Jeff Jefferson

Class:
Freshman
Position:
OF/C
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height:
6-0
Weight:
210
Prev School:
Tunstall
Hometown:
Danville, Va.

2010: Played in 34 games, with 21 starts … hit .238 with nine RBIs and 21 runs scored … had seven doubles and two home runs … hit home run against Old Dominion (3/9) … had two RBI doubles against Manhattan (3/20) … hit two-run home run in a 12-9 victory at Old Dominion (4/6) …had two hits, driving in a run and scoring twice in a 10-3 triumph at Radford ( 4/9) … had two hits and scored two runs in a 12-9 win over No. 26 VMI (4/16) … earned Big South Presidential Honor Roll mention … played for Valley League Champion Luray during the summer.

2009: Played in 38 games, with 35 starts … batted .310 with 24 RBIs and 31 runs scored … had five doubles and seven home runs … hit three-run home run in season opener against No. 6 Ole Miss at Coca Cola Classic (2/20) … had three hits, one a double, and drove in a run in 5-2 victory over host South Alabama (2/21) at the Coca Cola Classic … hit three-run home run and had four RBIs in an 18-9 win over Temple (3/7) in the first game of a doubleheader … had two hits and was hit twice, scoring four runs and driving in another in an 18-13 victory over William & Mary (3/11) …went 3-for-3 with walk and home run, scored three times and knocked in two runs in a 17-5 win at N.C. State (3/25) … had three hits, including a double, and scored three runs in a 14-7 victory over Presbyterian (3/29) … belted two home runs in a 9-8 win over Radford (5/14) … hit a two-run home run in 10-3 victory over Radford at the Big South Championship (5/20) …named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

2008: Played in 41 games, with 26 starts … hit .286 with six doubles, 18 runs scored and 16 RBIs … had two hits, including a RBI double, and scored two runs in a 13-10 win over Columbia (3/20) … had two hits, driving in two runs and scoring another in a 9-6 victory over Coastal Carolina (3/29) …went 4-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBIs in a 10-1 victory over UNC Asheville at the Big South Championship (5/22) … was 4-for-5, scoring four runs and driving in another with a double in a 15-3 win over Winthrop at the Big South Championship (5/23) … went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and three RBIs in a 13-1 victory over Coastal Carolina at the Big South Championship (5/24) …named to the Big South All-Tournament team in his hometown of Danville … played for Valley League Champion Luray in the summer … team was ranked third in the nation among summer ball squads … named to the Valley League's All-Star team … won the league's home run derby.

Prep: Graduate of Tunstall High School … two-time Virginia All-State first team member ... twice named first team All-Region IV team honoree … 2007 Piedmont District Player of the Year … first team All-Piedmont as a junior and senior … member of 2004 and 2005 State Champions … state runner-up in 2006 … holds school career records for hits, runs scored and doubles … set season marks for runs scored and doubles.

Personal: Son of Keith and Sandra Jefferson … majoring in sport management … birthday is Jan. 30.