2012 Softball Roster

Gabriel L. Acosta
Bobby R. Hester, (c) 2009
Bobby R. Hester, (c) 2009
Bobby R. Hester, (c) 2009

13 Jessica Vasser

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Diego, CA
  • High School Mt. Carmel HS

Biography

Career Ended her career ranked among the Highlanders Division I career leaders in sac flies (1st), putouts (2nd), fielding percentage (2nd), walks (3rd), on base percentage (4th), batting average (7th), RBI (7th), slugging percentage (7th), doubles (9th), and home runs (T9th) ... In UCR all-time career records, ended her career ranked third in walks and sixth in on base percentage ...

2012 Named Big West Conference Player of the Week on April 23 ... Ranked second in the conference in walks; was third in on base perentage and sac flies; sixth in fielding percentage, chances, and putouts; and seventh in doubles ... Led the Highlanders squad in on base percentage, sac flies and walks while ranking among the top-5 on the team in batting average, slugging percentage, runs, RBI, doubles, total bases, and total plate appearances ... Had nine multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games ... Tied her career-high with three RBI at Cal State Fullerton on April 21 ... Tied her personal-best with three hits on three occasions ... One of just three players on the team to start in at least 52 games on the season ...

2011 Tied for third in the Big West Conference in sac flies and ranked seventh in putouts and eighth in chances ... Ranked among the top-5 on the Highlanders squad in batting average, slugging percentage, on base percentage, hits, RBI, doubles, home runs, walks, total bases, sac bunts, sac flies, total plate appearances, at bats, and games played and started ... Improved her batting average during conference play by 27 points ... Recorded a seven-game hitting streak from March 22-April 6 ... Had eight multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games ... Recorded a career-high three RBI on April 30 against UC Davis ...

2010 Played in just 11 games before missing the rest of the season due to injury ...

2009 Saw her first action as a member of the Highlanders on February 6 against Houston and started her first game later that day against Georgia ... Tied for first in the Big West with three sac flies, ranked seventh in walks, and eighth in chances and putouts ... Recorded a team-best 12 game hitting streak and led the Highlanders in walks, chances, putouts, and sac flies ... Ranked among the top-five on the squad in batting average, on base percentage, hits, RBI, doubles, total bases, hit by pitch, stolen base percentage, total plate appearances, games played, games as a sub, fielding percentage, and fielding double plays ... Recorded a career-high three hits against Temple on March 7 ...

High School Was a four-year letter winner as a first baseman and catcher at Mt. Carmel High School for head coach Ruby Chavez ... Won league and CIF Division II Championships as a junior and senior after advancing to the CIF quarterfinals as a freshman and sophomore ... Team's record during her four years was 88-29-1 including 29-3 and 26-4 marks in 2007 and 2008 ... Was named Palomar League Honorable Mention her first two years ... Set the then-league record for fielding percentage with 1.000 (191 chances) in 2006 ... In 2007 she entered the CIF records books for most home runs in a season (T19th), and most home runs in a game with two (T7th) ... Named Second-Team All-Palomar League, Second-Team All-North County, Division II Second-Team All-CIF and to the San Diego Hall of Fame All-Section Second Team as a junior after setting the Palomar League single-season home run record ... As a senior earned All-Palomar First Team, All-North County First Team, San Diego CIF Division II First Team, San Diego Union-Tribune All Section Second Team and Mt. Carmel Defensve MVP Honors while setting the league record in fielding percentage with 1.000 (237 chances) ... Ranked among the top-3 in school records for fielding percentage, home runs, chances, and put outs ...

Personal Jessica O'Neil Vasser is the daughter of Jerry and Karla Vasser ... Her career goal is to become a sports agent or a college coach ... Roots for the St. Louis Cardinals and Oakland A's ... Considers Jim Edmonds, Yadier Molina and Ally Dibsie to be her favorite athletes ... Enjoys eating pork tenderloin sandwiches and anything made in Iowa ... Watches "Gilmore Girls," "That '70s Show" and any baseball game ... Her favorite movies include "Hope Floats," "The Sandlot" and "The Mighty Ducks" series ... Listens to Trace Adkins, Toby Keith and Brooks & Dunn ... Hobbies include spending time with friends and family and arguing baseball with her dad ... Considers her dad to be her greatest athletics influence ... Her most memorable sporting achievement was hitting the game-winning home run in extra innings against Rancho Bernardno as a junior in high school ...



Jessica Vasser's Career Offensive/Fielding Statistics
Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF SH SB SBA OPS PO A E FldPct
2009 .257 46 38 105 10 27 4 1 1 12 36 .343 22 3 12 1 .391 3 2 1 1 .734 257 29 7 .976
2010 .238 11 9 21 2 5 1 0 1 7 9 .429 5 0 8 0 .385 0 1 0 0 .814 49 1 1 .980
2011 .284 45 45 116 13 33 8 0 3 21 50 .431 17 1 13 1 .372 3 5 1 1 .803 252 10 5 .981
2012 .308 52 52 133 20 41 10 1 2 24 59 .444 34 4 15 0 .454 3 1 2 2 .898 254 15 2 .993
Totals .283 154 144 375 45 106 23 2 7 64 154 .411 78 8 48 2 .409 9 9 4 4 .820 812 55 15 .983


Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2009Freshman

    Infield
    5'7"
    13
  • 13

    2010Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'7"
    13
  • 13

    2011Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'7"
    13
  • 13

    2012Senior

    Infielder
    5'7"
    13