Hall of Fame
Jackie Aiken led the nation in home runs and runs batted in, while hitting for a high average and being a mainstay on the legendary UW-Parkside softball teams in the mid-1990s. She remains among the NCAA career statistical leaders in many categories yet today.Jackie is a three-time All-American, all-region and all-conference player. She was tabbed the Honda Broderick National Player of the Year in 1997, picking up the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year Award along the way. She garnered Academic All-American honors. In her tenure, Jackie posted a lofty career batting average of .470. She had 62 home runs in her career to go with 344 runs batted in. Her best statistical year came in 1995, when she hit for a .562 batting average, drove in a whopping 110 runs with 26 home runs. The Rangers posted a record of 222-41 for an .844 winning percentage with Jackie in uniform. This includes a 64-4 record in her junior season when UW-Parkside was the national runner-upJackie was drafted, and played with, the Georgia Pride in the women’s professional fast pitch league. She was recognized by the league and inducted into the Great Lakes Valley Conference Hall of Fame in 2007.
