Janae Hogg

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Photo by: Tessa Mortensen

Photo by: Buddy Delahoussaye

Position:
Infield
Height:
5-6
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Cathedral
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.

CAREER NOTES ENTERING 2021 SEASON
• Graduated in the spring of 2020 with a degree in sport administration
• Granted an extra year of eligibility due to the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic
• Started 182 of a possible 195 games over her career, earning 178 starts, with 65 starts at first base, 61 as the designated player, 50 at third base and two listed as the shortstop.
• Has 22 game-winning RBIs over her career, as well as 12 game-winning runs scored
• On Ball State’s Career Charts: T-third in walks (109), fourth in home runs (36), T-fourth in sac flies (7), eighth in on base percentage (.414), eighth in slugging percentage (.562), ninth in RBI (115), 10th in total bases (290), 13th in double plays turned (20), T-19th in doubles (30)
• On Ball State’s Single Season Charts (highest ranking only): First in walks (47 in 2018), T-third in sac flies (4 in 2018), seventh in home runs (14 in 2018), 11th in on base percentage (.460), 13th in slugging percentage (.638 in 2018), 14th in RBIs (47 in 2018), T-19th in games started (58 in 2017), T-19th in total bases (95 in 2018)

2020 (Sr.): The season was shortened to 27 games due to the COVID-19 global pandemic ... granted an extra year of eligibility to compete in 2021 … earned fourth letter at Ball State … started all 27 games, making 17 starts at first base and 10 as the designated player … finished the season with a .286 batting average, tallying 22 hits in 77 at bats … of her 22 hits, four were doubles and seven her home runs … her seven home runs tied for second in the MAC and 46th among all NCAA Division I student-athletes … ranked 10th in the MAC with a .610 slugging percentage … also drew 15 walks and was hit by a pitch twice for a .406 on base percentage … registered 17 RBI and 14 runs scored … recorded multiple hits in four games and multiple RBI in five outings … drove in the game-winning RBI in four contests, while scoring the game-winning run twice … smashed her first home run of the season in the win over Prairie View A&M (Feb. 8), with a two-run shot to left field … also tallied a sac fly in the game for a season-high three RBI … went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in the win at North Florida (Feb. 15), driving in what proved to be the game-winning run with an RBI single to right-center in the first inning … drove in her second game-winning RBI of the season with a two-run homer to left field in the win over Alabama A&M (Feb. 16) … her third home run of the season was a two-run bomb in the win over Green Bay (Feb 21) to open the Hilltopper Classic … hit a pair of solo home runs in the victory at Western Kentucky (Feb, 22), including an eighth-inning blast which proved to be the game-winning run … scored what proved to be the game-winning run in the opening game of the UCF Invitational versus Drexel (Feb. 28) after reaching base in the fifth inning with a RBI single … also doubled in the fourth inning for her third multiple hit game of the year … drove in the game-winning run in the second meeting against Drexel (Feb. 29) courtesy of a two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning … recorded a pair of hits in the win over LIU (Feb, .29), while smashing her seventh home run of the year versus Columbia (March 1) … had a hand in turning five of the team’s 14 double plays … finished the shortened season with 78 putouts and six assists, while committing two errors for a .977 fielding percentage.

2019 (Jr.): Earned third letter at Ball State … played in 42 games, earning 38 starts … made 19 starts as the designated player, 17 at first base and two listed as the shortstop … led the Ball State offense and tied for fifth in the Mid-American Conference with 10 home runs … finished the season with a .279 batting average, with seven doubles added to her 10 home runs for a .613 slugging percentage … also drew 28 walks to finish the season with a .424 on base percentage … recorded seven multiple hit games and five multiple RBI contests … tallied four game-winning RBIs on the year, while scoring what proved to be the game-winning run three times … opened the season with a three-run double in the win over LIU Brooklyn (Feb. 8), while scoring what proved to be the game-winning run one batter later … her first home run of the season was a sixth-inning solo shot that accounted for the only run in a 1-0 victory over Penn State (Feb. 9) … added her second game-winning solo home run of the season in the 3-0 victory over Monmouth (Feb. 15) … followed with a three-run blast and a double, going 2-for-3 with a walk, in the 5-4 victory over Central Arkansas (Feb. 16) … added a two-run homer later in the day versus Delaware for the game-winning RBI in the 9-0 (5) victory … drew four walks in the 3-2 (8) victory over Quinnipiac (Feb. 17) … collected her fifth home run of the season, another solo blast, in the 5-2 (8) win over Utah State … her sixth home run was a solo shot at USF (March 1) … her fourth game-winning RBI came courtesy of a two-run single in the series opener at Western Michigan (April 12) … tagged another solo shot in the opening-game win over Toledo (April 19) for her seventh homer … added her eighth bomb with a solo shot in the series-opening, 7-4 win at Central Michigan (April 26) … went 2-for-3 with a walk in the series finale at Central Michigan (April 27), including a three-run home run … closed the season with a solo shot in the MAC Tournament versus Kent State (May 9) … credited with 96 putouts and one assist on defense, finishing the season with a .960 fielding percentage … had a hand in turning five double plays.

