Hokie Club14 - Kathleen JonesPosition: Outfield
Class: Junior
Height: 5' 3"
High School: Chantilly
Hometown: Centreville, Va.
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Will miss the 2004 season after undergoing a second surgery on her left shoulder ... Will spend the spring rehabilitating the shoulder and getting it stronger in hopes of returning for her senior season ... Loss opens up the starting left field spot ... Will be counted on to be a leader in the locker room and dugout.
2003: Saw action in 34 games, starting 29 ... Had 12 hits on the year ... Recorded three doubles, two triples and five RBI ... Hit .160 on the season ... Scored 11 runs ... Drew 13 walks ... Started the season in left field, but moved to the infield midway through the season ... Played both third and second base the remainder of the year ... Came off the bench to record two hits against No. 10 Arizona State ... The first hit came when she had to enter the game mid-count after an injury to Heather Todd ... Without warming up, she lined a single into left field ... Also had two hits against Sacramento State ... Had two RBI against Radford ... Had triples against Santa Clara and Radford ... Named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star team.
2002: Named the Co-BIG EAST Player of the Week on Feb. 25 after her performance at Winthrop and Charlotte ... Finished the season batting .288 ... Had 32 hits and 15 RBI ... Also had nine doubles, two home runs and 11 walks ... Scored 16 runs ... Had two hits and four RBI against Winthrop ... Hit her lone home run of the season in that game ... Recorded five hits, three RBI and two runs scored in a doubleheader against Charlotte the next day ... Had two hits against Purdue ... Drove in a run against Georgia State ... Had a hit and three RBI against Gardner-Webb ... Hit her second home run of the season at the BIG EAST Softball Championship as the Hokies upset top-seeded Notre Dame, 8-3, in the first round ... Played in 46 games as a true freshman, starting 43 ... Named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star team.
High School: A four-year letterwinner at Chantilly High School for Coach Kathy Moore ... Named first-team All-Metropolitan in both 2000 and 2001 ... Named first-team all-region as a junior and senior ... Made the first-team All-Concorde squad three times ... Named second-team all-region in 1999 ... Made the All-Journal team in 2000 and 2001 ... Compiled a 0.71 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 99.0 innings as a senior ... Led her team to the Concorde District regular season title ... Club team was the Redbirds ... Was coached by Mike Zook for two years on that squad and Joe Ammons for one ... Also lettered four times in swimming at Chantilly.
Personal: Kathleen Nicole Jones ... Born June 14, 1983 in Oxnard, CA ... Daughter of James and Teri Jones ... Has three sisters and two brothers ... Majoring in human services.
| Year | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB-A | BB | SO | PO | A | E | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 46 | 44 | 111 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .288 | 0-0 | 11 | 25 | 47 | 10 | 6 | .905 |
| 2003 | 34 | 29 | 75 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .160 | 0-0 | 13 | 20 | 34 | 25 | 12 | .831 |
| Totals | 80 | 73 | 186 | 27 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 20 | .237 | 0-0 | 24 | 45 | 81 | 35 | 18 | .866 |