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2011 - Sophomore: Split time between designated player, starting pitcher and throwing in relief - totaling 37 appearances on the season ... Started 15 games as the designated player in addition to time spent in the lineup as a pitcher, earning 14 hits on the season, including a double and her first collegiate home run ... Also drew seven walks and was struck by a pitch twice ... Earned her first collegiate double during a 2-for-4, one run scored performance against UTSA on Feb. 11 ... Was 2-for-2 with two RBIs and two runs scored against McNeese State on Feb. 1 ... Finished with a career-best three hits against Florida International on Feb. 1 ... Hit her first collegiate homer against Michigan in the second game of the April 17 doubleheader. Also went 1-for-1 with a walk and a run scored in the first contest against the Wolverines ... Was the No. 2 starter for the Illini throughout much of the 2011 season, totaling 126 and 2/3 innings and a 2.82 ERA ... Won seven games for the Orange and Blue in 31 appearances and 17 starts, throwing eight complete games and two individual shutouts ... Only allowed 51 earned runs while striking out 99 batters, an average of 5.5 punchouts per seven inning contest ... Started for the Illini during their first win of 2011, going 3.2 innings while only giving up one earned run against McNeese State on Feb. 12. ... Pitched a complete game against Pittsburgh on Feb. 19, only allowing one hit and one walk ... Struck out a career-high 10 batters in five innings of work against Temple on March 4, only allowing one hit and one walk ... Went the distance against host-Cal State Fullerton, limiting the Titans to three hits and two walks while striking out nine on March 18 ... Started and pitched four shutout innings against Michigan State on March 27, striking out five hitters while only allowing three hits ... Held Wisconsin to one run on seven hits in six and 2/3 innings while striking out four as Illinois downed the Badgers in extra innings, 4-2, on April 23 ... Earned her only save of the season on May 1 against Northwestern, holding the Wildcats to one hit and zero runs over the final three innings of the game ... Tossed a complete game in the first contest of a May 4 doubleheader at Iowa, holding the Hawkeyes to two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out three.
2010 - Freshman: Spent time as the designated player and in circle for the Illini ... Played in nine games, making eight starts ... Accumulated nine hits, six RBIs and two runs scored in 20 plate appearances ... Also drew four walks and was hit by two pitches ... Went 6-for-11 at the plate against Big Ten pitching, knocking in six runs ... Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and one run scored against Minnesota on May 14 ... Followed with a 2-for-3, three RBI performance against the Gophers on May 15 ... Made 15 appearances as a pitcher, including three starts ... Earned a 0.88 ERA to go with three wins and two complete games ... Spread 24 hits over 32 innings ... Struck out 29 batters while only allowing 10 walks ... Held batters to a team-low .198 average in 121 plate appearances ... 0.88 ERA was the third lowest among Big Ten pitchers ... Earned her first win of the season in the Illini's home-opener against Illinois State, striking out two batters in 1 and 1/3 innings of relief ... Pitched five innings against Dartmouth, allowing one unearned run on five hits and one walk while striking out two ... Also went five innings against Eastern Illinois, earning her final win of the season by holding the Panthers to two hits while striking out eight ... Earned first save of the season by pitching 1 and 2/3 innings of relief against Iowa on May 5.
High School: Ended senior season with a 7-2 record, 90 strikeouts and a 0.64 ERA ... As a junior, fanned 163 batters in 122 innings with opponents hitting just .178 ... Earned four letters in softball at Orange Lutheran for coach Steve Miklos ... Team MVP as a senior ... Played travel ball for the Bomb Squad out of Southern California.
Personal: Born April 7, 1991 ... Daughter of Jeanne Guy and the late Jerry Guy ... Has two siblings, Joshua and Michelle ... Enrolled in the general curriculum.
Getting to Know Jackie: Favorite Athlete: Scott Shields ... Says her dad most influenced her softball career because he always believed in her and said "You have to believe in yourself before anyone else can believe in you." ... Favorite Food: Chicken ... Favorite Movie: The Hangover ... Favorite TV Shows: Bones and The Office ... Dream Job: "Something that helps people." ... Something most people don't know: "I love Play-doh." ... What I like most about being a Fighting Illini: "When people I have never met say `I-L-L," and being a part of something bigger than myself."
