FMU: Returning 2-year starter, 3-year letterwinner....Ranked 156th nationally in walks per game (0.41) in ‘09....All-Conference Team ‘09, ‘08....Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Southeast Region Team (2nd team) ‘08....NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ‘08, ‘09....PBC All-Academic Team ‘09....Ranked 98th nationally in runs per game (0.79) in ‘08....PBC Presidential and FMU Swamp-Fox Athletic-Academic honor rolls ‘07, ‘08, ‘09....Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society....Beta Gamma Sigma....Past vice-president of The RIOT (student pep club)....Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)....The Winning Edge Leadership Program.

PERSONAL:  Born Jessica Nicole Birchmeier in St. Petersburg, Fla....Attended Ridgewood  High School, where she played for coach Amber Starkey.....As a senior, batted .407 with 24 runs, 3 HRs, 32 RBIs, 8 SBs....Fanned only once in 81 plate appearances....Suncoast Athletic Conference Player of the Year....Named Player of the Year by Florida Athletic Coaches  Association (District 7) and the St. Petersburg Times....Her school's Female Athlete of the Year....3-time All-Conference, 4-time All-Conference Academic Team....School's season and career home run leader.....Batted .300 as a junior; .406 as a sophomore....Florida Ultimate Gold travel team....Has met Jessica Mendoza, Cat Osterman, Lovianne Jung, Stacy Nuveman, Lisa Fernandez, and Dot Richardson....Hobbies include playing swimming and fixing anything broken by roommates.....Nickname is Birch.

FAVORITES: (athletes) Jessica Mendoza, Evan Longoria, Carl Crawford, David Beckham, (team) Tampa Bay Rays, (movie) Ace Ventura:  When Nature Calls, (TV shows) Greek, Grey's Anatomy, (food) Peanut butter, (non-intercollegiate sports activity) Volleyball, (FMU) The pool, (in my CD player/iPod) Everything.

CAREER STATS

YEAR      G-GS    AB      R         H        2B    3B    HR    RBI    AVG    SB-SBA    FLD%
2009      51-51    148     23       48       10      1      1       20    .324       3-3        .900
2008      53-50    167     32       64       13      1      4       42    .383       1-1        .917
2007      24-8       35       4         7         1      0      0        2    .200       0-0        .714
Totals  128-109   350     59     119       24      2      5       64    .340       4-4       .892