40 Jessie Michael
40 - Jessie Michael
Height: 5-8
Year: So.
Hometown: Bishop, GA
High School: Oconee County
Position: UT
Bats/Throws: R/R

Freshman (2017):
Enjoyed a banner first season in the program ... Played in 36 games, 32 in a starting capacity ... Drew 19 starts at third base and 13 as the designated player ... First Team All-UAA honoree ... Tabbed as the UAA Rookie of the Year ... Hit .364 (39 of 107), with that mark ranking 10th on the UAA chart ... Produced a team-leading 10 multi-RBI contests and was third on the club with 12 games with two or more hits ... 39 hits placed second on the team and 13th among the league leaders ... Topped the squad with 32 RBIs, good for the No. 2 spot among UAA performers ... Tied for first on the team and eighth in the conference with eight doubles ... Fifth in the UAA in slugging percentage (.551) ... Named UAA Hitter of the Week (Mar. 20) after hitting a torrid .700 ( 7 of 10) over a four-game stretch that saw her pace the team with five RBIs, three doubles and a 1.300 slugging percentage ...Went a combined 4-for-5 with four ribbies in a doubleheader sweep against Centre College (Mar. 19), delivering a two-run single in a 6-4 opening-game win before going 3-for-3, which included her first career home run in the bottom of the second that proved to be the game-winning run in a five-inning, 8-0 triumph in the nightcap ... Collected two of the Eagles' seven hits and delivered a two-run single in the bottom of the sixth that scored Jenna Wilson with the squad's final run in a 2-0 decision over Rhodes (Feb. 12) ... 2-for-3 and registered a two-out, two-run double that capped a three-run third and that proved to be the GWRBI in a 9-1 verdict against Wesleyan (Feb. 19) ... Doubled in the first two scores, including the deciding tally during a seven-run fourth inning in Emory's 8-1 victory vs. Piedmont (Feb. 25) ... 2-for-2 effort at the plate saw her lace a pair of two-base hits and knock in one run in the first game of a doubleheader vs. Lynchburg (Mar. 17) ... Two hits in four trips to the plate and registered four RBIs, all coming on a grand slam in the top of the fifth that gave Emory an 8-5 edge in the series opener at Case Western Reserve (Mar. 24) ... Came through with a two-out, two-run round tripper in the top of the seventh, extending the Eagles' lead to 6-0, in an eventual 7-0 blanking of Case Western (Mar. 24) ... Exploded for a 4-for-5 performance at the plate with four ribbies and three runs scored in a 15-3 win over Case Western (Mar. 25) ... Hit safely on two occasions in four plate appearances and blasted a three-run homer in the top of the series in the series finale vs. CWRU (Mar. 25) ... 2-for-3 and singled in the team's initial run of the contest, which jump-started a four-run third inning in a five-inning, 9-1 triumph vs. DePauw (Mar. 30) ... Singled in both Emory's first run and the GWRBI in the bottom of the third in a 5-0 triumph vs. Washington University (Mar. 31) ... Scored twice and her three-run double boosted the Eagles to a 6-0 lead in a 7-0 win against Wash U (Mar. 31) ... Pair of hits included a two-run single in the bottom of the fourth inning that tied the score at 6-6 in the series finale vs. Wash U (Apr. 1) ... 2-for-2 effort vs. Brandeis in the third game of the series saw her single in Cassie Baca in the third inning with the game-winning run, while later scoring in the frame, in a 3-0 decision. 

High School:

Four-year member of the softball program at Oconee County High School ... Was coached by Brian Eades ... Served as team captain her final season ... Standout performer both as a pitcher and hitter ... Captured second team all-state honors for thethird time during her final year after hitting .391 with 21 doubles and four homers, while striking out 128 batters over 164 innings of work ... Co-Region Pitcher of the Year in 2015 ... Named MVP of her team on three occasions ... Landed all-region kudos all four years ... Member of the All-State Senior Team ... Also played basketball.

Played travel ball for the Atlanta Vipers.

Personal:
Daughter of Stan and Sherry Michael ... Born Sept. 14 ... Plans to major in biology.

Quote:
"Emory's impressive academics drew me in.  The softball team is very good and the school puts the "student" in student-athlete first.

Career Stats

Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT AVG
2017 36-32 107 27 39 32 8 0 4 0-1 .364
TOTAL 36-32 107 27 39 32 8 0 4 0-1 .364