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UC Santa Barbara
2007
Played in 20 games and started seven as a true freshman...Hit .125 on the year and posted a .222 on-base percentage...First start was against No. 23 Massachusetts on Feb. 9 when she went 1-for-3 with a run scored...Posted a season-best two stolen bases against Northern Illinois on Feb. 24, went 4-for-5 on stolen base attempts during the season...Was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run scored vs. UT San Antonio on Feb. 24.
High School
Played shortstop at Westview High School under coach Kelly Warner...Was a First Team All-Palomar League pick all four years in addition to making First Team All-CIF...Named Athlete of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year at Palomar from 2003-06...Helped her team to two CIF Championships...Picked as her team's Best Defensive Player each year of her prep career...Also competed in field hockey, soccer and volleyball...She was the captain and team MVP of her field hockey team during her junior and senior years...Named Best Defensive Player for the soccer team from 2003-06.
Travel Ball
Played for the San Diego Renegades under coach Tom Perunto.
Personal
Jessica Renee Ziegler was born on Mar. 31, 1988 in Orange, Calif...Parents are Tina and John Ziegler...Has two younger siblings, Amanda and Zachary...Has yet to declare a major at UCSB...Nicknamed "Zigs", "JZ", or "Ziggy"...Aspires to become a pharmacist...A member of Real Life and NCSS...If she wasn't playing college softball, she would be playing field hockey, "because it is intense"...Tony Gwynn and Jake Peavy are her favorite athletes...The San Diego Chargers and Padres and the San Francisco Giants are her favorite sports teams...Enjoys watching "House", "Bones," and "Prison Break".
