Jesse Ayala

Position:
Infielder
Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Missoula, Mont.
High School:
Sentinel

2009: Played in 45 games, including 33 starts, mainly at second base ... hit .319 (38-for-119) with 16 RBI and three homeruns as a senior ... tied for the team lead with eight sacrifice bunts ... had a homerun vs. North Dakota (4/22) ... went 4-for-5 with a homerun and two RBI in the series finale at Western Illinois (4/26) ... went 2-for-4 with three runs, a doulbe and a RBI vs. Oakland (5/1) ... had a 3-for-4 day with a homerun, two RBI and three runs scored vs. Oakland (5/2) ... went 4-for-4 with two doubles, three runs and three RBI vs. IPFW (5/9) ... scored three runs, had a hit and a walk vs. Southern Utah (5/15)

2008: Started in 38 games while playing in 44 games... had a batting average of .261 (36-for-138)... finished second on the team in doubles with 12... had a nine game hitting streak from March 25 to April 11 and batted .485 (16-for-33)... scored seven runs in four games from March 25 to 29... was a perfect 3-for-3 at Northern Colorado with two doubles and two runs scored (March 28)... 3-for-5 and scored three time with an RBI at Sioux Falls on April 29

Before SDSU: Redshirted last spring at the University of Nevada ... played two seasons at Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Ore ... hit .343 with 21 doubles and 37 RBIs as a sophomore, earning first-team all-conference honors ... was second-team all-conference as a freshman ... 2004 graduate of Sentinel High School in Missoula ... played four years of American Legion baseball for Missoula Post 101 ... also lettered one season in basketball at Sentinel.

Summer 2007: Played with the Moses Lake Pirates of the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League ... selected to league’s all-star team ... started 38 of team’s 42 games, driving in 16 ... had five doubles, a triple and a home run, hitting .237