2023 Softball Roster
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Castro, Jayla
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Jersey Number 26
Jayla Castro
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- B/T:
- R/R
- High School:
- Rocklin HS
- Hometown:
- Rocklin, Calif.
Bio
Career
Castro played in 58 games (16 starts) over her four-year career at UCLA โฆ made 13 of her starts behind the dish โฆ owned a .217 career batting average (13-for-60) and .351 on-base percentage โฆ logged three extra-base hits with two home runs and one double โฆ finished her career 17 runs batted in and eight runs scored โฆ registered a .991 fielding percentage (1 E, 109 TC).
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2025
Castro played in 20 total games and made five starts (four at catcher, one at designated player) in her final season at UCLA โฆ recorded a .190 batting average (4-for-21), .346 on-base percentage, five runs batted in and four runs scored โฆ drew threw walks and two hit-by-pitches โฆ recorded her first career multi-hit game in her first appearance of the season, going 2-for-2 with two runs scored and an RBI versus UC Riverside (Feb. 9) โฆ recorded one hit, one RBI and two runs scored versus San Diego (March 11) โฆ had a two-RBI base knock versus CSUN (April 1) โฆ recorded 28 putouts behind the dish for a 1.000 fielding percentage.
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2024
Castro played in nine total games and made seven starts at catcher her junior season โฆ registered a .214 batting average (3-for-14) and .353 on-base percentage โฆ scored one run โฆ picked up her first hit of the season with a single against Rutgers (March 12) โฆ singled in game two of a double-header against LMU (March 16) โฆ recorded her first and only extra-base hit of the season with a double in her game three start at Arizona State (May 5).
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2023
Castro appeared in seven games and recorded two singles in seven at-bats โฆ recorded two RBI base hits, one versus Howard (March 7) and another at California (March 12).
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2022
Castro played in 22 games and made four starts, including two at catcher โฆ hit for a .222 average (4-for-18) with two home runs and 10 RBIs โฆ recorded a two-RBI base hit in her first collegiate at-bat against Nevada (Feb. 11) โฆ blasted her first career homer โ a three-run shot โ against CSU Bakersfield (March 11) โฆ hit a two-run homer against No. 9 Arizona (March 21).
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High School
Castro was a four-year letterwinner at Rocklin High School (Rocklin, Calif.) โฆ honored in the Rocklin High School Sports Hall of Fame โฆ named Cal-Hi Sports Ms. Softball State Player of the Year and Rocklin High Schoolโs Female Athlete of the Year in 2021 โฆ led Rocklin to the Sierra Foothill League (SFL) Section Championship and to a top-25 national ranking in 2021 โฆ batted .500, had eight home runs, and tallied 24 RBIs in her senior season, only striking out three times โฆ named to 2021 MaxPreps First Team โฆ awarded SFL Overall League MVP for the 2021 season โฆ invited to the USA Junior Womenโs National Team and selected to the Colombian National U19 Team โฆ helped her travel ball team, the California Breeze, to a strong performance at the USA Softball Gold Nationals, hitting .353 with five homers and 14 RBIs.
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Personal
Born Jayla Alexis Castro in Baltimore, Md. โฆ nickname is "Jay" ... mother is Shante ... father is Javier ... has two brothers, Channon and Elijah โฆ chose UCLA because โUCLA has amazing athletic and academic prowess. It felt like home from day one.โ โฆ favorite thing about being a Bruin is "the community and the legacy" of the Bruin Bubble ... lists Derek Jeter, Kobe Bryant and Serena Williams as her favorite athletes โฆ greatest athletic thrill was going to the Women's College World Series as a freshman โฆ hobbies include paddle boarding, camping and traveling โฆ lists the New York Yankees as her favorite baseball team โฆ graduated from UCLA with a history degree.
Jayla Castro's Career Highs
Castro played in 58 games (16 starts) over her four-year career at UCLA โฆ made 13 of her starts behind the dish โฆ owned a .217 career batting average (13-for-60) and .351 on-base percentage โฆ logged three extra-base hits with two home runs and one double โฆ finished her career 17 runs batted in and eight runs scored โฆ registered a .991 fielding percentage (1 E, 109 TC).
