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Jessica Cervantes
JR * RHP* R/R
Visalia, Calif.

College of the Sequoias
 

JUNIOR COLLEGE                                                                                                                                                  A two-year starter at College of the Sequoias in California … Named the 2008 Central Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year … Earned First Team All Central Valley Conference status as a sophomore … Helped lead COS to a 31-19-1 overall mark in 2008 .. The COS Giants claimed back-to-back conference titles in 2007 and 2008 … Posted a 17-4 mark within the league in 2007 …  Finished with a 23-9 mark in the circle in 2008 … Tossed 227 innings pitched and carded a 1.85 earned run average … Fanned 120 and complied 34 complete games … Turned in a pair of shutouts and recorded one save … Had 34 hits in 117 trips to the plate … Finished 2008 with eight doubles and a home run … Hit .291 on the season and stuck out just five times … Drove in 23 runs with nine walks and 13 sacrifice hits … Stole five bases as a sophomore.

HIGH SCHOOL                                                                                                                                Competed at Mt. Whitney High School in Visalia, Calif. … Played for Jeff Schmidt at MWHS … Earned three varsity letters as a MWHS Pioneer along with serving as team captain for those three seasons … Tabbed a prep All-American as a junior and senior …. Won the MWHS Coaches Award …. Named Frisco Most Valuable Player … Also participated in volleyball and basketball at MWHS … Served as team captain of the hoops squad for two seasons, earning the Most Improved Award as a junior and garnered the Miss Basketball Award … Voted the volleyball team’s MVP as a sophomore and junior … Played softball for the Central Valley Krush club team … Played for the Sequoia Crush in volleyball.

PERSONAL                                                                                                                                          Jessica Nicole Cervantes was born December 2, 1988 in Visalia, Calif. … The daughter of Sal and Nancy Cervantes … Majoring in elementary education … Career objective is to become a second grade elementary teacher … Credits her family as her biggest supporters … Models her game after Jennie Finch and Stacey Nuveman … Biggest thrill ever in sports was being named pitcher of the year for the Central Valley Conference in 2008 at COS.