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2013 Softball Roster

18 Jessica Buschjost

  • Position Outfield
  • Class Senior
  • High School Blair Oaks
  • Hometown St. Thomas, Mo.
  • NIL Opportunities L/R
  • Major B.S.E.S., Athletic Training

Biography

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Finished second in stolen bases (97), third in games played (213), fourth in runs (98), fifth in walks (53), seventh in hits (153) and at-bats (554), tied for 10th in games started (194), 14th in batting average (.276), 16th in on-base percentage (.344), 17th in total bases (159) and tied for 17th in sacrifice bunts (14) on the Billikens’ career lists.

2013: Earned a place on the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (minimum 3.5 GPA) for both semesters … was one of four Billikens to start all 51 games (all in center field) … batted in the leadoff spot 47 times and second in the order four times … ranked 32nd in the nation in stolen bases per game (0.57) … in all games, tied for third in the A-10 in stolen bases (29 in 31 attempts), tied for sixth in at-bats (176), ranked seventh in plate appearances (203) and tied for 10th in walks (23) … in conference games only, led the A-10 in plate appearances (90) and tied for third in stolen bases (13), tied for fourth in walks (13) and tied for eighth in at-bats (73) … on SLU’s all-time single-season lists, was fifth in stolen bases (SLU record for seniors), seventh in walks, ninth in at-bats and tied for 11th in runs (29) … led the team in stolen bases, plate appearances and at-bats … was second in walks … finished third in runs … registered season highs for her career in runs, walks, hit by pitch (two-tied), putouts (50-tied) and fielding percentage (.946) … collected 36 hits and eight RBIs … tied the SLU single-game record (also tied the A-10 season high) of two sacrifice bunts vs. Dayton … tied the Bills’ season high (also tied the A-10 season high and tied career high) of three stolen bases at Tennessee State (also had two hits and scored twice) … had three outfield assists … drove in two runs in the Billikens’ 12-3 victory at Massachusetts that clinched an A-10 Championship berth … collected three hits and scored a run in a 4-2 win over conference leader Saint Joseph’s … had two hits and an RBI in a 6-4 victory at Charlotte … registered two hits and two stolen bases in a 5-2 win over Jacksonville State … had two hits, two steals, two runs and an RBI vs. Murray State … produced two hits at George Washington … walked, stole a base and scored in a five-run sixth inning in a 6-5 win over La Salle … both of her sacrifices vs. Dayton helped lead to runs in a 3-2 Saint Louis victory … scored twice in a 6-4 win at Butler.

2012: Was one of only three Billikens to start all 56 games (all in center field) … batted in the leadoff spot 54 times and was in the No. 2 spot twice … earned a spot on the Missouri Coaches vs. Cancer All-Tournament team … was 14th in the nation in stolen bases per game (0.61) … in the A-10, ranked second in hits (60) and stolen bases (34, in 37 attempts), fifth in at-bats (183) and ninth in batting average (.328) … led the Billikens in batting average (.328), multiple-hit games (16 – three 3-hit games, 13 two-hit games), batting average with two outs (27-for-55, .491), hits (60), runs (27), stolen bases (34), total bases (64), at-bats (183) and plate appearances (198) … was second in on-base percentage (.369) and two-out RBIs (11) … tied for third in stolen bases (career-high 34), landed in fourth place in hits (career-high 60) and finished seventh in at-bats (career-high 183) on SLU’s all-time single-season lists … also turned in career highs for a season in games played (56), games started (56), runs (27), doubles (four), RBIs (12), total bases (64), slugging percentage (.350), walks (12) and putouts (50) … hit safely in 41 of 56 games, and went hitless in consecutive games just three times … assembled hitting streaks of nine games (12-for-30, .400) and eight games (11-for-30, .367) … her streak of reaching base by hit, walk or hit by pitch in 12 consecutive games tied for the team’s season best … was 3-for-4 with an RBI in a 4-3 win at Kennesaw State … also had three-hit performances at UMKC (three stolen bases) and Evansville … produced three consecutive two-hit games (at Dayton and in both ends of a doubleheader vs. Southern Illinois) … had two hits and three RBIs, including a two-run double, in an 8-1 victory over Buffalo … chipped in two hits and three steals vs. Wichita State … registered two hits and an RBI to help SLU down Temple 7-5 … had two hits and an RBI in a 12-0 win at La Salle … chalked up two hits and two stolen bases in a 4-3 victory over Delaware … rapped out two hits in a 1-0 win over Southeast Missouri State … also had two-hit efforts vs. UT Martin, Indiana, Michigan and Charlotte … had an RBI in a 2-1 win over Robert Morris … singled and scored in a 2-1 win over Jacksonville and a 5-4 triumph over Southeast Missouri State (also had three steals) … stole two bases in games vs. Jacksonville and at Indiana State … struck out just three times in her final 16 games (59 plate appearances).

