Jaeya Butler

Junior (2026):

Named 2026 West Coast Conference Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference, also earning NFCA Third Team All-Region honors
Three conference Player of the Week awards: Feb. 22, March 2 and April 13
Started each of the team’s 53 games at second base, hitting .393 with 23 home runs and 61 RBI, slugging .882 with an OPS of 1.326
Set the program’s single season record for home runs and RBI, while her 16 doubles tied for second most in a single season in program history and batting average was tied for fifth
Tallied three multi home run performances: Feb. 7 against No. 7 UCLA, Feb. 15 at San Diego State and April 25 versus Seattle U
23 games with two-plus hits, which included a season-high four in OSU’s 17-0 win over Bethune-Cookman at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
Also drove in a season-high five RBI in that win over BCU
2-3 with four RBI April 10 versus Pacific, driving in four more with a 2-2 performance against Seattle U April 25 that included two homers and two walks
Totaled eight stolen bases across nine attempts while walking 14 times

Sophomore (2025):

Started and played in all 47 games at shortstop
Hit .278 with 42 hits
Led Oregon State in total bases (74) and doubles (11)
Tied for the team lead in at-bats (151)
Second on the team in stolen bases (8)
Tallied seven home runs on the season, including four in league play
Drove in three runs in the extra-inning win at Arizona State (March 1)
Had a team-best two hits in the 5-2 upset of #12 Oregon (March 8) at the Jane Sanders Classic in Eugene

Prior to Oregon State:

Named Big Ten's Freshman of the Week (Feb. 19) while playing at Michigan State in 2024
Hit .371 in 13 games with the Spartans, knocking five homers and driving in eight runs
Ended prep career with .568 batting average, including a .650 mark in her senior season while playing at Aquina High School (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.)
Hit 40 homers, with 16 in her junior season including a pair of grand slams
Drove in 173 runs across prep career, including 68 as a senior