Jael Dugas

Position:
OF
Height:
5-3
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Nicholls State

What Girouard says: She is the fiery, spark plug of the team. She is one of those that brings life to Lady Cajun softball day-in and day-out.

1998: Hit .289 in first season with Lady Cajuns after two-year career at Nicholls State...Started 49 games and finished >98 second on squad in triples(3)...Also had three home runs, tying last year=s total...Was fifth on team in RBIs and sixth in at-bats and hits...Best offensive day came April 22 at home against Northeast Louisiana when she tallied a triple and a home run with four RBIs...Home run was first at Lady Cajun Park...Was second four-RBI game of season after notching three-run triple and a sacrifice fly against Illinois State March 29...Also had three hits at DePaul April 12...Finished season on nine-game hitting streak and had multiple hit games three times during stretch...First home run of Lady Cajun career came in second game of doubleheader March 25 at Southeastern Louisiana...Led outfielders with four assists.

At Nicholls State: Named to All-Louisiana, All-South, and NCAA Regional All-Tournament teams...Hit .369 for the Lady Colonels in 1997 with 10 doubles, six triples, three home runs, and 24 RBIs...Was 5-for-10 against USL in 1997...Finished last season with 86 total bases and a .577 slugging percentage...Committed only one error in 1997 for a .977 fielding mark...Had two seven-game hitting streaks last season...Had 16 multi-hit contests including a 3-for-4, four RBI performance against Alcorn State on March 25 and a 3-for-3, three RBI performance against Northwestern State on May 2...Plated two or more runs in seven contests.

High School: Three-time All-District selection...Was an All-District second baseman sophomore and senior year and named All-District as an outfielder in junior season...Named Catholic's outstanding defensive player three seasons...Also participated in gymnastics for nine years and played volleyball (outside hitter) for coach Kathy Roy.

Personal: Born December 4, 1977 in New Iberia...Parents are Kathleen and Huey Dugas, Jr...Has one younger sister, Jade...Majoring in Psychology.

F.Y.I. ABOUT JAEL DUGAS

Favorite Girouard moment: When she fought off a cat at her mini-pup tent. Greatest moment in history of sports: When Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs and opened a door for women in sports. Best thing about college: Learning to handle my own finances (I'm not doing such a good job.) Worst thing about college: SCANTRONS!! My hand hurts from filling in all those little circles. Outside of family and friends, the most impressive person I've ever met: BSU Director, Brenda Crim. One word I would use to describe self: Hyperactive. Never again will I: Cross the street without looking--I once got hit on campus. Best advice anyone ever gave me: Do not go where the path leads, but rather go where there is no path and leave a trail.