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Around the Bases Feature

2015 Season: Appeared in 34 games as a senior … started 18 games, including seven of Seahawks’ final eight contests … spent time primarily in the outfield and at second base … hit .151 with five runs batted in and nine runs scored … posted two hits with two runs scored and two RBI in second game of doubleheader against Drexel … hit a double and a home run against the Dragons in 11-7 victory … drove in two runs against Elon in second game of doubleheader on May 1 … scored a run and collected an RBI in victory over North Carolina A&T on Feb. 27.

2014 Season: Starter in 51 games as a junior ... hit .250 with three home runs and 16 runs batted in ... led team with five multiple RBI games ... ranked second on the team with nine multi-hit games ... tied for third on the team with 34 hits ... went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI against Gardner-Webb ... had two hits with two runs driven in against UNCG ... drove in three runs with two hits in second game of doubleheader against Youngstown State ... drove in a pair of runs in first game of CAA doubleheader against Delaware.

2013 Season: Saw playing time in 41 games and made 18 starts … tallied four hits, including three doubles … tied for seventh on the team with 11 runs scored … fourth on the team in assists (45).

At Virginia Tech: Played in 11 games as a freshman ... scored four runs ... saw action in the field at second base, committing no errors in five chances ... finished with three at-bats.

At Butler High School: Two-time all-state player for the Bulldogs ... four-time all-county and All-Southwestern 4A selection ... three-time all-district honoree ... led team with .444 batting average during senior season ... selected as Carolina Weekly Player of the Year as a junior ... guided Bulldogs to Class 4A state title and No. 2 national ranking during freshman season ... helped Butler post 82-22 during prep career.

Club: Played for NJ Breakers ... took part in four gold national tournaments.

Personal: Full Name: Jessica Suzanne Rappe ... born on May 19, 1993 in Charlotte, N.C. ... daughter of Jane and Randy Rappe ... majoring in Biology ... sister, Sarah, played softball at Appalachian State ... father played football and baseball at Gardner-Webb.