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2026 Baseball Roster

Sydney Spencer
Sydney Spencer
Emily Dann
Gray Aust
Katherine Martin
Aidan Blake
Erin Martin
Aidan Blake
Gray Aust

1 Jackson Alford

1 Jackson Alford

  • Position:
    Infield/Utility
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Marietta, Ga.
  • Highschool:
    Walton
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-11 / 180

Summary

Biography

Awards:
2nd Team All-CAA (Infielder) 

2026: 
Started 51of 52 games that he appeared in during his senior season…Slashed .283/.405/.409 and an OPS of .814…Finished the season with 56 hits, 47 runs scored, 16 extra-base hits, and 18 RBI as Elon’s primary leadoff hitter…Totaled 31 stolen bases, the most by a Phoenix since Chris Dove (38) in 2008...Started the season with a 2-for-2 performance with three runs scored, two walks and a stolen base in Elon’s season opening win against Delaware (02/13)…Finished 3-for-3 in Elon’s midweek win over Presbyterian (02/16)…Hit his first home run of the season in the Phoenix’s Friday night loss to Charleston Southern (02/20)…Went 5-for-11 (.455) in Elon’s weekend series against Charleston Southern (02/20-22)…Put together a season-long nine game hitting streak over the start of CAA play (02/28-03/15)…Finished 2-for-4 in Elon’s loss at North Carolina (03/03)…Stole eight bases in the home series win over North Carolina A&T (03/06)…Stole five bases in game two against the Aggies, the most in a game in his career and most in a game by a Phoenix base stealer in Elon’s Division I era…Scored Elon’s two runs and finished with a multi-hit, multi-stolen base day against #10 NC State (03/10) in the shutout Phoenix win…Batted 7-for-13 with multi-hits in every game in Elon’s home series against Monmouth (03/27-03/29)…Homered and doubled in a multi-hit effort against the Hawks (03/28)…Stole three bases and reached base three times without a hit against Queens (03/31)…Scored five runs and swiped four bases in a CAA series win at North Carolina A&T (04/03-04/04)…Tallied his lone four-hit game of the season in a loss to UNCW (04/25)…Drove in a season-high three runs on two doubles and reached base four times in Elon’s penultimate game of the 2026 season against Northern Kentucky (05/14).

2025: One of two players to start in all 57 games for the Phoenix in 2025...Slashed .283/.374/.452...Finished tied for first on the Phoenix in runs scored (62) which is the most runs scored in a season by an Elon player since 2009...Finished second on the Phoenix in doubles (14), second in extra-base hits (23), second in total bases (105), third in hits (66), third in stolen bases (11), third in slugging percentage (.451), third in OPS (.825) and fourth in batting average (.283)...Added 23 multi-hit games during his junior season...Tallied his first career Phoenix hit against #1 Texas A&M (02/14)...Hit his first Division I home run against Wofford (03/16)...Had his first multi-home run game of the season in a series opening win over Delaware (03/28)...Drove in a season-high four runs in a 10-0 win against William & Mary (04/05)...Had his second multi-home run game in CAA play in a 10-0 win over Towson (04/12)...Hit the go-ahead home run in the eighth inning in Elon's 18-17 marathon win over Hofstra on Long Island (05/03). 

Prior to Elon:

Gordon State College (2022-24):
In two years at Gordon State College, slashed .346/.459/.479...Appeared in 38 games during his freshman season finishing with a season batting average of .320...Tallied nine multi-hit games during his freshman season, while scoring 24 runs...Drove in 19 runs and totaled seven doubles for Gordon State during his freshman season...In his sophomore season, he increased his numbers in the three major hitting categories with a .360/.469/.529 slash line...Increased his power numbers, adding five home runs, including a two-homer game against Andrew College (04/12)...Had 20 multi-hit games during his sophomore year and tallied 19 extra-base hits adding 11 doubles and three triples...His stolen base tally took a significant increase, going from seven during his freshman year to 20 during his sophomore year, and was only caught stealing twice in his two years with Gordon State.
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    2025Junior

    Infield/Utility
    5'11" 180 lbs
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    2026Senior

    Infield/Utility
    5'11" 180 lbs
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