University of Minnesota Athletics
2026 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 24
Jae Cosgriff
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Livermore HS
- Hometown:
- Livermore, Calif,
- Major:
- Biological Sciences
2026 | SOPHOMORE
• Started 46 of 49 games and hit .224 with 24 hits, four doubles, three home runs and 12 RBI.
• Scored 11 runs and went 2-for-2 on stolen-base attempts.
• Recorded a season-high two hits six times and drove in a season-high five runs at New Mexico State on Feb. 14, where she also hit one of her three home runs.
• Played in 49 games, making 45 starts
• Registered first career hit against Louisville on Feb. 14
• Earned first career RBI in win over Wagner (Feb. 28)
HIGH SCHOOL/PREP
• Prepped at All-American Sports Academy
• Finished second at the PGF Ultimate Challenge, fifth at the TCS Colorado Supplemental Power Pool, and received a berth to the PGF Premier League
• In 2021, she led her team to a third place finish in the PGF Platinum League
• At Livermore High School under head softball coach Andy Paulazzo, Cosgriff was named to the First Team East Bay Athletic League in 2021 and 2023
• She was a second team selection in 2022, and was recognized to the First Team All-Bay Area alongside Jess Oakland in 2021
PERSONAL
• The daughter of Monique and Julian Cosgriff, her father played college baseball at Cal State East Bay
• She has one sister, Devin
WHY MINNESOTA?
“The Minnesota coaching staff has been very genuine and made me feel like family. The campus is beautiful, it’s in a major city, and the softball program is very competitive.”
Highlights: Gophers 3, Northwestern 2
Saturday, May 02
Highlights: Gophers 6, North Dakota 2
Tuesday, April 21
Highlights: Gophers 2, Ohio State 1
Sunday, April 05
Highlights: Gophers 2, Illinois 0
Sunday, March 29
