2021 Softball Roster
Roster
Cone, Jenna

Jersey Number 10
Jenna Cone
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Santa Margarita Catholic
- Hometown:
- Trabuco Canyon, CA
- Major:
- Media & Strategic Communication
Bio
2021: NFCA Second Team All-American...NFCA All Mid-Atlantic Region First Team...A-10 Player of the Year…A-10 All-Conference First Team…All A-10 Championship Team...A-10 All-Academic Team...Decorated slugger put together best season yet, hitting .415 with a 1.403 OPS, plus a conference-leading 17 HR and 51 RBIs, to help Buff and Blue win first conference regular season title and earn first NCAA Tournament berth...Became first repeat A-10 Player of the Year in more than two decades…Moved into NCAA record book for career home runs and RBIs with A-10-record totals in both…Named NFCA National Player of the Week for second time in career on April 27...Twice honored as A-10 Player of the Week (4/26, 5/10)...Closed regular season with 15-game hitting streak...Ranked among national leaders in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, hits, home runs and total bases... Recorded program's first three-homer game in win at George Mason while also recording seven RBIs and 13 total bases (3/21)…Set program single-game record with five walks in regular season finale at St. Bonaventure (5/9)...Had multiple hits 15 times and multiple RBIs 14 times...Struck out just five times in regular season.…Drove in six runs in five A-10 Championship games, including a pair in the winner-take-all finale vs. Dayton, to earn a spot on the All-Championship Team...Shook off sprained ankle to make pinch-hitting appearance in NCAA Tournament finale vs. McNeese State and finished career with a hard-hit single into right field (5/22)...Also honored as an All-American by Softball America (Second Team) and Justin's World of Softball (First Team).
2020: CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team...Started all 24 games, seeing time at third and second...Led Colonials in batting average (.386), hits (27), home runs (6), slugging percentage (.671) and on-base percentage (.476)...Reached base in 20 of 24 games, including 11 straight to end the season...Posted two hits and scored a run vs. Long Beach State in Mexico (2/8)...Notched RBI single vs. No. 3 Oklahoma (2/8)...Named to All-Tournament Team at Puerto Vallarta College Challenge...First home run of the season was a go-ahead three-run shot in win over DePaul (2/14)...Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs vs. East Carolina (2/15)...Posted first career four-hit game with two RBIs and two runs scored in win at UNCW (2/22)...Hit a two-run home run in win over Princeton (3/1)...Homered in the opener of a doubleheader vs. Rider and then went 4-for-4 with another homer in a win over Monmouth to complete the sweep (3/7)...Reached base three times with a hit and two walks vs. Monmouth (3/8)...Recognized on the Fall 2019 GW Athletics Academics Dean's List...Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll...Received GW Athletics Lynn George Outstanding Senior Female Student-Athlete award...Nominated for A-10 Woman of the Year award...Graduated in May 2020 with a Communication degree.
2019: A-10 Player of the Year...A-10 All-Conference First Team...A-10 All-Championship Team...Softball America All-America Third Team...All-ECAC First Team...NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team...Started all 62 games as a junior and hit .381 (career-high 72 hits in 189 at-bats) to help Colonials win program-record 44 games and a share of the A-10 title...Set program records with 67 RBIs and 20 home runs...Tied A-10 record with the 20 long balls...Key piece for offense that hit .341 as a team and averaged 6.02 runs per game...Among national leaders in on-base percentage (.490) and slugging percentage (.783)...Also set program records for extra-base hits with 34 (20 HR, 12 2B, 2 3B) and total bases (148)...Ranked second among Colonials in runs scored (55) and walks (41) and set program record with 15 HBP...Earned National Player of the Week awards from NFCA and USA Softball on March 12 after hitting .636 with five home runs and 14 RBIs in seven GW victories that week...Won a pair of A-10 Player of the Week awards (3/11, 2/25) this season...Had 25 multi-hit and 20 multi-RBI games...Became program record holder in HR, RBI and total bases this season... Tied for A-10 lead with seven homers in conference play and also drove in 18 runs in 22 games vs. A-10 foes...Had three hits in a win over Maryland (3/1)...Went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a home run in a win over Manhattan (3/9)...Hit a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning vs. Manhattan to become program’s all-time home run leader (3/10)... Went deep twice in the second game of a doubleheader at Towson (3/13)...Went 3-for-3 with a career high-tying 5 RBIs in a win over Oakland (3/15)...Had first two triples of career in a win over Delaware State (4/3)...Homered in both ends of a doubleheader sweep vs. Saint Louis (4/6)...Made All A-10 Championship Team after compiling team-high .588 on-base percentage over four games...Cracked a three-run homer in GW's win over Saint Louis at the A-10 Championship (5/8)...Reached four times and scored twice in A-10 Championship win over Saint Joseph's (5/10)...Had two hits, including an RBI single, in win over Marshall at the NISC Liberty Regional (5/16)...Also scored runs vs. Kent State and Appalachian State in postseason...Recognized on the Spring 2019 GW Athletics Academics Dean's List...Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2018: A-10 All-Conference Second Team...NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team... Hit .378 with a program-record 61 RBIs in 53 games...Posted team highs in on-base percentage (.467) and slugging percentage (.712)...Equaled own program mark with 28 extra-base hits via 16 doubles and 12 home runs...Closed the regular season with a GW-record 35-game on-base streak, which included a program-best 15-game hitting streak...Earned three straight A-10 Player of the Week awards in March, becoming first in conference to do that since 2000...Ranked second on the club with 37 runs scored...Tied for the national lead with seven sacrifice flies...Led team in walks (21) and HBPs (11), as well...Recorded seven home runs and seven doubles in A-10 play with 28 RBIs in 23 games...Posted first two three-hit games of career, including a 4-RBI effort vs. St. Bonaventure on March 24...Recorded 5 RBIs in March 11 win over Princeton...Launched pair of home runs in April 14 win over La Salle...Hit second career grand slam against Saint Joseph's on April 28...Named Team MVP for the second straight season.
