Jazmyne Armendariz

Photo by: Brayden Goins / Ball State Athletics

Jazmyne Armendariz at bat vs. Chattanooga

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

Position:
Utility
Height:
5-8
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Chapin
Hometown:
El Paso, Texas

BALL STATE CAREER NOTES ENTERING 2024 SEASON
• Utilizing her COVID 19 year of eligibility to play in 2024
• Played in 142 of a possible 242 games over her career, earning 119 starts
• Has made 50 career starts at catcher, 41 as the designated player, 25 at second base and three at third base
• 2021, 2022 & 2023 Academic All-MAC
• Has driven in five game-winning RBI and scored two game-winning runs over her career

2023 (R-Sr.): Earned fourth letter at Ball State … Academic All-MAC … started all 53 games for the Cardinals, with 22 coming at catcher, 18 as the designated player and 13 at second base … finished the season with a .272 batting average, tallying 43 hits including 12 doubles and a home run … also drew 23 walks and was hit by a pitch once for a .366 on base percentage … was credited with 31 RBIs and 22 runs scored … opened the season by driving in what proved to be the game-winning run in the season-opening 5-3 victory at Samford with a single in the fifth inning … used a two-run double in the fifth inning to drive in the game-winning run in BSU’s come-from-behind 6-4 victory over Loyola (Feb. 26) … also picked up two of her five stolen bases on the year in the game … scored what proved to be the game-winning run in the 9-3 victory at East Tennessee State (March 8) … drove in three RBI in the 15-9 win at Kent State (March 17), including a two-run home run in the second inning … finished the game 3-for-5, adding an RBI single in the first and another single in the seventh to help her score a season-high three runs … drove in a season-high four RBI in the 11-2 victory at Western Michigan (April 12), including a three-run double in the third inning to drive in what proved to be the game-winning run … registered at least one hit in 30 games, with two-or-more in 12 games … threw out 11 runners trying to steal in 23 attempts, while also having a hand in two of the team’s 20 double plays … finished the season with a .967 fielding percentage, with 145 putouts and 33 assists over 184 chances.

2022 (R-Jr.): Earned third letter at Ball State … Academic All-MAC ... played in 44 of Ball State’s 53 games, earning 37 starts … made 20 starts at catcher and 17 as the designated player … finished the season with a .192 batting average, tallying 20 hits including three doubles and three home runs … also drew nine walks and was hit by a pitch three times for a .274 on base percentage … smashed her first home run of the season with a solo shot versus Seattle (Feb. 12) … added her second solo blast in the win at Winthrop (Feb. 20) … delivered a three-run home run versus then-No. 14 Northwestern (March 19), with the three RBI being a career-high in a game … her doubles came versus then-No. 17 Northwestern (March 6), at Toledo (April 16, Game 1), and at Miami (May 4, Game 2) … finished the season with 11 RBI and eight runs scored … drove in what proved to be the game-winning run with a RBI fielder’s choice in the season-ending 2-0 victory over Akron (May 8) … tallied 84 putouts and 11 assists on defense, while having a hand in three of Ball State’s 29 double plays on the season … also threw out six runners trying to steal.

2021 (R-So): Earned second letter at Ball State … Academic All-MAC … played in 30 of Ball State’s 55 games, earning 19 starts … made eight starts at catcher, six at second base and five as the designated player … finished the season with a .239 average, recording at least one hit in 14 games … added five walks and was hit by a pitch twice for a .307 on base percentage … registered her first career two-hit game versus Ohio (April 25) and added two more hits in the second game versus Toledo (May 1) … blasted her first collegiate home run in a pinch hit appearance at Akron (April 18) … added her second career home run in the first game of a doubleheader against Miami (April 27) … drove in a pair of RBI, including what proved to be the game-winning run, with her first career double in the second game versus Toledo (May 1) … added her second two-RBI game of the season in her following outing, also on a two-run double, versus Northern Illinois (May 4, Game 1) … scored seven runs and drove in 13 RBI on the year … scored what proved to be the game-winning run in the series finale versus Ohio (April 25) … tallied 46 putouts and 10 assists on defense, while having a hand in turning three of BSU’s 25 double plays on the season … also threw out four of the eight runners who attempted to steal on her.

