2013 Softball Roster

5/19 Jess Epler

  • Position Pitcher/Infield
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Reading, PA
  • High School Governor Mifflin

Biography

HONORS
2012-13 NEAC Scholar-Athlete
2013 NFCA All-American First Team
2013 NFCA All-East Region First Team
2013 NEAC South Division Player of the Year
2013 All-NEAC South Division First Team
NEAC Softball Pitcher Student-Athlete of the Week (4/15/13)
NEAC Softball Student-Athlete of the Week (4/8/13)
NEAC Softball Student-Athlete of the Week (4/1/13)
NEAC Softball Pitcher Student-Athlete of the Week (3/25/13)
NEAC Softball Student-Athlete of the Week (3/11/13)

2013 Statistics

TOP PERFORMANCES
Batting
At-Bats: 5 (vs. Rivier, 3/05/13)
Hits: 4 (3x, last time vs. Gallaudet, 4/20/13)
Doubles: 2 (3x, last time vs. Gallaudet, 4/20/13)
Triples: 1 (5x, last time at Wilson, 4/27/13)
Home Runs: 2 (at Rosemont, 4/23/13)
Runs Scored: 4 (at Wilson, 4/27/13)
RBI: 7 (at Rosemont, 4/23/13)
Walks: 4 (3x, last time vs. SUNYIT, 5/04/13)
Stolen Bases: 3 (at Wilson, 4/27/13)
Pitching
Innings Pitched: 7.0 (10x, last time vs. Wilson, 4/07/13)
Strikeouts: 14 (vs. Green Mountain, 3/03/13)

2013: Made an immediate impact on the Nittany Lions success in her first season at Penn State Berks…was named NEAC South Division Player of the Year, All-NEAC South Division First Team, NFCA All-East Region First Team, and NFCA All-America First Team…first player in conference history to earn NFCA-All American honors…batted .615 (64-for-104) with 15 doubles, five triples, 10 home runs, 62 RBI, and 56 runs scored…walked 43 times, while only striking out three times…was 17-1 with a 0.61 ERA and 123 strikeouts in the pitcher’s circle…set practically every single-season school record in hitting and pitching…all-time leader in batting average, slugging percentage (1.144), on-base percentage (.730), runs scored, hits, doubles, home runs, RBI, walks, ERA, batting average against (.161), and shutouts (11)…tied for the school record in games played (41), games started (41), triples, wins, and complete games (17)…her 123 strikeouts in the pitcher’s circle ranks second, while her 21 appearances are the fourth most…led the nation in batting average, ERA/7 innings (0.47), on-base percentage…RBI/game (1.51), and slugging percentage…ranks in the top five in the nation in hits allowed/7 innings (4.12) and shutouts…had 20 multi-hit games, including three games with four hits…struck out a single-game record 14 batters and tossed a no-hitter in the season opener against Green Mountain College…recorded 76 putouts, 49 assists, and finished the season with a .977 fielding percentage.

Birth Date: October 5
Major: Criminal Justice
Hobbies: Lifting/eating
Favorite Food: Sweet potatoes/green beans
Favorite TV Show: Biggest Loser/The Walking Dead
Favorite Movie: The Little Mermaid
Favorite Actor: Robert Downey Jr.
Favorite Sports Team: Phillies
Favorite Athlete: Albert Pujols
Favorite Book: Kingdom Keepers
Favorite Vacation Spot: Orlando, Florida
Favorite Musician: Backstreet Boys
What’s on your iPod: Everything
Favorite Video Game: Zumba
Pre-Game Meal: Gummy Bears
Pre-Game Ritual: Never Step on the lines
Career goal after graduation: Graduate from the police academy & become a state cop
Fun Fact: I can squat 355 pounds
Nickname: Eppy








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