AUSL

Jessi Warren

Florida State University '18

Hometown: Tampa, Florida

2023 AU Pro Softball Defensive Player of the Year

Personal: Warren graduated from Florida State with a bachelor's degree in social science in 2018. She has three dogs named Bailey, Xena, and Jax and lists Stranger Things and Outer Banks as her favorite TV shows. Warren is currently enrolled in nursing school and played 14 years of baseball before starting her softball career. She also played volleyball, basketball, soccer, and track and field growing up. Warren named Sherman Johnson, her travel ball and high school coach, as a person who has made a difference in her life. She enjoys reading and drawing and is ambidextrous, able to do most things with her left and right hands. Warren has worn No. 30 for the last nine years in honor of basketball player Stephen Curry, and her walk-up song is "Beautiful Day (Thank You for Sunshine)" by Jermaine Edwards.

2024 Championship Season: Warren completed her sixth Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball season with 880 leaderboard points, including 570 win points and 210 stat points. She started in all 15 games and posted a .289 batting average with 13 hits. Warren tied for second in the league with five doubles and also drove in eight runs. She tallied a season-high 200 leaderboard points in an MVP 2 performance against Team Ocasio on August 24, going 3-for-3 with three doubles and a run batted in. Warren collected 170 leaderboard points after going 2-for-4 with a double and three runs batted in against Team Alexander on July 27, earning MVP 2 recognition. She opened Week Five by receiving the Defensive MVP commendation against Team Kilfoyl. Warren posted four games with 100 or more leaderboard points during the season.


2024 AUX Season: Warren repeated her selection as Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball AUX Defensive MVP while placing 20th in the final league standings. She became the first player in any Athletes Unlimited sport to be named the league’s top defensive player three times. Warren was a two-time selection as the game’s Defensive MVP, earning the honor against Team Edwards on June 16 and Team Alo on June 22. She accumulated 948 leaderboard points, including 590 win points and 258 stat points. As a team captain in the opening series of the season, Warren authored a 2-2 record. She surpassed 100 leaderboard points in a game five times and was a starter in 11 games, batting .303 with 10 hits, including two doubles, a triple, and a home run. Warren drove in eight runs while scoring five times and matched the Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball AUX single-season standard after being hit by a pitch seven times. She fashioned three multi-hit games and received the MVP 1 notice and a season-high 200 leaderboard points after going 2-for-3, including a game-winning three-run home run, against Team Leach on June 13. Warren also drove in two runs against Team Wiggins on June 11.



2023 Championship Season: Warren was honored as the Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball Defensive Player of the Year. She was a member of the AU Pro Softball All-Defensive Team and accumulated 790 leaderboard points, including 560 win points and 230 stat points. She was a starter in all 15 games and hit .209 with three doubles, two home runs, and three runs batted in. She compiled nine hits in 43 at-bats and posted a pair of multi-hit games. Warren collected two hits against Team Faraimo in the Week Two opener. She also had two hits against Team Faraimo on August 12 with a double and two runs scored. She posted 100 or more leaderboard points in a game four times. 


2023 AUX Season: Warren was selected as the Defensive MVP and finished in sixth place on the league standings with 1,010 leaderboard points. She accumulated 630 win points and 280 stat points throughout the season. Warren was one of six players to earn 100 or more MVP points and was honored as the Game MVP twice. As a starter in all 10 games, Warren had an impressive batting average of .344 with 11 hits, including four home runs and a double. She also contributed 10 RBIs and scored nine runs. Warren recorded at least one hit in 7 out of 10 games, with four of those games being multi-hit performances. One notable game was on June 14 against Team Mulipola, where Warren went 2-for-3 with three RBIs. She had a similar performance on June 21 against Team Leach, again going 2-for-3 with three RBIs.


2021 Championship Season: Warren compiled 1,138 leaderboard points, including 820 win points. She hit .271 with three home runs and six runs batted in, and also scored six runs. Warren recorded six multi-hit games and served as a captain during Week One, posting a 1-2 record. She earned MVP 3 honors against Team Vidales on September 4th after hitting a home run and driving in two runs.


2020 Championship Season: Warren finished in second place on the leaderboard with 2,020 points. She notched three games with 200 or more leaderboard points and tied for second in the league with six Game MVP awards. Warren paced the circuit with a .569 on-base percentage while hitting five home runs with 15 runs batted in. She also registered a .882 slugging percentage. As a captain over three weeks, Warren authored an 8-1 record. She posted seven multi-hit games, including four outings with three hits. Warren went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, and three runs batted in against Team Hayward on September 7th. She also drove in three runs while going 2-for-4 with a double against Team Fagan on August 29. Warren scored three runs as part of a 3-for-4 outing against Team Piancastelli on September 27, including two doubles and a home run. She collected three hits against Team Show on September 5.


Other Professional Experience: Warren played for USSSA Pride for four years and led them to the 2018 and 2019 National Pro Fastpitch titles along with the 2018 regular season crown. She was the recipient of the 2019 NPF Rawlings Gold Glove award and was a member of the 2019 All-NPF Team who batted .298 with five home runs and 23 runs batted in. Warren batted .262 over 23 games during the 2018 campaign with five home runs and 16 RBI.

