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Jersey Number 23
Aaliyah Jordan
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- B/T:
- L/R
- High School:
- Bonita Vista HS
- Hometown:
- Chula Vista, Calif.
Bio
Career Highlights
โขย 2-time NFCAย First Team All-American (2021, 2018)
โขย Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team (2019)
โขย 3-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree (2021, 2019, 2018)
โขย USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist (2018)
โขย NFCA Freshman of the Year Finalist (2018)
โขย Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2018)
โขย Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2018)
โขย Pac-12 Batting Champion (2018 - .429 batting average)
โขย 3-time NFCA West All-Region honoree (First Team - 2021, 2018; Second Team - 2019)
โขย Softball America First Team All-American (2020)
โขย NFCA National Player of the Week (Feb. 18, 2020)
โขย 2-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (April 3, 2023)
โขย 6-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (last April 30, 2018)
Record Book
Jordanย enters the 2023 season ranking sixth in UCLA history in batting average (.389), third in doubles (60), fourth in on-base percentage (.482), tied for sixth in RBI (197) and tenth in walks (104) ... Jordan's 84 hits her freshman campaign are tied for eighth most in a single season in UCLA history ... Jordan's 20 doubles in 2019 are tied for second most in a single season in UCLA history.
2023
Jordan made her return to the diamond for her program-record seventh year in 2023, playing in 25 games โฆ started in 24 games as the designated player โฆ hit for a .358 batting average (24 hits), .612 slugging percentage and .456 on-base percentage โฆ recorded five home runs and two doubles โฆ totaled 16 runs batted in and seven runs scored โฆ notched eight multi-hit and four multi-RBI performances โฆ returned to the lineup in game one at No. 19 Oregon (March 24) โฆ her first hit of the season was a comebacker to the pitcher in game two at Oregon (March 25) โฆ knocked in her first run of the season in a 2-for-3 performance in game three at Oregon (March 26) โฆ hit a go-ahead, two-run homer for her first longball of the season in her first series back in front of the home fans versus No. 6 Stanford (April 1) โฆ homered again in the Stanford series finale to complete a 2-for-2 performance, earning her Pac-12 Player of the Week honors for the second time in her career (April 2) โฆ plated a run and scored a run in all three games of the season series at No. 24 Arizona (April 14-16) โฆ recorded three RBI off two base hits, including a solo home run at Arizona (April 14) โฆ went 2-for-3 with an RBI and run scored in game two at Arizona (April 15) โฆ knocked in one more run and scored once again in game three at Arizona (April 16) โฆ hit an RBI double in game one versus Arizona State (April 21) โฆ hit a walk-off solo homer in the final regular season at-bat of her career versus San Diego State (May 5) โฆ homered in the Pac-12 Championship game versus No. 21 Utah (May 13) โฆ went a total 5-for-6 in two NCAA Regional games versus Grand Canyon and Liberty (May 19-20) โฆ singled in lead off the sixth inning versus Liberty in the final at-bat of her career (May 20).
