2013 Softball Roster

Jenna Marston
- Class:
- Senior
 
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo. (Principia)
 
- High School:
- Principia
 
2013 (Senior):
        ? Started all 52 games of Mizzou's 2013 season in her final campaign wearing the Black        & Gold, continuing her role as the Tigers' starting catcher.
        ? Showcased her versatility by making 10 starts in center field.
        ? Finished Missouri career as one of the program's all-time offensive threats, ranking in        the all-time top 10 in career hits (229), doubles (53), at-bats (693), runs scored (193),        RBI (118), and walks (134).
        ? Became the first two-time First Team Academic All-American in program history, earning        her second appearance on CoSIDA Academic All-America Division I softball team.
        ? Second-leading batter for the Tigers with a .348 average (55-for-158), tying for the        team-lead with 16 doubles and recording the second-most walks (25).
        ? Hit first double of the season in the 2-1 win vs. San Diego State at the Mary Nutter        Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Mo., driving in two runs and also walking twice.
        ? Recorded two-hit games in five of seven games, beginning with the second game of the        Cal-State Fullerton doubleheader (Feb. 23), a 7-0 win, and ending with the 6-1 victory at        Ole Miss (March 16).
        ? Her two hits in the win over the Rebels were two doubles, one of three times on the        season she hit a pair of two-baggers in a single game.
        ? Batted 2-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored in the Alabama game (April 7), with both        hits going for doubles.
        ? Another multi-hit game against Arkansas (April 14), hitting 2-for-5 with two RBI and two        runs scored.
        ? Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in the 6-1 win at No. 11 LSU (April 19).
        ? Filled the stat columns in the nine-inning, 2-1 win at No. 19 Kentucky with 2-for-3        batting, two walks and one stolen base.
        ? Had a season-best three RBI in the series finale at UK, batting 2-for-5 with a        double.
        ? Hit 6-for-9 (.667) in Mizzou's doubleheader sweep at Western Illinois (May 1), including        a career-best four-hit game in the second game, a five-inning 12-4 win.
        ? Had two multi-hit games in the SEC Tournament, including a 2-for-4 outing with two RBI in        the 3-0 semifinal win over No. 4 Tennessee (May 11).
        ? Matched her season-best for RBI with a three-run home run to push Mizzou past Stony Brook        (May 17) in the squad's first game of the Columbia Regional, a 3-0 win.
        ? Finished the season in top form, batting .397 (25-for-63) over the last month of action        (April 24-May 24) with seven doubles and one home run for 14 RBI, tied for the        team-best.
        ? Hot hitting down the final stretch of season included a 14-game hitting streak, which        ranks as the fourth-best streak in Mizzou's record books.
        ? Honors: CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American, SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year,        First Team All-SEC, Second Team NFCA All-Southeast Region, SEC All-Tournament Team, CoSIDA        Academic All-District, Senior CLASS Award Candidate.
        
2012 (Junior):
        ? After spending her first two years at shortstop, she moved behind the plate and into        center field for her junior season.
        ? Of her 58 starts, 47 came at catcher, seven in center field and four at designated        player.
        ? Posted the third-best batting average on the team, hitting .295, and also stole 11 bases        in 15 attempts.
        ? Set a single-season school record with 46 walks, which were the third most in the Big 12,        while her 0.77 walks per game average was 22nd highest in the nation.
        ? Also scored a team-best 54 runs that tied her for fifth-most in a single season at        Missouri and the third-most in the conference.
        ? In Big 12 play, she scored 24 runs in 24 games, the most amongst all Big 12 players in        league action.
        ? Also took 20 walks during the conference season, third-highest amongst Big 12        players.
        ? Finished third on the team with 10 multi-hit games, three of which were three-hit        performances.
        ? On March 10 against Boise State, she drove in a season-high three RBI and recorded one of        her two triples on the year.
        ? Zero at-bats twice, with the first against Baylor on March 31, where she took three walks        in the game.
        ? Over a six game span from March 28-April 5, she drew 10 walks.
        ? Her second game without an at bat came on April 11 against Northern Iowa, where she took        a walk in all four plate appearances, the first time a Tiger drew four walks in a single        game since 2007.
        ? In her first year behind the plate, she enjoyed her most successful defensive season yet,        recording a .992 fielding percentage while committing just three errors. She threw out        eight runners trying to steal on the year.
        ? Honors: CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American, CoSIDA Academic All-District, Second        Team All-Big 12, First Team Academic All-Big 12 
        
