JESSICA LIDDY
Catcher
5-4, Senior
Jupiter, Florida

UNA 2006: After helping lead the Lions to their best season in school history, Liddy capped off her junior season in 2006 by becoming the program’s first player to earn All-America status. The catcher received Second Team honors for the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II list after batting .357 (70-for-196) for the season and leading the team in several key offensive categories. For the year, Liddy led the Lions in total bases (115), slugging percentage (.587), home runs (eight), doubles (17) and RBI (52). She added the All- America honor to her First Team All-Gulf South Conference and All-South Region status. For the year, she led the team in multiple-RBI games with 14, and also produced 21 multiple-hit games. She hit two doubles in a single game four times on the year, including a Mar. 25 showdown at West Alabama. Against the Tigers, she went 3-for-5 at the plate with two doubles, a home run and four RBI. Liddy also continued her assault on the UNA record books in 2006. Her 52 RBI tied her with teammate Lindsey Bates for most in a single-season at the school. The 17 doubles was also a new school record, extending her own mark of 13 set in 2005. The two totals also helped Liddy claim the career records in each category, giving her 40 doubles and 134 RBI in three seasons.

UNA 2005: Was named First Team All-South Region for the first time in her career and earned a second consecutive First Team All-Gulf South Conference recognition after a stellar year on offense and defense for the Lions in 2005. The catcher hit .324 on the season and led the team in several offensive categories. In 2005, she recorded team highs in doubles (13), home runs (15), RBI (49), total bases (115), slugging percentage (.653), multiple-hit games (18) and multiple-RBI games (15). She added 37 runs and 57 hits in 176 at-bats while starting all 56 games for UNA. Her break-out performance at the plate also earned her several spots in the UNA record books.  The 15 homers is the most in a single season since Hand hit 10 in 2004. The 13 doubles tied Jill James’s 2000 performance for most in a season. The RBI total also bested James’ 46 RBI in 2000, while a two-RBI performance on April 5th gave her the career record with 79 at the time. She finished the season with 82 career runs batted in. She hit the team's only grand slam of the season on April 10th during a 13-5 win over West Georgia the day after hitting a walk-off homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat the Braves 5-3. She added another walk-off home run on May 6th to top Henderson State 9-1 in six innings.
Defensively, Liddy was the only starter to record a perfect fielding percentage. She recorded 101 putouts and 108 assists.

UNA 2004:  Liddy started all 52 games for the Lions in 2004. She led the team in several offensive categories, including batting average (.331), doubles (10), walks (21), RBI's (33) and on-base percentage (.424). She was named first-team All-Gulf South Conference East Division. She had five RBI and scored four runs on February 10 against Clark-Atlanta. She went 3-for-4 with a home run on April 2 against Arkansas Tech.

HIGH SCHOOL: She played catcher for Jupiter High School under coach Rick Williams. She helped lead the 4A Warriors to three consecutive district championships. Liddy was first-team all-conference from 2000-2003, Rookie of the Year in 2000 and was inducted into the school's Wall of Fame in 2003. She was a first-team all-area pick in 2000 and 2003, second-team all-state in 2003 and was the team MVP in 2000, 2002 and 2003. Liddy was also a News Channel 12 athlete of the week in 2003. She was powerlifting MVP in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 and was a first-team all-area powerlifter in 2000 and 2003. Holds the all-time school batting average record at .455 which she set in 2003. Also lettered in golf in 2001 and 2002 and lettered in basketball in 2001 and 2002.  She was a member of the Social Studies Honor Society and a member of the FHSAA Athlete/Academic Honor Roll

PERSONAL: Her full name is Jessica Anne Liddy. She was born on February 13, 1985. She is the daughter of Bill and Charlene Liddy.  She has one brother, Joe, and is majoring in P-12 Physical Education at UNA.