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  Jackie Greer
Jackie Greer

Player Profile
Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Portage, Mich.

High School:
Portage Northern

Height:
5-7

Position:
Outfield

B/T:
R/R

A team captain in 2006 ... a tremendous defensive outfielder who covers a lot of ground ... a two-year starter in the outfield for UVa (right field in 2004 and center field in 2005) ... was recruited as both a pitcher and an outfielder, but a foot injury has forced her to forego pitching.

2005- Started 53 of the 57 games she played in ... started 12 games in right field before moving to center where she started 41 games ... hit .140 overall and .212 in ACC play ... scored eight runs and drew 13 walks ... second on the team with eight sacrifice hits ... led the team in hit-by-pitches with five ... only committed one error in 42 fielding chances for a .976 fielding percentage ... recorded two-hit games vs. Towson (Apr. 5) and Virginia Tech (May 1) ... walked twice in four separate contests ... had two sacrifice hits vs. Virginia Tech (Apr. 30) ... named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... selected as a 2004-05 NFCA Scholar-Athlete, the third consecutive year she has earned the award.

2004- Started 44 games in right field and played in 54 contests ... hit .204 (21-103) with 18 runs scored and seven RBI ... hit three doubles and one home run ... hit first career home run in the first game of a doubleheader against Maryland (Apr. 25) and went 2-4 in that game ... drew 17 walks, stole seven bases and had seven sacrifice hits ... led UVa's outfielders with six assists ... was 2-2 with a walk in UVa's win in the second game of a doubleheader against #17 Pacific (Mar. 10) ... drove in a career-best two runs against Seton Hall (Mar. 26) ... had two hits in first game of a twinbill against James Madison (Apr. 21) ... named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... selected as a 2003-04 NFCA Scholar-Athlete.

2003- Was a medical red-shirt in the 2003 season ... selected to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

High School- First-team All-State selection as a pitcher in 2001 and 2002 ... an honorable mention All-State pick as an outfielder in 2000 ... team captain in 2002 ... rated as the eighth best player in Michigan in 2002 by the Detroit Free Press ... 2002 Academic All-State ... helped lead Portage Northern to three consecutive Division 1 State Championships from 2000-2002, including a 43-0 record in 2000 ... received Highest Academic Honors all four years ... member of National Honor Society from 2000 to 2002 ... President of the Student Athlete Advisory Council in 2001-2002.

Personal- Born October 9, 1983 in Middletown, Conn. ... daughter of Barbara and George Greer ... has an older sister, Jennifer, and a younger brother, Matthew ... enrolled in the Comm School and is double majoring in management and finance ... is a member of UVa's 2005-06 Student Athlete Advisory Committee.

Greer's Career Statistics

Year G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI BB SO SB PO AST E
2004 54 .204 103 21 3 0 1 18 7 17 35 7 31 6 2
2005 57 .140 100 14 1 0 0 8 4 13 39 0 40 1 1
Career 111 .172 203 35 4 0 1 26 11 30 74 7 71 7 3

 

 

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