2022
Jordan made eight starts all in right field โฆ was second on the squad with a .409 batting average and three home runs in the first eight games before missing the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament against No. 11 Texas (Feb. 19) โฆ recorded a season-high four RBI with a double and home run against Nevada (Feb. 11) โฆ homered in back-to-back games on the same day against Auburn and Texas (Feb. 19).ย
2021
Jordan was named to the NFCA All-American and All-Pac-12 First Teams, recording a slash line of .317/.456/.563 with 45 hits, 33 RBI, 36 runs, eight home runs, nine doubles and a triple in 51 games played (50 starts) โฆ was second in the Pac-12 and first on the squad with 33 walks โฆ also NFCA West All-Region First Team member ... notched 11 multi-hit games, including one three-hit and one four-hit game โฆ had eight multi-RBI and five multi-run games โฆ walked three times and scored twice in the home opener at Fullerton (Feb. 20) โฆ went on a six-game hitting streak after the first game of the season (.529, 9-for-17, 9 RBI, 7 R, 1 HR, 4 2B, 1 3B, 3 BB) โฆ capped off that hitting streak with 3-for-3, four-run day, including two doubles, a homer and walk for nine total bases against Oregon (March 1) โฆ went 2-for-2 with a walk, RBI and a run versus Fullerton (March 3) โฆ followed that with a double, single and a walk for three RBI against San Jose State (March 7) โฆ hit an RBI double in a win over Arizona State (March 19) โฆ went 4-for-4 with 2 RBIs and a stolen base later in that series with the Sun Devils (March 20) โฆ solo homered in a win over the Ducks (April 10) โฆ singled, homered and walked to score two runs in a 2-for-3 performance against Oregon State (April 16) โฆ launched a two-run homer versus Utah (April 30) โฆ went on a streak of five games with a walk, reaching via base-on-balls nine times in that span (May 1-8) โฆ homered, doubled and walked versus Stanford (May 7) โฆ walked three times and scored twice the next day against the Cardinal (May 8) โฆ homered and doubled at Arizona (May 13) โฆ walked six times in the final two games of the series with the Wildcats, including a season-high four walks in game three (May 14-15) โฆ knocked in two RBI off two singles at Fresno State (May 22) โฆ homered in game two of the Super Regional versus Virginia Tech (May 28) โฆ walked and recorded an RBI base hit in the final, WCWS-clinching game of the NCAA Super Regional (May 29) โฆ went 1-for-3 in the Bruinsโ first game of the WCWS versus Florida State (June 3) โฆ singled and scored a run versus Oklahoma (June 5) โฆ listed on the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2020
Jordan was named a Softball America First Team All-American, leading the Bruins with a .435 batting average, a .552 on base percentage and 13 doubles ... also tied for the team lead with 15 walks and was tied for third with 27 runs batted in, adding 18 runs scored ... was tied for second with seven multi-RBI games and tied for third with seven multi-hit contests ... ranked second nationally in doubles, tied for 24th in on base percentage and tied for 27th in RBI ... was first among Pac-12 players in doubles, tied for first in on base percentage, tied for sixth in walks, tied for seventh in RBI, eighth in batting average and 10th in slugging percentage (.710) ... after driving in three in the season opener against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 6) despite not getting a hit, she reeled off a 15-game hitting streak from Feb. 7-27 (.561, 23-for-41, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 10 2B, 12 R, 10 BB) ...ย was named NFCA National Player of the Week on Feb. 18 after batting .571 (8-for-14) with eight RBI at the St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational ... had two hits, including the go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh inning in a win over No. 5 Florida State (Feb. 16) ... had two doubles and three RBI earlier against USF (Feb. 16) ... posted two hits and an RBI versus No. 15 Georgia (Feb. 15) ... was 3-for-4 with four RBI on a two-run homer and a two-run double against Texas A&M (Feb. 21) ... hit a two-run bomb versus No. 3 Texas on Feb. 27 ... went 3-for-3 with two RBI against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 8) ... had a pair of hits and an RBI against No. 15 Georgia (Feb. 15), Wisconsin (Feb. 22) and Weber State (Feb. 29) ... drove in two versus Auburn (Feb. 23).