2017: Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year...A-10 All-Conference First Team.. A-10 All-Rookie Team...NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region First Team....Posted stellar freshman season, leading GW in batting average (.395), home runs (18), total bases (125), walks (33), runs (47), RBI (59), slugging percentage (.822) and on-base percentage (.500)...Set single-season program records for runs scored, home runs, RBI, extra-base hits, total bases, slugging percentage and on-base percentage...Started all 52 games for the Colonials between third base and catcher...Hit first career grand slam at UNCG (Feb. 26)...Led team with 19 multi-hit games, including a career-best four-hit effort against Rhode Island (May 7)...Posted a team-best 16 multi-RBI games, including three five-RBI efforts (at UNCG, Feb. 26; vs. Quinnipiac, March 4; vs. Niagara, March 18)...Notched three two-home run games (vs. Quinnipiac, March 4; vs. San Diego, March 10; vs. Niagara, March 18)...Two-time A-10 Rookie of the Week (March 6, April 10)...Ranked second in the A-10 in batting average, third in runs scored, second in RBI, first in home runs and second in total bases...Batted .426 against A-10 opponents while starting all 23 A-10 contests...homered six times against A-10 foes...posted a .787 slugging percentage in A-10 play with a .566 on-base percentage with the help of 20 walks...Strung together career-best 10-game reached base streak to tie for third-longest on the squad...Ranked 11th in the nation in home runs, 19th in RBIs, 17th in slugging percentage, and 75th in batting average...Named College Sports Madness A-10 Player of the Week on April 11...Named GW Athletics Female Rookie of the Year at annual Georgey Awards...Named team MVP.
High School: Four-year varsity starter for Santa Margarita Catholic...Voted Top Fifteen Freshman in Orange County by the OC Register...4x All-Trinity League selection...Member of California Cruisers club team...California Scholastic Federation member.
2020: CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team...Started all 24 games, seeing time at third and second...Led Colonials in batting average (.386), hits (27), home runs (6), slugging percentage (.671) and on-base percentage (.476)...Reached base in 20 of 24 games, including 11 straight to end the season...Posted two hits and scored a run vs. Long Beach State in Mexico (2/8)...Notched RBI single vs. No. 3 Oklahoma (2/8)...Named to All-Tournament Team at Puerto Vallarta College Challenge...First home run of the season was a go-ahead three-run shot in win over DePaul (2/14)...Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs vs. East Carolina (2/15)...Posted first career four-hit game with two RBIs and two runs scored in win at UNCW (2/22)...Hit a two-run home run in win over Princeton (3/1)...Homered in the opener of a doubleheader vs. Rider and then went 4-for-4 with another homer in a win over Monmouth to complete the sweep (3/7)...Reached base three times with a hit and two walks vs. Monmouth (3/8)...Recognized on the Fall 2019 GW Athletics Academics Dean's List...Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll...Received GW Athletics Lynn George Outstanding Senior Female Student-Athlete award...Nominated for A-10 Woman of the Year award...Graduated in May 2020 with a Communication degree.
