CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER: Ended tenure as one of the most successful base stealers in school history, ranking eighth in stolen-base percentage (85.5/59-for-69) and ninth on the school’s all-time steal chart ... The only player in MSU history to steal her first 20 bases ... Made impressive strides at the plate in the last three seasons, including first year as a .300 hitter with a .308 average in 2013 ... A two-time NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete and SEC Academic Honor Roll member ... A true student-athlete who was MSU’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year nominee during final campaign ... Named to the SEC Community Service Team as a senior.
2014: A team leader who played in 50 of the squad’s 60 games, missing 10 due to injury ... Started 48 games, 30 in center field and 18 in left ... Hit most often in the leadoff spot (34 games), but also hit seventh (seven games) and ninth (seven games) ... Finished the year with a .250 batting average, 36 hits (tied for fourth on the team), 24 runs scored, 12 walks and a .323 on-base percentage ... Tied for the team lead with 16 stolen bases, tied for the 10th most in the Southeastern Conference, and tied for second on the squad with six sacrifice bunts ... Drove in eight runners from third base with fewer than two outs out of 15 opportunities (53.3 percent conversion rate) ... Tallied nine multiple-hit games to go along with four multi-RBI contests ... Squad went 23-7 in starts in center field (.767 winning percentage) ... Started 20 of team’s 24 SEC games and finished second on the squad with a .308 batting average during league contests ... Tied for second on the squad with 10 runs scored, came in third with 20 hits and placed fourth with nine runs batted in during SEC action ... Hit .667 (two-for-three) with the bases loaded and .350 (seven-for-20) with two out in SEC games ... Topped the Bulldogs with seven two-out RBI in league contests, four more than anybody else on the team ... Led MSU with a .290 batting average (18-for-62) against top-25 opponents ... Easily topped the squad by hitting .375 (18-for-48) during games lost and turned in an MSU-best 18 hits and seven runs batted in during setbacks ... Went 14-for-15 in stolen bases during home games, while hitting .261 (18-for-69) in Starkville ... Turned in a strong April, batting .300 (15-for-50) with nine RBI ... Drove in two runs against Jacksonville State (Feb. 9) with a double in the second inning, increasing MSU’s lead to 4-0 ... Put down the key sacrifice bunt against LIU-Brooklyn (Feb. 15) in the bottom of the 11th inning that allowed the game-winning run to score on the next play ... Scored the game-winning run in the second game against Iowa (Feb. 22) after opening the contest with a four-pitch walk ... Made first start since Feb. 23 at Georgia State (March 12) and tied season bests with two hits and two runs batted in ... In three-game series at No. 15 Georgia (March 14-15), paced the offense with four hits, two walks and a run scored ... During spring-break week in Georgia (March 11-15), led the team with a .667 batting average (six-for-nine) ... Registered a career-best-tying three hits against No. 16 Missouri (April 5) in the third game of the series ... Finished the three-game set with the Tigers (April 4-5) batting .444 ... Drove in a career-high four runs at No. 4 Tennessee (April 19) and tallied a personal-best-tying three hits ... Plated two runs and picked up two hits during the opener against Arkansas (April 25).
2013: Played in all 57 games and started 55, 32 in center field and 23 in left ... Finished third among regular starters with a .308 batting average and led the squad during Southeastern Conference games with a .292 mark ... Contributed a Bulldog second-best 49 hits while placing second on the squad in stolen bases with 21 and tying for third in runs scored with 27 ... Scored a team third-best 10 runs during league games and tied for the top spot with 21 hits ... Went eight-of-10 in stolen bases against SEC foes ... Hit .322 in non-conference contests with 17 runs scored and 12 RBI with a .402 slugging percentage ... Finished second among regular starters with a .300 batting average and 18 hits during home contests ... A force at the plate during road games with a .333 average, a team-high 22 hits and 14 runs scored ... Hit .274 against NCAA Tournament participants with a MSU-high 26 hits while also contributing six runs batted in ... Paced the Bulldogs with a .281 batting average, 16 hits and eight runs scored versus top-25 opponents ... Also had an 80-percent success rate stealing bases against ranked clubs ... Drove in five runners from third base with fewer than two outs in eight opportunities, a conversion rate of 62.5 percent, the second-best mark on the team ... Was successful advancing base runners 47.1 percent of the time and added seven two-out RBI ... Turned in a team second-best 12 multiple-hit games and added four two-RBI contests ... Had the second-longest hitting streak on the squad with 10 games and reached base in 20-straight games, also the second best by an MSU player ... Named to the Bulldog Kickoff Classic All-Tournament Team (Feb. 7-9) ... Finished a run-rule win over Tennessee State (Feb. 9) with two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base ... Hit first career home run at No. 15 Louisiana (Feb. 13) ... Was a perfect two-for-two with a run scored against Fordham (March 2) ... Singled in the SEC opener vs. No. 12 LSU (March 8) ... Tallied two hits in the series finale against the nationally ranked Tigers (March 10) ... Recorded a career-high tying three hits and two runs to go along with an RBI and a stolen base in the second game of the doubleheader sweep at the College of Charleston (March 14) ... Finished the series against No. 3 Florida (April 7) with a single and run, helping MSU record its second win over a top-three team in program history ... Tallied two hits, a walk, RBI and run scored in the nationally televised win against Ole Miss (April 12) on ESPNU in the series opener ... Came back the next day and totaled two runs, an RBI single and a stolen base ... Finished the three-game sweep against the in-state rival two-for-three with two stolen bases, a walk and a run in the series finale (April 14) ... Registered career highs in runs (three) and stolen bases (three) in the run-rule win at Samford (April 16) ... Went two-for-three with two RBI and a walk in the series-opening win at No. 4 Alabama, helping snap the Crimson Tide’s 27-game winning streak against the Bulldogs (April 19) ... Singled twice and stole a base in the series opener at No. 14 Texas A&M (April 3).
