2015 at Gardner-Webb: Appeared in 48 games and made 46 starts in her junior season…Made seven starts at second base, four at third base, one in center field and 34 in left field…Batted .211 with a triple and seven RBI as well as drew 12 walks in 123 at-bats…Had five multi-hit games and had a season-high three game hitting streak…Reached base safely in six straight games during the season…Posted on on-base-percentage of .292 and had a slugging percentage of .228…Had a game-high two hits in six different games during her junior season…Scored a game-high two runs in the second game of the doubleheader against East Tennessee State and at South Carolina State.
2014 at Gardner-Webb: 2014 Big South All-Academic Team…Appeared in 46 games and made 43 starts in theoutfield during her sophomore season…Batted .241 for the season with 26 hits, eight runs, and five RBI in 108 at bats…Drew 13 walks and had two stolen bases…Second on the team with a .322 on base percentage and wasfourth in batting average…Totaled four two-hit games and one three hit games for a season total of five multi hitperformances…Had one three-RBI game on the year…Season-high five game hit streak…Reached base safelyin a season-high eight straight games…1-2 in the season-opener against Charlotte….Went 2-4 with a run andthree RBI in the season game of a double-header against Liberty…Went 2-3 in the second game of a doubleheaderagainst Charleston Southern and 2-2 with a run and a walk in the first game of a double-header againstPresbyterian…3-3 with a run and a walk against Samford…2-5 in the three-game series at Coastal Carolina.
2013 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 37 games for GWU, starting 36 as a true freshman … Split time at second base and in right field … Also saw time at designated player and in left field on the season … Made her first career start in the 6-3 home loss to Furman … Was fifth on the team with a .366 on-base percentage on the season … Was third on the team in walks with 11 on the year … Was a perfect 1-for-1 in the stolen base department on the season … Hit .281 on the year with 25 hits and 25 total bases on the season … Tallied nine runs on the year … Had four multi-hit games on the season … Also recorded a season-high four game hitting streak on the year … Recorded her first career hit, as she was 1-3 with a run scored in the game two loss at home to Furman … Was 1-4 with a run scored in the win over Morehead State at the Seahawk Classic … Went 1-3 in the win over UNC Wilmington at the Seahawk Classic … Also went 1-3 with a run scored in the 3-0 win over Southern University at the War Eagle Classic … Went a combined 4-6 with one walk and one run scored in the doubleheader at Charlotte … Was 1-2 with a walk and a run scored in the 11-3 game two loss at Campbell … Was a combined 2-5 with two walks in the three-game conference series at Longwood … Went a combined 2-6 with a run scored in the doubleheader sweep at Presbyterian … Was 3-6 with a stolen base in the doubleheader at Liberty … Went 3-7 with a walk and a run scored in the three-game home series against Radford … Was 1-3 with a run scored in the 4-3 loss to No. 2 Campbell in the first round of the 2013 Big South Softball Championship Tournament … Also went 1-3 in the loss to No. 3 Longwood at the 2013 Big South Softball Championship Tournament ... Earned a spot on the 2012-13 Big South Presidential Honor Roll ... Named a 2012-13 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.
High School: Played at Conestoga Valley High School in Leola, Pennsylvania under head coach Larry Minney ... Was an All-State First-Team selection her senior season ... Received All-League honors as a senior ... Was a three-time First-Team All-Section honoree ... Was a First-Team All-Section selection as both a pitcher and shortstop as a sophomore ... Also a member of the Morris County Belles Gold Club Team under head coach Don Kiemel ... Was a Scholar-Athlete Award winner.
Personal: Jill Blank was born on September 27, 1993 in Leola, Pennsylvania ... Daughter of Andy and Cynthia Blank ... Has an older sister named Megan who plays softball at George Mason ... Intends to major in Communications with a concentration in Public Relations.
