Texas Tech University Athletics
2019 Softball Roster
Roster
Jessica Hartwell
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Liberty Ranch HS
- Hometown:
- Galt, Calif.
2019
- NFCA All-Region Third Team
- All-Big 12 Second Team
- Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
- Big 12 Player of the Week (3/5/19)
- Jeannine McHaney Award Recipient
- JWOS Preseason All-American
- USA Softball Top-50 Watch List
- NFCAย All-America Third Team
- NFCA All-Region First Team
- All-Big 12 First Team
- NISC All-Regional Team
- USA Softball Collegiate National Player of the Weekย - Marchย 6
- FastPitch News College National Player of the Week - April 10
- Big 12 Co-Player of the Week - May 7
- Big 12 Player of the Week - March 5
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2017
- NFCA All-Region Third Team
- Big 12 Player of the Week - May 9
- Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
2016
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
LEAVES TECH AS CAREER LEADER IN
- 1st: Home runs (48) & RBI (171)
- 2nd: Runs (157) & triples (9)
- 3rd: Doubles (42) & stolen bases (49)
- 4th: Hits (210)
- 5th: At-bats (634)
- 6th: Batting average (.331) & walks (75)
- 7th: Games played (222)
LEAVES TECH AS SINGLE-SEASON LEADER IN
- 1st: Runs scored (63, 2018), home runs (20, 2018), slugging percentage (.897, 2018)
- 2nd: Total bases (148, 2018)
- 3rd: Batting average (.400, 2018), RBI (61, 2018), putouts (421, 2018)
- 4th: Triples (4, 2018 & 2019)
- 7th: RBI (51, 2019), HBP (9, 2018)
- 9th: Hits (66)
SENIOR SEASON (2019)
Leaves Texas Tech as one of one of the most decorated student-athletes in program history โฆ NFCA All-Region Third Team and All-Big 12 Second Team โฆ finished the year tied for third on the team with nine home runs โฆ made 56 starts in 58 appearances as Techโs everyday first baseman โฆ led the team with 14 multi-RBI games ... ranked third with 17 multi-hit games โฆ became Techโs all-time leader in career home runs and RBI โฆ used three RBI against Maine to clinch the programโs career RBI record on Mar. 17 โฆ blasted a three-run homer over the right field wall at Oklahoma State to capture the programโs all-time home run record โฆ bent a three-run homer over the left field wall to help Tech defeat No. 21 Kentucky (May 5) in her last at-bat at Rocky Johnson Field โฆ finished the regular season ranked in the Big 12 Conference in stolen bases (3rd), RBI (4th), Triples (T-4th) and runs scored (T-9th) โฆ earned a Big 12 Player of the Week nod on Mar. 5 after launching home runs in four consecutive games against UT Arlington and North Texas (Mar. 1-2) โฆ used a walk-off grand slam to help clinch a 13-2, season-opening run-rule over Omaha (Feb. 8) to open up the season โฆ went 2-for-3 with one double and three RBI in Techโs first victory over No. 21 Auburn (Feb. 16) in program history โฆ posted a two-hit performance in Techโs 8-0 run-rule over No. 18 Arizona State (Feb. 23) โฆ went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI against Northern Coloradoย on Mar. 8 โฆ recorded an eight-game hitting streak from Mar. 1-8 โฆ homered with one RBI in Techโs third game at Oklahoma State (Apr. 28) โฆ produced the game-winning RBI on a two-RBI triple against Louisiana Tech (May 17) in Techโs first NCAA Regional appearance since 2012 โฆ pushed across the game-winning run against Louisiana Tech (May 18) to send the Red Raiders into the Regional Finals โฆ went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI in Techโs game-six win over No. 10 LSU โฆ finished the season third on the team with 53 hits โฆ earned Academic All-Big 12 Second-Team honorsโฆ leaves Tech as one of four All-Americans (earned in 2018) in program history.
