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2024 Softball Roster

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Bob McCool, Coastal Athletic Media Relations

34 Iyanla De Jesus

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position Designated Hitter
  • Height 5-7
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Mill Creek, Wash.
  • High School Henry M. Jackson

Biography

Honors
2022 All-Sun Belt Second Team
2022 CoSIDA Academic All-American 
2023 All-Sun Belt First Team
2023 CSC Academic All-District

2024 (Graduate Student)
  • Picked up CSC Academic All-District honors
  • Picked up Easton / NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors
  • Placed third on the team with 42 hits, 7 doubles, and 76 total bases
  • Finished second on the team in home runs (9) and RBIs (39)
  • Tallied 10 multi-hit games and topped the team with 12 multi-RBI games on the season
  • Went on a seven-game hitting streak between March 24-April 6
  • Placed 10th in the Sun Belt with 27 walks
  • Hit a game-winning two-run home run to give Coastal a 5-4 win over Syracuse (Feb. 9)
  • Cracked a solo home run versus Bucknell (Feb. 10)
  • Smashed a two-run single versus Penn State (Feb. 16)
  • Laced a three-run double and scored one run versus Bowling Green (Feb. 24)
  • Went 3-for-4 at the plate smashing an RBI single and two-run homer to drive in three RBIs versus Furman (Feb. 25)
  • Hit a two-run bomb against Oakland (March 2)
  • Recorded a two-run double and a solo home run in CCU’s 7-0 win over UNCW (March 6)
  • Hit her sixth home run of the year versus Georgia Southern (March 28)
  • Belted a three-run home run to help give CCU a 6-2 win over Georgia Southern in the series decider (March 30)
  • Drove in three runs on a two-run single and an RBI double to help lead CCU to a 6-0 win against Southern Miss (April 5)
  • Hit a solo homer and drove in one more run on a fielder’s choice in Coastal’s 7-1 win against Marshall (April 19)
  • Ripped a home run in Coastal series opener versus James Madison (May 2)
2023 (Senior)
  • Was named to the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2022 fall semester
  • Named to the All-Sun Belt first team
  • Was named a 2023 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
  • Named to the CSC Academic All-District team
  • Was an All-Sun Belt preseason selection
  • Played and started in all 56 games
  • Led the team in batting average (.347) and placed top five in hits (59), doubles (8), triples (1), home runs (8), RBIs (38), total bases (93), slugging percentage (.547), sacrifice flies (2), and on-base percentage (.399)
  • Recorded 14 multi-games and 10 multi-RBI games
  • Had a trio of multi-RBI games at the Kickin' Chicken Classic (Feb. 9-10)
  • Went 2-for-4, hitting one double and driving in two RBIs against UMass Lowell (Feb. 10)
  • Hit a three-run home run against UMass Lowell (Feb. 9)
  • Drove in three RBIs in Coastal's 11-2 win against Colgate (Feb. 17)
  • Went 3-for-4 driving in three RBIs in CCU's 6-1 win over Mount St. Mary's (Feb. 26)
  • Crushed home runs in back-to-back games versus Bethune-Cookman (March 3) and Middle Tennessee (March 3)
  • Went 2-for-3, drilling a two-run double and a home run in Coastal's 12-4 win over Houston Christian (March 11)
  • Hammered a two-run home run versus Houston Christian (March 12)
  • Hit an RBI double versus North Carolina (March 14)
  • Drilled a two-run single to put CCU 3-1 up against Georgia State (March 25)
  • Smashed a two-run double put the Chants 2-0 versus Georgia Southern (April 2)
  • Went a perfect 3-for-3 and drilled an RBI single versus Marshall (April 16)
  • Belted an RBI double versus Marshall (April 15)
  • Went a perfect 3-for-3 and smashed an RBI single against Marshall (April 16)
  • Hit a solo home run versus Southern Miss (April 23)
  • Had a stellar three-game series versus App State (May 4-5) where she went 6-for-11 at the plate, driving in four RBIs, while lacing her first career triple and two home runs (May 4)
  • Posted a 3.72 ERA and 4-3 record in the circle
  • Tallied 40 strikeouts in 47.0 innings of work
  • Registered her first win of the season against UMass Lowell (Feb. 9) striking out six hitters while refusing to give up a single run in 4.0 innings of work
  • Notched a win against UAlbany (Feb. 25) striking out one hitter while giving up one earned run in 4.0 innings of work
  • Tallied her third win of the season, recording four strikeouts and giving up just one hit in 4.0 innings of work versus Campbell (March 8)
  • Recorded her 100th career strikeout versus Houston Christian ( March 11)
  • Pitched her first complete game of the year while recording five strikeouts versus James Madison (March 19)
  • Recorded four strikeouts and allowed three runs in 5.1 innings of work to secure her fourth win of the season versus Georgia State (March 25)
  • Pitched 2.1 shutout innings while recording two strikeouts versus Georgia Southern (April 2)
  • Earned a spot on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the spring 2023 term
  • Was named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2023 fall semester
2022 (Junior)
  • Named to the All-Sun Belt second team
  • Started in played in 49 games on the season, seeing time in the outfield, as the designated player, and in the circle
  • Was second on the team with a .340 batting average on the year
  • Was also second on the team with a .592 slugging percentage and a career-high nine home runs
  • Also second on the team with 87 total bases and 33 RBIs
  • Ranked third on the team with 50 base hits, 10 doubles, and 14 walks on the season
  • Led the team with three sacrifice flies
  • Had 11 multi-hit games on the year, including a season-high four base hits in the road win at Campbell (April 6)
  • Totaled seven multi-RBI games, highlighted by a season-high four RBIs versus East Carolina (Feb. 13) and Monmouth (Feb. 24)
  • Was 2-for-3 with a home run, an RBI, and two runs scored against Purdue (Feb. 12)
  • Also hit a home run and was 2-for-4 with four RBIs and a run scored in the win over East Carolina (Feb. 13)
  • Went 2-for-3 with a double, a sacrifice fly, an RBI, and a run scored versus Marshall (Feb. 19)
  • Blasted two home runs (2-for-2) and drove in four RBIs in the win over Monmouth (Feb. 24)
  • Was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI in the neutral site win against Tennessee State (March 5)
  • Drove in an RBI in back-to-back games versus Georgia State (March 5) and at Florida (March 6)
  • Went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs, and a run scored in the series-opening win at UT Arlington (March 18)
  • Hit safely in all three games versus Texas State (March 25-27), going 5-for-8 with a home run, two doubles, a walk, a sacrifice fly, two RBIs, and a run scored
  • Belted a two-run home run in the game-two road win at Winthrop (March 29)
  • Went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in game two of the three-game series at South Alabama (April 2)
  • Was a perfect 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the road win at Campbell (April 6)
  • Drove in three RBIs in the series opener versus ULM (April 14)
  • Combined to go 5-for-8 with a double, two RBIs, and a run scored in the last two games of the three-game series sweep over Georgia State (April 23-24)
  • Drove in three RBIs in the three-game series sweep of Appalachian State (May 5-6)
  • Went 2-for-2 with two walks and a run scored in the win over ULM (May 10) at the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Softball Championship Tournament
  • Also pitched in 10 games on the season, making five starts in the circle
  • Compiled a 1-2 record with a 13.12 ERA
  • Struck out 10 batters over 10.2 innings of work
  • Suffered the loss in the season opener versus Purdue (Feb. 11)
  • Picked up the win against Campbell (April 6), striking out one over 1.0 inning of work out of the bullpen
  • Threw a season-high 3.0 innings in a road win at Winthrop (April 29)
  • Named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2022 spring semester
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2021 fall term
  • Was named a 2022 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
  • Tabbed a 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-American