2012: One of two Bulldogs (Heidi Shape) to start all 57 games at her position (center field) ... Led the team in steals (17) and tied for the team lead in triples (three) ... Improved batting average by more than 100 points, hitting .268 with 42 hits in 157 at-bats, up from four hits in 26 at-bats in 2011 ... Scored 22 runs while tallying 14 RBI, nine walks and two doubles ... Drove in the game-winning run twice and scored two game-winning runs ... A 2012 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete as well as a 2012 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll selection ... Against Jacksonville State (Feb. 11), tied career high with three hits while scoring two runs, stealing two bases and knocking in two ... Went one-for-three with a two-RBI single against Memphis (Feb. 12) to close the Mardi Gras Invitational ... Turned in a one-for-two outing against No. 17 Louisiana (Feb. 24) ... Cranked a two-RBI double to the wall in right during victory at Jackson State (Feb. 29) ... Went two-for-three with a run scored and a stolen base in win versus Eastern Illinois (March 3) ... Had a stellar day in the home win against Samford (March 4) with a career-high three hits, a double and a triple ... Was named to the Bulldog Classic All-Tournament Team (March 2-4) ... Went one-for-three with an RBI and two stolen bases in the series-opening win versus No. 7 Georgia (March 9) ... Led all Bulldogs with two hits in the series finale against UGA (March 11) ... Recorded an RBI single in the series opener at LSU (March 16) ... Extended season-long hitting streak to seven games with a single against the Tigers in Baton Rouge in the second game of the series (March 17) ... Drew a walk and stole a base in the series opener against No. 11 Tennessee (March 23) ... Tallied a career-high-tying three hits, stole a base and scored once in the opening game of a three-game series at Arkansas (April 6) ... Scored a run in the series-opening win at rival Ole Miss (April 13) ... Finished the series sweep against the Rebels with two runs, a single and a stolen base in game three (April 15) ... Earned a career-high two walks and scored two runs in the run-rule win versus Memphis (April 24) ... Knocked in a career-high three runs with a game-winning, bases-clearing triple in game one versus Tennessee Tech (April 28) ... Registered a hit in the first round of the SEC Tournament against No. 3 Alabama (May 10) ... Collected two hits and scored a run in NCAA Tournament opening round game against BYU (May 17) ... Recorded a hit in second game of the NCAA Tournament against Portland State (May 18).
2011: Appeared in 35 games with three starts ... Recorded 17 runs, four hits, three walks, two runs batted in and a double ... Went five-for-five in stolen-base attempts ... Named a 2011 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... Scored a run against UNLV (Feb. 11) and No. 11 Washington (Feb. 12) ... Scored a run in Bulldog Round-Robin win against Southern Illinois (Feb. 19) ... Crossed home and stole the first two bases of career against Mercer (Feb. 25) ... Scored three runs as a pinch-runner at the SEC/ACC Challenge in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (March 11-13) ... Tallied first hit of career in game one against Alcorn State (March 29) ... Drove in the first two career runs on first Bulldog double during series finale against No. 22 Auburn (April 10) ... Made first career start at Mississippi Valley State (April 12), collecting a hit and scoring the tying run ... Drew two starts against No. 3 Alabama (April 16-17), going one-for-two and scoring a run in the second game.
PRE-COLLEGE: A standout outfielder for Kent Chambers’ Bob Jones High School squad ... Named an NFCA Third Team All-American following a senior season that saw Bob Jones go 51-17-2 and finish third in the Alabama 6A State Tournament ... An Alabama High School Athletic Association 6A All-Tournament Team selection as a senior ... Earned a second-straight First-Team All-State award in 2010 after hitting .485 with four home runs, 24 RBI, 65 runs and 51 stolen bases ... Collected a second Huntsville Times All-Elite First-Team selection and third NFCA First-Team All-South Region honor to close prep career ... Selected to play in the Alabama North/South All-Star Game after junior and senior seasons ... Named First-Team All-State in 2009 after hitting a school-record .526 and scoring 70 times, helping team advance to the North Region tournament ... Earned NFCA All-South Region and All-Elite First-Team honors as a junior ... Claimed the Patriots’ Silver Slugger Award, Outfield Golden Glove Award and the 100% Award in 2009 ... A Super All-Metro and All-State Honorable Mention honoree after hitting .434 and scoring 40 runs for the Patriots’ 2008 squad that went 34-14 ... Twice named Bob Jones’ Wendy’s High School Heisman Award winner (2009 and 2010) ... An NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... Took first in the region and second in the state in the Science Olympiad’s electric car category ... Selected to play on an international squad in the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany ... Played travel softball in 2009 and 2010 for the Alabama Crusaders ... Helped the Crusaders to a 25th-place tie at ASA Gold Nationals in 2010 after the team tied for 17th a year earlier ... Won the 2010 Region 5 qualifier in Boca Raton, Fla., with the Crusaders.
PERSONAL: Born Jessica Kathleen Offutt on Feb. 27, 1992, in Huntsville, Ala. ... Daughter of Monty and Kathy Offutt ... Has two older sisters, Gini and Sarah ... Sarah played softball at Louisiana Tech ... Majored in mechanical engineering ... A big fan of “Lord of the Rings” ... Interned the last two summers at Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners ... There, she designed frames for the commercial 787-9 and drawings for the KC-46A tanker and conducted stress analysis on a commercial spacecraft.
