The University of Mississippi Athletics
2021 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 2
Jess Acosta
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- INF
- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
- Height:
- 5-3
- Experience:
- HS
- Hometown:
- El Centro, Calif.
- High School:
- Central Union
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
2021 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in three games … made collegiate debut against FAU (2/20) … Took first career at-bat against Memphis (4/14).
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time letterwinner at Central Union High School in El Centro, California … Helped the Spartans to the I.V. League Championship as a junior … A two-time CIF All-State and first team all-league honoree … Awarded the CUHS Slugger Award three-times … Competed in five games as a senior before season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Batted .562 in 2020 with a .632 OBP … tabbed the CUHS Scholar-Athlete as a junior … As a freshman, batted .534 with a .580 on-base percentage … Hit .500 with a .522 OBP as a sophomore, slugging .606 … As a junior, posted a .466 average with a .534 on-base percentage … School's softball club president and ASB Commissioner of Athletics … Also plays volleyball.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Chris and Cathy Acosta … Born March 12, 2002 … has one sister, Danica, and one brother, C.J. … Family raises and shows pigs … Wants to work in the criminal justice field, in particularly with Homeland Security.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time letterwinner at Central Union High School in El Centro, California … Helped the Spartans to the I.V. League Championship as a junior … A two-time CIF All-State and first team all-league honoree … Awarded the CUHS Slugger Award three-times … Competed in five games as a senior before season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Batted .562 in 2020 with a .632 OBP … tabbed the CUHS Scholar-Athlete as a junior … As a freshman, batted .534 with a .580 on-base percentage … Hit .500 with a .522 OBP as a sophomore, slugging .606 … As a junior, posted a .466 average with a .534 on-base percentage … School's softball club president and ASB Commissioner of Athletics … Also plays volleyball.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Chris and Cathy Acosta … Born March 12, 2002 … has one sister, Danica, and one brother, C.J. … Family raises and shows pigs … Wants to work in the criminal justice field, in particularly with Homeland Security.
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