FMU: Returning 2-year starter, 3-yearletterwinner....Ranked 156th nationally in walks per game (0.41) in‘09....All-Conference Team ‘09, ‘08....LouisvilleSlugger/NFCA All-Southeast Region Team (2nd team) ‘08....NFCAAll-America Scholar-Athlete ‘08, ‘09....PBCAll-Academic Team ‘09....Ranked 98th nationally in runs pergame (0.79) in ‘08....PBC Presidential and FMU Swamp-FoxAthletic-Academic honor rolls ‘07, ‘08,‘09....Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete HonorSociety....Beta Gamma Sigma....Past vice-president of The RIOT(student pep club)....Student Athlete Advisory Committee(SAAC)....The Winning Edge Leadership Program.
PERSONAL: Born Jessica Nicole Birchmeierin St. Petersburg, Fla....Attended Ridgewood High School,where she played for coach Amber Starkey.....As a senior, batted.407 with 24 runs, 3 HRs, 32 RBIs, 8 SBs....Fanned only once in 81plate appearances....Suncoast Athletic Conference Player of theYear....Named Player of the Year by Florida Athletic Coaches Association (District 7) and the St. Petersburg Times....Herschool's Female Athlete of the Year....3-time All-Conference,4-time All-Conference Academic Team....School's season and careerhome run leader.....Batted .300 as a junior; .406 as asophomore....Florida Ultimate Gold travel team....Has met JessicaMendoza, Cat Osterman, Lovianne Jung, Stacy Nuveman, LisaFernandez, and Dot Richardson....Hobbies include playing swimmingand fixing anything broken by roommates.....Nickname is Birch.
FAVORITES: (athletes) Jessica Mendoza, EvanLongoria, Carl Crawford, David Beckham, (team) Tampa Bay Rays,(movie) Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, (TV shows) Greek,Grey's Anatomy, (food) Peanut butter, (non-intercollegiate sportsactivity) Volleyball, (FMU) The pool, (in my CD player/iPod)Everything.
CAREER STATS
YEAR G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB-SBA FLD%
2009 51-51 148 23 48 10 1 1 20 .324 3-3 .900
2008 53-50 167 32 64 13 1 4 42 .383 1-1 .917
2007 24-8 35 4 7 1 0 0 2 .200 0-0 .714
Totals 128-109 350 59 119 24 2 5 64 .340 4-4 .892