2011: Was named to the All-Tournament team at the Magic City Classic ... was one of three Billikens to start all 53 games (all in center field, all at No. 9 in the batting order) ... in the A-10 (all games), tied for 10th in stolen bases (10) ... in conference games only, finished 10th in the league in batting average (.366) ... led the Billikens in outfield assists (six) ... was second on the team in batting average (.331) ... tied for second in runs (23) and stolen bases ... tied for third in hits (40) ... was 4-for-4 vs. Missouri State, tying the school record and tying for the most hits by an A-10 player in 2011 ... tied the team season high with two stolen bases in that same contest vs. Missouri State ... registered two assists vs. Radford, including gunning down the tying run at the plate in the bottom of the eighth in a 1-0 Billiken win ... was 3-for-3 including a double vs. St. Bonaventure ... went 3-for-4 at Rhode Island ... collected two hits, including an RBI double, vs. Akron ... tallied two hits and an RBI vs. Dayton ... also enjoyed two-hit efforts vs. Eastern Kentucky, at UC Riverside, at Charlotte and vs. Evansville ... had an RBI vs. Missouri State, vs. UMKC and at George Washington ... had a .517 success rate (15 times in 29 chances) reaching base leading off an inning ... recorded a seven-game stretch in which she did not strike out.

2010: A-10 All-Rookie selection ... finished the season ranked 57th nationally with 0.45 steals per game ... second on the team with six sacrifice bunts and 24 stolen bases, which ranks fifth on the program's season chart ... played in 53 of SLU's 57 games ... 31 of her 34 starts were in center field ... ranked fourth in the A-10 with eight stolen bases in league contests and 24 steals in all games ... hit .273 in A-10 games and did not commit an error in 10 chances ... went 2-for-3 with a stolen base in SLU's second win over SEMO ... recorded a single, a run and a stolen base in the tie with UMass ... collected two singles in the La Salle series opener ... stole two bases and scored a run in the Youngstown State game ... scored twice in the UMKC tilt ... went 2-for-4 with an RBI vs. Northern Illinois ... singled, scored and swiped two bases vs. Mississippi Valley State.

AT BLAIR OAKS: All-State second-team selection in 2008 as a senior ... 2008 Conference co-Player of the Year ... earned All-Regional first-team accolades as a senior ... three-time All-Conference and All-District selection ... 2007 Academic All-State honoree ... guided the Falcons to three district titles and four conference crowns ... was a member of the Central Missouri Crust club team that won the state title in 2008 ... three-sport athlete ... excelled as a sprinter on the track team ... helped the 4x200-meter relay team capture the 2008 state title ... her 4x100-meter relay team finished second at the 2008 state meet ... three-time All-Conference and All-District honoree in track ... three-time conference titlist in the 100- and 200-meter dashes ... helped the 4x100- and 4x200-meter relay squads win district and conference titles the past three seasons.

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2011Sophomore

    Outfield
    18
  • 18

    2012Junior

    Outfield
    5'4"
    18
  • 18

    2013Senior

    Outfield
    18