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  Christy Jones

Christy Jones

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Wichita, Kan.

High School:
Maize

Height:
5-4

Position:
OF/2B

B/T:
L/R

Christy Jones Photo Gallery

Awards & Honors

* 2008 All-ACC Academic Team

As a Freshman (2008): Enjoyed stellar first season as she batted over .300 for most of the year and ended with a .293 average ... Had 27 runs scored, 49 hits, eight RBI and a .341 on base percentage ... Ranked third on the team, fourth in the ACC and 38th in the nation with 30 stolen bases in 33 attempts ... Made just four errors in the field all season, but had five assists and some spectacular highlight reel catches ... Had two runs scored, a RBI and three stolen bases at the Georgia State First Pitch Classic (Feb. 9-10). Swiped two bases in her first career game vs. Lipscomb ... Batted a team-high .294 with two stolen bases at the Hampton Inn Crimson Classic (Feb. 15-17) ... Had two hits, a sacrifice and a stolen base at the USF Louisville Slugger Tournament (Feb. 22-24) ... Hit .364 with two runs scored and two sacrifices at the NFCA Leadoff Classic (Feb. 29-March 2) ... Had two hits, two runs scored and two stolen bases in the Virginia series (March 5-6) ... Led team with .667 batting average as well as two stolen bases in Mercer Spring Break Tournament (March 9) ... In the doubleheader against Kennesaw State, went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and two stolen bases (March 12) ... Had two hits and two stolen bases in the Coastal Carolina doubleheader (March 22) ... Went 1-for-2 with an RBI, a run scored, a stolen base and a walk in game one against Furman (March 25) ... In the doubleheader against Western Carolina went 4-6 with an RBI, run scored and a stolen base (April 3) ... Had three hits in the doubleheader at Georgia Southern with three stolen bases and three runs scored (April 16) ... Hit a team-high .500 (4-8) with three RBI, a run scored and a stolen base at the NCAA Gainesville Regional (May 16-17).

High School: Three-year letterwinner in softball under Coach Jenny Meirowsky ... Won All-League 2nd team ... Earned All-League honorable mention ... Won All-State 1st team as a junior and senior ... Won All-League 1st team ... Received All-League MVP ... Won All-District 1st team ... High school athlete of the year ... High school Heisman nominee ... Finalist for Greater Wichita athlete of the year ... One-year letterwinner in basketball under Coach Craig Lungwitz ... Also played volleyball under Coach Terry Larson ... Valedictorian, Principal's honor roll, National honor society, French club, Pep club, Physics club, and three year academic letterer.

Personal: Born Christy Lynn Jones on October 2, 1988, in St. Louis Mo. ... Parents are Bruce and Donna Jones ... Has one older sister, Casie ... Undecided engineering major.

Jones' Career Hitting Statistics
YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2008 .293 63-63 167 27 49 0 0 0 8 49 .293 11 1 39 0 .341 0 8 30-33 106 5 4 .965
2009 .322 61-61 143 30 46 2 0 0 3 48 .336 12 2 24 0 .382 0 3 22-27 67 4 2 .973
Career .306 124-124 310 57 95 2 0 0 11 97 .313 23 3 63 0 .360 0 11 52-60 173 9 6 .968

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