Jayda Coleman is an American college softball player who is currently pursuing her college career and involved with the Oklahoma Sooners. She has represented on behalf of the United States at the 2019 U-19 Women’s World Softball Championship and the USA Softball International Cup.
Early life
Jayda Coleman was born on September 27, 2001 making her age about 21 in 2022. She was raised by her loving and caring parents and Coleman is said to be one of her parents’ three children.
Coleman’s parents are named Deana and Cedric Coleman while she shared her childhood with her other two siblings named Ashley Wilkerson and Jhanna Coleman who are both known to be involved in the same gaming career but the details are not confirmed.
Both of her parents are involved in college careers in field games, and that’s why Jayde didn’t have a hard time getting the practice. The Coleman family hails from The Colony, Texas, where Jayde received her high school education in the Colony and later came to Oklahoma for further education.
Jayda Coleman professional history
High school career
Jayda received her high school education at Colony High School, where she received the honor of six-time All-State honoree and three-time All-American. During the 2017 season, she hit 12 home runs and 81 hits in 40 games with a .653 hit.
She led her team to victory, entering the Class 5A state championship. After the season, she earned the title of MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year and received the honor of being ranked #1 in her class.
College career
Jayda started her college career in 2021 and eventually made her decision to play for the Oklahoma Sooners. She was honored for her Big 12 appearances, where she trailed teammate Tiare Jennings in runs scored and batting average. She was included in the list of the top 10 players nationally, where she comes with percentage per game (3rd), doubles (4th), on-base percentage (5th) and batting average (8th).
For the 2021 season, Jayda appeared during game three of the championship series for the 2021 Women’s College World Series where she went 2-3 with a home run and three RBI, helping her team Sooners win the game and become the national champions.
After her outstanding performance, she received the honors of First-Team All-Big 12, All-Big 12 Freshman Team, and First-Team All-American. Despite this, she also earned the honor of being named a top 3 finalist for the NFCA National Freshman of the Year.
In 2022, she entered her sophomore season and hit .429 with seven homers, 37 RBIs and a .590 on-base percentage, helping her team achieve the honor of 13 stolen bases. She placed third in the NCAA, where she had a .599 on-base percentage, and throughout the field she had a perfect 1,000 fielding percentage with 32 putouts and three assists.
During conference play, she made the conference-best on-base percentage, including 21 runs, four stolen bases and a .614 with 17 walks, two doubles, eight RBIs and a home run. The following year, Jayda was honored to be named a First-Team All-American.
International career
Jayda Coleman competed at the U-19 Women’s World Softball Championship, where she represented the United States, and she was the only one of the two high school athletes on the team. She hit .522 shots averaging 12 hits, 6 carries and 4 RBIs and had a gold medal for the team.
Despite this internal appearance, her team also competed in the 2019 USA Softball International Cup, where she hit a .375 average and hit a home run, 5 RBIs and 6 runs to eventually win the bronze medal.
Jayda Coleman Biography | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Jayda Coleman |
| Date of birth | September 27, 2001 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 20 years |
| Place of birth | The Colony, Texas, United States |
| profession | softball player |
| University | – |
| qualification | graduate |
Physical Statistics | |
| Height | in feet inches – 5′ 8” – in centimeters – 172cm |
| weight | in kilograms – 62kg – in pounds – 136 pounds |
| hair colour | Brown |
| eye color | dark brown |
Jayda Coleman Family | |
| Father | Cedric Coleman |
| mother | Deana Coleman |
| sister | Two (Ashley Wilkerson & Jhanna Coleman) |
| Brothers | – |
Relationship status | |
| Marital status | In relation |
| affair | Yes |
| Who is Jayda Coleman’s boyfriend? | Billy Bowman Jr. |
Personal life
Though Jayda Coleman seems committed to her softball field, she has managed to maintain her romantic relationship with the only man in her life, Billy Bowman Jr. Billy is a football player and is also pursuing his college career in various athletic fields. He has developed into three sports athletes – football, basketball and track and field.
He has earned the honor of being named the Texas 5A DI State Championship. Back in 2020, as a senior, he played all three stages of the game and helped Denton (Texas) Ryan hold the record of 15-0. Despite this, he also earned a second-team all-district honorary title at WR as a freshman.
Jayda Coleman net worth
Jayda is currently pursuing her college career in softball and is sure to join any national team in the future after completing her college career. She certainly deserves the best of all class awards and various awards with achievements each year. Despite this, Coleman hopes to pursue an international career with her only career, softball.