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Jersey Number 8
Jessica Clements
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- B/T:
- L/L
- High School:
- Santa Catalina School
- Hometown:
- Salinas, Calif.
- Previous School:
- Cal Poly
Bio
Career Highlights
โข Big West Player of the Year (2024)
โข Big West Freshman Field Player of the Year (2022)
โข CSC Third Team Academic All-American (2025)
โข 3-time All-Big West First Team honoree (2024, 2023, 2022)
โข 4-time NFCA All-West Region honoree (Second Team - 2025, 2024; Third Team - 2023, 2022)
โข NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 25 Finalist (2022)
โข 2-time Big West Batting Champion (2024 - .464 AVG, 2022 - .396 AVG)
โข Big West Field Player of the Week (Feb. 12, 2024)
โข 2-time Big West Freshman of the Week (last April 11, 2022)
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Career
Clements started all 202 games played in her collegiate career (135 starts at Cal Poly, 67 starts at UCLA) โฆ made 162 starts in center field and 40 in left field โฆ finished her career ranked sixth among active NCAA DI players with 268 hits and 17th with a .398 batting average โฆ posted a career .465 on-base percentage and .541 slugging percentage โฆ totaled 171 runs scored and 89 runs batted in โฆ recorded 12 home runs, 46 doubles and seven triples โฆ had one grand slam โฆ had one two-homer game โฆ longest hitting streak of her career was 13 games, coming in 2023 โฆ recorded three 10-plus-game hitting streaks, one each in 2023, 2024 and 2025 โฆ totaled 77 multi-hit performances and 24 multi-RBI performances โฆ registered a career .984 fielding percentage with 11 assists, 304 putouts and five errors โฆ in NCAA Tournament play (nine games), posted a .441 batting average (15-for-34), .824 slugging percentage, 10 runs scored, seven RBIs, three home runs and four doubles โฆ graduated from Cal Poly as the leading hitter in program history with a .411 batting average (185-for-450) โฆ ranked fourth all-time in stolen bases (30) and ninth in hits (185) โฆ owns two of the top-7 single-season batting average totals in Cal Poly history with a .464 mark in 2024 (third) and .396 mark in 2022 (seventh).
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2025
Clements was named a College Sports Communicators (CSC) Third Team Academic All-American in her senior season at UCLA โฆ also awarded NFCA All-West Region Second Team honors โฆ started all 67 games played in center field โฆ hit in the leadoff spot for 65 games โฆ recorded a .372 batting average (83-for-223), .437 on-base percentage and .543 slugging percentage โฆ ranked third in UCLA single-season history with 71 runs scored โฆ national ranks: eighth in runs scored (71), 16th in hits (83) and 20th in doubles (18) โฆ Big Ten ranks: third in runs scored (71) and fourth in hits (83) and doubles (18) โฆ totaled 25 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games โฆ logged UCLAโs longest reached base streak of the season with 17 straight games (Feb. 16-March 8) โฆ tied for the team lead in stolen bases (9-for-11) โฆ was UCLAโs only player to record a flawless 1.000 fielding percentage (70 putouts, three assists) โฆ led UCLA during the NCAA Tournament with 28 total bases and 10 runs scored and ranked second with a .441 batting average (15-for-34) โฆ three of her six home runs on the season came in the NCAA Tournament โฆ hit the walk-off homer versus No. 6 Oregon in her first WCWS game (May 29) โฆ went a team-best 7-for-11 in NCAA Regional play with two homers, two doubles and six runs scored โฆ went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs in the Regional opener versus UC Santa Barbara (May 16) โฆ went 3-for-3 with three runs scored the next day against San Diego State (May 17) โฆ homered again and scored two runs in the Regional title game against UC Santa Barbara (May 18) โฆ went 3-for-4 with a double and three runs scored in the Super Regional-clinching game at No. 14 South Carolina (May 25) ... notched the 200th hit of her career in a 2-for-4 effort versus Virginia at the Clearwater Invitational (Feb. 16) โฆ went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBIs versus No. 10 Arkansas at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 22) โฆ logged a pair of base hits and a run scored versus No. 5 LSU at the Judi Garman Classic (Feb. 27) โฆ swatted the first home run of her UCLA career with a two-run shot versus Notre Dame (Feb. 27) โฆ the next day, hit a three-run homer at Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 28) โฆ recorded a career-high five RBIs in a 2-for-3 effort with a double and triple versus Sacramento State (March 8) โฆ went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in the game one victory over No. 21 Ohio State (April 4) โฆ doubled and singled in a 2-for-4 showing in game two versus Washington (April 12) โฆ went 2-for-4 with a late-game home run in game one at No. 5 Oregon (April 18) โฆ went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in game one at Michigan (April 26) โฆ doubled twice, drove in two RBIs and scored three runs in game two versus Northwestern (May 3).
