Jessica Leary

Height:
5-8
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
North Plainfield, N.J.

2007 (So.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … member of the Dean's List … saw action in 47 games, starting 34 contests … ranked eight on the squad with 11 runs scored … recorded career numbers in doubles (2), home runs (1) and RBI (4) … seventh on the squad with four sacrifice hits … started the year by getting a hit during the first three contests and four out of the first five … 1-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI, clocking a two-run homer during Liberty's 5-3 victory over Appalachian State … was a combined 2-for-5 with a run scored and a double in a doubleheader split with Gardner-Webb … 1-for-2 to help Liberty to a 6-2 victory over Kennesaw State at the KSU Classic … 1-for-2 with a run scored to help Liberty to an 8-0 victory over Fairfield … 1-for-2 with three runs scored, a RBI and two walks in Liberty's 14-1 victory over Rhode Island at the Tar Heel Invitational … tied a team season high with two sacrifice hits during Liberty's 6-5 victory over Boston College in the opening game of the Hawaiian Airlines Spring Fling Tournament … 1-for-1 with a RBI double during Liberty's 10-2 victory over Georgetown at the Blue Ridge Thunder tournament … 1-for-3 during Liberty's 9-1 victory over Radford … 1-for-2 helping Liberty to a 4-0 Big South victory over Coastal Carolina.
2006 (Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … saw playing time in 60 out of 64 games … started 57 contests, third most by a freshman on the squad … started all but two games in right field (also one in left field and one at designated player) … ranked second on the team with seven sacrifice hits … ranked fifth on the team with 21 runs scored … tied for the team lead with four outfield assists … got her first collegiate hit as part of a 2-for-3 performance against Delaware at the Pirate Clash … 1-for-2 with two runs scored in a 3-2 Big South win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi, helping the Lady Flames complete a doubleheader sweep … 1-for-2 with a run scored against Central Connecticut at the Bethune-Coookman Spring Break Classic … 1-for-2 in win over Iowa State to propel the Lady Flames into the championship game of the Bethune-Cookman Spring Break Classic … was 1-for-1 and scored a season-high three runs in a 15-1 win over North Carolina A&T … was a combined 4-for-8 with three runs scored in Liberty's doubleheader sweep over Norfolk State … 1-for-1 with a run scored in the Lady Flames' 4-0 win over UNC Greensboro … 2-for-2 with a run scored and two RBI against Lynchburg College … 1-for-3 in Liberty's 2-0, Big South win over Charleston Southern … 1-for-2 with a run scored in a conference win over Coastal Carolina … 1-for-3 with a run scored and a double in the Lady Flames' 6-5 victory over 24th-ranked Virginia Tech … 1-for-3 in both games of a doubleheader against conference foe Winthrop … 1-for-2 with a run scored against Winthrop in Liberty's 8-3 win at the Big South Championship.
Prep: Graduated from Timothy Christian High School … three-year letterwinner … started as a member of the varsity team as a freshman and batted fourth in the lineup … was named the team's Rookie of the Year as a freshman … started at shortstop and won the team's Top Hitter award as a sophomore … took her junior season off … returned to action as a senior and was named the team's Most Valuable Player during her final prep season … All-County first-team honoree as she led the division in home runs … three-year high honors student.
Personal: Daughter of Donna Leary … majoring in kinesiology … would like to pursue a career as a physical education teacher after graduation … birthday is on July 9.