Jade Ignacio Season 2026

bio through 2026 season

AWARDS
* 2025 & 2026 All-Mountain West Second Team
* Mountain West Player of the Week (Feb. 9 & 16, 2026)

2026 SEASON - SENIOR
Landed on the All-Mountain West Second Team for the second straight season… Started 48 of the Aztecs’ 50 contests… Led the team in batting average (.371), hits (59), doubles (10) and RBIs (37) while also finishing in the top three in runs (27, 3rd), triples (1, 3rd), extra base hits (17, 2nd), total bases (89, 2nd), slugging percentage (.560, 3rd) and OPS (.953, 3rd)… Also launched six home runs, walked seven times and reached base at a .393 clip… Placed eighth in the Mountain West in both hits and batting average… Hit .636 with a 1.727 OPS with at least one hit in all four games of the SDSU Season Kickoff, earning Mountain West Player of the Week honors… The following week, hit .458 with a .980 OPS in the Campbell/Cartier Classic , driving in seven runs and scored five times while hitting a walk-off single against Fordham… Went 4-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in the win against Kansas City on Feb. 28… Played a major role in the win at UNLV on March 22, hitting a three-run triple and a go-ahead three-run homer when the Aztecs were down to their final out… Her six RBI in the contest are tied for the second most in a game by an Aztec all time… Gave the Aztecs their final win of the season with a three-run home run in the 3-1 win at Fresno State on May 1… Had a .985 fielding percentage with 116 putouts and 17 assists and a perfect fielding percentage in conference play.

2025 SEASON - JUNIOR
Landed on the All-Mountain West Second Team… Appeared in 50 of 57 games, starting 41 with 35 starts coming at designated player and six at catcher… Batted .286 (fifth on the team) (34-for-119) with 12 doubles (third on the team), a triple, a home run, 14 RBIs, 19 runs scored and seven walks… Put together a phenomenal week against San Diego and New Mexico (March 19-23), batting .750 (9-for-12) with a 1.333 slugging percentage, a 2.083 OPS, five RBIs and three runs scored… Hit for the cycle over the course of the week with five singles, two doubles, her first triple since 2023 and her first collegiate home run with at least two hits coming in each game… Doubled twice in each game at Colorado State on April 5-6, scoring three runs… Hit an RBI double and singled and scored in the Mountain West Tournament against Nevada to help the Aztecs advance to Championship Saturday… In the Mountain West Championship game, had a pair of doubles.

2024 SEASON - SOPHOMORE
Appeared in 37 of 51 games, starting four with three starts coming at designated player and one at catcher… Batted .267 (12-for-45) with three doubles, three RBIs, four runs scored and two walks… Hit an RBI single, walked and scored two runs against Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 23… Had an RBI single in her lone plate appearance against Louisiana Tech on March 2… Doubled in her only at-bat on in the second game of a doubleheader with Colorado State on March 28… Finished 2-for-2 with a double and two runs scored in the second game of the doubleheader on April 3 at New Mexico.

2023 SEASON - FRESHMAN
Started in 13 of her 22 appearances... Batted .222 (8-for-36) with two doubles, a triple, nine RBIs and three runs scored while walking five times... Opened the season with an RBI single, a double and a walk against CSUN on Feb. 9... Drove an RBI triple and scored on Feb. 18 against Oregon... Had an RBI single and a sacrifice fly against Montana on March 5... Doubled on March 25 against Fresno State... Hit a two-run single and a sacrifice fly against San Jose State on April 1... Knocked an RBI single as a pinch hitter in her lone plate appearance on May 28 at Utah in the NCAA Tournament Super Regional.

HIGH SCHOOL
A local product out of El Camino High School in Oceanside, California … Hit .455 as a senior with seven home runs, 26 RBIs, 37 runs scored, and eight doubles over 29 games played (according to MaxPreps) … Also helped the Wildcats to a CIF championship and league title as a junior in 2021, batting .581 (68-for-117) with 12 home runs, 54 RBIs, 57 runs, 17 doubles, eight triples, .614 on-base percentage and a 1.170 slugging percentage (according to MaxPreps) ... For her efforts, she was named an all-state selection, league player of the year, first team for both CIF and her league, and the team's MVP ... Her older sister, Jaylene, played for SDSU from 2014-17, batting .279 with 16 home runs, 88 RBIs and 84 runs in 191 games played and 147 starts, earning first-team all-MW honors as a freshman in 2014 and being named MW Spring All-Academic Team selection all four seasons ... Ignacio most recently played her club ball for Athletics Mercado.