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Pam Jones
Crawfordville, Fla.
North Florida CC/Wakulla H.S.
First Base
5-7
Senior

#25

Year GP Avg AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-SBA PO A E Fld
2004 47 .304 138 15 42 17 4 0 0 9 9 0-0 162 51 7 .968
Totals 47 .304 138 15 42 17 4 0 0 9 9 0-0 162 51 7 .968

2004: Started 46 of 47 games… Fifth on the team in average (.304)… Ended season with four-game hitting streak, totaling seven hits and four RBI… Five hits came in SAC Tournament… Three multi-hit performances… Went 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBI vs. Lincoln Memorial (Mar. 17)… Six-game hitting streak during conference season with two hits each at Catawba (Apr. 3) and vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (Apr. 4)…
North Florida CC: Played for coach Missy Durante… Hit .298 with 19 runs batted in for the Lady Sentinals… Florida Junior College Athletic Association All-Academic Team… Honorable Mention All-Panhandle Conference… NFCC claimed Panhandle Conference, Gulf District and Florida State championships…
High School: Attended Wakulla HS… Earned four letters in softball and basketball, and one in women’s golf… Played for coaches Mike Smith (softball) and Paul Bennett (basketball)… First Team All-Big Bend Conference… On the diamond, achieved Most Valuable Offensive Player, Golden Glove and Captain’s Award… Team reached final four in 1998 and 1999… Received Most Valuable Offensive Player and Most Improved in basketball…
Personal: Full name is Pamela Michelle Jones… Born Dec. 29, 1982 in Thomasville, Ga… Daughter of Steve and Cindy Jones… Majoring in Sports Management… Lists hobbies as drawing and painting, and playing basketball… Favorites - Movie: Angels in the Outfield; Musical artist: Rascal Flatts; Athlete: Dot Richardson; Pre-game meal: Boxed lunch; Sports moment: Winning the State Championship at NFCC... Father played baseball at Valdosta State University... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll... SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.


Jeannie Keebler
Port Orange, Fla.
North Florida CC/Spruce Creek H.S.
Third Base
5-3
Senior

#00

Year GP Avg AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-SBA PO A E Fld
2004 34 .327 104 24 34 14 5 2 1 8 20 4-4 47 74 133 .903
Totals 34 .327 104 24 34 14 5 2 1 8 20 4-4 47 74 133 .903

2004: Started 32 of 34 games… Ranked second on the team in average (.327), on base percentage (.391) and stolen bases (4) and was third in runs (24)… Had 10 multi-hit games… Missed almost a month with a leg injury… Hit .415 in first two and a half weeks of season… Tallied 10 hits and seven RBI in a four-game span in February, including a grand slam at Virginia Intermont (Feb. 24)… Named to Tusculum/Comfort Inn All-Tournament Team after hitting .500 with six runs and two RBI… Scored a run in nine straight games and 13 of the first 15 contests… Posted four hits in twinbill vs. Lincoln Memorial (Mar. 17), going 3-for-4 in game two with three runs… Two hits and two RBI in SAC Tournament win vs. Mars Hill (Apr. 22)…
North Florida CC: Hit .297 with 31 RBI and a .989 fielding percentage… All-Academic Team and Scholar-Athlete… Honorable Mention All-Panhandle Conference… Played for coach Missy Durante…
High School: Graduated from Spruce Creek HS… Four year letterwinner in softball and basketball and earned three letters in volleyball… Softball mentor was Jim Romanizyn… Earned All-Conference and All-County recognition in 1999-00 and 2000-01… 1998 team MVP and 2001 Golden Glove award winner… Impressive hardcourt resume includes leading team in assists and steals four straight seasons… Twice earned team’s Best Defensive Player and set school record for steals in a game (12)…
Personal: Full name is Jeannie Vicki Keebler… Born Apr. 26, 1983 in McKeesport, Pa… Daughter of Vicki Day and Eugene Keebler… Majoring in Physical Education with a minor in Coaching... Wants to get married, have a family and teach after graduation... Hobbies include golfing, playing Atari and long hikes on the beach followed by a candlelit dinner... Favorites - Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean; Musical artist: Trapt and George Strait; Athlete: Marcus Giles; Pre-game meal: Chicken fingers and french fries; Personal sports moment: Winning State Championship at NFCC... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll... SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.


Laura Menchaca
Clarksville, Tenn.
Kenwood H.S.
Outfield/Utility
5-6
Senior

#13

Year GP Avg AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-SBA PO A E Fld
2002 45 .266 128 15 34 7 3 3 0 5 20 5-6 129 28 10 .940
2003 46 .307 137 19 42 13 6 2 0 10 11 4-4 200 38 7 .971
2004 47 .316 158 27 50 23 13 5 3 3 13 1-1 28 6 4 .895
Totals 138 .298 423 61 126 43 22 10 3 43 44 10-11 357 72 21 .953

