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17  Jill Jelnick
Jill Jelnick

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Aliso Viejo, Calif.

High School:
Aliso Niguel

Height:
5-6

Position:
Infield/Outfield

B/T:
L/R


05/24/2012

Jelnick Tabbed Academic All-America

Sophomore With 4.00 GPA, One Of Just Three Underclassmen Selected

05/08/2012

Jelnick Receives Conference USA All-Academic Honors

Sophomore, Owner Of 4.00 GPA, One Of Two Underclassmen Selected

05/06/2012

Pirates Drop Finale At Memphis 5-3

Junior Kai Clark And Sophomore Jasmine Robbins Combine For Four Hits, Two Runs

05/06/2012

Pirates Enter C-USA Championship As Sixth Seed

ECU To Take On No. 3 Seed Marshall Thursday At 5:30 p.m. ET

05/05/2012

Softball Comes Back Twice For Sweep Of Memphis

Senior Suzanne Riggs Goes Five-For-Six In Doubleheader, Drives In Winning Run In Game Two

04/07/2012

UAB Saturday Highlights

Watch highlights from East Carolina's 4-2 victory over UAB.

04/06/2012

UAB Friday Highlights

Watch highlights from East Carolina's doubleheader with UAB.

03/28/2012

UNC Wilmington Highlights

Watch highlights from East Carolina's sweep of UNC Wilmington.

03/25/2012

ECU-UTEP Game 3 Highlights

Watch highlights from East Carolina's 5-1 victory over UTEP.

03/24/2012

ECU-UTEP Game 2 Highlights

Watch highlights from East Carolina's 11-10 victory over UTEP.

03/15/2011

Jill Jelnick

Jill Jelnick

2012 Preseason All-Conference USA Team
2011 Second Team All-Conference USA
2011 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
2011 Conference USA All-Tournament Team

Career Statistics Get Acrobat Reader

As A Sophomore (2012)
2012 Game-by-Game Statistics

As A Freshman (2011)
2011 Game-by-Game Statistics
A fiery competitor who earned Second-Team All-Conference USA honors as a utility player and C-USA All-Freshman Team and Conference USA All-Tournament Team honors ... One of just four C-USA freshmen to earn all-league honors in 2011 ... Experienced action in 54 games and started 39 - 22 in right field, 14 at second base and three as the designated player ... Was ECU's top hitter during the second half of the season, posting a .304 average to go along with 24 hits, 14 walks, 13 runs scored and eight driven in ... During the 15 games prior to the NCAA Tournament, tallied a team-best 17 hits and 10 runs scored with a .395 average ... Ended the campaign leading the squad with three triples and posted the third-best batting average at .295 ... Finished fourth among Pirate players with 36 hits, 19 walks and a .399 on-base percentage ... Also checked in fifth on the team with 21 runs scored and 43 total bases ... Batted .340 with runners on base (18-53) and reached base 42.6 percent of the time (20-47) when leading off an inning ... Average of .342 with runners in scoring position was the highest on the team ... Tallied nine multiple-hit games, the fourth most on the team, and a trio of two-RBI contests ... Batted .300 in league games, trailing only Jasmine Robbins' squad-best .333 mark ... Made the C-USA All-Tournament Team after pacing the squad with four hits and .444 batting average while scoring two runs ... Excelled in road games, hitting .364 with an ECU-best .481 on-base percentage ... Hit .800 or better when facing a 2-1 (.846/11-13) or 3-1 (.800/4-5) count ... Committed two errors in first career game, but had just three the remainder of the season ... Recorded first hit of career, a triple, against UNC Wilmington (2/16) ... Drove in the game-tying run against St. John's (2/18) with a two-out single to center field in the seventh inning ... Collected two hits in games one and three at then-league-leading UAB while batting .364 for the series (4/16-17) ... Hit .625 (5-8) and drew four walks during UTEP series (4/22-23) ... Went 2-4 against Maryland during ECU's 2-0 victory over the Terrapins in the NCAA College Park Regional (5/21).

Aliso Niguel High School
Four-year leadoff batter and two-time First Team All-South Coast League selection ... Received numerous accolades as a senior, including the school's Lee Brenan Sportsmanship Award, the South Coast League's Sportsmanship Award and the team's leadership award ... Also selected to play in the 11th Orange County Coaches All-Star Showcase for the Orange County All-Star Team ... Junior year, received the coaches award and the team's best offensive player designation ... Named the squad's most valuable player, a First Team All-Orange County Sophomore and first team all-league member following sophomore season ... Picked up first coaches award as a freshman ... Enjoyed additional success on the basketball court, earning two varsity letters and being named captain, best offensive player, best defensive player, most valuable player and most tenacious player during four-year career ... Over the summer, played travel softball for the California Desperados Gold team ... A standout in the classroom who was a four-year scholar athlete and three-time Esprit de Wolverine Award winner ... As a senior, selected as a finalist to be the school's Wolverine-of-the-Year ... Named the 2009 Orange County Affiliate Susan G. Komen Youth Volunteer-of-the-Year after starting the school's Pink Ribbon Club, which helped raise nearly $3,000 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Personal
Majoring in English, secondary education ... Daughter of Jerry and Jeanne Jelnick ... Father was a pitcher at Long Beach State.

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Get to know the 2012 Pirate softball players

Question Answer
Favorite midnight snack: Leftover Olive Garden breadsticks
The best thing I've ever eaten is: Frozen cheesecake on a stick dipped in chocolate
First restaurant I have to go to when I'm back home: In-N-Out Burger
Favorite academic class: Interpreting Literature
Favorite app for my phone: Disneyland Wait Times
My most prized possession is: My closet
I can't imagine going a week without: Calling my mom and dad
The movie about my life would be titled: Pretty in Pink
If I were a pirate, my name would be: Blonde Beard
One thing about me that will surprise most people reading this: I can name all 30 Major League Baseball teams in alphabetical order in less than 10 seconds
Three things on my bucket list are: 1. Swim with dolphins 2. Learn another language 3. Road trip from North Carolina to California
For just one day I would love to be: President
The person in history I'd like to meet is: Jackie Robinson so I could play catch with him
If I could change one thing about softball, it would be to: Have the umpires ask runners if they were safe
Advice I would give to young girls who want to play softball: Never give anything less than your all and leave it everything you have on the field.