B'Ann Burns Jacobs (2023) - Hall of Fame

B'Ann Burns Jacobs

Induction:
2023

A feared pitcher for the UCLA softball team in the mid-90's, B'Ann Burns Jacobs appeared in the Women's College World Series every season she played. She earned NFCA first-team All-America honors in 1996 and second-team acclaim in 1997 and was a three-time All-Pac-10 selection. Burns tossed four career solo no-hitters and six combined no-hitters and led the team in wins every season, including a 31-win junior campaign that ranks eighth in school history. She finished her Bruin career with a 1.49 earned run average and 591 strikeouts and set a then-school record with 96 career wins, surpassing Lisa Fernandez' benchmark of 94. She remains ranked third all-time at UCLA with 98 complete games, fourth with 767.1 innings pitched and seventh with 96 wins and 131 appearances.