2019: A-10 Player of the Year...A-10 All-Conference First Team...A-10 All-Championship Team...Softball America All-America Third Team...All-ECAC First Team...NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team...Started all 62 games as a junior and hit .381 (career-high 72 hits in 189 at-bats) to help Colonials win program-record 44 games and a share of the A-10 title...Set program records with 67 RBIs and 20 home runs...Tied A-10 record with the 20 long balls...Key piece for offense that hit .341 as a team and averaged 6.02 runs per game...Among national leaders in on-base percentage (.490) and slugging percentage (.783)...Also set program records for extra-base hits with 34 (20 HR, 12 2B, 2 3B) and total bases (148)...Ranked second among Colonials in runs scored (55) and walks (41) and set program record with 15 HBP...Earned National Player of the Week awards from NFCA and USA Softball on March 12 after hitting .636 with five home runs and 14 RBIs in seven GW victories that week...Won a pair of A-10 Player of the Week awards (3/11, 2/25) this season...Had 25 multi-hit and 20 multi-RBI games...Became program record holder in HR, RBI and total bases this season... Tied for A-10 lead with seven homers in conference play and also drove in 18 runs in 22 games vs. A-10 foes...Had three hits in a win over Maryland (3/1)...Went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a home run in a win over Manhattan (3/9)...Hit a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning vs. Manhattan to become program’s all-time home run leader (3/10)... Went deep twice in the second game of a doubleheader at Towson (3/13)...Went 3-for-3 with a career high-tying 5 RBIs in a win over Oakland (3/15)...Had first two triples of career in a win over Delaware State (4/3)...Homered in both ends of a doubleheader sweep vs. Saint Louis (4/6)...Made All A-10 Championship Team after compiling team-high .588 on-base percentage over four games...Cracked a three-run homer in GW's win over Saint Louis at the A-10 Championship (5/8)...Reached four times and scored twice in A-10 Championship win over Saint Joseph's (5/10)...Had two hits, including an RBI single, in win over Marshall at the NISC Liberty Regional (5/16)...Also scored runs vs. Kent State and Appalachian State in postseason...Recognized on the Spring 2019 GW Athletics Academics Dean's List...Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2018: A-10 All-Conference Second Team...NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team... Hit .378 with a program-record 61 RBIs in 53 games...Posted team highs in on-base percentage (.467) and slugging percentage (.712)...Equaled own program mark with 28 extra-base hits via 16 doubles and 12 home runs...Closed the regular season with a GW-record 35-game on-base streak, which included a program-best 15-game hitting streak...Earned three straight A-10 Player of the Week awards in March, becoming first in conference to do that since 2000...Ranked second on the club with 37 runs scored...Tied for the national lead with seven sacrifice flies...Led team in walks (21) and HBPs (11), as well...Recorded seven home runs and seven doubles in A-10 play with 28 RBIs in 23 games...Posted first two three-hit games of career, including a 4-RBI effort vs. St. Bonaventure on March 24...Recorded 5 RBIs in March 11 win over Princeton...Launched pair of home runs in April 14 win over La Salle...Hit second career grand slam against Saint Joseph's on April 28...Named Team MVP for the second straight season.
2017: Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year...A-10 All-Conference First Team.. A-10 All-Rookie Team...NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region First Team....Posted stellar freshman season, leading GW in batting average (.395), home runs (18), total bases (125), walks (33), runs (47), RBI (59), slugging percentage (.822) and on-base percentage (.500)...Set single-season program records for runs scored, home runs, RBI, extra-base hits, total bases, slugging percentage and on-base percentage...Started all 52 games for the Colonials between third base and catcher...Hit first career grand slam at UNCG (Feb. 26)...Led team with 19 multi-hit games, including a career-best four-hit effort against Rhode Island (May 7)...Posted a team-best 16 multi-RBI games, including three five-RBI efforts (at UNCG, Feb. 26; vs. Quinnipiac, March 4; vs. Niagara, March 18)...Notched three two-home run games (vs. Quinnipiac, March 4; vs. San Diego, March 10; vs. Niagara, March 18)...Two-time A-10 Rookie of the Week (March 6, April 10)...Ranked second in the A-10 in batting average, third in runs scored, second in RBI, first in home runs and second in total bases...Batted .426 against A-10 opponents while starting all 23 A-10 contests...homered six times against A-10 foes...posted a .787 slugging percentage in A-10 play with a .566 on-base percentage with the help of 20 walks...Strung together career-best 10-game reached base streak to tie for third-longest on the squad...Ranked 11th in the nation in home runs, 19th in RBIs, 17th in slugging percentage, and 75th in batting average...Named College Sports Madness A-10 Player of the Week on April 11...Named GW Athletics Female Rookie of the Year at annual Georgey Awards...Named team MVP.
High School: Four-year varsity starter for Santa Margarita Catholic...Voted Top Fifteen Freshman in Orange County by the OC Register...4x All-Trinity League selection...Member of California Cruisers club team...California Scholastic Federation member.
CAREER HIGHS | ||
At-Bats | 5 | 6x, Last at George Mason (3/20/21) |
Runs | 3 | 12x, Last at St. Bonaventure (5/9/21) |
Hits | 4 | 3x, Last at George Mason (3/21/21) |
RBIs | 7 | at George Mason (3/21/21) |
Doubles | 2 | 4x, Last vs. Fordham (5/14/21) |
Triples | 2 | vs. Delaware State (4/3/19) |
Home Runs | 3 | at George Mason (3/21/21) |
Walks | 5 | at St. Bonaventure (5/9/21) |
Total Bases | 13 | at George Mason (3/21/21) |
Stolen Bases | 1 | 6x, Last at George Mason (3/20/21) |
Putouts | 12 | vs. Bethune-Cookman (4/18/17) |
Assists | 6 | 2x, Last at Virginia (2/27/21) |
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