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2024 (Cal Poly)
Clements started all 45 games played in center field in her junior season at Cal Poly โฆ ranked third in the NCAA and was the Big West Conference leader with a .464 batting average (71-for-153) โฆ honored as the Big West Player of the Year and named to the All-Big West First Team โฆ selected to the NFCA All-West Region Second Team โฆ also led the Big West in hits (71), slugging percentage (.686) and on-base percentage (.526) โฆ her .464 batting average and 71 hits ranked second and third, respectively, in Cal Polyโs single-season records โฆ totaled 21 RBIs and 35 runs scored โฆ recorded five home runs, 11 doubles and four triples โฆ ranked second in the Big West with 105 total bases โฆ 13-for-18 on stolen base attempts โฆ recorded 23 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games โฆ logged a two-homer game at Hawaiโi (April 4) โฆ recorded a .988 fielding percentage (one error, 81 total chances).
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2023 (Cal Poly)
Clements started all 42 games played in center field in her sophomore season at Cal Poly โฆ selected to the All-Big West First Team and NFCA All-West Region Third Team โฆ recorded a .370 batting average (51-for-138), .460 on-base percentage and .486 slugging percentage โฆ totaled 19 RBIs and 29 runs scored โฆ recorded one home run, 11 doubles and one triple โฆ recorded a career-high five hits at Hawaiโi (April 8) โฆ hit her first career home run โ a grand slam โ to finish with a career-high four RBIs in 6-2 victory at UC Riverside (March 25) โฆ led Cal Poly in average (.370), slugging (.486), on-base percentage (.460), hits (51), runs scored (29) doubles (11) and stolen bases (12-for-16) โฆ recorded 11 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games โฆposted a .971 fielding percentage (two errors, 70 total chances).
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2022 (Cal Poly)
Clements started all 48 games played in her redshirt freshman season at Cal Poly โฆ named the Big West Freshman Field Player of the Year โฆ selected to the All-Big West First Team and NFCA All-West Region Third Team โฆ named an NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 25 Finalist โฆ two-time Big West Freshman of the Week recipient โฆ made 40 starts in left field and eight in center field โฆ led the Big West with a .396 batting average (63-for-159) โฆ ranked second in the Big West in hits (63) and fourth in runs scored (36) โฆ totaled five RBIs and 36 runs scored โฆ recorded six doubles and one triple โฆ led Cal Poly with 18 multi-hit games โฆ recorded one multi-RBI game โฆ posted a .979 fielding percentage (two errors, 96 total chances).
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2021 (Cal Poly)
Clements redshirted her freshman season at Cal Poly.
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High School
Clements was a four-year letterwinner in softball and volleyball at Santa Catalina School (Monterey, Calif.) โฆ three-time selection to the All-Pacific Coast Athletic League (PCAL)-Gabilan Division Team โฆ finished her high school career with a .605 batting average (104-for-172), .663 on-base percentage, .953 slugging percentage, 37 RBIs, 88 runs scored, six home runs, 26 doubles and eight triples in 48 games โฆas a junior in 2019, recorded a .619 batting average (26-for-42), .628 on-base percentage, .928 slugging percentage, six RBIs, 12 runs scored, two home runs, five doubles and one triple in 11 games โฆ as a sophomore in 2018, recorded a .583 batting average (28-for-48), .636 on-base percentage, .854 slugging percentage, 12 RBIs, 21 runs scored, one home run, six doubles and two triples in 12 games โฆ as a freshman in 2017, recorded a .610 batting average (50-for-104), .692 on-base percentage, 1.024 slugging percentage, 19 RBIs, 55 runs scored, three home runs, 15 doubles and five triples in 25 games โฆ helped lead Santa Catalina to a 21-1 record and a CIF Central Coast Section Division 2 title her sophomore year.
