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Game Logs: 2012 2011 2010
As a Junior (2012)
One of five Owls to see action and start in all 57 games … Tallied a .199 batting average with 29 hits, nine RBIs, three doubles and a home run … Improved her batting average in A-Sun action with a .234 average with 11 hits, two doubles and three RBI … Ranked in a tie for third on the team in runs scored with 27 … Led the team in stolen bases, going 4-for-4 … Posted six sacrifice bunts and earned 19 walks on the season … Tallied a season-high three hits at Fordham on March 9 … Twice recorded two hits and two RBIs in a single game, versus Bradley on Feb. 24 and in the second game against Mercer on April 28.
As a Sophomore (2011)
Made the move to the infield in 2011 after playing exclusively as an outfielder during her freshman season in 2010, making 31 starts at second base and 24 at shortstop, becoming one of just two Owls to start all 55 games in the process (Sharon Swanson) … Handled the challenge well, leading the team with 81 assists … Improved dramatically at the plate, batting .294, collecting hits in 32 games and notching multiple hits in 12 … Had a game-winning, seeing eye single when she hit a slow-roller to second base in the bottom of the seventh inning with the bases loaded and two outs against Boston University on Mar. 4, capping off the Owls seventh inning comeback in a 5-4 win … Had a pair of early RBI singles in the Owls, 7-5, win at North Florida on Mar. 25 … Went 2-for-3 with three RBI in the Owls' 17-1 rout of Campbell on Apr. 9 … Enjoyed a 10-game hitting streak from Mar. 10 to Mar. 29, batting .400 during that span … Had a season-high three hits in the Owls' 9-1 win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Feb. 19 … Was named an A-Sun All-Academic honoree.
As a Freshman (2010)
Started 42 games for the Owls during the regular season, predominantly in centerfield … Began her collegiate career with a four-game hitting streak … Also had a five-game hitting streak, spanning from April 16-20 … Best offensive game of the season came against Troy on Feb. 23, when she went 3-for-4 with her only home run of the season and four RBIs in the Owls' 17-9 victory in the second game of a doubleheader … Led the team with sacrifice bunts on the season, with four, with all of them coming in conference play, allowing her to rank tied for fourth in that category.
Prep Career
Prepped at Ringgold HS where she was a four-year letterwinner in softball and basketball and also ran track and field for three years ... was a member of the 2005 AAAA State Championship Team ... received Best Infielder Award her junior season ... Received Best Offensive Award her senior year
Personal
Born Jensen Amanda Hackett in Chattanooga, Tenn. ... Is the daughter of Roger and Jill Hackett ... Has three siblings: Jordan, who is a former member of the Owls softball program), Whitney and Wright ... Has a horse named Buck and a hamster named Doobie ... Favorite food is Chips and Salsa, while she prefers to eat ham and cheese sandwiches with Doritos as a pre-game meal ... Favorite athlete is Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton ... Counts playing defense as her favorite part of softball ... Majoring in Exercise and Health Science and plans to study physical therapy in graduate school.
