Eastern Michigan Athletics
2012 Softball Roster
Roster
Jessica Richards
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Eligibility Remaining (Years):
- L/R
- Letters:
- 3
- Hometown:
- Canton, Ohio
- High School:
- Jackson
EMU: 2011: A First Team All-MAC Selection…One of two Eagles to start in every contest…Hit .351 on the year with a team-best 54 hits and 16 multiple-hit games…Led the MAC with 14 stolen bases in conference play, with 24 overall in 2011 to move her career total to 44, good for fifth all-time in the EMU career record books…Posted the fourth best batting average in the MAC in conference play with a .455 clip…Scored 40 runs to rank second in the EMU single season record books…2010: Played in 49 games, starting 46 times primarily at third base…Batted .297 with 11 RBIs and a team-leading 36 runs scored…Stole 11 bases in 14 attempts and swiped two in a game twice… Recorded 10 multi-hit games including a season-high 3-for-4 effort with three RBIs, two runs scored and a stolen base in a 9-7 win over IPFW…In MAC play, batted .333 and was tied for fourth in the league in runs scored with 19…Was solid defensively at third base after starting her first 11 games in the outfield...2009: Played in 48 games, starting 41 in the outfield for the Eagles in her freshman campaign…Recorded a .259 average at the dish, going 28-for-108 with four doubles, a triple, six RBI and 15 runs scored…Tallied four multi-hit games including a 3-for-4 effort against Florida Gulf Coast (2-24)…High School: Four year varsity letterwinner at Jackson…Hit .439 during her senior season, earning first team All-Federal League, first team All-Northeast Ohio and second team All-State honors…Was selected team’s defensive player of the year after senior season…Hit .497 during junior campaign to earn first team All-Federal League accolades…During sophomore season, batted .500…Named first team All-Federal League, first team All-Northeast Ohio and second team All-State as well as team’s offensive player of the year…Personal: Full Name: Jessica Marie Richards…Parents are Robert and Ronda Richards…Born: 5-2-90…Major: Communications.
