Jailynn Banda

Position:
P
Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Norwalk, Calif.
High School:
Norwalk HS
Prev School:
St. John's

Long Beach State (2026): A key part of the Long Beach State pitching staff, making 29 appearances … Posted a 4-3 record with a 4.87 ERA … Second on the team with 31 strikeouts on the year … Tied a career-high with five strikeouts in a win over Southern Illinois … Earned a second win against Bethune-Cookman … Made first start of the season against San Diego State … Matched her career high again with five strikeouts over four innings against Cal State Bakersfield … Earned her final win of the season in a relief outing at Cal Poly, throwing 3.1 scoreless innings … Second start of the season came at the Big West Championship, allowing one run over 5.0 innings against CSUN.

St. John’s: Made 12 appearances and three starts as a true freshman at St. John’s … Posted a 1-1 record with a 3.46 ERA and had nearly a strikeout per inning with 25 strikeouts in 26.1 innings pitched … Debuted in relief against Lamar on February 8 … Pitched a complete game against Penn State in her first start, striking out a career-high tying five batters … Also struck out five against ETSU on March 2 in 3.2 innings pitched, earning the win … Struck out three in 2.0 innings against Georgetown … Threw a scoreless inning against Providence in her last action of the season May 9.

High School: A first team all-league selection across four seasons of softball at Norwalk High School … Selected as a Scholar-Athlete at Norwalk.

Major: Psychology

Career Highs:
Innings Pitched: 7.0, vs. Penn State, 2/15/25*
Walks: 4 vs. ETSU, 3/2/25*
Strikeouts: 5, many times
*at St. John’s