2005: Preseason All-South Atlantic Conference Second Team...
2004: Started all 47 games… Ranked first on the team in doubles (13) and triples (5) and second in runs (27), hits (50), slugging percentage (.519) and home runs (3)… Tied for third in the SAC in doubles per game (.28), tied for fourth in triples per game (.11) and eighth in slugging percentage… Led team with 15 multi-hit games and has led the team all three years… Her 15-game hitting streak was second-longest on the team… Streak ran from Feb. 17 through Mar. 12 and include a run of four games with two hits… Also had six straight games with a RBI during the streak… Posted seven hits in three straight SAC outings, all three wins… Named to Tusculum/Comfort Inn (Feb. 21) and Tusculum Spring Invitational (Mar. 6) All-Tournament Teams… After 15-game hitting streak was broken vs. Lander (Mar. 12), she started a nine-game streak her next outing… Hit first collegiate home run vs. Lees-McRae (Feb. 17)… Also posted round-trippers vs. Brevard (Feb. 25) and Anderson (Mar. 12)…
2003: Third on the team in hitting (.307) and second in hits (42) and triples (2)… Led team with 14 multi-hit games and a nine-game hitting streak… During hitting streak, she had six multi-hit performances including four straight two-hit games… Also contributed eight RBI during that stretch… Five hits and three RBI in sweep of Milligan (Feb. 19)… Four hits in doubleheader with Presbyterian (Apr. 12)… Earned South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week honors on Mar. 11… Named to Days Inn/Tusculum Spring Invitational All-Tournament Team, hitting a tournament-best .615 as Tusculum claimed the title… Reached base four times in SAC Tournament…
2002: Second on the team in runs (15), hits (34), triples (3) and total bases (43)… Led the team in multi-hit games with 11… Tied a single-game Tusculum record with two triples vs. Presbyterian (Apr. 2)… Combined for three hits, two runs and four RBI in doubleheader with Lees-McRae (Apr. 4)… Three hits in twinbill at Lee (Mar. 19)… Had four back-to-back two-hit games… Threw out 48.1% of base stealers…
High School: Member of the volleyball, rifle and softball team at Kenwood HS… Lettered four years in volleyball and softball, and two years on the rifle team… In volleyball, she was named to the All-District and All-Region teams twice… Member of the All-District Softball Team all four years… Two-time volleyball team MVP, softball MVP, Defensive MVP, and earned the Sportsmanship Award…
Personal: Laura Lynn Menchaca was born in Adrian, Mich. on March 27, 1983… She is the daughter of Bryan and Michelle Mann, and Robert Menchaca… She is majoring in Psychology… After graduation she plans to attend graduate school... Favorites - Movie: Happy Gilmore; Musical artist: Christina Aguilera; Sports moment: Her first collegiate home run... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll... SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Jessica Taylor
Greeneville, Tenn.
West Greene H.S.
Shortstop
5-7
Senior

#12

Year GP Avg AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-SBA PO A E Fld
2002 31 .213 75 11 16 4 1 4 0 3 21 1-2 36 57 18 .838
2003 46 .294 102 28 30 21 3 0 6 7 26 4-4 49 2 7 .879
2004 47 .312 144 37 45 23 7 2 6 9 29 6-6 58 4 2 .969
Totals 124 .283 321 76 91 48 11 6 12 19 76 11-12 143 63 27 .884

2005: Preseason All-South Atlantic Conference Second Team...
2004: Started all 47 games… First on the team in runs (37), stolen bases (6) and sacrifices (8), and second in home runs (6) and RBI (23)… Ranked sixth in the SAC in runs per game (.79) and eighth in home runs per contest (.13)… Hit six home runs for the second straight season, tied for fourth-best in school history… Career total of 12 is tied for fourth in school history… Had 12 multi-hit and seven multi-RBI performances… Posted 12-game hitting streak from Feb. 17 through Mar. 5, hitting .556 over that stretch with three home runs, four doubles and 13 RBI… Seven games of at least two hits during that time… Named to Tusculum/Comfort Inn All-Tournament Team (Feb. 21) and was the Most Valuable Player of Tusculum Spring Invitational (Mar. 6)… Went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles vs. Mountain State (Feb. 20)… Five RBI in back-to-back games at Lees-McRae (Mar. 23) and vs. Virginia Intermont (Mar. 24) with four runs and a three-run homer… After missing almost all of game one of doubleheader at Carson-Newman (Mar. 30) due to being hit by a pitch, she went 3-for-4 with two round-trippers, two RBI and three runs in game two, leading the Pioneers to a sweep…
2003: Led team in home runs (6), slugging percentage (.500) and runs (28)… Six home runs were tied for third-most in school history and were the highest total since 1995… Tied for second in South Atlantic Conference in home runs per game (.13)… Led team with six multi-RBI games… Tallied two hits each in three straight games, driving in seven runs during that stretch, including two home runs… Seven-game hitting streak during season… Five multi-hit games… Went 2-for-4 with a grand slam in win over Virginia Intermont (Mar. 6)… Hit three-run homer the next day vs. Pikeville (Mar. 7)… Named to Days Inn/Tusculum Spring Invitational All-Tournament Team… Reached base three times including one long-ball in SAC Tournament win over Catawba (Apr. 24)…
2002: Missed several games due to injury… Four triples on the season led the team… 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a RBI at Lees-McRae (Feb. 26)… Three hits and two runs in doubleheader vs. UNC Pembroke (Feb. 23)…
High School: Lettered four years in softball and basketball, as well as three years in volleyball locally at West Greene HS… Batted .303 with two home runs and 11 stolen bases her senior year… Named to All-State First Team in volleyball… All-Region MVP, and All Tournament Team... Led WGHS to a District, Region, and Sub-State Volleyball Championship…
Personal: Jessica Geneva Taylor was born April 30, 1983 in Greeneville, Tenn.… She is the daughter of Lenten and Patricia Taylor… Majoring in Sports Management with a minor in Coaching... Hobbies include long walks on the beach and candlelit dinners... Favorites - Movie: Happy Gilmore; Musical artist: George Jones... Athlete: Anna Kornikova; Pre-game meal: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll... SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.