Career Statistics
Career
Games/Starts: 93/38
Colgate Debut: Feb. 17, 2017 vs. Georgetown
First Career Start: Feb. 18, 2017 vs. Towson
Career Stats: 17-25 W-L, 275.0 IP, 4.73 ERA, 101 K, 9 CG, 2 SHO, 5 saves
Awards
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll – 2017, 2018
3x Raider Academic Honor Roll – 2017, 2018, 2019
2020 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 11/3
Stats: 2-2 W-L, 32.2 IP, 4.50 ERA, 21 K
Season Highlights: Led the Raiders pitching staff in appearances (11) for the second consecutive season…tallied three starts and went the distance in a complete game victory over Stetson (2/29)…struck out five and scattered six hits over seven innings in the win…struck out three and allowed just one hit in 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief against Valparaiso (2/15)…picked up second win of the season against Jacksonville (3/6), striking out two and allowing one earned run over 4 2/3 innings of relief.
2019 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 33/15
Stats: 8-11 W-L, 2 saves, 100.2 IP, 4.94 ERA, 30 K
Season Highlights: Paced the Raiders pitching staff in appearances (33) and saves (2) in over 100 innings of work in the circle…won back-to-back decisions against Holy Cross (4/20-21)…fired complete-game shutout in win over the Crusaders (4/20) with two strikeouts and two walks while allowing just four hits…hurled a season-high eight innings in Colgate’s win over Army (4/6)…matched her season high with three strikeouts in three innings of relief in Patriot League Tournament game against Bucknell (5/9).
2018 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 30/13
Stats: 3.87 ERA, 4-7 W-L, 1 save, 101.1 IP, 40 K
Season Highlights: Emerged as a key weekend pitcher for the Raiders…earned wins over Fairfield (March 16), Cornell (April 10), Lafayette (April 14) and Holy Cross (April 28), while picking up a save against Holy Cross (April 29)…struck out a career-high six batters in victory over Lafayette…hurled four complete games on the season…strongest effort of the season came in victory at Holy Cross (April 28) as she surrendered just one run on four hits in seven full innings to earn the victory.
2017 (Freshman)
Games/Starts: 19/7
Stats: 6.60 ERA, 3-5 W-L, 2 saves, 40.1 IP, 10 K
Season Highlights: Earned her first career win on March 14 vs. Yale after throwing 5.0 shutout innings and surrendering just four hits … Picked up the victory in the circle against Rutgers on March 15, Colgate’s first win over a Big Ten team in 21 years, thanks to a strong 2.1 innings of relief work … threw a pair of scoreless outings against Boston University and Lehigh in Patriot League play.
Before Colgate
A two-time team MVP of Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Hay compiled a 1.65 ERA in the circle while also hitting .421 as a senior to earn first team All-League and honorable mention All-Area honors. She earned her high school’s Captain of the Year award following her senior campaign in addition to being a nominee for the Softball Athlete of the Year. Hay was involved in a number of school organizations including National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation, the Mu Alpha Theta Math National Honor Society and Principal’s Advisory Council Board.
Personal
Born: Jessica Hay in Torrance, Calif.
Family: Daughter of Kurt and Susan Hay … father and grandfather were both collegiate student-athletes.
