Erin Jones-Wesley

Erin Jones-Wesley [1] is a producer, and former softball player from Rancho Cucamonga, California.

Jones-Wesley has worked as an on-camera color analyst for Big West Conference softball on ESPN.[2]

A former NCAA Division I softball player, Jones-Wesley played for Long Beach State University where she achieved several record performances as a pitcher, and maintains the most winningest pitcher in the school's history.

After her student-athlete career she championed LA's underserved through philanthropic work at the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy in Compton in 2014 and co-founded the Los Angeles-based sports philanthropy, Club 42 LA,[3] with John Branca, co-executor of the Michael Jackson estate, Johnny Buc Lockwood, and Melissa Bowden.[4]

Softball career

Jones-Wesley currently holds the career-pitching record for wins (84), strikeouts (728), and appearances (148) for the Long Beach State Women's Softball Program.[5]

At Long Beach State Jones-Wesley was one of the first Black-American starting pitchers for the women's softball team from 2010 to 2014.[6] She also played professionally in the European World Cup for the Hørsholm Barracudas where she had a record of 4–2 with one no-hitter, 78 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.70.[7]

In her senior season at Long Beach State, Jones-Wesley became the only Long Beach State pitcher to attain four 20-win seasons. Through her college career Jones-Wesley clocked top speeds of 68 mph and threw three no-hitters.[8]

Along with school records, Jones-Wesley holds the Big West Conference record for achieving the Pitcher of the Week award 15 times during her career,[9] and became only the seventh player in conference history to make First Team All-Big West four consecutive times. Jones-Wesley is also in the top five in the Big West Conference record books for wins, strikeouts, and appearances.[10]

Education

Erin is an alum of the prestigious American Film Institute Conservatory where she graduated as a Producing Fellow and earned her MFA. [11] She produced the thesis film, [1]"Til Life Do Us Part.[12]

Miss Santa Monica USA 2019

In 2019, Erin was appointed as Miss Santa Monica USA by the Miss Universe Organization[13] and finished 2nd Runner Up in the Miss California USA pageant, her first time ever competing.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b Lane, Cassandra (February 22, 2018). "Volunteer Coach-Turned Executive Director Leads Club 42". L.A. Parent. Epstein Custom Media.
  2. ^ https://www.espn.com/watchespn/roadblock?device=ios&id=2811158&size=condensed [dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Club 42: When Passion Met Philanthropy". Home Business. October 16, 2017.
  4. ^ Woodard, Ally (December 31, 2019). "Erin Jones-Wesley: Meet The Renaissance SuperWoman Who Is Inspiring LA's Youth Through Sport". Medium. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. ^ Hendrickson, Tyler. "FEATURE: Erin Jones-Wesley An All-Time Great".
  6. ^ "Erin Jones-Wesley Bio". Long Beach State. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  7. ^ "Daily Report 3: 4th September 2014" (PDF). European Cup Women. www.europeansoftball.org.
  8. ^ "2016 Long Beach State Softball" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  9. ^ "Jones-Wesley Sets Big West Mark With Another Weekly Honor". Long Beach State Softball. April 14, 2014.
  10. ^ "Work Ethic Fuels Jones-Wesley's Success". Big West Conference. May 10, 2014. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016.
  11. ^ "American Film Institute on Instagram: "@leslilinka came home to AFI for a virtual visit with AFI Fellows, and as always, it was wonderful talking to her about filmmaking! Watch…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  12. ^ "FILMMAKERS". Til Life Do Us Part. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  13. ^ "City Pride Magazine January 2020 Edition". online.fliphtml5.com. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  14. ^ "Miss California USA 2020 Top Five Montage". Pageant Update. Retrieved May 26, 2020.