Presley Jantzi

Montana softball goes against Oregon State on Friday March 22, 2025, in Missoula, Montana.

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Montana vs. North Dakota; Friday, March 22, 2024; Grizzly Softball Field; Missoula, Mont.

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The Montana Grizzlies face off with the Northern Illinois University Huskies at the University of Montana Softball Field on March 10, 2024 in Missoula, Montana.

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Year:
Sophomore
Pos.:
OF
Hometown:
Albany, Ore.
Prev School:
West Albany HS

2025 (senior season):

College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Second-team All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 45 of 50 games
Made 44 starts in right field
Led team with a .348 batting average and extra-base hits (14)
Led team in hits (46) and RBIs (23), ranked second in runs scored (19)
Tied for team lead in home runs (4)
Led team with 12 multiple-hit games, finished with 49 for career
Had half (4) of Montana’s eight three-hit games
Tied for team lead with a six-game hitting streak
Opened season going 10 for 21 (.476) through season’s first six games
Hit safely in nine of season’s first 10 games
Had nine assists, the most for an outfielder in program history
Went 3 for 4 with a double, home run and two runs scored in final collegiate game
Ended career ranked in top 10 in program history in 15 categories
Finished third in doubles (39), fifth in games played (182) and batting average (.347)
Tied for sixth in career hits (183)

2024 (junior season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Second-team All-Big Sky Conference
One-time Big Sky Conference Player of the Week
Started all 50 games, 42 in right field, eight in center
Batted .393 to rank third in the Big Sky
Average was program’s best since 2021
Led Montana in hits (64), doubles (16) and runs scored (36)
Ranked second on team in RBIs (25) and extra-base hits (19)
Third in Big Sky in hits, fourth in doubles and runs scored
Led Montana with 18 multiple-hit games
Had 10 two-hit games, seven three-hit games, one four-hit game
Went 4 for 4 at New Mexico State
Tied for second on team with six games with multiple RBIs
Drove in four with grand slam in 9-3 win over North Dakota
Batted leadoff in all 50 games
Hit safely in 17 of 18 games between March 1 and April 1
Reached base in 21 straight games, sixth-longest streak in program history

2023 (sophomore season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 45 of 47 games, made 45 starts
All 45 starts came in right field
Ranked second on team with a .272 batting average
Scored 13 runs, drove in six
Had five extra-base hits, four doubles, one triple
Ranked third in team with 13 walks
Tied for third on team with seven multiple-hit games
Had a team-high seven-game hitting streak
Five of seven multiple-hit games came after April 7
Upped batting average from .198 on April 7 to .272 by season’s end
Went 5 for 9 with three runs scored in home series against Weber State
Went 2 for 2 with three RBIs and two runs scored in home win against Carroll

2022 (freshman season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 42 of 47 games … Made 35 starts at designated player
Batted .353 to rank third on the team
Led team with 11 doubles, ranked third in the Big Sky
Scored 21 runs, drove in 17
Hit a pair of home runs
Tied for third on the team with 12 multiple-hit games
First collegiate hit and RBI came in win over Saint Mary’s in third game of the season
Went 6 for 12 with seven RBIs and five runs scored in road sweep of Southern Utah
Hit a two-out, three-run home run in the seventh to spark Montana’s 14-11 win in Game 2
Also hit a home run in home win over Carroll
Went 3 for 4 in season-ending game against Northern Colorado at Big Sky tournament

Career Highs
At-bats: 6 (Southern Utah, 4.1.22)
Hits: 4 (New Mexico State, 2.17.24)
Doubles: 2, four times
Triples: 1, four times
Home runs: 1, eight times
Runs: 3, three times
RBIs: 4, two times
Walks: 3 (Southern Utah, 4.1.22)
Steals: 2 (Portland State, 4.13.14)

Longest hitting streak: 10
Longest reached-base streak: 21
Career multiple-hit games: 49
Career multiple-RBI games: 12

Prep: A 2021 graduate of West Albany High ... The 2021 Mid-Willamette Conference and Oregon Class 5A Player of the Year ... Led 5A as a senior with a .661 batting average ... First-team all-state as a freshman, sophomore and senior ... Led the Bulldogs to a 24-4 record in 2019 and a spot in the state semifinals ... A Prep Softball Player of the Year nominee in 2019 by the Oregon Sports Awards ... Three years made The Oregonian’s list of the state’s most feared hitter.

Personal: The daughter of Rod and Gina Jantzi ... Has an older sister, Kennedy, who played collegiately at Mt. Hood Community College, Concordia (Ore.) and Oregon Tech ... A sociology major.