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2016 Softball Roster

00 Jessica Berzins

  • Position Outfield
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Placentia, Calif.
  • High School Valencia

Biography



 JESSICA BERZINS CAREER STATISTICS
SEASON AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP K OBP% SB FLD%
2014 .326  46-46 132 25 43 9 1 0 8 .409 32 0 22 .457  3  .972
2015 .444 45-45 142 41 63 11 3 2 22 .606 28 0 17 .532 9 .923
2016 .335 55-55 173 27 58 12 5 2 28 .497 25 1 24 .422 14 .964
CAREER .367 146-146 447 93 164 32 9 4 58 .506 85 1 63 
.468 26 .956

CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 3 - 13x (at Marist, 5/7/16)
RBI:
6 vs. Iona (4/17/16)
Runs:
3 - 4x (at Rider, 5/3/15)
Walks:
4 vs. Cornell (3/1/15)
Steals:
3 vs. Buffalo (3/30/16)
Hitting Streak:
9 games - 3x (4/12-26/15)
BERZINS IN THE NEWS
2013
• Berzins Signs NLI to Join the Griffs

2016 PRESEASON ALL-MAAC
2015 ECAC DIVISION I SOFTBALL ALL-STAR SECOND TEAM

2015 NFCA ALL-REGIONAL THIRD TEAM

2015 ALL-MAAC FIRST TEAM
2015 PRESEASON ALL-MAAC
2014 ALL-MAAC SECOND TEAM

 2015 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Earned All-MAAC First-Team honors after leading the team with her .444 batting average.
• Played in and started all 45 games for the Griffs in centerfield.
• Had a team-high 63 hits, which ranks fifth in program history.
• Ended the season ranked second in the MAAC and 20th nationally in batting average.
• Had 20 multi-hit games.
• Had a career-long nine game hitting streak from April 12-26.
• Ended the season on an eight-game hitting streak.
• Matched a career-high with three hits in six different games.
• Scored 41 runs, which is tied for fifth-most in school history for runs in a single-season.
• Ranked 101st in the country with 0.91 runs scored per game.
• Matched a career-high with three runs scored in three different games.
• Sixteen of her 63 hits were for extra-bases.
• Ended the year tied for the team lead with 11 doubles.
• Hit her first career home runs March 30 at Iona.
• Drove in 22 RBI.
• Went 9-for-15 in stolen base chances.
• Drew 28 walks, which led the team.
• Led all MAAC outfielders with eight defensive assists.
• Earned MAAC All-Academic honors.


 2014 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• Named All-MAAC Second Team after playing 46 games in centerfield for the Griffs in her rookie season.
• Ranked second on the team with her .326 batting average.
• Recorded 43 hits, including nine doubles and a triple to go with 25 runs.
• Led the team by earning 32 walks.
• Picked up her first career hit and scored her first career run against Bucknell Feb. 8 in the 2014 season opener.
• Had a career-high three hits in three different games.
• Was credited with 10 multi-hit games.
• Had a season-long six-game hitting streak from April 21 through May 3.
• Had two doubles in games against Buffalo (April 1) and St. Bonaventure (April 9).
• Was credited with multiple RBI in games against Iona (April 6) and Rider (April 26).
• Led all Canisius outfielders with six defensive assists.
• Finished the season with a .972 fielding percentage.


BEFORE CANISIUS
• A four-year letterwinner at Valencia High School in Placentia, Calif.
• Hit .354 with 24 runs scored and seven stolen bases in her junior season.
• Earned all-league honors three times in her high school career.
• Was a Dean's List student and was named the to National Society of Collegiate Students for her work in the classroom.
• Also earned three varsity letters as a member of Valencia's girl's soccer team.


PERSONAL
• Has one brother, Jackson.
• Majoring in psychology at Canisius.
• Born June 24, 1994 in Anaheim, Calif.

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Historical Player Information

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    2014Freshman

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    2015Sophomore

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    2016Junior

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