J'nae Jefferson

Class:
Freshman
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height:
5-4
Hometown:
Barboursville, W.Va.
Position:
SS
Prev School:
Cabell Midland HS

2009 (Jr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … started 60 games for the Lady Flames … started 59 games at third base and one at second base … ranked first on the squad with 49 hits, 179 at-bats and 201 total plate appearances … had the best batting average on the team in conference play (.382) … led the team with 12 multiple-hit games … had the longest hitting streak on the squad at 12 games … ranked second on the team with a .274 overall batting average… tied for first with two triples … was second on the squad with 21 runs scored, 75 total bases and 10 doubles … third on the team with 19 RBIs and four home runs … finished the season with nine stolen bases, ranking second on the team … led the team with 102 assists … had four multiple-RBI games, ranking fourth on the squad … 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs against Long Beach State … 1-for-3 with a double and one RBI against Charleston Southern … enjoyed three consecutive two-hit games against Coastal Carolina to conclude the regular season … was 2-for-4 with four RBIs on May 2 against the Chanticleers … batted 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the May 6 Big South tournament game against Charleston Southern.

2008 (So.): Named to the Big South All-Tournament team … named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll … started all 61 games … started 42 games at third base, 18 games at shortstop and one game at second base … finished fifth on the team with a .237 batting average, fourth with 173 at-bats … ranked fifth with three home runs … also ranked second on the squad with 11 doubles … led the team in assists with 131, and was second with a .970 fielding percentage … tied for fourth with 41 hits … ended the season with seven stolen bases out of eight attempts for a .875 stolen base percentage … was fourth on the squad with a .353 slugging percentage … finished fifth with 61 total bases … tied for the fourth-longest hitting streak on the team at seven games … ranked fourth on the squad with 10 multiple-hit games … tied for first with most total bases in a single game with seven against Coastal Carolina … tied an individual single game high with six assists against UNC Greensboro and six against Coastal Carolina … 2-for-4 with a RBI in a game against Birmingham-Southern … hit a home run in 1-0 win over UNC Greensboro … led the team to a 4-0 win over Norfolk State, batting 2-for-4 with a double and a RBI … 1-for-3 with a double against Boston University … 2-for-4 with a double in a game against Dartmouth … combined four hits in two wins over Gardner-Webb … 3-for-3 with a home run against Charleston Southern … 3-for-4 with a double and a home run in Big South Championship win over Coastal Carolina … 2-for-3 in conference tournament victory over Radford, helping the Lady Flames to the Big South Championship title game … hit safely in 10-of-11 games to end the season, raising her batting average 70 percentage points during the span

2007 (Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … started all 62 games … started 61 games at shortstop and one at second base … ranked fourth on the team with 31 runs scored and six home runs … seventh on the squad with five doubles … one of the more patient hitters on the team, ranking fourth with 16 walks … ranked third on the team with seven sacrifice hits … second on the team with 102 assists … had seven multiple-hit games during the year … ranked fifth on the team with five multiple-RBI contests … had the fourth-longest hitting streak on the team at six games … was a combined 3-for-six with four runs scored in a doubleheader split with Gardner-Webb … 1-for-4 with a run scored during Liberty's 3-2 victory over the College of Charleston at the KSU Classic … scored three runs and was 1-for-2 from the plate during Liberty's 9-4 victory over Princeton at the Tar Heel Invitational … her first collegiate home run was a grand slam during Liberty's 14-1 victory over Rhode Island at the Tar Heel Invitational … 3-for-3 against Marshall at the Tar Heels Invitational … 1-for-4 with a run scored and a double, helping Liberty secure third place at the Tar Heel Invitational with a 7-3 victory over Rutgers … 2-for-3 with two runs scored in a 6-5 victory over Boston College in Liberty's opening game at the Hawaiian Airlines Spring Fling Tournament … 2-for-3 with a run scored and a double during Liberty's upset victory over No. 10 Baylor at the Bank of Hawaii Invitational ... 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a double against No. 25 California at the Women4Women Invitational … 1-for-2 against No. 7 Northwestern … was a combined 2-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBIs, a double and home run in a doubleheader against James Madison … 2-for-4 with two runs scored, three RBI and a home run in Liberty's Big South opener against Winthrop … had a solo home run against UNC Greensboro … was a combined 2-for-3 with a run scored in a doubleheader against Longwood … 2-for-3 with a run scored during Liberty's 4-3 Big South win over Coastal Carolina … hit a solo home run against No. 17 Virginia Tech … 1-for-2 with a three run home run against Birmingham-Southern.

Prep: Graduated from Cabell Midland High School … four-year varsity starter up the middle for the Lady Knights at either shortstop or second base … helped lead Cabell Midland to three state runner-up finishes (freshman, sophomore and senior years) and a state championship during her junior campaign … MSAC first-team and All-State first-team honoree as a junior and senior... All-Tournament Best of the Best as a junior and senior … batted .325 as a starter at shortstop as a freshman … finished her sophomore season with a .329 batting average, 13 RBIs and a home run … batted a career-best .470 with 17 RBI and five home runs during her junior year … capped off her prep career as she batted .436 with 19 RBIs and two homers as a senior … named the MVP of the North-South game as a senior … graduated with very high honors … MU alpha theta … French honorary … honor roll student.

Personal: Daughter of Jay and Margaret Jefferson … comes from an athletic background, as her father played baseball at Marshall … majoring in business marketing … would like to pursue a career as a Christian counselor after graduation … birthday is on Sept. 15.