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Personal
Born Jessica Lynn Clements in Hollister, Calif. โฆ parents are Darra and Stanley Clements โฆ has one older sister, Samantha โฆ chose UCLA because she wanted โtoย compete at the highest level under one of the best coaching staffsโ and wanted to be โchallenged academicallyโ โฆ greatest athletic thrill is hitting a grand slam and first career home run versus UC Riverside in a tie game in extra innings on her fatherโs birthday as a junior at Cal Poly โฆ famous athletes she admires most are Kobe Bryant, Sydney McLaughlin, Tiger Woods and Charles Woodson โฆ favorite sports teams include the Golden State Warriors, Las Vegas Raiders, San Francisco Giants and San Jose Sharks โฆ favorite UCLA athlete growing up was Natasha Watley โฆ favorites include actor Adam Sandler and the movie Shrek โฆ earned her undergraduate degree in agricultural business from Cal Poly โฆ earned her masterโs degree in John Woodenโs Transformative Coaching and Leadership (education major).
Jessica Clementsโ Career Highs (2021-24 at Cal Poly)
โข Big West Player of the Year (2024)
โข Big West Freshman Field Player of the Year (2022)
โข CSC Third Team Academic All-American (2025)
โข 3-time All-Big West First Team honoree (2024, 2023, 2022)
โข 4-time NFCA All-West Region honoree (Second Team - 2025, 2024; Third Team - 2023, 2022)
โข NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 25 Finalist (2022)
โข 2-time Big West Batting Champion (2024 - .464 AVG, 2022 - .396 AVG)
โข Big West Field Player of the Week (Feb. 12, 2024)
โข 2-time Big West Freshman of the Week (last April 11, 2022)
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Career
Clements started all 202 games played in her collegiate career (135 starts at Cal Poly, 67 starts at UCLA) โฆ made 162 starts in center field and 40 in left field โฆ finished her career ranked sixth among active NCAA DI players with 268 hits and 17th with a .398 batting average โฆ posted a career .465 on-base percentage and .541 slugging percentage โฆ totaled 171 runs scored and 89 runs batted in โฆ recorded 12 home runs, 46 doubles and seven triples โฆ had one grand slam โฆ had one two-homer game โฆ longest hitting streak of her career was 13 games, coming in 2023 โฆ recorded three 10-plus-game hitting streaks, one each in 2023, 2024 and 2025 โฆ totaled 77 multi-hit performances and 24 multi-RBI performances โฆ registered a career .984 fielding percentage with 11 assists, 304 putouts and five errors โฆ in NCAA Tournament play (nine games), posted a .441 batting average (15-for-34), .824 slugging percentage, 10 runs scored, seven RBIs, three home runs and four doubles โฆ graduated from Cal Poly as the leading hitter in program history with a .411 batting average (185-for-450) โฆ ranked fourth all-time in stolen bases (30) and ninth in hits (185) โฆ owns two of the top-7 single-season batting average totals in Cal Poly history with a .464 mark in 2024 (third) and .396 mark in 2022 (seventh).
