Jessica Carmichael

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
SS/3B
Hometown:
Dalton, OH
Prev School:
Dalton
High School:
Dalton

2010: Named to All-MAC First Team...hit .353 in conference play with six home runs, 17 RBIs and four doubles...tied for team lead with 11 home runs, which also ties for the fourth most in a season at KSU...earned MAC East Player of the Week honors (4/27) after hitting .500 (7-for-14) with two homers over four conference road games...launched clutch three-run homer in win over Ball State (4/18)...homered in MAC Tournament win over Central Michigan (5/13)...went 3-for-4 with double and two RBIs in back-to-back wins over Toledo (5/8) and Bowling Green (5/9)...doubled in four straight games in early May...finished 3-for-3 in win at ohio (4/23)...tallied three hits and a home run in doubleheader with Penn State (4/31)...finished second on the team in RBIs (33) and doubles (9)...scored 22 runs and drew 13 walks...played and started in 54 games.

2009: Named to All-MAC Second Team...earned MAC East Player of the Week honors on April 14 after hitting .455 with two homers a double and five RBI in four games...hit .321 in MAC play with three home runs, 12 runs scored and 12 RBI...started in 47 games...batted .262 overall with a .440 slugging percentage...finished second on the team in runs scored (22), doubles (5), home runs (6), RBI (22) and stolen bases (7)...drew 10 walks...drove in three runs in wins over Robert Morris (April 1), Miami (April 3) and Akron (April 12)...belted home runs in back-to-back MAC Tournament games against Akron and Western Michigan (May 7).

2008: Named to MAC All-Freshman Team...earned MAC East Player of the Week (2/12) after going 10-for-17 (.588) in her first week of competition with two homers and a double...played in 56 games in 2008 and started 54...led the Flashes with 12 doubles and finished tied for second with eight homers...finished second on the team in hits (46), RBI (35) and slugging percentage (.471)...blasted a sixth-inning two-run homer in a 2-1 MAC Tournament victory over Western Michigan, going 3-for-3 in the game...hit a fifth-inning solo home run in a 1-0 win over Cleveland State (4/30)...smacked an extra-inning RBI single to score go-ahead run in a 3-0 win at Cleveland State in game two...hit a bottom of the ninth, walk-off single in a 2-1 win over Ball State (4/18)...scored game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh to give the Flashes a 2-1 victory over Central Michigan (5/2)...named to Carolina Classic All-Tournament...went 4-for-4 on stolen base attempts...drew 10 walks...hit .310 in non-conference games...went 4-for-4 vs. N.C. Central (Feb. 8) with two homers, five RBI and a double...went 3-for-4 with a pair of homers vs. Robert Morris (3/26).

High School: Helped lead the Dalton Bulldogs to consecutive state championships in 2006 and 2007...was an All-Ohio First Team selection as a senior and junior...two-time Wayne County Athletic League MVP...four-time WCAL First Team selection...was a three-time Wooster Daily Record Player of the Year...named as Massillon Independent Player of the Year following junior season...struck out 831 batters on the mound and posted a career ERA of 0.83...had a high school career batting average of .480 with 12 home runs and 69 stolen bases..carried a 0.47 ERA as a senior...hit .515 as a junior...stole 25 bases as a freshman...coached by Jessica Miller...played during the summer for the Ohio Bandits...also played volleyball at Dalton.

Personal: Born Oct. 19, 1988...is the daughter of Rick and Barb Carmichael...has two siblings, Cory (20) and Shelby (16)...majoring in business management.