Player Bio: Jessica Allister

  Jessica Allister
Jessica Allister
Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Nacogdoches, TX
High School:
Nacogdoches
Height:
5-10
Position:
C
Birthdate:
10/07/1982
B/T:
R/R

As a junior in 2003: Earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 honors ... one-of-three Cardinal to start all 67 games ... notched a team-high 11 home runs and 40 RBI ... recorded a .259 batting average (49-189) ... posted 12 multiple hit games and 11 multiple RBI games that included a five-game hitting streak ... tallied a .996 fielding percentage ... recorded first home run of the season against Southwest Texas (2/8) while going 2-for-3 at the plate ... tallied six other games with a 2-for-3 effort at bat ... had two RBI on a 3-for-3 effort at the plate against Washington (5/9).

As a sophomore in 2002: Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 selection ... One of three Cardinal to start and play all 64 games this season ... Highest fielding percentage on the team with a .997 mark, recording just one error ... Finished fifth on the club with a .272 batting average (50-184) ... Also recorded eight doubles, six home runs and 41 RBI ... Hit a .246 clip in 21 Pac-10 Conference games ... Ended the season with a five-game hitting streak, starting against Oregon (2-for-3) on May 11 ... Notched 12 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI contests ... Went 3-for-5 at the plate against Southern Utah (3/2) at the Red Desert Classic and finished with two doubles, a home run and a career-high five RBI ... Hit two home runs and recorded four RBI while going 2-for-3 at the plate against Penn State (3/9) at the Speedline Invitational ... Also tallied six other games with a 2-for-3 effort at the plate.

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As a freshman in 2001: NFCA Pacific All-Region Second Team Selection ... Played in 67 games for the Cardinal in her first season, making 65 starts ... Hit .254 (48-189)- fourth best on the team- along with three home runs and 26 RBI ... Tied for fourth on the club with 10 doubles and also fourth in total bases with 67 ... Highest fielding percentage on the Cardinal squad with a .990 mark ... Recorded seven multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games ... Tallied a season and career high four RBI against Oregon State (4/7) and Sacramento State (5/2)... Notched 10 or more putouts on 12 different occasions ... Roped two doubles and a home run while going 3-for-4 at the plate against Arizona State (4/22) ... Longest hitting streak of the season was five games ... Recorded first collegiate hit (double) against Santa Clara on Feb. 4 and notched first RBI in the same game.

High School: A 2000 graduate of Nacogdoches High School ... Four-year letterwinner in softball and three-year letterwinner in volleyball ... Captained the softball team in 2000 ... Four-time all-district selection ... 2000 All-State selection ... 1999 All-American (third team) ... 2000 All-American (second team) ... Three-year all-district selection in volleyball.

Club: Played with the Katy Cruisers.

Personal: Born October 7, 1982 ... Daughter of Joann and Derek Allister ... Has one sister, Heather, and one brother, Kevin ... Economics major ... Enjoys going thrift store shopping with Digs and going to eat with her roommate.

Getting to know Jessica Allister....

Best Thing About Being A Student-Athlete At Stanford : Knowing that you have the best coaches and professors in the country, and getting to learn from them every day.

If You Could Have Dinner With A Famous Person, Who Would It Be : Stevie Nicks, she is so cool!

What Is Something About Yourself That Few People Know : I played the tuba in the sixth grade band.

Earliest Sport Memory : Watching, or sleeping through, my Dad's basketball games while he was a coach at Cal.

My parents were right when they told me : Eat your veggies!

Allister's Career Stats

YearAvg.GP/GSABRH2B/3B/HRRBIBB/KSB/SBA
2001.25467/65189164810/0/32615/340/2
2002.27264/6418422508/0/64118/231/1
2003.25967/6718921499/0/114019/260/1
Totals.262198/1965625914727/0/2010752/831/4