Player Bio: Jessica Bork - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Softball
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Wilson on Bork: "Jessica is very fast and was the other half of the Bork-Simpson base-running tandem last year. She's a very gifted athlete who is fast, strong and has a good arm. She just needs games and at-bats. She just lacks experience from being a very gifted contributor to this team."
Freshman (1999): Appeared in 31 games, mostly as a pinch runner...Had one start in right field...Her 30 pinch-running appearances were second on the team...Was successful on three of her five stolen-base attempts...Stole a base in her first collegiate game against New Mexico State (2/5)...Scored six runs during the course of the season...Crossed the plate for the first time in her career in her second game against Illinois-Chicago (2/6)...Scored a pivotal run in the Huskies' 3-0 in the regional final against Hawaii...Had her first at-bat against Florida (3/18).
High School: Played behind the plate four seasons at Capital H.S., catching for current teammate Bridget Wilcox...Played all four years for Ed Thiejte...Named honorable mention as a freshman...Earned first-team all-league honors her next three seasons...Helped team win state championship as freshman, junior and senior, and place second as a sophomore...Team also captured four consecutive league championships and either a first- or second-place finish in district all four years...The Tacoma News Tribune honored her with its Player of the Week award once in each of her final two seasons...Served as team captain as a junior and senior...During the summer, played ball for the Fury under coach Ken Olsen...Won state championship in 1996 and '97...Placed at nationals three summers in a row, as high as third in 1996...At the NFCA recruiting camp in Colorado, had the fastest time from home to first...Also ran cross country her junior and senior years...Graduated with a 3.8 GPA and was on the principal's honor roll throughout high school.
Personal: Major is international business...Enjoys snow skiing, running and listening to music...Jessica Jeanne Bork was born Dec. 2, 1979, in Olympia, Wash...Mother, Molly, is a lobbyist for Puget Power...Father, Michael, is a self-employed plumbing contractor...Has one brother, Wade, who is 16...Grandparents and mother graduated from the UW...Former teammate Molly McKinnon is playing basketball for New Mexico.
TOP GAMES
AB: 1 (3/18/99 vs. Florida)
Runs: 1 (6 times)
SB: 1 (3 times)