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2025
Castro played in 20 total games and made five starts (four at catcher, one at designated player) in her final season at UCLA โฆ recorded a .190 batting average (4-for-21), .346 on-base percentage, five runs batted in and four runs scored โฆ drew threw walks and two hit-by-pitches โฆ recorded her first career multi-hit game in her first appearance of the season, going 2-for-2 with two runs scored and an RBI versus UC Riverside (Feb. 9) โฆ recorded one hit, one RBI and two runs scored versus San Diego (March 11) โฆ had a two-RBI base knock versus CSUN (April 1) โฆ recorded 28 putouts behind the dish for a 1.000 fielding percentage.
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2024
Castro played in nine total games and made seven starts at catcher her junior season โฆ registered a .214 batting average (3-for-14) and .353 on-base percentage โฆ scored one run โฆ picked up her first hit of the season with a single against Rutgers (March 12) โฆ singled in game two of a double-header against LMU (March 16) โฆ recorded her first and only extra-base hit of the season with a double in her game three start at Arizona State (May 5).
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2023
Castro appeared in seven games and recorded two singles in seven at-bats โฆ recorded two RBI base hits, one versus Howard (March 7) and another at California (March 12).
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2022
Castro played in 22 games and made four starts, including two at catcher โฆ hit for a .222 average (4-for-18) with two home runs and 10 RBIs โฆ recorded a two-RBI base hit in her first collegiate at-bat against Nevada (Feb. 11) โฆ blasted her first career homer โ a three-run shot โ against CSU Bakersfield (March 11) โฆ hit a two-run homer against No. 9 Arizona (March 21).
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High School
Castro was a four-year letterwinner at Rocklin High School (Rocklin, Calif.) โฆ honored in the Rocklin High School Sports Hall of Fame โฆ named Cal-Hi Sports Ms. Softball State Player of the Year and Rocklin High Schoolโs Female Athlete of the Year in 2021 โฆ led Rocklin to the Sierra Foothill League (SFL) Section Championship and to a top-25 national ranking in 2021 โฆ batted .500, had eight home runs, and tallied 24 RBIs in her senior season, only striking out three times โฆ named to 2021 MaxPreps First Team โฆ awarded SFL Overall League MVP for the 2021 season โฆ invited to the USA Junior Womenโs National Team and selected to the Colombian National U19 Team โฆ helped her travel ball team, the California Breeze, to a strong performance at the USA Softball Gold Nationals, hitting .353 with five homers and 14 RBIs.
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Personal
Born Jayla Alexis Castro in Baltimore, Md. โฆ nickname is "Jay" ... mother is Shante ... father is Javier ... has two brothers, Channon and Elijah โฆ chose UCLA because โUCLA has amazing athletic and academic prowess. It felt like home from day one.โ โฆ favorite thing about being a Bruin is "the community and the legacy" of the Bruin Bubble ... lists Derek Jeter, Kobe Bryant and Serena Williams as her favorite athletes โฆ greatest athletic thrill was going to the Women's College World Series as a freshman โฆ hobbies include paddle boarding, camping and traveling โฆ lists the New York Yankees as her favorite baseball team โฆ graduated from UCLA with a history degree.
Jayla Castro's Career Highs
| At-Bats | 4 at Arizona State (5/5/24) |
| Runs Scored | 2, Two Times (last vs. San Diego, 3/11/25) |
| Hits | 2 vs. UC Riverside (2/9/25) |
| Runs Batted In | 3 vs. CSU Bakersfield (3/11/22) |
| Doubles | 1 at Arizona State (5/5/24) |
| Triples | -- |
| Home Runs | 1, Two Times (last vs. Arizona, 3/21/22) |
| Total Bases | 4, Two Times (last vs. Arizona, 3/21/22) |
| Walks | 3 vs. CSU Bakersfield (3/11/22) |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1, Three Times (last vs. San Diego, 3/19/22) |
| Sacrifice Hits | -- |
| Stolen Bases | -- |
| Hit-By-Pitches | 1, Four Times (last at Maryland, 3/30/25) |
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
