2009 Softball Roster
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Wakasugi, Jessica
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Jersey Number 11
Jessica Wakasugi
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Woodbury, Minn.
- High School:
- Woodbury
Bio
CREIGHTON CAREER: 2008 (Junior) ? Named First-Team All-MVC, MVC Scholar-Athlete First-Team and CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII First-Team ... Started all 60 games in center field and has started all 165 games of her career in center for the Jays ... Her .328 career average to begin the season ranks fourth in school history ... Led the team and ranked seventh in the MVC with a .353 average ... Topped team and finished fifth in the MVC with nine stolen bases, including a league-best six without being caught in league play ... Second on team and MVC with 16 sacrifice bunts, which ranked 25th in the NCAA in sac hits per game ... Batted .412 in Valley play, third in the league ... Second on the team with 13 multi-hit games ... Of her 135 career hits, 132 are singles ... Had a career-high 14 RBI, after collecting 16 RBI combined in her first two seasons ... First career extra-base hit was an inside-the-park home run against La Salle (March 8), snapping a streak of 102 straight singles to start her career ... Collected doubles against Kansas (April 2) and Drake (May 9) ... Did not make an error in 45 chances ... Batted .402 in CU wins, .421 against left-handers and .429 in home games ... Had five games with one RBI and four multi-RBI games ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base against Tulsa (Feb. 10) ... Finished 2-for-2 with two RBI and two runs scored against BYU (March 1) ... Was 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI against La Salle (March 8) ... Had two 3-for-3 outings ? against Evansville (April 13) and at Drake (April 15) ... Also scored three runs in game two at Drake on April 15 ... Went 1-for-3 and scored Creighton’s only run in NCAA Tournament loss at Iowa (May 17).
2007 (Sophomore) ? Started all 55 games in center field ... One of two Bluejays to start every game, and one of three to appear in every game ... ... Tied for the team-lead with 16 sacrifice bunts ... Second on the team with eight stolen bases and 32 runs scored ... Ranked second on the team with 14 multiple-hit games, while she had just 12 games with a lone hit ... All 41 of her hits were singles ... Batted .341 with runners on base and .345 with runners in scoring position ... Tabbed to the UCA Spring Clash All-Tournament Team ... Had three outfield assists, including two at Tulsa (Feb. 23) ... Scored 12 runs in her first six games ... Batted .380 (19-50) in the 20 games leading up to the NCAA Tournament ... Went 2-for-2 with an RBI, walk, stolen base and three runs scored against Alabama A&M (Feb. 17) in her season debut ... Also scored three runs against Alabama A&M on Feb. 18 ... Went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored at Central Arkansas (Feb. 18) ... Was 4-for-9 with two RBI and four runs scored in a three-game series at Northern Colorado (March 10-11) ... Had three straight two-hit games against Evansville (April 6) and Nebraska (April 12), batting 6-for-9 in that span.
2006 (Freshman) ? Started all 50 games for the Bluejays in center field ... Batted leadoff in 22 games ... Led the team and all MVC freshmen with a .369 average in conference play ... Led Bluejay outfielders with 59 putouts and five assists ... All of her 46 hits were singles, including 20 recorded bunts for base hits ... Batted .306 in losses, the only Bluejay to hit better than .300 in defeat ... Recorded two separate 10-game hitting streaks during the season ... Raised her average from .282 to .344 during her second streak (April 19-May 11), batting .571 (16-for-28) during the streak ... Had seven multiple-hit games, including four straight from May 6-11 ... Was 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two runs scored against La Salle (March 7) ... Went 2-for-4 with three RBI against UMKC (March 8) ... Went 7-for-10 (.700) with three straight multiple-hit games against Bradley (May 6-7) ... Her RBI with two outs in the seventh inning tied the game, and the Jays went on to defeat Bradley 2-1 in extra innings (May 6) ... Perfect 3-for-3 with a run in game two against BU on May 6 ... Went 2-for-3 with a walk and sacrifice against Southern Illinois (May 11) in the MVC Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named first-team all-state as a senior ... Two-time all-conference and all-section performer ... A Minnesota all-star as a senior when she helped guide her team to a conference championship ... Hit .521 with 21 stolen bases as a junior ... A standout volleyball player, earning all-conference honors twice and all-state honors as a senior ... Helped her volleyball team to two conference titles and was named to the state all-tournament team in 2004.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Katie and Dale Wakasugi, Jessica was born on March 4, 1987 in St. Charles, Mo. ... Double major in business entrepreneurship and marketing ... Has one younger brother, Tyler (17) ... Father played baseball at George Fox University and mother played basketball at Central Washington University.
2007 (Sophomore) ? Started all 55 games in center field ... One of two Bluejays to start every game, and one of three to appear in every game ... ... Tied for the team-lead with 16 sacrifice bunts ... Second on the team with eight stolen bases and 32 runs scored ... Ranked second on the team with 14 multiple-hit games, while she had just 12 games with a lone hit ... All 41 of her hits were singles ... Batted .341 with runners on base and .345 with runners in scoring position ... Tabbed to the UCA Spring Clash All-Tournament Team ... Had three outfield assists, including two at Tulsa (Feb. 23) ... Scored 12 runs in her first six games ... Batted .380 (19-50) in the 20 games leading up to the NCAA Tournament ... Went 2-for-2 with an RBI, walk, stolen base and three runs scored against Alabama A&M (Feb. 17) in her season debut ... Also scored three runs against Alabama A&M on Feb. 18 ... Went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored at Central Arkansas (Feb. 18) ... Was 4-for-9 with two RBI and four runs scored in a three-game series at Northern Colorado (March 10-11) ... Had three straight two-hit games against Evansville (April 6) and Nebraska (April 12), batting 6-for-9 in that span.
2006 (Freshman) ? Started all 50 games for the Bluejays in center field ... Batted leadoff in 22 games ... Led the team and all MVC freshmen with a .369 average in conference play ... Led Bluejay outfielders with 59 putouts and five assists ... All of her 46 hits were singles, including 20 recorded bunts for base hits ... Batted .306 in losses, the only Bluejay to hit better than .300 in defeat ... Recorded two separate 10-game hitting streaks during the season ... Raised her average from .282 to .344 during her second streak (April 19-May 11), batting .571 (16-for-28) during the streak ... Had seven multiple-hit games, including four straight from May 6-11 ... Was 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two runs scored against La Salle (March 7) ... Went 2-for-4 with three RBI against UMKC (March 8) ... Went 7-for-10 (.700) with three straight multiple-hit games against Bradley (May 6-7) ... Her RBI with two outs in the seventh inning tied the game, and the Jays went on to defeat Bradley 2-1 in extra innings (May 6) ... Perfect 3-for-3 with a run in game two against BU on May 6 ... Went 2-for-3 with a walk and sacrifice against Southern Illinois (May 11) in the MVC Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named first-team all-state as a senior ... Two-time all-conference and all-section performer ... A Minnesota all-star as a senior when she helped guide her team to a conference championship ... Hit .521 with 21 stolen bases as a junior ... A standout volleyball player, earning all-conference honors twice and all-state honors as a senior ... Helped her volleyball team to two conference titles and was named to the state all-tournament team in 2004.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Katie and Dale Wakasugi, Jessica was born on March 4, 1987 in St. Charles, Mo. ... Double major in business entrepreneurship and marketing ... Has one younger brother, Tyler (17) ... Father played baseball at George Fox University and mother played basketball at Central Washington University.
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