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Jersey Number 7
Jade Caraway
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Winter Garden, Fla.
- High School:
- West Orange
Honors:
As a Junior (2019):
As a Sophomore (2018 - N.C. State)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Honors:
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Notables:
- One of four seniors returning for the 2021 season.
- Played in all 27 games with 18 starts, all in center field, for the Gators.
- Batted .261 (12-of-46) with a double, a home run, 10 runs scored and five RBI. Achieved a .346 o-base percentage and a .348 slugging percentage.
- Scored the game-winning run once (Illinois State – 2/7).
- Hit her first home run as a Gator, second of her career, during opening weekend against Georgia State (2/9) at the USF-Rawlings Invitational.
- Tallied a seven-game hit streak to start the 2020 season, produced one multi-hit and one multi-RBI game.
As a Junior (2019):
- Notables:
- Notched the walk-off RBI double to right center in the bottom of the 8th inning to propel the Gators to a win 1-0 over New Mexico (2/28) at the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif.
- Responsible for scoring the game-winning run seven times for UF.
- Batted .219 and notched 30 hits, 21 runs scored, 10 RBI and one double.
- Received 42 starts in the outfield and played in 60 games for the Gators.
As a Sophomore (2018 - N.C. State)
- Led the team with 41 hits and 34 runs and started all 54 games in center field. Made 46 starts as the leadoff batter
- Drew a team-best 25 walks
- Tallied eight doubles and two triples on the season. She holds seven triples in her career and is three away from tying the career program record.
- Hit her only home run of the season and second of her career in the seventh inning against Marist on March 23
- Went 13-for-13 in stolen bases on the season, the only other person on the team to finish with a perfect percentage
- Started the season on an 18-game streak of reaching base safely on a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch
- Led the team with a .389 batting average, breaking the single season record, and 185 at-bats, tallying 72 hits, five triples and .444 on-base percentage
- Tallied four hits in a single game on three separate occasions, and had 22 multi-hit games.
- Started all 56 games in center field
- Tied the single season record with Renada Davis (2015) in hits and ranked among the top 50 in the NCAA
- Also finished the season with 29 runs, seven doubles and 12 stolen bases – the second-most on the team
- Her five triples broke the program record for most in a single season, and finished ranked in the top 50 in the NCAA
- Garnered All-ACC Second Team and All-ACC Freshman Team honors after finishing fifth in the conference in batting average and leading the league in hits
- Travel Team | Gold Coast Hurricanes coached by Marty Cooper
- Named Florida's 8A Defensive Player of the Year as a junior
- Named Metro Spring Female Athlete if the Year in her 2016 senior season
- Helped lead West Orange High School to a 9A State Championship in her 2016 senior season
- 8A All-State First Team during her freshman, sophomore, and junior year and 9A All-State First Team during her senior year.
- Both All-Metro and All-Area team member in each of her four years
- Four-year varsity starter in center field with her high school team
- Held a batting average over .500 through freshman, sophomore, and junior year.
- Graduated high school in National Honor Society
- Member of the Student Government Association at West Orange High School
2025 Florida Hall of Fame - Lauren Haeger | Softball, 2012-15
Thursday, October 30
Tim Walton | The Paul Finebaum Show (October 3, 2025)
Tuesday, October 21
Road to Gameday - Florida Gators Softball
Friday, October 10
Coach Walton with Paul Finebaum
Monday, October 06