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2025
Clements was named a College Sports Communicators (CSC) Third Team Academic All-American in her senior season at UCLA โฆ also awarded NFCA All-West Region Second Team honors โฆ started all 67 games played in center field โฆ hit in the leadoff spot for 65 games โฆ recorded a .372 batting average (83-for-223), .437 on-base percentage and .543 slugging percentage โฆ ranked third in UCLA single-season history with 71 runs scored โฆ national ranks: eighth in runs scored (71), 16th in hits (83) and 20th in doubles (18) โฆ Big Ten ranks: third in runs scored (71) and fourth in hits (83) and doubles (18) โฆ totaled 25 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games โฆ logged UCLAโs longest reached base streak of the season with 17 straight games (Feb. 16-March 8) โฆ tied for the team lead in stolen bases (9-for-11) โฆ was UCLAโs only player to record a flawless 1.000 fielding percentage (70 putouts, three assists) โฆ led UCLA during the NCAA Tournament with 28 total bases and 10 runs scored and ranked second with a .441 batting average (15-for-34) โฆ three of her six home runs on the season came in the NCAA Tournament โฆ hit the walk-off homer versus No. 6 Oregon in her first WCWS game (May 29) โฆ went a team-best 7-for-11 in NCAA Regional play with two homers, two doubles and six runs scored โฆ went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs in the Regional opener versus UC Santa Barbara (May 16) โฆ went 3-for-3 with three runs scored the next day against San Diego State (May 17) โฆ homered again and scored two runs in the Regional title game against UC Santa Barbara (May 18) โฆ went 3-for-4 with a double and three runs scored in the Super Regional-clinching game at No. 14 South Carolina (May 25) ... notched the 200th hit of her career in a 2-for-4 effort versus Virginia at the Clearwater Invitational (Feb. 16) โฆ went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBIs versus No. 10 Arkansas at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 22) โฆ logged a pair of base hits and a run scored versus No. 5 LSU at the Judi Garman Classic (Feb. 27) โฆ swatted the first home run of her UCLA career with a two-run shot versus Notre Dame (Feb. 27) โฆ the next day, hit a three-run homer at Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 28) โฆ recorded a career-high five RBIs in a 2-for-3 effort with a double and triple versus Sacramento State (March 8) โฆ went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in the game one victory over No. 21 Ohio State (April 4) โฆ doubled and singled in a 2-for-4 showing in game two versus Washington (April 12) โฆ went 2-for-4 with a late-game home run in game one at No. 5 Oregon (April 18) โฆ went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in game one at Michigan (April 26) โฆ doubled twice, drove in two RBIs and scored three runs in game two versus Northwestern (May 3).
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2024 (Cal Poly)
Clements started all 45 games played in center field in her junior season at Cal Poly โฆ ranked third in the NCAA and was the Big West Conference leader with a .464 batting average (71-for-153) โฆ honored as the Big West Player of the Year and named to the All-Big West First Team โฆ selected to the NFCA All-West Region Second Team โฆ also led the Big West in hits (71), slugging percentage (.686) and on-base percentage (.526) โฆ her .464 batting average and 71 hits ranked second and third, respectively, in Cal Polyโs single-season records โฆ totaled 21 RBIs and 35 runs scored โฆ recorded five home runs, 11 doubles and four triples โฆ ranked second in the Big West with 105 total bases โฆ 13-for-18 on stolen base attempts โฆ recorded 23 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games โฆ logged a two-homer game at Hawaiโi (April 4) โฆ recorded a .988 fielding percentage (one error, 81 total chances).
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2023 (Cal Poly)
Clements started all 42 games played in center field in her sophomore season at Cal Poly โฆ selected to the All-Big West First Team and NFCA All-West Region Third Team โฆ recorded a .370 batting average (51-for-138), .460 on-base percentage and .486 slugging percentage โฆ totaled 19 RBIs and 29 runs scored โฆ recorded one home run, 11 doubles and one triple โฆ recorded a career-high five hits at Hawaiโi (April 8) โฆ hit her first career home run โ a grand slam โ to finish with a career-high four RBIs in 6-2 victory at UC Riverside (March 25) โฆ led Cal Poly in average (.370), slugging (.486), on-base percentage (.460), hits (51), runs scored (29) doubles (11) and stolen bases (12-for-16) โฆ recorded 11 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games โฆposted a .971 fielding percentage (two errors, 70 total chances).