2019
Earned All-Pac-12 First Team and NFCA West All-Region Second Team honors, leading the Bruins with 20 doubles, ranking second with 13 home runs, 61 runs batted in, a .711 slugging percentage and a .467 on base percentage, tied for second with 28 walks and tied for third with a .383 batting average, adding 42 runs scored ... tied for 10th nationally in doubles, tied for 16th in RBI and tied for 35th in total bases (128) ... was first among Pac-12 players in doubles, tied for fourth in RBI, sixth in on base percentage, tied for sixth in total bases, eighth in slugging and hits (69) andย ninth in batting average and homers ... was second on the team with 16 multiple-RBI games and third with 18 multi-hit contests ... posted a 12-game hitting streak from Feb. 9-March 1, batting .474 (18-for-38) with two homers, 14 RBI and five doubles ... also had hits in 12 of the final 13 games of the season, batting .406 (13-for-32) in the NCAA Tournament with four homers, 12 RBI, nine runs and nine walks ... was named to the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team, where she hit .571 (8-for-14) with three homers, six RBI, six runs and six walks ... had solo homers and two hits in both games of the WCWS Championship Series against No. 1 Oklahoma (June 3-4) ... singled, scored and walked twice versus No. 3 Washington (June 2) ... had an RBI double and a single against No. 6 Arizona (May 31) ... drove in three on a homer versus No. 8 Minnesota, scoring and walking twice (May 30) ... had a two-run single versus No. 14 James Madison (May 25) ... was 4-for-12 (.333) at NCAA Regionals, recording a two-run homer against Missouri (May 18) and two more RBI versus Missouri (May 19) ... had a two-run double versus No. 6 Arizona (May 10) ... posted two hits, including a solo homer, at Stanford (May 5) ... was 3-for-3 with three RBI and two runs versus Utah (April 28) ... had two hits and three runs at Oregon State (April 19) ... was 6-for-8 (.750) in the series at No. 19 Arizona State (April 5-7), hitting three homers, driving in seven and scoring eight times ... posted two homers, a two-run shot and a solo jack, in a three-hit, three-RBI contest versus the Sun Devils (April 6) ... added two hits, three runs and three RBI, including a two-run homer, the next day ... belted a three-run homer versus California (March 31) ... scored three times at No. 5 Washington (March 17) ... tied the school record with three doubles in a single game versus Liberty (March 9) ... adding two more doubles in the next day against Boston U. ...ย hit a grand slam against Robert Morris (March 8) ... drove in three versus No. 4 Oklahoma on Feb. 22, adding two-hit games in each of the next three contests (Missouri - Feb. 22, Nebraska - Feb. 23, No. 16 Kentucky - Feb. 23) ... had two hits and three RBI, including a solo homer, versus UC Riverside (Feb. 17) ... belted two-run homers against Hawai'i (Feb. 8) and Saint Mary's (Feb. 9).
2018
Jordan was an NFCA First Team All-American, NFCAย West All-Region First Team, Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, Pac-12 Batting Champion, All-Pac-12 First Team, Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and a top 10 finalist for the NFCA Freshman of the Year and USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year awards ... was a six-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 20 and 27, March 13, April 2, 23 and 30), as well as Pac-12 Player of the Week on April 23 ... led the team with a .429 batting average, 12 home runs, 67 runs batted in, 84 hits, 15 doubles, 141 total bases, a .719 slugging, a .491 on base percentage and 27 walks ... was also tied for first with three triples, second with five sacrifice flies and third with 56 runs scored, adding six stolen bases ... ranked sixth in the nation in hits, tied for seventh in RBI, tied for 15th in sacrifice flies, tied for 16th in total bases, 21st in runs, tied for 21st in average, 46th in on base percentage and 47th in slugging ... along with batting average, led all Pac-12 players in RBI, hits, total bases and on base percentage, ranked second in slugging, third in runs, tied for third in sacrifice flies, fifth in doubles, tied for sixth in homers and tied for ninth in walks ... led the team with 28 multiple-hit games and was second with 16 multi-RBI contests ... had three separate hitting streaks of seven games (Feb. 17-24: .722, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 10 R; April 7-21: .478, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 7 R; May 19-31: .381, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 6 BB) and two streaks of six (March 25-April 3: .550, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 9 R; April 27-May 4: .471, 4 RBI, 6 R) ... hit .353 (12-for-34) in the NCAA Tournament with a homer, four RBI and six walks ... collected five hits in 14 at-bats (.357) at the