Jessica Blanton

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
C/3B
Hometown:
Wheelersburg, Ohio
Prev School:
Wheelersburg
High School:
Wheelersburg

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.