UNC Wilmington Athletics

Around the Bases Feature

2015 Season: Saw action in 41 games as a senior with 29 starts … saw time at first base and in the outfield … posted a .292 batting average with 26 hits and 11 runs scored … also drove in 10 runs with seven doubles … opened season by going 2-for-4 with two runs scored in extra-inning victory over Georgetown … drove in season-high three runs with a run scored and two hits against Marist on Feb. 28 … recorded two hits in three at-bats during second game of doubleheader against Drexel while driving in a pair of runs.

2014 Season: Played in 25 games as a junior with 13 games started ... hit .217 with 10 hits and four runs batted in ... also scored two runs ... hit a triple as part of 2-for-3 performance against Michigan State ... collected two hits against North Carolina A&T.

2013 Season: Appeared in 47 games as a sophomore and made 38 starts … recorded 15 hits, including three doubles … scored six runs and drove in two runs … committed just four errors in 287 total chances to post team-leading .986 fielding percentage … led team with 266 putouts.

2012 Season: Started 49 of 50 games played during freshman campaign … recorded 25 hits, including four doubles and two home runs … ranked third on team in defensive assists (50).

At South Johnston High School: Four-year letter winner who was named as District Player of the Year during senior season after leading Trojans to conference championship ... also played volleyball and basketball at South Johnston.  

Personal: Full Name: Kristen Taylor Jernigan ... born on March 19, 1993 in Raleigh, N.C. ... daughter of Glenn and Shelia Jernigan ... majoring in Biology.