Women's College World Series, producing two hits in both games against No. 6 Florida State (June 3) ... was 2-for-5 (.400) in the NCAA Super Regional against No. 14 Arizona, with an RBI double and two walks in game one and an RBI single in game two (May 24-25) ... hit .333 (5-for-15) at the NCAA Regional (May 18-20), belting a homer versus Texas State (May 19) and collecting two hits in the Regional championship against Fullerton (May 20) ... hit a two-run homer against No. 6 Arizona State (May 11) ... was 4-for-10 (.400) in the series at No. 24 California (May 4-6), recording two hits in the first and last contests, includingย a solo homer (May 6) ... hit a solo homer in game one against No. 1 Washington (April 20) and a two-run homer the following day ...ย posted five hits in 11 at-bats (.455) in the series at No. 11 Arizona (April 13-15), tallying three hits in the middle contest and a pair of RBI in game three ... was 2-for-3 with four RBI, including a two-run homer, versus CSUN (April 3) ... went 5-for-11 (.455) with three RBI and five runs in the series at Utah (March 29-31) ... had four hits in 10 at-bats (.400) with seven RBI and three runs in the series against No. 24 Oregon State (March 24-26), going 2-for-2 with three RBI in game two and adding a pair of two-RBI singles in game three ... hit a two-run homer at No. 6 Oregon (March 16) ... the next day, she had two hits, including a three-run homer, versus the Ducks ... was 4-for-4 with a solo homer at No. 21 Long Beach State (March 11), adding two hits in a game earlier that day versus No. 16 Ohio State ... had three hits in back-to-back games against UCF (March 2) and No. 21 Minnesota (March 3) ... belted two-run homers in both ends of a double-header against No. 23 Nebraska and Liberty (Feb. 23) ... had four RBI on a two-run homer, the first of her collegiate career, and a two-run double versus Grand Canyon (Feb. 19) ... was 5-for-5 with four RBI double-header against Syracuse (two hits) and UAB (three hits), driving in a pair in both games (Feb. 18).
2017
Utilized a redshirt season following a knee injury.
Bonita Vista High School
Jordan was a four-year center fielder at Bonita Vista High School in Bonita, Calif. ... was a four-time First Team All-CIF honoree, hitting .439 for her career with 17 home runs, 100 runs batted in, 34 doubles and 10 triples ...ย coached by John Carlson ... hit .369 as a senior with four homers and 16 RBI ... played travel ball with Corona Angels under coach Marty Tyson ... was a team captain in 2016.
Personal
Born Aaliyahย Nicole Jordan in San Diego, Calif. ... parents are Felicia and Alejandro Jordan ... has an older sister, Kayla, and a younger brother, Kenneth ... Kayla played four seasons of softball at San Diego State ... favorite thing about being a Bruin is that she "gained a second family that I know will support me for the rest of my life" ... chose to attend UCLA for the academic and athletic tradition, along with being close to home ... thing she likes the most about softball is that if you mess up on one aspect of the game, you can come back and make up for it ... favorites include Adobada tacos, the movieย Interstellar, the show "Power", the musical artist Frank Ocean and actor Michael B. Jordan ... biggest athletic thrill was winning the National Championship in 2019ย ... hobbies include painting and shopping ... is currently in John Wooden's Transformative Coaching and Leadership (Education major) master's program after earning her bachelor's in psychology (history minor) ... will be pursuing a career in product management upon graduation.
Aaliyah Jordan's Game Highs
โขย 2-time NFCAย First Team All-American (2021, 2018)
โขย Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team (2019)
โขย 3-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree (2021, 2019, 2018)
โขย USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist (2018)
โขย NFCA Freshman of the Year Finalist (2018)
โขย Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2018)
โขย Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2018)
โขย Pac-12 Batting Champion (2018 - .429 batting average)
โขย 3-time NFCA West All-Region honoree (First Team - 2021, 2018; Second Team - 2019)
โขย Softball America First Team All-American (2020)
โขย NFCA National Player of the Week (Feb. 18, 2020)
โขย 2-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (April 3, 2023)
โขย 6-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (last April 30, 2018)
Record Book
Jordanย enters the 2023 season ranking sixth in UCLA history in batting average (.389), third in doubles (60), fourth in on-base percentage (.482), tied for sixth in RBI (197) and tenth in walks (104) ... Jordan's 84 hits her freshman campaign are tied for eighth most in a single season in UCLA history ... Jordan's 20 doubles in 2019 are tied for second most in a single season in UCLA history.
