ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— College of New Mexico head softball coach Nicole Dickson has landed a flexible addition in Jenna Trim, an Australian utility participant and pitcher with two years of eligibility remaining.

From North Curl Curl, NSW, Australia, Trim can pitch, hit, play the corners and the outfield, and has performed on the Underneath 19’s Australian Junior Nationwide Workforce in addition to the Australian Improvement Workforce within the current Canadian Cup.

Trim spent the previous two seasons at Pensacola State, the place she was led the Pirates to back-to-back Panhandle Convention championships and postseason regional berths.

By way of her two years within the circle, Trim went 10-3, allowed simply two house runs, carried a 1.51 ERA with 83 strikeouts to 25 walks and averaged 7.82 strikeouts per recreation. In addition to pitching, Trim additionally performed each first and third. On the plate, she held a profession batting common of .368 with 67 RBI, 21 doubles and eight house runs whereas batting cleanup.

She acquired a number of accolades all through her two years because of her success, twice named to the All-Panhandle Convention First Workforce and in 2022, was named to the FCSAA All-State Second Workforce.

As a freshman, Trim went 6-0 within the circle, hanging out 40 batters in 39.0 innings, permitting 13 hits and just one earned run all season for a 0.18 ERA. Of the six video games that she began, she tallied 5 full video games, which included a whole recreation no-hitter in her first begin, hanging out 12. Earlier than an harm sidelined her at first of convention play, Trim was ranked within the prime two of the nation on the place. On the plate, she hit .339 with a .548 slugging share and .432 on-base share after recording 21 hits, 5 doubles, a triple and two house runs.

In her sophomore season, she improved to eight.52 strikeouts per recreation with 43 strikeouts in 35.1 innings, showing in 9 video games with six begins and throwing two full video games. Her stats on the plate improved as effectively, hitting .380 with a .452 on-base share and .595 slugging share, practically tripling her variety of hits with 60. Additional, she hit 16 doubles and 6 house runs in 2021-22, whereas accounting for 48 RBI.

As beforehand talked about, Trim brings worldwide expertise, cultivating her abilities with the Australian Junior Nationwide Workforce and on the Australian Improvement Workforce. In 2019, she performed on the World Championships, the place the Aussies completed fourth. In 2020, Trim competed with NSW, with the workforce bringing house the coveted Gilley’s Defend Nationwide Championship in Australia. This summer time, Trim competed on the Canada Cup with the Aussie Spirit Improvement Workforce.

Academically, Trim was additionally a standout, twice being named a NFCA Scholar-Athlete, and was a NJCAA First Workforce Educational All-American in 2021 and NJCAA Second Workforce Educational All-American in 2022. Moreover, she additionally made the Panhandle Convention All-Educational Workforce each years.

Whereas her collegiate profession began at Pensacola State, Trim has ties to UNM as she was coached by Lyndsey Angus, who was an assistant coach for the Lobos from 2010-15.

Trim is the second signee for Dickson, becoming a member of Taylor Snow who signed in June.