2012 Softball
Jess Blanton
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- C/3B
- Hometown:
- Wheelersburg, Ohio
- High School:
- Wheelersburg
2012
• Named to Wolfpack Challenge All-Tournament Team after hitting .636 (7-for-11) with two doubles and two walks over five games
• Hit .571 (8-for-14) at USF Invitational with two doubles and a .625 on-base percentage
• Hit two homers and scored three runs in Kent State's 14-11 win at Buffalo, breaking an 11-11 with a home run in the 10th inning
• Tied for a team best five home runs in conference gamesand was second on the team with 13 RBIs. She also carried a .492 slugging percentage in MAC play.
• In conference play, base runners only attempted to steal on her 13 times and she threw out six of those runners
• Received the Most Outstanding Performance Team Award
• Led the team in On-Base Percentage at .441
• Led the team in Walks with 36
• Tied for team lead in Home Runs in MAC play with 5
• Led team with 17 Walks in MAC play
2011
• Threw out 20 runners on stolen base attempts
• Hit .321 in conference play with 17 runs batted in over 19 games
• Belted six home runs and six doubles
• Drove in 33 runs, which tied for the 11th most RBI in a season at KSU
• Started in all 51 games at catcher
• Went 3-for-4 with two homers and four RBI in win at Elon (2/13)
• Came through with bases clearing walkoff double in win over Northern Illinois (4/10)
• Went 2-for-3 with two homers and four RBI in win over Akron (4/29)
2010
• Played in 50 games, starting 48
• Launched home run in MAC Tournament win over Central Michigan (5/13)
• Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in win over Bowling Green (5/9)
• Finished 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs in win over Eastern Michigan (4/30)
• Belted seventh-inning grand slam in win at Marshall (3/7)
• Threw out 11 runners on stolen base attempts
• Did not commit an error.
2009
• Played in 21 games and started nine
• Drew four walks
• Doubled against Chattanooga (Feb. 13)
• Drove in a run in win at Charleston Southern (March 15).
High School
• Earned All-Ohio First Team honors in junior and senior seasons
• Named Southern Ohio Conference Player of the year in each of her last two seasons
• Claimed All-Southern Ohio Conference First Team honors in three straight seasons
• Helped Wheelersburg capture two Southern Ohio Conference titles, three district titles and four sectional titles
• Hit .524 as a freshman with 16 doubles
• Batted .412 as a sophomore with a .549 on-base percentage
• Earned all-state honors in volleyball
• Also played varsity basketball.
Personal
• Full name is Jessica Leigh-Ann Blanton
• Born April 20, 1990
• Is the daughter of Bryan and Rhonda Blanton
• Has two siblings, Courtney (22) and Brandon (12)
• Is undecided on a major.