2020 (R-Fr.): The season was shortened to 27 games due to the COVID-19 global pandemic … earned first letter at Ball State … played in 12 games, earning eight starts … started four games at second base, three at third base and one as the designated player … registered her first three collegiate hits on the year … tallied two RBI and four runs scored … scored her first collegiate run in the win at Jacksonville (Feb. 14) … logged her first collegiate hit with a fifth-inning single versus Longwood (Feb. 28) … scored a pair of runs after drawing two walks in the opening game win at Bethune-Cookman (March 4) … collected singles in games versus Maryland (March 6) and at FIU (March 6) … recorded her first two career RBIs versus Samford (March 7), with a RBI groundout in the third and an RBI hit by pitch in the fourth … also scored a run in the game … had a hand in turning one of the team's 14 double plays ... finished the shortened season with nine putouts and 13 assist, while committing just one error for a .957 fielding percentage.

2019 (Fr.): Received a medical redshirt for the season … played in three games, earning a pair of starts, before suffering a season-ending injury vs. Belmont (Feb. 15) … drew a walk in her second career plate appearance in the season-opening win over LIU Brooklyn (Feb. 8) … finished the season with a perfect fielding percentage, collecting four putouts and six assists … also had a hand in one double play.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in softball at Chapin High School for coach Kevin Mills ... finished her career with the Huskies ranked first in program history in doubles (81) and RBI (231), second in hits (255) and runs scored (209), third in walks (75) and fourth in home runs (23) ... a .541 career hitter, she also had a .910 career slugging percentage and a .597 career on base percentage ... first team All-City and 1-5A MVP after registering a .564 average with, 25 doubles, 63 RBI and 47 runs scored as a senior ... also blasted four home runs and produced a 1.538 OPS as a senior to earn Chapin High School Female Athlete of the Year, Academic All-District and Academic All-State honors as a senior ... named first team All-State after compiling a .630 batting average with 11 home runs, 89 RBI and 65 runs scored her junior year … also collected 29 doubles and a pair of triples as a junior, while finishing the season with a 1.852 OPS … her 89 RBI as a junior tied the school record, ranked first in the state of Texas for a junior in 2017 and ranked second nationally for a junior in 2017 according to MaxPreps.com … four-time first team All-District honoree, while also being named the District MVP in each of her final two seasons, as well as the District Defensive MVP as a freshman … inducted into the El Paso Fastpitch Hall of Fame and was named El Paso Ms. Softball 5A Player of the Year as a junior … helped guide the Huskies to four straight district championships, four straight bi-district championships and two area championships (2015 & 2017) … team also won the Regional Quarterfinal and Regional Semifinal her junior year, while being one of the last eight teams in the Texas 5A State Playoffs … finished her sophomore campaign with a .486 batting average, belting three home runs while adding 32 RBI and 43 runs scored … batted .491 as a freshman, with four home runs, 39 RBI and 49 runs scored

CLUB: Will have played four seasons of club softball for the Wichita Mustangs prior to enrolling at Ball State for the 2018 fall semester.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Alexander and Priscilla Armendariz ... born Jan. 31, 2000 in Leesville, Louisiana ... full name is Jazmyne Taylor Armendariz ... earned her bachelor's degree from Ball State in the spring of 2022, while earning her master's degree from Ball State in the fall of 2023 in Sport Administration.

WHY BALL STATE: I chose Ball State because the coaches are fully invested in making me not only the best player I can be, but also making me the best person I can be by the time I graduate. They are committed to guiding me towards my full potential in every aspect. The winning mentality and warm hospitality of Ball State was the icing on the cake.