Jenna Marston
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American baseball player
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's baseball | ||
| Representing United States | ||
| Women's Baseball World Cup | ||
| Bronze medal – third place | 2010 Venezuela | Team competition |
| Silver medal – second place | 2012 Canada | Team competition |
| Silver medal – second place | 2014 Japan | Team competition |
| Pan American Games | ||
| Gold medal – first place | 2015 Toronto | Team competition |
Jenna Marston (born July 16, 1991) is a member of the United States women's national baseball team which won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.[1] [2]
Playing career
[edit ]Baseball
[edit ]At Principia High School in Missouri, she played on the boys' varsity baseball team with her brother Christopher.[3] Before high school, she was on a travel team with the St. Louis Amateur Baseball Association.[4]
Playing for Team USA at the 2010 Women's Baseball World Cup, she logged a .593 batting average, second highest among all players. She led all Team USA players in the tournament with 16 hits and eight doubles.[5]
Softball
[edit ]Earning a softball scholarship at the University of Missouri, she played catcher, outfield and shortstop.
Awards and honors
[edit ]- 2010 USA Baseball Sportswoman of the Year[6]
- 2011 John E Wray Award (awarded at the St. Louis Baseball Writers' Dinner)[7]
- 2011 Premier Player of College Softball as voted by the fans.
References
[edit ]- ^ "MARSTON, Jenna". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball - Event Overview - Women". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "A Game of Their Own: Voices of Contemporary Women in Baseball", p.155. Jennifer Ring, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London, 2015, ISBN 978-0-8032-4480-1
- ^ "A Game of Their Own: Voices of Contemporary Women in Baseball", p.158. Jennifer Ring, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London, 2015, ISBN 978-0-8032-4480-1
- ^ "A Game of Their Own: Voices of Contemporary Women in Baseball", p.167. Jennifer Ring, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London, 2015, ISBN 978-0-8032-4480-1
- ^ "A Game of Their Own: Voices of Contemporary Women in Baseball", p.165. Jennifer Ring, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London, 2015, ISBN 978-0-8032-4480-1
- ^ "A Game of Their Own: Voices of Contemporary Women in Baseball", p.167. Jennifer Ring, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London, 2015, ISBN 978-0-8032-4480-1