Tyrina Jones

Position:
Infielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Lake Worth, Fla.

Honors:
Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2025)
Academic All-Big Ten (2023, 2024, 2025)
Big Ten Player of the Week (3/6/23)

2025 – Senior (at Purdue): Redshirted the 2025 season due to injury.

2024 – Junior (at Purdue): Appeared in 51-of-52 games, earning 50 starts primarily at shortstop … led the team in home runs with five on the year … finished second in RBI (24), doubles (8) and triples (4) … recorded the first multi-home run game of her career against Iowa to lead the Boilermakers to a 3-2 extra-innings victory over the Hawkeyes (4/5) … drove in three runs in Purdue’s 11-4 victory at Illinois (4/13) … tallied nine multi-hit games … finished with a .432 slugging and .951 fielding percentage.

2023 – Sophomore (at Purdue): Started in all 53 games of the season … posted a .315 batting average with 56 hits, 34 runs, eight home runs and 32 RBI … tallied career highs with four hits and five RBI against Syracuse (2/17) during the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in Raleigh … her five RBI was the third-most in a single game by a Boilermaker and most since 2021 … had a hand in every run scored in the 4-0 victory at North Carolina (3/4) with a run in the sixth inning, followed by a three-run homer in the top of the seventh inning to seal the win … was perfect on the basepath, going 10-for-10 on the year … recorded a career-long eight game hitting streak from 2/26-3/15 … earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors on March 6 after posting a .533 batting average over three games with two home runs and six RBI, scoring the game-winner in all three outings … ranked fourth in the Big Ten in assists (130).

2022 – Freshman (at Purdue): Started 30-of-31 games after missing the first half of the season due to injury … posted a .225 batting average on the year … totaled 18 hits, four doubles, one home run and 10 RBI in 80 plate appearances … registered her first career home run with a three-run shot at Iowa (5/8) … accounted for all four runs in the Boilermakers’ 4-3 win over the Hawkeyes … posted a .987 fielding percentage.

High School: Ranked No. 25 among pitchers in the 2021 recruiting class by Extra Innings Softball … listed No. 24 overall by Extra Innings Softball … checked in at No. 8 in Florida … 2019 State Champion … named the 9A Florida Dairy Farmers Player of the Year … tabbed Player of the Year by Palm Beach County All-Star Preps … Miracle Sports Player of the Year … Sun Sentinel Class Nine Player of the Year … competed with Lady Dukes Lamar club team.