2006: Started in all 50 games she played last season behind the plate and at third base... Ranked fourth on the team with her .255 (37-for-145) batting average... Led the team with five home runs... Became the school’s all-time leader in home runs with a long ball at home against Iona... Had eight multi-hit games, highlighted by her three-hit performance in the Griffs’ 6-4 win over Elon... Tied for the Blue and Gold’s lead in RBIs with teammate Jamie Gerace with 22... Had a total of four doubles, with two coming at Manhattan ... Tied for second on the team with 56 total bases... Led the Griffs with 262 putouts... Posted a .978 fielding percentage with a team-high 312 chances... Threw out seven attempted base stealers... Was a 2006 Preseason All-MAAC selection by the league’s coaches.
2005: Started all 41 games behind the plate for Canisius... Caught every inning for the Blue and Gold after transferring from Augusta State College... Was named first-team All-MAAC by the conference’s coaches after hitting .373 (19-for-51) with five homers, three doubles and 15 RBIs in 16 games conference games... Closed out the season batting .299 (38-for-127) with a team-high 10 homer runs, six doubles and 31 runs batted in... Her 74 total bases led all Canisius players... Ranked third in the conference with her 10 home runs... Went 1-for-3 with a home run in her first game as a Griff against UNC-Wilmington... Had eight multi-hit games, highlighted by a 3-for-4 performance in a win against Saint Peter’s... Went 2-for-3 with two homers, three RBIs and two runs scored in Canisius’ home opening win against Youngstown State... Had eight multi-RBI games, with a career-high four runs batted in coming against Cornell... Collected 349 putouts and 26 assists behind the plate... Threw out 16 attempted base stealers.
Before Canisius: Played in 52 games for Augusta State as a freshman... Played both catcher and third base for the Jaguars... Hit .203 and posted a .275 slugging percentage... Ranked second on the team with eight doubles and 15 RBIs... Won three letters at Mount Whitney High School and was named the team’s MVP in 2000, 2001 and 2003... Was a second-team all-league choice following her senior season.
Personal: The daughter of Herbie Martin and Lori Holcomb, Jessica is majoring in psychology at Canisius... Has two sisters and two brothers.
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT
2005.... .299 41-41 127 18 38 6 0 10 31 2 32 0-1
2006.... .255 50-50 145 10 37 4 0 5 22 7 39 0-0
TOTAL... .276 91-91 272 28 75 10 0 15 53 9 71 0-1
