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Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Paso Robles
Hometown:
Paso Robles, Calif.

Awards & Honors
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S25)

2025 (Junior)
Appeared in a career-high 44 games, tied for the third-most by an ISU pitcher in a single season … made 14 stats, tossing a personal best 113 innings … went 12-10 on the year … her 12 wins were more than her freshman and sophomore years combined … finished with a 4.58 ERA, allowing 74 earned runs and striking out 59 … recorded three saves for the second-straight season and is now tied for the third-most saves in school history (7) … pitched her first career complete game against BYU (5/8) in the Big 12 Championship … struck out five batters three times.

2024 (Sophomore)
Made nine starts in 27 appearances, recording a 4-8 record … had a 5.50 ERA and notched three saves … tossed the second most innings on the team (77.2) and had the most strikeouts on the squad (58) … along with freshman Lauren Schurman, Jaiden combined to shutout No. 5 Oklahoma State on April 12 – the first shutout of the season for the Cyclones.

2023 (Freshman)
Posted a 6-8 record as a true freshman, making 12 starts in 31 appearances … recorded a 4.20 ERA and earned one save … recorded 68 strikeouts in 66.2 IP … held opposing batters to a .260 batting average … pitched for a career-high 4.0 innings on five occasions … struck out a career-high eight batters at Arizona State.

High School
Signed with the Cyclones out of Paso Robles High School...Played for the California Suncats-Jimenez travel team...Went 18-5 with a 1.15 ERA as a freshman, while also striking out 199 batters....In a Covid-shorted season as a sophomore, Ralston went 3-1 with a .48 ERA and 35 strikeouts...Earned first team all-league honors in 2019...At the Oklahoma Alliance Nationals, Ralston collected five wins with a 1.16 ERA. She struck out 33 batters in 36.1 innings of work.

Personal
Biochemistry major.