University of Connecticut Athletics
2024 Softball Roster
Jana Sanden
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Northwest Regional
- Hometown:
- Riverton, Conn.
Career: Started in 201 out of 202 career games for the Huskies...134 career RBI ranks second all-time in program history...Fourth in career home runs (25)...Fifth in doubles (39)...Tenth in total bases (278)...Eighth in walks (59)...Twelfth in at bats (609)...2021 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year...2021 All-BIG EAST First Team...BIG EAST Player of the Week three times...BIG EAST Freshman of the Week four times.
2024: Played and started in 54 games...Tallied 41 hits, with 6 home runs...30 runs batted in with 17 runs scored...Nineย doubles...Team high threeย doubles against DePaul on March 17...Eightย multi-hit games...Sevenย multi-RBI games...Six game hitting streak from April 14 to April 23.
2023: Started all 49 games at shortstop for the Huskies...Drove in 36 runs, with 6 home runs, 11 doubles, and 21 runs scored...Had 12 multi-hit games...10 multi-RBI games...Had nine game on base streak...Hit two home runsย at Villanova on March 31st...Named BIG EAST Player of the Week twice.
2022:ย Started in all 56 games at second base for UConn... Second on the team in RBI (37), and doubles (12)...Finished her Sophomore campaign with 39 hits, 21 runs scored, and five home runs...Named BIG EAST Player of the Week once.ย
2021: Tabbed the 2021 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, becoming ย the first BIG EAST Freshman of the Year for UConn since 1996, and fourth Husky to claim the honor overallโฆ Played and started in all 42 gamesโฆ Led team in RBIโs (31), slugging (.597), and on-base percentage (.460)โฆ Finished second in batting average (.336), home runs (8), doubles (7 โ tied), and total bases (71)โฆ Third in runs scored (22) and hits (40)โฆ fifth in stolen bases with sevenโฆ Nine multiple hit gamesโฆ Seven multi-RBI games, including season and career-high six RBIโs at Creighton (March 20)โฆ Seven-game hitting streak from May 6-14โฆ Produced 105 putouts (3rd)โฆ Fielded .987โฆ Unanimous All-BIG EAST First Team selectionโฆ Four-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week.
Before UConn: Three-year letter winner, three-time All-Conference and 2019 All-State selectionโฆ Helped Northwest Regional to three-consecutive Berkshire League Championships and recorded her 100thย hit during her junior yearโฆ Played two seasons with the NJ Batbusters 18U Fry, helping lead the team to the Pennsbury, Nightmare Tournament and Power 12 Tournament Championshipsโฆ Was also a three-year letter winner in basketball and soccer, serving as team captain and earning All-Conference honors in soccer... Ranked fifth in high school graduating classโฆ Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Societyโฆ Recognized as a scholar athlete each year.