2023
Jordan made her return to the diamond for her program-record seventh year in 2023, playing in 25 games โฆ started in 24 games as the designated player โฆ hit for a .358 batting average (24 hits), .612 slugging percentage and .456 on-base percentage โฆ recorded five home runs and two doubles โฆ totaled 16 runs batted in and seven runs scored โฆ notched eight multi-hit and four multi-RBI performances โฆ returned to the lineup in game one at No. 19 Oregon (March 24) โฆ her first hit of the season was a comebacker to the pitcher in game two at Oregon (March 25) โฆ knocked in her first run of the season in a 2-for-3 performance in game three at Oregon (March 26) โฆ hit a go-ahead, two-run homer for her first longball of the season in her first series back in front of the home fans versus No. 6 Stanford (April 1) โฆ homered again in the Stanford series finale to complete a 2-for-2 performance, earning her Pac-12 Player of the Week honors for the second time in her career (April 2) โฆ plated a run and scored a run in all three games of the season series at No. 24 Arizona (April 14-16) โฆ recorded three RBI off two base hits, including a solo home run at Arizona (April 14) โฆ went 2-for-3 with an RBI and run scored in game two at Arizona (April 15) โฆ knocked in one more run and scored once again in game three at Arizona (April 16) โฆ hit an RBI double in game one versus Arizona State (April 21) โฆ hit a walk-off solo homer in the final regular season at-bat of her career versus San Diego State (May 5) โฆ homered in the Pac-12 Championship game versus No. 21 Utah (May 13) โฆ went a total 5-for-6 in two NCAA Regional games versus Grand Canyon and Liberty (May 19-20) โฆ singled in lead off the sixth inning versus Liberty in the final at-bat of her career (May 20).
2022
Jordan made eight starts all in right field โฆ was second on the squad with a .409 batting average and three home runs in the first eight games before missing the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament against No. 11 Texas (Feb. 19) โฆ recorded a season-high four RBI with a double and home run against Nevada (Feb. 11) โฆ homered in back-to-back games on the same day against Auburn and Texas (Feb. 19).ย
2021
Jordan was named to the NFCA All-American and All-Pac-12 First Teams, recording a slash line of .317/.456/.563 with 45 hits, 33 RBI, 36 runs, eight home runs, nine doubles and a triple in 51 games played (50 starts) โฆ was second in the Pac-12 and first on the squad with 33 walks โฆ also NFCA West All-Region First Team member ... notched 11 multi-hit games, including one three-hit and one four-hit game โฆ had eight multi-RBI and five multi-run games โฆ walked three times and scored twice in the home opener at Fullerton (Feb. 20) โฆ went on a six-game hitting streak after the first game of the season (.529, 9-for-17, 9 RBI, 7 R, 1 HR, 4 2B, 1 3B, 3 BB) โฆ capped off that hitting streak with 3-for-3, four-run day, including two doubles, a homer and walk for nine total bases against Oregon (March 1) โฆ went 2-for-2 with a walk, RBI and a run versus Fullerton (March 3) โฆ followed that with a double, single and a walk for three RBI against San Jose State (March 7) โฆ hit an RBI double in a win over Arizona State (March 19) โฆ went 4-for-4 with 2 RBIs and a stolen base later in that series with the Sun Devils (March 20) โฆ solo homered in a win over the Ducks (April 10) โฆ singled, homered and walked to score two runs in a 2-for-3 performance against Oregon State (April 16) โฆ launched a two-run homer versus Utah (April 30) โฆ went on a streak of five games with a walk, reaching via base-on-balls nine times in that span (May 1-8) โฆ homered, doubled and walked versus Stanford (May 7) โฆ walked three times and scored twice the next day against the Cardinal (May 8) โฆ homered and doubled at Arizona (May 13) โฆ walked six times in the final two games of the series with the Wildcats, including a season-high four walks in game three (May 14-15) โฆ knocked in two RBI off two singles at Fresno State (May 22) โฆ homered in game two of the Super Regional versus Virginia Tech (May 28) โฆ walked and recorded an RBI base hit in the final, WCWS-clinching game of the NCAA Super Regional (May 29) โฆ went 1-for-3 in the Bruinsโ first game of the WCWS versus Florida State (June 3) โฆ singled and scored a run versus Oklahoma (June 5) โฆ listed on the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2020