2019 TTU Leaderboard: 1st in RBI (51); 2nd in HBP (T-6), triples (4), sacrifice flies (3), stolen bases (17), steal attempts (23), putouts (329); 3rd in hits (53), total bases (96), at-bats (167); 4th in slugging percentage (.575), runs (40), walks (25); 5th in doubles (8)
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JUNIOR SEASON (2018)
Became the third NFCA All-American in program history, named to the third team โฆ NFCA All-Region First Team and All-Big 12 First Team โฆ rewrote the school record book, setting single-season marks in home runs (20), slugging percentage (.897) and runs scored (63) โฆ became the third Red Raider ever to hit .400 in a season โฆ tied for eighth nationally in home runs and finished second in the Big 12 โฆ ranked in the Top 10 nationally in a number of categories, including home runs, total bases, slugging percentage and runs scored โฆ compiled 66 hits, which was tied for seventh in the school record book โฆ her 148 total bases ranked second in the school record book and second in the Big 12 โฆ set the school record for home runs in a game with three against No. 16 Baylor (Apr. 7) โฆ ranked near the top of the Big 12 leaderboard in home runs (2nd), runs scored (2nd), stolen bases (2nd), total bases (2nd), and slugging percentage (2nd), on-base percentage (4th), triples (T-4th) and doubles (T-5th) โฆ during Big 12 play, ranked among the conference leaders in home runs (2nd), total bases (2nd), slugging percentage (2nd), stolen bases (T-2nd), doubles (T-3rd), runs scored (T-3rd) and on-base percentage (4th) โฆ finished the year as the team leader in doubles (14), RBI (61), on-base percentage (.490) and stolen bases (16-20) while posting a strong .982 fielding percentage in her first full year at first base โฆ tallied 66 hits to rank third on the team, including 21 multi-hit games โฆ four multi-home run games โฆ 16 multi-RBI games, including six games of four RBI or more โฆ the first Red Raider to earn a national player of the week award, doing so twice โฆ named USA Softball National Player of the Week (Mar. 6) after blasting six home runs and driving in 19 RBI in one week โฆ named FastPitch News National Collegiate Player of the Week (Apr. 10) following her three dinger game against Baylor โฆ received a pair of Big 12 Player of the Week honors โฆ tallied a career-high six RBI at UT Arlington (Feb. 13) off a pair of three-run blasts โฆ notched a career-high four hits against No. 25 Oklahoma State (Mar. 29) โฆ set a career high with four runs scored against New Mexico (Mar. 2) โฆ set a career high with four walks at Texas (Apr. 13) โฆ scored the game-winning run on a sac fly from Heaven Burton in the bottom of the seventh against Northwestern State (Feb. 23) โฆ named to the NISC All-Regional Team after going 4-for-10 at the Conway Regional with four runs, two RBI, a double, a triple and two stolen bases โฆ Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017)
Emerged as one of the teamโs most dynamic players โฆ started all 55 games for the Red Raiders splitting time between first base and third base โฆ recorded a team-high 174 at bats โฆ finished the regular season as the only Big 12 player with 10 or more home runs and 12 or more doubles โฆ finished second on the team and fourth in the Big 12 with 11 home runs โฆ led the team in several offensive categories including hits (53), doubles (12), RBI (38), slugging percentage (.575) and total bases (100) โฆ also among the league leaders in multiple categories including RBI, total bases and slugging percentage โฆ wrapped up the year 11-12 on stolen base attempts, which was second on the team for stolen bases โฆ made several highlight plays in the field on her way to leading the team with 303 putouts โฆ also had 66 assists and a fielding percentage of .966 โฆ hit her first career grand slam in Techโs win over Florida Gulf Coast in Puerto Vallarta (Feb. 16) โฆ was named to the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge Tournament Team after compiling five hits, two home runs, a double and seven RBI in five games at the event โฆ connected on a second grand slam against North Texas (Mar. 5) โฆ posted six games with three or more RBI and led the team with 15 multi-hit games โฆ named Big 12 player of the week on May 9 after blasting three home runs and six RBI while batting .500 in four games at the Ram Classic (May 6-7) โฆnamed to the 2017 NFCA All-Region Third Team.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2016)
Made an immediate impact as a freshman at third base, playing in 51 games with 50 starts โฆ finished with 38 hits, including eight doubles and eight home runs in 128 at bats โฆ led all freshmen and finished third on the team with 24 runs scored on the season โฆ slugged in 21 RBIs for the teamโฆ ended the year with a .547 slugging percentage and a .404 on base percentage โฆ recorded her first collegiate hit and scored her first run against UNLV (Feb. 12) โฆ posted her first multi-hit game against Utah Valley (Feb. 12) and finished with seven multi-hit games on the year โฆ knocked in her first collegiate RBI against No. 20 Washington (Feb. 12).
LIBERTY RANCH HIGH SCHOOL
Talented infielder out of Acampo, California ... Was a dual sport athlete at Liberty Ranch High School ... Maintained a .504 batting average during her high school career ... Batted in 32 RBI including 19 homers ... Finished her career with 42 stolen bases.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Eric and Tonya Hartwell... Twin sister Rhea is a soccer player at Soka University of America ... Jessica is studying Mechanical Engineering and hopes to one day be a biomedical engineer.
