Statistics: 2009 | 2010 | 2011
2011 (Junior): Started all 49 games in theseason, mostly at first base… Recorded nine home runs on theseason, becoming the school’s all-time leader in home runswith 19… Tallied four home runs in four games during theinaugural Belmont Spring Invitational Tournament… NamedAtlantic Sun Player of the Week (4/18) after recording two key homeruns in Belmont’s 7-4 upset of first place Florida Gulf Coast(4/16)… Was only fourth Bruin softball player to everreceive the conference POTW award… Finished season with .250hitting percentage and .539 slugging percentage… Led theteam in home runs (nine), hits (33), RBIs (28) and doubles(10)… Earned Atlantic Sun All-Academic honors.
2010 (Sophomore): Played in 53 games, starting52 … Set the school’s Division I era record for mosthomeruns in a season with 10 … Led the team in hits (36),RBI s (33), slugging percentage (.500), and putouts (163) …Ranked second on the team in batting average at .257… Made27 appearances as a pitcher … In 61.2 innings, she had 48strikeouts.
2009 (Freshman): Played in 16 games withfive starts ... Pitched 23 innings with 18 strikeouts ... Pitched acareer high 5.2 innings with two strikeouts in the second gameagainst Western Kentucky (4/29) ... Recorded career high sixstrikeouts in the second game against North Florida (3/28).
High School: Played fourseasons under Jerry Kelbley at Westerville-South HS ... First TeamAll State ... First Team All-District ... Two-time All-Ohio CapitalConference ... 2006 Ohio Capital Conference Player of the Year ...Team Offensive MVP 2006-08 ... Helped guide South to a DistrictChampionship in 2006 ... Selected to play in the International CupSoftball Tournament in the Netherlands in 2007 ... Competed in theOhio Underclassmen Tournament in 2006 ... Finished junior year witha 0.79 ERA and 234 strikeouts in 115 innings ... Ended seniorseason with a 0.65 ERA ... Also earned Second Team All-District andSecond Team All-Conference for volleyball ... Has three formerteammates playing softball in college.
Personal: Born JenniferAshley Byers on Nov. 19, 1989 in Westerville, Ohio ... Parents areRob and Robin Byers ... One of three siblings ... Majoring inexercise science and plans to work in sports marketing.
