P
    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2021Sophomore

    P
    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2022Junior

    P
    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2023Graduate Student

    P
    5'7"
    9
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