Jori Heard
- position Pitcher
- height 5-11
- class Senior
- B/T R/R
- Hometown Algonquin, Ill.
- High school Huntley
- position Pitcher
- height 5-11
- class Senior
- B/T R/R
- Hometown Algonquin, Ill.
- High school Huntley
Jori Heard Bio
Awards:
- 2025 NFCA Second Team All-Region
- SEC Pitcher of the Week (2/24/25)
2025:
Named to the NFCA All-Region Second Team … Named the SEC Pitcher of the Week (2/24) … Made 44 appearances in the circle with 21 starts … Led the team with a 18-3 record, 2.79 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 115 strikeouts, and three shutouts … Her .857 winning percentage on the season ranks seventh all-time … Had seven wins over top-25 opponents … Threw three complete games and earned three saves … Pitched 140 2-3 innings, while opponents hit .233 … Tossed a seven-inning complete game shutout against East Carolina (2/9) … Also had a season-high 10 strikeouts against East Carolina … Allowed two hits over six innings in a run-rule win over Boston U (2/22) … Struck out nine batters in a six-inning complete game shutout of Miami OH (2/14).
2024:
Named to the SEC Spring Honor Roll … Made 31 appearances in the circle, earning 14 starts … Second on the team with a 1.88 ERA … Threw the first perfect game since 2007 against Bethune-Cookman (3/2) and the 11th in program history … Became the seventh player in program history to throw a perfect game … It was the first perfect game of the season in Division I … Earned her first career save against USC Upstate (5/1) … Threw two complete game shutouts on the season … Earned the win over Utah in the NCAA Tournament (5/19) … Struck out a season-high eight batters against Winthrop (4/3) … Struck out at least one batter in 26 of her appearances.
2023:
Pitched in 20 games, starting seven games in the circle … Finished the season with a 6-3 record … Combined to throw two shutouts … Struck out a season-high six batters against Mississippi State (3/17) … Earned her first collegiate win against ETSU (2/16).
Prior to SC:
Played at Huntley HS in Huntley, Illinois … Was named the Northwest Herald Female Athlete of the Year and softball Player of the Year … Named to the NFCA First Team All-Region … Earned NFCA Athlete of the Week … Named to the All-Fox Valley team in 2021 and 2022 … Selected to the Illinois Coaches Association All-State First Team … Led her team to a state championship in 2019 and a third place finish in 2021.
Personal:
Daughter of Robert and Wendy Heard … Has two brothers, Gavin and Reese, and one sister, Brie.