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2022 (Cal Poly)
Clements started all 48 games played in her redshirt freshman season at Cal Poly โฆ named the Big West Freshman Field Player of the Year โฆ selected to the All-Big West First Team and NFCA All-West Region Third Team โฆ named an NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 25 Finalist โฆ two-time Big West Freshman of the Week recipient โฆ made 40 starts in left field and eight in center field โฆ led the Big West with a .396 batting average (63-for-159) โฆ ranked second in the Big West in hits (63) and fourth in runs scored (36) โฆ totaled five RBIs and 36 runs scored โฆ recorded six doubles and one triple โฆ led Cal Poly with 18 multi-hit games โฆ recorded one multi-RBI game โฆ posted a .979 fielding percentage (two errors, 96 total chances).
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2021 (Cal Poly)
Clements redshirted her freshman season at Cal Poly.
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High School
Clements was a four-year letterwinner in softball and volleyball at Santa Catalina School (Monterey, Calif.) โฆ three-time selection to the All-Pacific Coast Athletic League (PCAL)-Gabilan Division Team โฆ finished her high school career with a .605 batting average (104-for-172), .663 on-base percentage, .953 slugging percentage, 37 RBIs, 88 runs scored, six home runs, 26 doubles and eight triples in 48 games โฆas a junior in 2019, recorded a .619 batting average (26-for-42), .628 on-base percentage, .928 slugging percentage, six RBIs, 12 runs scored, two home runs, five doubles and one triple in 11 games โฆ as a sophomore in 2018, recorded a .583 batting average (28-for-48), .636 on-base percentage, .854 slugging percentage, 12 RBIs, 21 runs scored, one home run, six doubles and two triples in 12 games โฆ as a freshman in 2017, recorded a .610 batting average (50-for-104), .692 on-base percentage, 1.024 slugging percentage, 19 RBIs, 55 runs scored, three home runs, 15 doubles and five triples in 25 games โฆ helped lead Santa Catalina to a 21-1 record and a CIF Central Coast Section Division 2 title her sophomore year.
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Personal
Born Jessica Lynn Clements in Hollister, Calif. โฆ parents are Darra and Stanley Clements โฆ has one older sister, Samantha โฆ chose UCLA because she wanted โtoย compete at the highest level under one of the best coaching staffsโ and wanted to be โchallenged academicallyโ โฆ greatest athletic thrill is hitting a grand slam and first career home run versus UC Riverside in a tie game in extra innings on her fatherโs birthday as a junior at Cal Poly โฆ famous athletes she admires most are Kobe Bryant, Sydney McLaughlin, Tiger Woods and Charles Woodson โฆ favorite sports teams include the Golden State Warriors, Las Vegas Raiders, San Francisco Giants and San Jose Sharks โฆ favorite UCLA athlete growing up was Natasha Watley โฆ favorites include actor Adam Sandler and the movie Shrek โฆ earned her undergraduate degree in agricultural business from Cal Poly โฆ earned her masterโs degree in John Woodenโs Transformative Coaching and Leadership (education major).
Jessica Clementsโ Career Highs (2021-24 at Cal Poly)
| At-Bats | 5, Seven Times (last vs. Tennessee, 6/1/25) |
| Runs Scored | 3, Nine Times (last at South Carolina, 5/25/25) |
| Hits | 5 vs. Hawaiโi (4/8/23) |
| Runs Batted In | 5 vs. Sacramento State (3/8/25) |
| Doubles | 2, Four Times (last vs. Northwestern, 5/3/25) |
| Triples | 1, Seven Times (last vs. Sacramento State, 3/8/25) |
| Home Runs | 2 at Hawaiโi (4/5/24) |
| Total Bases | 9 at Hawaiโi (4/5/24) |
| Walks | 2, 12 Times (last vs. Indiana, 5/8/25) |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1, Five Times (last at Michigan, 4/28/25) |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1, Seven Times (last vs. Northwestern, 5/2/25) |
| Stolen Bases | 2, Six Times (last vs. UC Riverside, 2/9/25) |
| Hit-By-Pitches | 2 vs. CSU Bakersfield (4/16/23) |
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Tennessee (June 1, 2025)
Sunday, June 01
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Texas Tech (May 31, 2025)
Saturday, May 31
Highlights - UCLA Softball vs. Oregon (May 29, 2025)
Thursday, May 29
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Oregon (May 29, 2025)
Thursday, May 29