College Experience: Warren was a four-year letter winner at Florida State University, where she appeared in 253 games from 2015-18. She finished her career with 83 home runs and 273 runs batted in. Warren led the Seminoles to the NCAA Division I title as a senior and a pair of Women's College World Series appearances. She was named Most Outstanding Player at the 2018 Women's College World Series after tying the tournament record with 13 base hits. Warren also guided the Seminoles to four consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference championships and a 217-44-1 record. She was a three-time All-America selection by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, including First-Team distinction in 2017. Warren earned Second-Team All-America notice as a sophomore and senior. She was a four-time NFCA All-Region and All-ACC honoree and was named ACC Player of the Year as a junior and senior. Warren also claimed 2017 ACC Defensive Player of the Year recognition and was selected as the 2015 ACC Freshman of the Year. She was a two-time ACC All-Tournament Team pick and a top 10 finalist for USA Softball National Player of the Year in 2017. Warren led NCAA Division I as a junior with 165 total bases and owns Florida State career records for batting average (.391), runs scored (229), slugging percentage (.820), home runs (83), and runs batted in (273). She also stands second on Seminoles' career lists with 288 hits and 51 doubles and ninth in school history with 121 career walks. Warren fashioned 515 career assists, good for fourth in Florida State history. She posted the third-highest single-season batting average as a junior with a .413 mark and also authored a .404 average during her senior season. Warren is one of four players in school history to score 70 or more runs in a season and belted 20 or more home runs in three of her four seasons. She led Florida State in slugging percentage, home runs, and runs batted in all four years and ranked second in NCAA Division I with 23 home runs during the 2017 campaign, while her .922 slugging percentage was third in the nation. Warren ranked fifth in the country with 70 runs batted in and 153 total bases.

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Career Stats

Year
GP
GS
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
HP
SO
AVG
OBP
TB
SF
SH
SLG%
OPS
CS
2024 Championship*
15
15
45
3
13
5
-
-
8
1
-
8
.289
.304
18
-
1
.400
.704
-
2024 AUX Softball
11
11
33
5
10
2
1
1
8
2
7
2
.303
.452
17
-
1
.515
.967
-
2023 Championship*
15
15
43
4
9
3
-
2
3
2
3
9
.209
.292
18
-
-
.419
.711
-
2023 AUX Softball
10
10
32
9
11
1
-
4
10
1
4
8
.344
.432
24
-
-
.750
1.182
-
2021 Championship*
15
15
48
6
13
2
-
3
6
6
-
9
.271
.345
24
1
-
.500
.845
-
2020 Championship*
15
15
51
17
26
4
-
5
15
6
1
6
.510
.569
45
-
1
.882
1.451
-
Career Totals
81
81
252
44
82
17
1
15
50
18
15
42
.325
.402
146
1
3
.579
.981
-

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

Game Log

Date
Home Team
Away Team
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
HP
SO
AVG
OBP
TB
SF
SH
SLG%
OPS
CS
8/25/24
Team LorenzTeam Corrick
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
.500
-
-
-
-
.500
-
8/24/24
Team LorenzTeam Ocasio
3
-
3
3
-
-
1
-
-
-
1.000
1.000
6
-
-
2.000
3.000
-
8/23/24
Team KilfoylTeam Lorenz
3
2
2
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
.667
.667
2
-
-
.667
1.334
-
8/18/24
Team KilfoylTeam Faraimo
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/17/24
Team PalaciosTeam Faraimo
4
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
.250
.250
1
-
-
.250
.500
-
8/16/24
Team FaraimoTeam Lorenz
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/12/24
Team KilfoylTeam McQuillin
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/11/24
Team McQuillinTeam Palacios
3
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
.667
.667
2
-
-
.667
1.334
-
8/10/24
Team LorenzTeam McQuillin
4
-
1
1
-
-
2
-
-
-
.250
.250
2
-
-
.500
.750
-
8/4/24
Team KilfoylTeam McQuillin
4
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
.250
.250
1
-
-
.250
.500
-
8/3/24
Team McQuillinTeam Wallace
3
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/2/24
Team McQuillinTeam Lorenz
2
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
.500
.500
1
-
1
.500
1.000
-
7/28/24
Team SvekisTeam Romero
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7/27/24
Team AlexanderTeam Svekis
4
1
2
1
-
-
3
-
-
-
.500
.500
3
-
-
.750
1.250
-
7/26/24
Team DenhamTeam Svekis
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

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

Highlights

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Awards & Honors

2023 AU Pro Softball Defensive Player of the Year
Two-Time AUX Defensive MVP (2023, 2024)
2020 AU Pro Softball Medalist (2nd)
2019 NPF Rawlings Gold Glove Winner
2018 NCAA Champion
2015 ACC Freshman of the Year
Three-Time All-American

Transactions

DATE
TEAM
TRANSACTION
1/30/25
Volts
Volts drafted Jessi Warren in the inagural draft [Round 4, Pick 1(13)]

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