Player Bio: Jessica Wilkinson - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Softball
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AS A JUNIOR (2005): Appeared in 38 games ... scored 11 runs and stole five bases ... hit a two-RBI single vs. Simon Fraser (Apr. 5) ... went 1-for-3 with a single vs. Nevada (Apr. 24) ... scored the game-winning run vs. Iowa in the regional championship game (May 22).
AS A RS SOPHOMORE (2004): Appeared in 38 games, making three starts in right field ...was Washington's primary pinch runner, scoring 13 runs ...notched first collegiate hit with a double against Arizona (May 15)... scored a run in four straight games between Feb. 8-14 and again between April 4-10 ... scored runs in three Pac-10 games including against Oregon State (April 18), California (May 8) and Arizona (May 15) ...scored the game-winning run in the 4-1 victory over Tennessee-Chattanooga (May 20) to open the NCAA Regional Tournament in Athens, Ga. ... also scored a run vs. Michigan State at the regional (May 21).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2003): Redshirted during sophomore campaign.
AS A FRESHMAN (2002): A back-up catcher who joined the team in early January ... appeared in one game, logging an at-bat in the team's 6-0 victory over San Diego State on February 3, at the Early Bird Classic.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two letters in softball at Garfield High School ... served as team captain her senior year ... also a member of Garfield's basketball team from 1999-2001 ... earned all-conference honors for both basketball and softball as a senior ... one of just six from her school to be honored at the 101 Club's 68th annual high school student-athlete luncheon.
PERSONAL: A psychology major ... hobbies include playing the guitar and reading ... daughter of Jarmila and Larry Wilkinson ... has three sisters, Lena (25), Kareen (23) and Mila (16) ... father, Larry, attended graduate school at UW from 1979-83 ... contemplating a career in law ...Jessica Arlene Wilkinson was born November 22, 1983, in Seattle, Wash.