Jordan was named a Softball America First Team All-American, leading the Bruins with a .435 batting average, a .552 on base percentage and 13 doubles ... also tied for the team lead with 15 walks and was tied for third with 27 runs batted in, adding 18 runs scored ... was tied for second with seven multi-RBI games and tied for third with seven multi-hit contests ... ranked second nationally in doubles, tied for 24th in on base percentage and tied for 27th in RBI ... was first among Pac-12 players in doubles, tied for first in on base percentage, tied for sixth in walks, tied for seventh in RBI, eighth in batting average and 10th in slugging percentage (.710) ... after driving in three in the season opener against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 6) despite not getting a hit, she reeled off a 15-game hitting streak from Feb. 7-27 (.561, 23-for-41, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 10 2B, 12 R, 10 BB) ...ย was named NFCA National Player of the Week on Feb. 18 after batting .571 (8-for-14) with eight RBI at the St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational ... had two hits, including the go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh inning in a win over No. 5 Florida State (Feb. 16) ... had two doubles and three RBI earlier against USF (Feb. 16) ... posted two hits and an RBI versus No. 15 Georgia (Feb. 15) ... was 3-for-4 with four RBI on a two-run homer and a two-run double against Texas A&M (Feb. 21) ... hit a two-run bomb versus No. 3 Texas on Feb. 27 ... went 3-for-3 with two RBI against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 8) ... had a pair of hits and an RBI against No. 15 Georgia (Feb. 15), Wisconsin (Feb. 22) and Weber State (Feb. 29) ... drove in two versus Auburn (Feb. 23).
2019
Earned All-Pac-12 First Team and NFCA West All-Region Second Team honors, leading the Bruins with 20 doubles, ranking second with 13 home runs, 61 runs batted in, a .711 slugging percentage and a .467 on base percentage, tied for second with 28 walks and tied for third with a .383 batting average, adding 42 runs scored ... tied for 10th nationally in doubles, tied for 16th in RBI and tied for 35th in total bases (128) ... was first among Pac-12 players in doubles, tied for fourth in RBI, sixth in on base percentage, tied for sixth in total bases, eighth in slugging and hits (69) andย ninth in batting average and homers ... was second on the team with 16 multiple-RBI games and third with 18 multi-hit contests ... posted a 12-game hitting streak from Feb. 9-March 1, batting .474 (18-for-38) with two homers, 14 RBI and five doubles ... also had hits in 12 of the final 13 games of the season, batting .406 (13-for-32) in the NCAA Tournament with four homers, 12 RBI, nine runs and nine walks ... was named to the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team, where she hit .571 (8-for-14) with three homers, six RBI, six runs and six walks ... had solo homers and two hits in both games of the WCWS Championship Series against No. 1 Oklahoma (June 3-4) ... singled, scored and walked twice versus No. 3 Washington (June 2) ... had an RBI double and a single against No. 6 Arizona (May 31) ... drove in three on a homer versus No. 8 Minnesota, scoring and walking twice (May 30) ... had a two-run single versus No. 14 James Madison (May 25) ... was 4-for-12 (.333) at NCAA Regionals, recording a two-run homer against Missouri (May 18) and two more RBI versus Missouri (May 19) ... had a two-run double versus No. 6 Arizona (May 10) ... posted two hits, including a solo homer, at Stanford (May 5) ... was 3-for-3 with three RBI and two runs versus Utah (April 28) ... had two hits and three runs at Oregon State (April 19) ... was 6-for-8 (.750) in the series at No. 19 Arizona State (April 5-7), hitting three homers, driving in seven and scoring eight times ... posted two homers, a two-run shot and a solo jack, in a three-hit, three-RBI contest versus the Sun Devils (April 6) ... added two hits, three runs and three RBI, including a two-run homer, the next day ... belted a three-run homer versus California (March 31) ... scored three times at No. 5 Washington (March 17) ... tied the school record with three doubles in a single game versus Liberty (March 9) ... adding two more doubles in the next day against Boston U. ...ย hit a grand slam against Robert Morris (March 8) ... drove in three versus No. 4 Oklahoma on Feb. 22, adding two-hit games in each of the next three contests (Missouri - Feb. 22, Nebraska - Feb. 23, No. 16 Kentucky - Feb. 23) ... had two hits and three RBI, including a solo homer, versus UC Riverside (Feb. 17) ... belted two-run homers against Hawai'i (Feb. 8) and Saint Mary's (Feb. 9).
