#00 - Jessica Boni
Position: C
Year: So.
Hometown: Fuquay Varina, NC
High School: Fuquay-Varina
Height: 5-9
Major: Biology
Bats/Throws: R/R
Parents: Jeff & Joyce Boni

Career:
After two seasons of action, she has played in 73 games, 62 as a starter ... Has 10 multi-hit games to her credit ... Following the 2010 season, she ranked seventh all-time at Emory with 351 putouts.

Sophomore (2010):
Handled the bulk of the catching duties and started all 39 games she played ... Hit .273 (30-for-110) with 17 RBIs ... Tied for the No. 3 spot on the team with nine doubles ... Hit safely in six of eight UAA Tournament games ... Drove in the eventual game-winning run in the team's 3-1 win over Brandeis (Mar. 9) ... Went 2-for-3, including a double, in a 5-0 triumph over No. 6 Washington University (Mar. 10) ... Came through with a pair of hits and registered three RBIs vs. Agnes Scott (Apr. 7), the first two coming on a single and the other after a double ... Enjoyed a 10-game hitting streak (Mar. 11 - Apr. 7) that saw her post a .428 average (12-of-28) ... Slapped out a pair of hits and accounted for an RBI in a 10-3 win over Piedmont (Apr. 21) ... Against Maryville (Apr. 26), she led off the top of the sixth inning with her lone homer of the campaign that gave the Eagles a 4-3 lead.

Freshman (2009):
Drew starting assignments in 23 of the 34 games she played in ... Concluded the year with a .247 hitting average (18-for-73) with 13 RBIs ... Chalked up four multi-hit contests ... Came through with two hits, including a run-producing triple, in the fourth inning that sparked a nine-run frame in a 12-1 win over Emerson College ... First career homer was a two-run blast in a 17-0 win over Case Western (Mar. 14) at the UAA Tournament ... Collected three hits in  four trips to the plate and scored twice in a 9-5 decision over LaGrange (Mar. 30) ... Came through with a two-out, two-run single against Brandeis (Mar. 10) that helped Emory to a 3-2 win in the UAA Tournament.

Prior to Emory:
Attended Fuquay-Varina High School where she earned four years in softball ... High school coach was Deborah Clarke ... Served as a team co-captain her junior and senior years ... Three-time all-conference selection ... Captured Class 4A Honorable Metion All-State recognition her final season ... Helped her team to a No. 8 ranking in Class 4A ... Member of conference championship squads in 2005, 2006 and 2007 ... Hit .374 with 20 RBIs her junior season ... Won her team's Batting Champion Award in 2008 ... Tabbed as her school's 2007-08 Female Athlete of the Year ... Her club team was the highly regarded Carolina Cardinals where she was coached by Ray Chandler ... The Cardinals were 2006 ASA national champions and selected by Softball Today Magazine as the 18U Team of the Year.

Personal: Born August 26, 1990 ... Daughter of Jeff and Joyce Boni.

Stats

Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT AVG
2009 34-23 73 11 18 13 2 1 1 0-0 .247
2010 39-39 110 15 30 17 9 0 1 1-1 .273
TOTAL 73-62 183 26 48 30 11 1 2 1-1 .262

 

 

 

 

 




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5/12/12
Softball
2
Salisbury
0
Emory
Final
@ Newport News, Va.
2012 NCAA Tournament
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5/11/12
Softball
2
Emory
4
Roanoke
Final
@ Newport News, VA
NCAA Regionals
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5/10/12
Softball
1
McDaniel
4
Emory
Final
@ Newport News, Va.
NCAA Regional at Christopher Newport
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4/25/12
Softball
0
Covenant
8
Emory
Final - 6 innings

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4/25/12
Softball
2
Covenant
11
Emory
Final - 5 innings

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Institution UAA All
Emory 6-2 34-5
Washington (Mo.) 4-4 28-12
Rochester (N.Y.) 4-4 29-15
Case Western Reserve 3-5 26-15
Brandeis 3-5 27-18
Chicago 0-0 22-9