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2013 Softball Roster

13 Jessica Van Nostrand

  • Position Shortstop
  • Class Junior
  • High School Palmyra
  • Hometown Palmyra, Mo.
  • NIL Opportunities R/R
  • Major B.S.B.A., Accounting

Biography

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Concluded her career second in assists (377), tied for sixth in hit by pitch (18), tied for 10th in sacrifice bunts (20) and sacrifice flies (two), 15th in chances (654), tied for 16th in doubles (19), 17th in RBIs (50), tied for 19th in runs (58) and tied for 20th in games started (160) 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 named to the A-10 Championship All-Tournament team … was one of four Billikens to start all 51 games (all at shortstop) … batted in seven different spots in the order – third (19), fifth (17), fourth (five), first (four), seventh (three), sixth (two) and second (one) … ranked 113th in the nation in doubles per game (0.25) … in all games, was second in the A-10 in assists (school-record 155), tied for third in fielding double plays (12), tied for fourth in doubles (13) and tied for eighth in hit by pitch (nine) … in conference games only, led the A-10 in assists (64), tied for third in hit by pitch (six) and tied for fifth in fielding double plays (five) … posted a .960 fielding percentage in A-10 contests … on SLU’s all-time single-season lists, was fifth in doubles (SLU record for juniors), tied for seventh in runs (32), eighth in on-base percentage (.418), ninth in total bases (76), tied for 11th in hit by pitch (SLU record for juniors), tied for 12th in hits (52), 15th in batting average (.329), 16th in slugging percentage (.481) and 19th in chances (253) … led the team in batting average, batting average with runners on base (.360), hits, doubles, total bases, runs (tied), assists and multiple-hit games (16) … was second in on-base percentage, toughest to strike out (once every 9.2 plate appearances), hit by pitch, plate appearances (184), fielding double plays and chances … finished third in slugging percentage, two-out RBIs (12), multiple-RBI games (five-tied), batting average with bases loaded (.400, 2-for-5) and at-bats (158) … registered season highs for her career in batting average, at-bats, runs, hits, doubles, home runs (three), RBIs (24), total bases, slugging percentage, walks (15), hit by pitch, on-base percentage, stolen bases (11 in 15 attempts), chances, assists and fielding percentage (.945) … tied school single-game records of four hits at Rhode Island (also scored a career-high three runs), two hit by pitch vs. UMKC, and eight assists vs. Mississippi Valley State and St. Bonaventure … tied the Bills’ season highs of two doubles (tied career high) vs. Nicholls State and three stolen bases (career high, also tied A-10 season high) at Southeast Missouri State … hit .429 (9-for-21) during a six-game hitting streak … collected three hits (two doubles) and a career-high three RBIs in a 5-0 win over Nicholls State … that followed a season-opening 5-2 victory over Jacksonville State in which she notched a three-run double … picked up a two-run double and an RBI single in an 8-3 win over George Washington in an A-10 Championship elimination game … was 3-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a career-high-tying five putouts vs. Murray State … was a single shy of the cycle and drove in two runs vs. Bradley … had a nine-game stretch during which she registered a four-hit game and six 2-hit performances … in a 4-2 win over Saint Joseph’s during that span, produced a two-run home run and a double … had two hits and an RBI in both games of the Southern Illinois doubleheader … recorded two hits in wins over La Salle and Northern Illinois … singled and scored in a three-run seventh as the Bills rallied to top Indiana 4-3 … poked a solo home run in a 12-3 win at Massachusetts that clinched an A-10 Championship berth … walked twice, singled and scored as SLU defeated George Washington 4-2 in the A-10 Championship first round … singled and scored in a 3-2 victory over Temple … singled and scored in the eighth inning as the Bills blanked Butler 2-0 … scored twice in a 3-2 win over Dayton … her second single vs. Mississippi Valley State put Saint Louis on top in the ninth inning in a 5-1 win … hit safely in 14 of her final 19 games (25-for-57, .439), raising her season batting average from .267 to .329 … struck out just once in a 19-game span covering 71 plate appearances, including 56 straight PA’s, and also had streaks of seven and six games without fanning.

