6 Jessica Thomas
6 - Jessica Thomas
Birth Date: June 20, 1990
Height: 5-6
Year: So.
Hometown: Springfield, VA
High School: West Springfield
Position: OF
Bats/Throws: R/R
Parents: Johnny and Kimberly Thomas

Career:
After two seasons of action, she ranks prominently in a number of career categories at Emory ... Stands fourth on the Eagles' all-time list with a .405 batting average (103-for 24) and is tied for third with 12 home runs ... Holds down the No. 12 spot in both doubles (24) and RBIs (77) ... Has 32 multi-hit games to her credit.

Sophomore (2010):
Started all 36 games she saw action in ... Finished fourth on the team and ninth among UAA players in hitting with a .389 mark ... All-UAA First Team selection ... Also landed a berth on the NFCA All-Atlantic Region Second Team ... Her club-best 38 RBIs ranked fourth in the league and tied for the No. 11 spot on the school's seasonal chart ... Tops on the squad with six homers, good for a second-place tie and on the Eagles' season list ... Tied with Ellyn Kocoloski for the team's lead in doubles (10) ... Paced all Emory players with eight multiple-RBI games and totaled 13 multi-hit affairs ... Missed the last five games of the season with an injury ... Earned a spot on the UAA All-Tournament after hitting .423 (11-for-26) over the eight games ... Scored a pair of runs and went 3-for-3 at the plate, including a solo homer, in an 8-0 win over Rochester (Mar. 14) ... Exploded for seven RBIs, the fourth-highest game total in school history, thanks in part to a three-run homer and a two-run blast, in sparking the Eagles to a 9-0 vcitory over Berrry (Mar. 28) ... Delivered a two-run homer in helping the Eagles to a 4-0 decision over Piedmont (Apr. 14) ... Went a perfect 5-for-5 with 6 RBIs in a doubleheader sweep against Agnes Scott (Apr. 7) ... Enjoyed a 10-game hitting streak (Mar. 10-Mar. 28) and hit .486 (18-of-37) in that stretch ... Doubled in the team's first run that sparked a three-run frame in the bottom of the seventh in a come-from-behind 4-3 win over Hendrix (Feb. 28) ... 2-for-3 with a RBI triple and scored the team's final run when she stole home on a double steal in a 3-1 win over Covenant College (Apr. 3).

Freshman (2009)
Enjoyed a banner first year with the program ... Ended the season No. 2 on the team and No. 4 among UAA players in hitting average with a .418 mark ... All-Atlantic Region Third Team ... Was named UAA Rookie of the Year ... UAA All-Tournament Team ... Tied for the team lead and the No. 2 spot in the UAA with a .667 slugging percentage ... Her 15 doubles led the team and the UAA and ranked her fifth on the school's seasonal ladder ... Paced the squad with six home runs and 19 multi-hit games ... Tied with Kim Bandy for the team lead with 59 hits, tying for eighth place on the school's seasonal ladder ... Registered nine multi-RBI contests, second only to Kim Bandy's 11 ... Landed a spot on the Salisbury Regional during the NCAA Tournament after hitting .435 (7-of-16) with a pair of doubles, a home run and two RBIs ... Went three-for-four at the plate and knocked in the game's lone run in the seventh inning in a 1-0 win over LaGrange (May 7) in the NCAA Tournament ... The following day, she contributed a solo homer in a 6-0 decision over Neumann College ... Enjoyed a memorable opening weekend to her college career, earning UAA Player of the Week honors after hitting .615 (8-for-13) with 14 RBIs in helping Emory to four wins ... In her first collegiate game, she went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer in her second collegiate at-bat, and then stroked a grandslam the following inning, while finishing with eight RBIs, the third-highest game total in school history, in a 15-1 win over Maryville College ... Drove in Zara Louy in the bottom of the eighth inning with the winning run in a 1-0 win over Greensboro (Feb. 14) ... Recorded four hits in five trips to the plate and scored twice in helping the Eagles to a 16-4 win over Millsaps (Feb. 28) ... Went 3-for-4 and droing run in the bottom of the seventh inning in a 3-2 win over regionally ranked Brandeis in the UAA Tournament ... Went 3-for-3, including a home run, and totaled three RBIs in the second meeting against Case at the UAA Tournament ... Helped the Eagles to a 5-2 win over regionally ranked Bridgewater when she led off the game with a homer and then later scored the eventual game-winning run ... Opened the season with a 12-game hitting streak and recorded RBIs in each of her first seven contests.

Prior to Emory:
Attended West Springfield High School where she earned four letters in softball ... High school coach was Maggie Gibson ... Served as her team's captain her junior and senior years ... Captured a first-team berth on the all-district team ... Was the recipient of her school's Donna D. Vernona Award ... Also competed in field hockey ... Played club softball for Shamrocks Gold which finished 5th at Gold Nationals in the summer of 2008.

Personal: Born June 20, 1990 ... Daughter of Johnny and Kimberly Thomas.

Stats

Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT AVG
2009 42-41 141 33 59 39 15 1 6 7-7 .418
2010 36-36 113 23 44 38 9 1 6 8-9 .389
TOTAL 78-77 254  56  103  77  24  2  12  15-16 .405