Jessica Heese

Faith Cain

INF

/ Softball

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

Photo by: Kenny Grimes Photography

Position:
Outfield
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Platte City, Mo.
High School:
North Platte

Notables: She has been an active participant in Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and Fit Families Program for children with Autism.

Senior Year (2018): Heese played in 21 games, including five as a starter ... She was a perfect 2-for-2 on stolen base attempts ... Her first appearance of the campaign was as a pinch runner against Massachusetts (2/9) ... She scored in the Syracuse win... Heese was inserted into the Canisius (4/4) game as a pinch runner and crossed the plate in the 10-4 victory ... She started both games of a double header as the designated hitter at Notre Dame (4/9) ... In the first game of the twinbill, she had a triple ... When Syracuse defeated Siena (4/11), 7-0, Heese was utilized as a pinch runner and scored in the sixth inning ... She singled and scored the Orange's first run in a win against Niagara (4/18) ... She earned Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better g.p.a.).

Junior Year (2017): Hit a two RBI double and a single against Winthrop (2/12) … Recorded two hits and one run against Toledo (2/18) … Registered one hit and one RBI against Georgia State (3/3) … Went 2-for-2 against Central Michigan (3/4) … Hit a double and scored one run against Georgia Tech (3/19) … Hit an RBI single in game one against Binghamton (4/5) … Recorded a double and a single against Florida State (4/8) … Recorded a three-run homer and two put outs in game two against Pittsburgh (4/14) … Hit an RBI double to left center against North Carolina (4/23) … Doubled to left center in game two against Colgate (4/26) … Hit an RBI single up the middle in game three against Virginia Tech (4/30) … Went 2-for-3 with a solo homerun and a single against Cornell (5/2) ... Heese was 1-for-1 with two runs and two walks in Syracuse's ACC quarterfinal loss to North Carolina (5/11) ... Heese earned Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Southern Illinois: Competed in 28 games while starting nine as a freshman, tallying three total hits … Earned a spot on the MVC Honor Roll … As a sophomore, played in 46 games, starting 42 … Tied fourth in SIUE history for 14 doubles in a single season to rank third in the MVC … ranked second on the SIUE team with 27 RBIs … Named MVC Player of the Week … Posted 10 multi-hit games and led the MVC with nine doubles in conference play.

High School: The three-year team captain was a two-time First Team All-State infielder, three-time All-Region, four-time All-Conference and four-time All-District honoree … Earned a top-10 state ranking in seven separate hitting categories from the 2013-14 season … Concluded high school with a batting average of .648 after beginning high school with an average of .356 … Earned a combined high school record of 78-13 … Played on the ASA 14u Northern Nationals in 2010 … Helped her team to a second-place finish in the Colorado Boulder IDT Tournament in 2012 … Participated in the Colorado Sparkler All-Star game in 2009.

Personal: Born in February of 1996 … Daughter of Stephanie and Bob Heese … Has two brothers, Jacob (22) and Ben (16), and one sister, Katie Jo (18) … Participated in National Honor Society, Band, FFA, FCCLA, FBLA, TREND, and Book Club ... Major is Selected Studies in Education with a focus on Physical Education in the School of Education ... Also has a minor in Coaching and Management in the School of Education.