2018
Jordan was an NFCA First Team All-American, NFCAย West All-Region First Team, Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, Pac-12 Batting Champion, All-Pac-12 First Team, Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and a top 10 finalist for the NFCA Freshman of the Year and USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year awards ... was a six-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 20 and 27, March 13, April 2, 23 and 30), as well as Pac-12 Player of the Week on April 23 ... led the team with a .429 batting average, 12 home runs, 67 runs batted in, 84 hits, 15 doubles, 141 total bases, a .719 slugging, a .491 on base percentage and 27 walks ... was also tied for first with three triples, second with five sacrifice flies and third with 56 runs scored, adding six stolen bases ... ranked sixth in the nation in hits, tied for seventh in RBI, tied for 15th in sacrifice flies, tied for 16th in total bases, 21st in runs, tied for 21st in average, 46th in on base percentage and 47th in slugging ... along with batting average, led all Pac-12 players in RBI, hits, total bases and on base percentage, ranked second in slugging, third in runs, tied for third in sacrifice flies, fifth in doubles, tied for sixth in homers and tied for ninth in walks ... led the team with 28 multiple-hit games and was second with 16 multi-RBI contests ... had three separate hitting streaks of seven games (Feb. 17-24: .722, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 10 R; April 7-21: .478, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 7 R; May 19-31: .381, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 6 BB) and two streaks of six (March 25-April 3: .550, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 9 R; April 27-May 4: .471, 4 RBI, 6 R) ... hit .353 (12-for-34) in the NCAA Tournament with a homer, four RBI and six walks ... collected five hits in 14 at-bats (.357) at the Women's College World Series, producing two hits in both games against No. 6 Florida State (June 3) ... was 2-for-5 (.400) in the NCAA Super Regional against No. 14 Arizona, with an RBI double and two walks in game one and an RBI single in game two (May 24-25) ... hit .333 (5-for-15) at the NCAA Regional (May 18-20), belting a homer versus Texas State (May 19) and collecting two hits in the Regional championship against Fullerton (May 20) ... hit a two-run homer against No. 6 Arizona State (May 11) ... was 4-for-10 (.400) in the series at No. 24 California (May 4-6), recording two hits in the first and last contests, includingย a solo homer (May 6) ... hit a solo homer in game one against No. 1 Washington (April 20) and a two-run homer the following day ...ย posted five hits in 11 at-bats (.455) in the series at No. 11 Arizona (April 13-15), tallying three hits in the middle contest and a pair of RBI in game three ... was 2-for-3 with four RBI, including a two-run homer, versus CSUN (April 3) ... went 5-for-11 (.455) with three RBI and five runs in the series at Utah (March 29-31) ... had four hits in 10 at-bats (.400) with seven RBI and three runs in the series against No. 24 Oregon State (March 24-26), going 2-for-2 with three RBI in game two and adding a pair of two-RBI singles in game three ... hit a two-run homer at No. 6 Oregon (March 16) ... the next day, she had two hits, including a three-run homer, versus the Ducks ... was 4-for-4 with a solo homer at No. 21 Long Beach State (March 11), adding two hits in a game earlier that day versus No. 16 Ohio State ... had three hits in back-to-back games against UCF (March 2) and No. 21 Minnesota (March 3) ... belted two-run homers in both ends of a double-header against No. 23 Nebraska and Liberty (Feb. 23) ... had four RBI on a two-run homer, the first of her collegiate career, and a two-run double versus Grand Canyon (Feb. 19) ... was 5-for-5 with four RBI double-header against Syracuse (two hits) and UAB (three hits), driving in a pair in both games (Feb. 18).
