Jessica McAlister

Photo by: Russell Hons

Year:
Senior
Pos.:
C/INF
Hometown:
Albuquerque, N.M.
Prev School:
La Cueva HS

2021 (senior season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 43 of 49 games ... Made 29 starts at designated player
Ranked fourth on the team with a .340 batting average
Drove in 19 runs, scored 15
Had seven extra-base hits, with four doubles, three home runs
Finished with a .474 slugging percentage, a 4.05 on-base percentage
Struck out just six times in 97 at-bats
Hit a pinch-hit grand slam at Grand Canyon in first at-bat of the season
Also homered in wins at Dixie State and Idaho State
Drove in three, scored twice in 19-15 win at Idaho State
Went 2 for 3 with two doubles and two RBIs in Big Sky tournament win over Northern Colorado

2020 (junior season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 19 of 24 games, getting 11 starts ... Made eight starts at catcher, one at third base, two at designated player ... Made six appearances as a pinch hitter
Batted .158 ... Three of six hits on the season went for extra bases, with a double and two home runs
Drove in seven, scored four times
Went 2 for 3 with two home runs, two RBIs and two runs scored in 9-1 in over Jackson State
Also drove in two with pinch-hit double in 10-7 win at Grand Canyon

2019 (sophomore season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 52 of 56 games ... Made 51 starts, 41 at catcher, 10 at third base
Batted .320, the third-highest average on the team ... Scored 24 runs, drove in 20
Had eight extra-base hits, with six doubles and a pair of home runs
Had nine multiple-hit games, with three-hit performances in 5-1 home win over Carroll and 15-7 road win at Southern Utah ... Scored three times in win over the Thunderbirds
Opened the season with a hit in 11 of first 14 games played ... Was batting .419 on Feb. 24
Had a hit in 10 of final 11 games played, including a season-best eight-game hitting streak
Drove in three against San Jose State at New Mexico State’s tournament, including a two-run home run ... Five other times drove in two runs
Also had a home run in 5-1 home win over Carroll ... Laid down a team-high nine sacrifice bunts

2018 (freshman season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 44 of 55 games ... Made 40 starts, 31 at third base, nine at designated player
Took over as starter at third base in mid-March and never gave the position up
Batted .256, with seven multiple-hit games
Closed the season on an eight-game hitting streak ... Eight-game hitting streak matched the team high for the season
Had a pair of multiple-RBI games ... Ranked third on the team with seven extra-base hits, with six doubles and a home run
Fourth on the team with 17 RBIs
Had first collegiate hit in first collegiate game, leading off the seventh with a single up the middle at Grand Canyon ... Collected first RBI on an infield single against Weber State at Grand Canyon’s season-opening tournament
Had first multiple-hit game in 2-1 home win over Utah Valley ... Second hit in that game was a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth, the first in program history
Had two more hits the next day against the Wolverines
Batted .381 over the final 15 games of the season, with at least one hit in 12 of them
Drove in two runs in 3-2 road win at Northern Colorado and two in 6-2 home loss to Sacramento State
Ended the season with a .958 fielding percentage at the hot corner, with just three errors in 71 chances

Career Bests
At-bats: 5 (Sacramento State, 4.5.19)
Hits: 3, three times
Doubles: 2 (Northern Colorado, 5.14.21)
Triples: n/a
Home runs: 2 (Jackson State, 2.8.20)
Runs: 3 (Southern Utah, 5.4.19)
RBIs: 4 (Grand Canyon, 2.12.21)
Walks: 2, two times
Steals: n/a

Career multiple-hit games: 27
Career multiple-RBI games: 15

Personal: A 2017 graduate of La Cueva High ... The daughter of Jamie and Laurie McAlister ... Has two older brothers, Joshua and Caleb, and an older sister, Hannah ... Dad played football at New Mexico State ... Joshua pitched at Arizona State, Caleb at Washington State ... A management information systems major.