2021 (Sophomore)
  • Appeared in 33 games, making 28 starts for the Chants
  • Made 21 appearances in the circle 
  • Batted .254 with two home runs and 12 RBIs
  • Recorded a .320 on-base percentage on the season
  • Drove in two RBIs in the 7-2 win over Lipscomb (Feb. 27)
  • Had a two-run single in an 8-4 loss in game two of the doubleheader at ULM (March 13)
  • Had a career-high two hits at Charleston Southern (March 24)
  • Hit her first home run of the season and drove in two RBIs versus Saint Francis (Feb. 20)
  • Went 2-for-2 with a walk in game two versus Campbell on (April 21)
  • Had a hit in each of the three games versus UT Arlington (April 24-25)
  • Posted a record of 5-8 and a 5.96 ERA over 21 appearances in the circle
  • Made 12 starts in the circle for the Chants
  • Tallied four complete games on the year
  • Finished second on the team with 59 strikeouts on the season
  • Was third on the team with 67.7 innings pitched
  • Got her first career collegiate start at South Carolina (Feb. 24)
  • Added her fourth win of the season by allowing just one unearned run and struck out a season-high seven strikeouts in a complete game win over UT Arlington (April 25)
  • Picked up her first career win in her second career start on Feb. 27 versus Lipscomb, allowing just three hits in the complete game win
  • Pitched her second career complete game in game two at Charleston Southern (March 24), allowing seven hits, six runs, five of which were earned, and striking out seven hitters
  • Recorded her third complete of the season and her second straight, in game two of the series at Texas State (April 1)
  • Started game two of a doubleheader at Georgia State (April 17), throwing 4.1 innings and allowing just two hits and three runs, two of which were earned, in the no-decision
  • Earned the victory over Campbell (April 21), as she allowed four runs on five hits and eight walks in 6.1 innings pitched
  • Named to the Dean's list (3.5 GPA or better) for the 2020 fall and 2021 spring semesters

2020 (Freshman) *Season Ended Early Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic*
  • Played in seven games on the season, starting six games as the designated player in the shortened season
  • Also saw action in the pitching circle four times
  • Batted .231 with a home run and four RBIs
  • Picked up her first career RBI in her first career at-bat versus Ohio (Feb. 28)
  • Added her first career hit versus Ohio (Feb. 29)
  • Hit her first career home run in the 8-1 over No. 8 Louisiana (March 6)
  • Pitched 7.2 innings with a 1.83 ERA
  • Had a season-high four strikeouts versus Louisiana (March 7)
  • Named to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (3.5 GPA or higher)
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2019 fall and 2020 spring terms

High School
  • Was a four-year varsity letterwinner at Henry M. Jackson High School
  • Named to the All-Wesco first team four times and earned first-team all-area recognition once
  • Led her team to three consecutive Wesco District Championships, three top 10 state finishes, and two state championships
  • Posted a .507 batting average with 37 hits, nine doubles, eight home runs, and 28 RBIs her junior season
  • In the circle, she posted a 22-1 record with a 0.35 ERA and 282 strikeouts over 139 innings pitched
  • Named the 4A Player of the Year, the Seattle Times Player of the Year, and the Herald Player of the Year her junior season
  • Also received High School All-American honors following her junior year
  • Was a three-time member of the honor roll

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2020Freshman

    P
    5'7"
    34
  • 34

    2021Sophomore

    P
    5'7"
    34
  • 34

    2022Junior

    DP/P
    5'7"
    34
  • 34

    2023Senior

    P
    5'7"
    34
  • 34

    2024Graduate Student

    Designated Hitter
    5'7"
    34