2017
Utilized a redshirt season following a knee injury.
Bonita Vista High School
Jordan was a four-year center fielder at Bonita Vista High School in Bonita, Calif. ... was a four-time First Team All-CIF honoree, hitting .439 for her career with 17 home runs, 100 runs batted in, 34 doubles and 10 triples ...ย coached by John Carlson ... hit .369 as a senior with four homers and 16 RBI ... played travel ball with Corona Angels under coach Marty Tyson ... was a team captain in 2016.
Personal
Born Aaliyahย Nicole Jordan in San Diego, Calif. ... parents are Felicia and Alejandro Jordan ... has an older sister, Kayla, and a younger brother, Kenneth ... Kayla played four seasons of softball at San Diego State ... favorite thing about being a Bruin is that she "gained a second family that I know will support me for the rest of my life" ... chose to attend UCLA for the academic and athletic tradition, along with being close to home ... thing she likes the most about softball is that if you mess up on one aspect of the game, you can come back and make up for it ... favorites include Adobada tacos, the movieย Interstellar, the show "Power", the musical artist Frank Ocean and actor Michael B. Jordan ... biggest athletic thrill was winning the National Championship in 2019ย ... hobbies include painting and shopping ... is currently in John Wooden's Transformative Coaching and Leadership (Education major) master's program after earning her bachelor's in psychology (history minor) ... will be pursuing a career in product management upon graduation.
Aaliyah Jordan's Game Highs
| AT-BATS | 5, Four Times (last at Fresno State, 5/22/21) |
| RUNS SCORED | 4,ย vs. Oregon (3/1/21) |
| HITS | 4, vs. Arizona State (3/20/21) 4, at Long Beach State (3/11/18) |
| RUNS BATTED IN | 4, Seven Times (last vs. Nevada, 2/11/22) |
| DOUBLES | 3, vs. Liberty (3/9/19) |
| TRIPLES | 1, Four Times (last vs. Loyola Marymount, 2/21/21) |
| HOME RUNS | 2, at Arizona State (4/6/19) |
| TOTAL BASES | 9, at Arizona State (4/6/19) |
| WALKS | 3, Four Times (last at Arizona, 5/14/21) |
| SACRIFICE HITS | 1, at Oregon (3/18/18) |
| SACRIFICE FLIES | 1, Seven Times (last vs. UC San Diego, 3/9/21) |
| STOLEN BASES | 1, 13 Times (last vs. Long Beach State, 5/21/21) |
| HIT BY PITCHES | 1, 13 Times (last at Utah, 4/30/23) |
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Tennessee (June 1, 2025)
Sunday, June 01
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Texas Tech (May 31, 2025)
Saturday, May 31
Highlights - UCLA Softball vs. Oregon (May 29, 2025)
Thursday, May 29
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Oregon (May 29, 2025)
Thursday, May 29
