Jolyna Lamar Season 2026

Career Highlights
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2026)
- D1Softball Second Team Freshman All-American (2026)

2026
Lamar was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and selected as a D1Softball Second Team Freshman All-American in her debut season … played in 58 games, including 49 starts … made 41 starts in center field, six in left field and two in right field … snatched the starting job in center field midway through the season, starting the final 41 games … recorded a .324 batting average (44-for-136), .429 on-base percentage and .699 slugging percentage … totaled 37 runs batted in and 51 runs scored … tied for 11th among freshmen nationally with 14 home runs … also hit seven doubles and one triple … recorded nine multi-hit performances and 10 multi-RBI performances … had a season-long 11-game hitting streak from April 11-May 2 … biggest hit of the season was a game-tying two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh in the NCAA Regional opener versus California Baptist, helping erasing a four-run deficit (May 15) … recorded her first career two-homer game and grand slam in the same contest, coming against East Texas A&M at the Judi Garman Classic (Feb. 27) … totaled seven RBIs in that game against East Texas A&M, which is tied for third-most in UCLA history … in her first NCAA Tournament, recorded a .250 batting average (5-for-20), three RBIs, 10 runs scored and two home runs over eight games … homered against No. 10 Arkansas for her first hit at the Women’s College World Series (May 29) … scored three runs and recorded a base hit against South Carolina in the NCAA Regional final (May 17) … scored two runs and logged a hit in the NCAA Super Regional final versus No. 22 UCF (May 23) … went 2-for-2 and hit her first career home run against UC Riverside (Feb. 8) … scored four runs in the win at Long Beach State, which is tied for fourth-most in UCLA history (April 15) … also walked a season-high three times against the Beach … recorded a pair of RBI base hits against No. 20 Duke, coached by her mother Marissa Young, at the Mary Nutter Classic (Feb. 20) … recorded a pinch-hit single during UCLA’s five-run rally in the seventh inning to help beat No. 13 South Carolina (Feb. 21) … hit a three-run homer in the series opener at Rutgers (March 21) … hit a two-run homer for key insurance runs in the sixth inning of UCLA’s win at No. 9 Nebraska (March 28) … hit a go-ahead two-run homer in a midweek victory at Cal State Fullerton (April 7) … homered in three straight contests and went a combined 5-for-7 with four RBIs against Illinois and California Baptist from April 11-14 … went 2-for-3 with a double, RBI and two runs scored in the series finale at No. 25 Washington (April 26) … went 2-for-3 with a triple and double versus Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals (May 7) … recorded a two-RBI double versus Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals (May 8) … recorded a .958 fielding percentage (63 putouts, five assists, three errors).

High School
Lamar was a four-year letterwinner at Panther Creek High School (Cary, N.C.) … over her career, recorded a .503 batting average (99-for-187), .599 on-base percentage, 1.122 slugging percentage, 84 RBIs, 101 runs scored, 23 home runs, 24 doubles, three triples and 45 stolen bases in 64 games … also recorded a .944 fielding percentage with 12 errors in 213 total chances … honored as the Southwest Wake Athletic Conference (SWAC) Player of the Year in 2023 … two-time All-SWAC First Team honoree in 2022 and 2023 … named the 2023 North Carolina Softball Coaches Association (NCSCA) 4A East Player of the Year and earned NCSCA All-State honors … named the 2023 North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 4A District Player of the Year and was a two-time 4A All-District recipient in 2022 and 2023 … coached by Panther Creek’s Shayne Latino and Bryan Cromer … played travel ball for the Lady Dukes under her coach and father James Lamar.

Personal
Born Jolyna Leeanna Lamar in Ann Arbor, Mich. … parents are Marissa Young and James Lamar … Marissa is the head coach for Duke’s softball program and a former three-time NFCA All-American at Michigan (2000-03) … James was a linebacker at Indiana (1996-98) … has two brothers, Braylon and Kayden … has one sister, Layla, who plays softball at Duke … brother, Braylon, is a linebacker for the University of Miami [FL] … her great uncle, Gerald Young, played eight seasons in the MLB (1987-94) … her aunt, Jessica Young, played softball at North Carolina (2002-05) … athletes she admires most are UCLA’s Maya Brady and Oklahoma’s Tiare Jennings … political science major.

Jolyna Lamar’s Career Highs