2018 (So.): Earned second letter at Ball State … started 55 of the team’s 56 games … made 31 starts at first base, 16 as the designated player and eight at third base … ranked third on the team with a .295 batting average, including nine doubles and 14 home runs … her 14 home runs tied for second in the MAC and are the seventh-best single season total in program history … ranked second on the team and sixth in the MAC in both slugging percentage (.638) and on base percentage (.460) … her 47 walks were a Ball State single season record and ranked second in the league, while her 0.85 walks per game average was 10th among all NCAA Division I players … led the team with 14 multiple RBI games, while ranking third on the team with 10 multiple hit games … drove in the game-winning RBI in eight games, six times via the long ball, and scored the game-winning run on six occasions … her first home run of the season was a three-run blast as part of a 3-for-4 effort with four RBI and a pair of runs scored in the win over NC State (Feb. 10) … went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored in the win over Boston (Feb. 17), with her two-run blast to right in the bottom of the fifth giving her the eventual game-winning RBI and game-winning run scored … her lone hit in the win over at New Mexico State (Feb. 17) later in the day; a solo home run which also accounted for both the game-winning RBI and game-winning run scored … drew a pivotal seventh-inning walk at ECU (Feb. 23) to account for the game-winning run scored … her two-run homer in the top of the seventh versus Florida A&M (March 9) allowed her to cross the plate for the game-winning run … smashed a two-run blast in the top of the sixth versus No. 21 Michigan (March 10) to even the score at 2-2 in the 3-2 setback … collected her first career grand slam at Belmont (March 16) … drove herself in for the game-winning run with a solo shot in the top of the first inning in the series finale at Bowling Green (March 24) … drove in the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly in the series opener at Eastern Michigan (April 27), while closing the series in the second game of an April 28 doubleheader with a three-run home run to center field to drive in what stood to be the game-winning run … deposited a solo shot over the left field fence at Firestone Stadium to drive herself in for the eventual winning run in BSU’s MAC Tournament elimination game victory over Central Michigan (May 10) … also dropped a two-run single into left field in the bottom of the sixth inning to help the Cardinals stay alive with a 2-0 victory over Toledo (May 11) in another MAC Tournament elimination game … registered a season-long 10 game hitting streak starting with a home run versus LIU-Brooklyn (March 9) and ending with her game-winning home run in the series finale at Bowling Green (March 24) … also reached base safely in the three games before the hitting streak and the five games after for a season-best 18 game stretch of reaching base safely … reached base safely in 46 of the 55 games she played, including all five games in the MAC Tournament … recorded at least one hit in 31 games and at least one RBI in 25 contests … registered 188 putouts and 24 assists on defense … had a hand in turning five double plays.

2017 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … started all 58 games, with 16 starts as the designated player and 42 starts at third base … second on the team in both multiple hit games (15) and multiple RBI games (7) … third on the team with a .296 batting average, including 10 doubles, a triple and five home runs … second on the squad with 28 RBIs and third on the team with a .447 slugging percentage … scored 13 runs … her first career hit was a RBI double in the season-opening victory over DePaul (Feb. 10) … smashed her first career home run in her first three hit game versus Georgia Southern (Feb. 25) … went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate versus Towson (March 4), including her a pair of home runs, a double and four RBIs … drove in her first of a team-leading six game-winning RBI with a third inning single versus Hartford (March 3) … her second game-winning RBI came courtesy of a first inning single in the second game at Buffalo (April 24) ... next up was an eighth inning sacrifice fly at Indiana State (March 29) ... smashed a walk-off RBI single to right-center field in the series opener versus Miami (April 1), before closing the series with a game-clinching three-run home run in the fifth inning of the April 2 contest … her final game-winning RBI came on a solo home run in the fifth inning of the first game versus Northern Illinois (April 4) … reached base safely in 14 consecutive games starting against Georgia Southern and ending following a three-hit effort versus Rutgers (March 11) … had a season-best five game hitting streak during the run, including her four-hit effort versus Towson and another three-hit outing versus USF (March 4) … collected her first career triple in the win at SIUE (March 18) … finished the April 2 win over Miami with a season-high tying four RBIs … recorded at least one hit in 32 games, while earning at least one RBI in 16 contests ... tallied 54 putouts and 98 assists on the year … had a hand in turning five double plays.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two letters in softball at Cathedral High School for coach Tony Matthews … helped guide the Fighting Irish to a regional championship as a senior after batting .494 with eight home runs, nine doubles and a triple … also drove in 36 RBI and scored 13 runs … helped team advance to the semi-state semifinals as a senior … hit .345 as a junior for the Fighting Irish, helping guide the team to a 17-13 overall record and a berth in the Indiana High School Athletics Association (IHSAA) Class 4A Section 10 Championship Game … prior to attending Cathedral, Hogg was a two-year letterwinner at North Central High School where she was a first team all-conference selection as a freshman and academic all-conference honoree as a sophomore … Hogg hit .531 as a freshman and .587 as a sophomore at North Central, and hit three home runs as a freshman and two as a sophomore … in addition to her high school career, Hogg played on the Indy Dreams-Bell 18U team.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Jodi Eagles … has one sister, Shawnice, and one brother, Jalen … born May 28, 1998 in Richmond, Ind. … full name is Janae Jordan Hogg … graduated in the spring of 2020 with a degree in sport administration.