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2011 Softball Roster
Roster
Butler, Jasmine
Jersey Number 2
Jasmine Butler
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-9
- B/T:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Winter Garden, Fla.
- High School:
- West Orange
Bio
2013 as a senior:
- NFCA Second Team All-Region
- First Team All-CAA
- VaSID First Team All-State
- Set a JMU record for steals in a season with 40, adding to her career record of 97
- Appeared in 55 games, starting 53 of them
- Hit .359 two doubles, two triples, a home run, adding 49 runs, nine RBIs, 13 walks and six sacrifice hits
- Finished her career ranked first in hits, multiple hit games and games played, second in games started, batting average and at-bats, third in runs scored, fourth in total bases and sacrifice hits and fifth in triples.
2012 as a junior:
- Set JMU career record for steals with her 46th against George Washington in game two of the JMU Days Inn Invitational
- Finished the season hitting .309 with a .356 on-base percentage and a .382 slugging percentage
- Added 55 hits, three doubles, two triples, two home runs, 33 runs, 15 RBIs, 11 walks, 10 sacrifice hits and 21 steals.
- Her 21 steals is the second-highest total in school history for a single season
- Ranked 73rd in the country in steals, averaging 0.38 per game
- Named CAA Player of the Week on Feb. 21
- JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award Recipient
2011 as a sophomore:
- Second Team All-CAA
- Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I Second Team All- Northeast Region
- VaSID First Team All-State
- Led the CAA with a .371 batting average
- Hit safely in 16 consecutive games from March 12-April 3, the second-longest streak in school history
- Recorded two hits, a run and a RBI in season-opening win over St. Joe’s
- 1-for-2 with a triple, a walk, and 2 runs scored against CCU.
- 3-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and a career-high three RBIs in 15-1 win over Georgetown
- CAA Player of the Week for the Week ending March 6
- Went 2-for-4 with two runs, a RBI and three stolen bases in 11-4 win over Maine
- Collected her second career walk-off hit with a bases-loaded single to help JMU beat Binghamton 2-1
- Named CAA Player of the Week on March 28 after hitting .636 with three runs, three RBIs, a double, a triple and two steals against UNCW
- Tied the school record for hits in a game with four in game two against George Mason, going 4-for-4 with a run and two RBIs
- Went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in game three against Towson
- JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete
2010 as a freshman:
- First team All-CAA
- CAA All-Rookie team
- VaSID Second Team-All State
- Started as the designated player against Akron to make her JMU debut
- Picked up her first career hit and RBI against Akron
- Finished the Tar Heel Invitational 4-for-11 with a run, a double and a steal
- Went 2-for-4 with two runs, a RBI and a walk-off home run against Seton Hall
- Set a school record with four runs in game two against Longwood
- Recorded six hits, three runs, an RBI and three steals in series with Delaware
- CAA Rookie of the Week for the Week ending May 9
- Collected three hits, including two doubles, and a run in three starts at the CAA Championship
High School:
- 2009 District MVP
- F.A.C.A. Softball All-Star
- Two-time All-Metro Conference selection
- Offensive Player of the Year in 2007 and Rookie of the Year in 2006
Personal:
- Daughter of Gwendolyn and Dave Butler
- Plans to join the pre-law program at JMU
- Member of the National Honor Society and the National Society of High School Scholars
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