Jennae Lambdin was a two-time All-American centerfielder for the Pacific softball team from 1980 to 1984.
In 1983, she led Pacific to its first-ever appearance in the Women's College World Series with a record of 42-17-1. The following year, Jennae helped the Tigers to establish a school record for most wins in a season, as they went 48-20-1 in 1984.
Lambdin earned All-American honors in 1983 and 1984Â and earned all-conference honors in each of her four seasons at Pacific. Jennae and teammate Becky Suttman became the first Pacific softball players ever to be named to an All-America team in 1983.
In 1983, Lambdin earned All-NorPac Athletic Conference honors as she hit .327, drove in 27 runs in 56 games and led the nation in stolen bases with 33 steals in 37 attempts. In 1982, she hit .343 and was selected to the All-NorPac and the NCAA All-Northwest Region teams as an outfielder.
Jennae finished her illustrious career at Pacific with a career batting average of .320, which ranks second in school history. She also ranks sixth on Pacific's career records list in runs batted in (66), third in triples (10) and second in career stolen bases (79).
Lambdin was a two-time USA National Team player and spent nine years competing professionally at the ASA Women's Major Fastpitch level. Her amateur team, the Raybestos Brakettes, won the gold medal at the 1986 World Series of Women's Softball in New Zealand. In 1992, Jennae was inducted into the City of Lodi Sports Hall of Fame and, in 1997, she was inducted into the Pacific Athletic Hall of Fame as a member of the 1983 softball team.
Lambdin graduated from Pacific in 1984 and received her masters in special education from Pacific in 1987. She spent six years as an assistant coach at the community college and Division I levels, and is now in her 11th year as a head coach at the community college level.
