2026
Leyva played in 13 games and made two starts at catcher in her freshman season … recorded a .385 batting average (5-for-13), .429 on-base percentage and .846 slugging percentage … four of her five hits went for extra bases, with four doubles and one home run … totaled two runs batted in and six runs scored … recorded a double in her first collegiate at-bat versus UC Riverside (Feb. 8) … logged a pinch-hit single in the bottom of the seventh off No. 4 Texas Tech’s NiJaree Canady at the Women’s College World Series, setting the stage for Jordan Woolery’s game-tying two-run homer (May 31) … scored the game-tying run – the first of her career – as a pinch runner in UCLA’s seventh-inning comeback win over No. 13 South Carolina at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 21) … recorded a pinch-hit double and later scored versus East Texas A&M at the Judi Garman Classic (Feb. 27) … hit her first career home run versus Hawai’i (April 2) … recorded a pinch-hit RBI double and later scored versus Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals (May 8) … recorded a 1.000 fielding percentage (seven putouts) … allowed three stolen bases.
High School
Leyva was a four-year letterwinner at South El Monte High School (South El Monte, Calif.) … finished her high school career with a .638 batting average (187-for-293), 1.328 slugging percentage, .665 on-base percentage, 156 RBIs, 153 runs scored, 40 home runs, 62 doubles and 10 triples … as a senior in 2025, logged a .691 batting average (47-for-68), 1.721 slugging percentage, .744 on-base percentage, 48 RBIs, 50 runs scored, 16 home runs, 14 doubles and four triples … is the CIF record holder for most double in a single season (22 as a sophomore in 2023) and in a career (62) … named the 2025 San Gabriel Valley Player of the Year in 2025 … earned All-CIF Southern Section all four years … named the Mission Valley League MVP all four years … named to the LA Times All-Star Softball Team in 2025 … played under South El Monte’s Dean Bunting … played travel ball for the Corona Angels under Marty Tyson.
Personal
Born Jazmine Leyva in Pasadena, Calif. … parents are Vanessa and Joe Leyva … has one younger brother, Liam … favorite professional sports team is the Los Angeles Dodgers … athlete she admires most is Mookie Betts … major is undeclared.
Jazmine Leyva’s Career Highs
| At-Bats | 3 vs. Hawai’i (4/2/26) |
| Runs Scored | 1, Six Times (last vs. Wisconsin, 5/8/26) |
| Hits | 1, Five Times (last vs. Texas Tech, 5/31/26) |
| Runs Batted In | 1, Two Times (last vs. Wisconsin, 5/8/26) |
| Doubles | 1, Three Times (last at Wisconsin, 5/8/26) |
| Triples | -- |
| Home Runs | 1 vs. Hawai’i (4/2/26) |
| Total Bases | 4 vs. Hawai’i (4/2/26) |
| Walks | 1 at Long Beach State (4/2/26) |
| Sacrifice Flies | -- |
| Sacrifice Hits | -- |
| Stolen Bases | -- |
| Hit-By-Pitches | -- |