Western Carolina University

2020 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games on the season including six starts including three at third base and one apiece at second base, shortstop, and the outfield … Collected two hits in 21 plate appearances (.095) on the shortened season, scoring three runs and driving in one in the small sample size … Had two putouts and 12 assists in the field defensively … Doubled for his only hit against Kansas (March 1), also plating a run in the victory … Season shortened because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of spring sports in mid-March.

2019 (Freshman): Played in 50 games with 44 appearances in the starting lineup including 33 starts at shortstop, eight at second base, two at third base and once as the designated hitter … Batted .289 with 43 base hits including 11 for extra bases with nine doubles and two triples … Recorded 10 multiple-hit games including three, three-hit outings with four multiple-RBI games … Enjoyed hitting streaks of both six and seven games … Drew 12 walks with three HBPS to add to his .352 on-base percentage … Made his collegiate debut with a start at second base against Oakland (Feb. 15), driving in his first collegiate run on a sacrifice fly in the third inning, scoring his first run in the fourth before tallying his first career base hit on an eighth-inning double to left field to plate his second run … Tripled in his second collegiate game, lacing a game-tying, two-RBI pinch-hit triple off the fence in center field against Oakland (Feb. 16) … Doubled twice in a 3-for-4, two RBI performance against Indiana State (Feb. 27) … Matched a career-high with three hits in a road win at UNC Asheville (March 6) and again against Elon (March 16).

Prior to Western Carolina: Played infield and pitched as a prep at Union Grove HS ... Hit .300 as a senior after batting .324 as a junior on the varsity squad ... Credited with 24 RBIs and 42 runs scored over his final two years as a prep ...Was named to the 2016 Main Event Showcase Top Prospect List.

Personal: Full name is Jalen Anthony Jones ... Is the son of Charisse and Erroll Jones ... Youngest of four children - Erica, Eric, and Mona ... His mother cheered at Albany State.

Career Game Highs:

• At Bats: 6, twice (MR: VMI, 4/26/19)
• Hits: 3, three times (MR: ELON, 3/16/19)
• Runs: 2, INDIANA STATE (2/27/19)
• Doubles: 2, INDIANA STATE (2/27/19)
• RBI: 2, four times (MR: at UNC Asheville, 3/6/19)
• Walks: 1, 12 times (MR: vs. Furman, 5/23/19)
• Hitting Streak: 7 games (May 5-17, 2019)