2017 Softball Roster
Roster
Jayci Foster
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Papillion, Neb.
- High School:
- Papillion-La Vista South
2018 (Junior at Creighton)
Started 40 games for the Bluejays, including 39 at second base ... Owned a 13-game hitting streak from March 2-28, the longest streak for any Creighton player during 2018 ... Ended the year tied for second on the team in home runs with six ... Finished 3-for-3 with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored against Prairie View A&M (Feb. 24) ... Delivered a walk-off home run during the bottom of the 10th inning to help lift Creighton to an extra-inning victory during the first BIG EAST game of the year against Providence (March 28), and finished the contest 3-for-5 with career-best three RBIs and two runs scored ... Hit a pair of home runs for her first multi-homer game, during the Bluejays’ come-from-behind victory against Georgetwown (April 29) ... Made highlight-reel catch on a line drive to end the top of the 5th inning and strand a pair of runners on base during Creighton’s BIG EAST Championship semifinal victory against St. John’s (May 11).Â
2017 (Sophomore at Creighton)
Played in 26 games, including nine starts during first season at Creighton ... Led Bluejays with 15 pinch-hit plate appearances ... Paced team with four pinch hits and also walked three times as a pinch-hitter ... Made Creighton debut as a pinch-hitter during the season-opener against San Jose State (Feb. 9) ... Started at designated player twice during the opening BIG EAST weekend at Georgetown (March 26-27) ... Used as a pinch-hitter twice during Butler series (April 22-23) and recorded an RBI single and RBI ground-rule double ... Launched first career home run as a Bluejay during the seventh inning of final home game against South Dakota (April 27) ... Held seven-game hitting streak from April 22-April 30 ... Tallied first career multi-hit game during first game of a doubleheader at Providence (April 29).
2016 (Freshman at East Tennessee State)
Appeared in 22 games and made 17 starts ... Recorded first career hit with a solo home run against Morehead State (March 5) ... Tallied season-high two hits against Siena (March 6) ... Belted a three-run homer against Tennessee Tech for her first multi-RBI game (March 12) ... Finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs at Chattanooga (May 7).
Papillion-La Vista South High School
Two-time all-conference selection for the Titans ... Named Defensive Player of the Year and made Second Team All-State as a junior ... Helped guide Papillion-La Vista South to four consecutive district championships ... Titans finished runner-up at state during her sophomore season ... Also played varsity basketball during her junior year.
The daughter of Gary and Lorrie McGill ... Has four siblings, Jaymie, Jaycob, Jeremy and Justin ... Married Jake Foster during the summer of 2018 ... Mother Lorrie played softball at Creighton from 1990-91 ... Majoring in Healthy Lifestyle Management and is on pre-occupational therapy track.
