Wichita State Athletics

SENIOR (2026)
Named to the Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll with a 4.0 GPA... American Pitcher of the Week on April 27... Made 23 appearances in the circle with 10 starts... Finished 6-4 with a 4.24 ERA in 68.1 innings... She struck out 60 and allowed 32 walks... Allowed no earned runs in 2.2 innings of relief with four strikeouts vs. Memphis on May 2... Recorded a save vs. Memphis on April 30... Tossed 3.0 scoreless innings out of the bullpen at North Texas on April 26... Picked up a win at North Texas on April 25 behind 4.2 innings out of the bullpen where she allowed only one hit, a walk and struck out four... Struck out six over 3.0 innings in a relief appearance at Charlotte on April 18... In an 11-inning marathon game at South Florida on March 27, she earned the win after throwing the final 4.1 innings, allowing one earned run on five hits... Earned a complete game win vs. Drake on Feb. 27... Her standout performance came vs. Creighton on Feb. 21 when she tossed a no-hitter... She struck out a season-high 10 Bluejays, while allowing only two walks... Awarded a no decision after throwing 6.0 solid innings at Baylor on Feb. 6 where she allowed only one run on six hits, a walk and three strikeouts.

ROGERS STATE (2023-25)
After a standout three-year stint at Division II powerhouse Rogers State, Jade Sanders will bring her talents to Wichita State... Over her three seasons at Rogers State, Sanders won 50 games in the circle with a 2.19 ERA, 31 complete games, 10 shutouts and 414 strikeouts in 457 innings... She completed her junior campaign in 2025 with a 16-8 record, 132 strikeouts, a 2.40 ERA and 12 complete games in 163.0 innings... Sanders was a Second Team All-MIAA selection in 2025 and a two-time Honorable Mention All-MIAA pick... As a sophomore, Sanders helped the Hillcats to a MIAA regular season and tournament championship and an NCAA Super Regional appearance... Sanders made an immediate impact as a freshman, posting an 18-8 record over 31 appearances with a 2.36 ERA and 158 strikeouts in 154.1 innings.

HIGH SCHOOL
Out of Latta High School, Sanders was a 2A Fastpitch Pitcher of the Year and two-time 2A Fastpitch Player of the Year.

PERSONAL
She is the daughter of Scott and April Sanders, and has one brother, Mathew, and one sister, Emerie... She plans to major in psychology at Wichita State.