        2011 (Sophomore):
        ? Following a stellar freshman campaign, Missouri's starting shortstop impressed again as a        sophomore, earning First Team All-Big 12 recognition for the second straight year.
        ? Hit .311 with two home runs and 20 RBI, while registering 15 doubles (T-3rd in Big 12),        scoring 57 runs (T-2nd in Big 12), and walking 41 times (44th in NCAA, second most in a        single season at Mizzou).
        ? Opened the year with two straight two-hit games, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a double, a        home run and three RBI against San Diego State before going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run        and an RBI against Fresno State the next day.
        ? Posted a three-hit performance against South Florida, her lone three-hit game of the        season.
        ? Started an 11-game hitting streak a week later after singling in game two against Drake.        During the streak, she hit .433 (13-for-30) with a homer, three doubles, 18 runs, eight        walks and four stolen bases.
        ? In the twin-bill with Kansas, she went 3-for-7 with two runs, a double and an RBI.
         ? Opened the month of April with hits in four straight games, going 5-for-12 with four        runs, two doubles, three walks and a stolen base.
        ? Closed the month with three straight two-hit games, two of which came against Big 12        opponents.
        ? In the team's first game with Oklahoma State, she finished 2-for-4 with two runs and a        pair of doubles.
        ? Helped the Tigers to a split with Texas with a 2-for-2 day, driving in two runs and        scoring twice in the series finale.
        ? The following weekend, she posted four hits in a doubleheader against Iowa State, scoring        five runs across the two games while doubling twice, guiding the Tigers to their first        regular season Big 12 title since 1997.
        ? Recorded four hits at the NCAA Regionals, including two in the regional championship        against DePaul.
        ? Recorded three walks and scored three times in Mizzou's two-game sweep over Washington at        the NCAA Super Regionals, and picked up a pair of hits at the Women's College World        Series.
        ? Honors: ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District VII, First Team All-Big 12,        First Team Academic All-Big 12 
        
        2010 (Freshman):
        ? Played in all 64 games, starting 63 of those at shortstop.
        ? Collected the second most hits amongst Big 12 players, while also coming in fifth in runs        scored.
        ? Tied for third in the league in doubles, and had the fourth most runs batted in. Her 16        doubles were the third most in a single season in program history, and her 68 hits tie her        for 10th in a season while ranking ninth for most RBI in a season.
        ? Went 2-for-3 and scored three times in Mizzou's run-rule win over No. 2 Alabama on Feb.        14.
        ? Hit her first home run while driving in a season-best four RBI against UMKC on March        7.
        ? Went 7-for-16 (.438) at the plate with four RBI, three runs scored and four stolen bases        at the Demarini Invitational.
        ? With the Tigers down 4-2 in the bottom of the seventh against Border Showdown rival        Kansas, she delivered a three-run, walk-off home run.
        ? Picked up her first career triple against Texas A&M on April 24.
        ? Went 5-for-10 with four runs, three doubles, a home run and three RBI in doubleheader        sweep over Iowa State.
        ? Jump-started the Missouri offense against Texas at Big 12's with a three-run home run in        the second inning, putting the Tigers ahead on their way to an 11-6 win over the top-seeded        Longhorns.
        ? Had 15 multi-hit games during the regular season, the second-most on the team.
        ? Led all Tigers with 13 multi-RBI games.
        ? Honors: Second Team All-Midwest Region, All-Big 12 Tournament Team, First Team        All-Big 12.
        
        Summer 2010
        ? Selected to play for the USA National Women's Baseball Team, who competed in the IBAF        Women's Baseball World Cup in Venezuela.
        ? Named to the All-Tournament Team after posting the second highest batting average during        the tournament (.593) and leading all tournament competitors with 16 hits and eight        doubles.
        ? Finished with 12 runs scored, seven runs batted in, was a perfect 3-for-3 on stolen        bases, posted a team-best .636 on-base percentage and a slugging percentage of .889,        second-highest on the team.
        ? Team USA beat Venezuela 15-5 to take home the bronze medal.
        
        Principia:
        ? A shortstop and outfielder for the Principia Panthers, she excelled both on and off the        field.
        ? Under the direction of Ken Leavoy, she was selected for the all-state team during her        junior and senior seasons.
        ? Played four years for the softball club team, the St. Louis Diamond Cats.
        ? In addition to softball, she also played basketball for the Panthers, receiving 12        letters throughout her four years as a high school athlete.
        ? Academically, she was on the Honor Roll and graduated Cum Laude of her 2009 class.
        
        Personal:
        ? The daughter of Bill and Cindy Marston, she was born July 16, 1991, in St. Louis,        Mo.
        ? Has an older brother, Christopher, who played baseball for Drury University.
        ? Majoring in Industrial Engineering.