2012: Earned a place on the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (minimum 3.5 GPA) for the fall semester … was one of only three Billikens to start all 56 games (all at shortstop) … batted in three different spots in the order – sixth (22), eighth (21) and seventh (13) … ranked fourth in the A-10 in assists (119) … led the Billikens in assists (119) … was second on the team in sacrifice bunts (10) … finished third in plate appearances (164), fielding double plays (five) and chances (223) … landed sixth in assists (119) and tied for 10th in sacrifice bunts (10) on SLU’s all-time single-season charts … her streak of reaching base by hit, walk or hit by pitch in 12 consecutive games tied for the Billikens’ season high … tied for the team season high with seven assists vs. Charlotte … went 3-for-4 and drove in a seventh-inning insurance run in a 5-3 win at Florida Gulf Coast … had two hits and scored twice in a 9-1 win over Campbell … her sixth-inning double drove in the winning run in a 2-1 victory over Robert Morris … tallied two hits and an RBI vs. Boston College … those four games were part of a stretch during which she hit safely in seven of eight contests (11-for-26, .423) … doubled in an 8-1 win over Buffalo … registered a hit and an RBI in both games of the St. Bonaventure doubleheader … also had a hit in both ends of the La Salle, Evansville, Charlotte and Saint Joseph’s twinbills … scored a seventh-inning insurance run in a 7-5 win at Temple.

2011: Was the recipient of the "Get in the Game" scholarship, awarded annually to a SLU female student-athlete majoring in business ... was one of three Billikens to start all 53 games (all at shortstop, all at No. 8 in the batting order) ... in the A-10 (all games), tied for fifth in sacrifice flies (two) ... led the Bills in assists (103) ... was second on the team in sacrifice bunts (eight) and tied for second in sacrifice flies ... in A-10 games, batted .255 and committed just two errors in 55 chances for a .964 fielding percentage ... on the Billikens' single-season top-10 lists, tied for sixth in sacrifice flies and was eighth in assists ... tied for the team season high with two doubles at Rhode Island ... other season highs were three hits vs. Akron, two RBIs vs. Akron, vs. Evansville and at Southeast Missouri State, two runs vs. Akron and at Rhode Island, six assists at San Diego State and vs. La Salle, and five putouts vs. Stephen F. Austin ... was 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs vs. Akron ... her first collegiate home run was a two-run shot that beat Southeast Missouri State 3-2 ... collected two hits and an RBI at SIU Edwardsville ... went 3-for-6 in a doubleheader vs. Missouri ... drove in two runs with a single and a sacrifice fly vs. Evansville ... picked up two hits vs. La Salle ... followed her two-double effort in game one at Rhode Island with a hit and an RBI in game two ... delivered an RBI single at Massachusetts ... doubled and scored in a 5-3 win over St. Bonaventure ... had an RBI in a 3-1 victory over Lipscomb ... her seventh-inning RBI single vs. Harvard tied the game in an eventual 2-1 SLU loss ... drove in the Bills' first run in a three-run sixth as SLU defeated Nicholls State 3-0 ... registered a .315 batting average (17-for-54) over the last 21 games ... had a five-game hitting streak (6-for-13, .462) ... enjoyed a stretch in which she struck out just once in 16 contests, including a 10-game streak ... later had a pair of five-game streaks without fanning ... tied for the team lead by batting .349 (15-for-43) with runners in scoring position, including .556 (5-for-9) with the bases loaded ... had eight RBIs in 14 chances with a runner on third and less than two outs ... her eight two-out RBIs were the team's third-highest total.

PRIOR TO SLU: Earned four varsity letters at Palmyra, playing for coaches Joey Brandenburg and Brian Wosman ... hit .479 with 22 RBIs, an .873 slugging percentage and a .610 on-base percentage her senior campaign ... garnered first-team All-State honors and first-team All-Conference plaudits in each of her final three seasons ... helped lead Palmyra to the 2006, 2007 and 2008 state titles ... was a member of the St. Louis Chaos club team that competed in the ASA national tournament ... also lettered twice in basketball.

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2011Freshman

    Shortstop
    13
  • 13

    2012Sophomore

    Shortstop
    5'4"
    13
  • 13

    2013Junior

    Shortstop
    13