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Cornell University Athletics

2017 Softball Roster

23 Jessica Bigbie

  • Position Outfield
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tallahassee, Fla.
  • Highschool James S. Rickards HS

Biography

As a senior (2017)
• Batted .262 with a career-high 11 doubles and 22 runs scored while starting all 42 contests,
• Her 11 doubles and 22 runs scored ranked second on the team, while her 16 RBI was fifth.
• Committed just one error in 85 fielding chances (.988).
• Had nine multi-hit games on the season.
• Was 4-for-5 with two runs scored against Colgate.
• Went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs in the win over Penn.
• Had multiple hits in four of five games against Harvard, Dartmouth and Siena with four consecutive games with a double.
• Had a double and walked twice with a pair of runs scored in a victory at Mount St. Mary's.

As a junior (2016)
• Hit better than .300 for the third straight season, batting .302 with a career-high seven doubles, her first two career home runs and 21 runs scored.
• Ranked 10th in the Ivy League in on-base percentage (.409) and was fifth with her team-leading 19 walks.
• Had eight multi-hit contests, including four games with at least three hits.
• Was 4-for-4 with a double, three runs scored and two RBI against Albany, and backed that up with a 3-for-4 day with a double, a homer, two RBI and two runs scored in her very next game against Columbia.
• Also had three-hit afternoons against Binghamton and Penn.
• Was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in a win at George Washington.
• Hit her first career home run at Brown.
• One of just three players to start each of the team's 41 contests.

As a sophomore (2015)
• Bigbie ranked fourth on the team with her .345 batting average while playing in 22 games with 21 starts.
• Added four doubles, 10 RBI and 10 runs scored and posted a team-high .465 on-base percentage.
• Struck out just three times in 55 at bats.
• Posted four multi-hit games, including a 2-for-3 effort with a walk and two RBI in a win over Morgan State.
• Second on the team with her 11 walks.
• Missed the final 10 games of the season due to injury.

As a freshman (2014)
• Bigbie had a strong rookie season at the plate, ranking among the team leaders with her .330 batting average and 19 RBI in 30 games before suffering a season-ending injury.
• She added five doubles and 11 runs scored and handled the bat well throughout the season, striking out just four times in 91 at bats.
• Bigbie had nine multi-hit games on the season, including six in her final 10 games of the year to raise her average from .254.
• She went 13-for-19 with eight RBI over a six-game stretch against Yale, Brown, Colgate and Penn.
• Bigbie was 4-for-4 in a contest against Colgate to set a career-best in hits.

At James S. Rickards HS
• The District MVP as a senior at James S. Rickards HS, Bigbie was a four-time first-team all-league pick as a pitcher, outfielder and shortstop.
• The two-year team captain was named to the academic all-state squad as a senior.
• Bigbie was selected to play in the Florida High School All-Star game and was MVP of the North team.

Personal
• Jessica Lyn Bigbie is the daughter of Mike and Cindy Bigbie and has an older brother.
• She is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2013-14Freshman

    Pitcher/Outfield
    5'5"
    23
  • 23

    2014-15Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'5"
    23
  • 23

    2015-16Junior

    Outfield
    5'5"
    23
  • 23

    2016-17Senior

    Outfield
    5'5"
    23