2004 Softball Roster
Jessica Robinson
- Position:
- DP/1B
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Asheboro, N.C.
- High School:
- Asheboro
Exercise and sport science major
2003: As a junior, played in 36 games and started 16 as the designated player ... UNC's top pinch hitter ... Had a pinch-hit home run against Georgia State on March 14 for her first collegiate homer ... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI against East Carolina on Feb. 12 and finished 2-for-2 with a double against Radford on Feb. 25
2002: As a sophomore, appeared in six games for the Tar Heels ... Had four at-bats as a pinch hitter
2001: As a freshman, appeared in six games ... Had two singles and an RBI in five at-bats
At Asheboro (N.C.) High: A three-time Tri-County all-conference pick ... Named her team's Best All-Around Player and Most Outstanding Offensive Player ... All-area as a catcher ... Led Asheboro in home runs as a senior and in extra base hits her sophomore, junior and senior years ... Participated in the 2000 USSA World Fastpitch Softball Tournament ... Also competed in swimming ... Served as a Senate page
Personal: Daughter of Carson and Mary Ellen Robinson ... Born July 16, 1982, in Fayetteville, N.C. ... Has a younger brother, Alex (18), a freshman at UNC, and a younger sister, Jennifer (16) ... A cousin, Larry Walters, played baseball at East Carolina and for the Chicago White Sox
More on Robinson: Favorite pastimes are working on classic cars with her father, fishing and shooting pool ... After earning her UNC degree, hopes to attend graduate school and become a physical therapist ... Favorite class at UNC has been Ethics of Sport, a philosophy class, "because sports have played a huge role in my life, so this class was very interesting to me" ... Favorite things about being a UNC student-athlete are "the opportunity to receive such a great education and also meeting such great girls and being able to visit so many other states" ... Started playing softball at age 8 because she wanted to be like her father ... Has worn jersey No. 16 since she started playing because it's the day she was born ... If she could compete in another sport at UNC, she'd pick swimming ... Says the word that best describes her is "resolute" and the word that best describes this year's team is "focused" ... Best moment of last season was hitting her first college home run against Georgia State and the best moment of her career was winning the ACC title in 2001
| Robinson's Career Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
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| YEAR | AVG. | G-S | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | SLG | BB | SO | S-A | PO | A | E | Fld % |
| 2001 | .400 | 6-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2002 | .000 | 6-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .800 |
| 2003 | .232 | 36-14 | 56 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .321 | 4 | 13 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Totals | .227 | 48-14 | 66 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .303 | 4 | 18 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .875 |
