#1, Outfield, R/R

Caroline Jacobsen

Clemson University '23

Hometown: Tallahassee, Florida

Duke's all-time home run leader

Caroline Jacobsen is a 5-foot-8 professional softball outfielder from Tallahassee, Florida. She was acquired in the 10th Round of the 2025 Inaugural Draft following a collegiate career at Duke and Clemson.

Personal Life

Education & Career: Graduated from Duke with a degree in political science and earned an MBA at Clemson. Worked as an intern for a professional soccer team.

Background: Lists her brothers Connor and Ryan as her idols.

Professional Experience

Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball & AUSL (2023–2025)

2025 AUSL All-Star Cup: Tallied 560 total leaderboard points. Appeared in nine games with eight starts, and earned Defensive MVP honors in Series Two.

2025 AUSL Regular Season: Ranked fifth in the AUSL with a .384 batting average, tying for fourth with 28 hits (six doubles, three home runs) and driving in 17 runs.

2024 Championship Season: Earned 26th place with 1,176 leaderboard points. Compiled a .237 batting average, tying for second with five doubles.

2023 Championship Season: Earned 19th place with 1,308 leaderboard points. Named to the AU Pro Softball All-Defensive Team.

Other Professional Experience

Jacobsen was selected as the No. 20 overall pick in the 2023 Women’s Professional Fastpitch Draft by the USSSA Pride.

College Experience: Duke & Clemson (2019–2023)

Career Statistics: Compiled a .298 career batting average, starting 238-of-252 games between Duke and Clemson. Belted 45 home runs with 166 RBIs.

Graduate Year (2023, Clemson): Hit .309 with 12 home runs and 50 RBIs, earning Third-Team All-ACC honors.

Duke (2019–2022): Ranks fourth on the Blue Devils’ career ledger with 33 home runs and 62 walks.

Awards & Honors

Academic: Third-Team Academic All-America distinction by College Sports Communicators as a graduate student.

YEAR	G	GS	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
2025 All-Star Cup	9	8	25	25	.080	.080	.120	.200	-	2	1	-	-	3	-	-	10	3	-	-	-	-
2025 AUSL	24	24	84	73	.384	.451	.616	1.067	13	28	6	1	3	17	7	2	8	45	-	2	-	1
2024 Championship*	13	4	40	38	.237	.275	.368	.643	5	9	5	-	-	4	-	2	8	14	-	-	-	-
2023 Championship*	15	7	46	40	.175	.283	.400	.683	6	7	3	-	2	3	5	1	17	16	-	-	-	-
Career Totals	61	43	195	176	.261	.326	.443	.769	24	46	15	1	5	27	12	5	43	78	-	2	-	1

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Splits

DATE	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
8/31/2025	Team Kowalik	Team Coffel	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-
8/30/2025	Team Coffel	Team Ricketts	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
8/29/2025	Team Coffel	Team Garcia	4	4	.250	.250	.500	.750	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-
8/25/2025	Team Ricketts	Team Netz	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
8/24/2025	Team Ricketts	Team Coffey	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
8/21/2025	Team Kowalik	Team Willis	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
8/19/2025	Team Falby	Team Kowalik	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-
8/3/2025	Team Kilfoyl	Team Corrick	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/2/2025	Team Corrick	Team Lorenz	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Highlights

AUSL Draft: Who should Cascade and Spark have their eye on?

The new additions to the AUSL – the Oklahoma City Spark and Cascade – have a tall order next month. Both expansion teams will build their teams from scratch at the AUSL Draft on Dec. 1, live on ESPNU at 7 p.m. ET. For fans of the Bandits, Blaze, Talons, and Volts, all hope isn’t lost for […]