Jessica Smith Class: Sophomore Hometown: Encinitas, Calif. High School: La Costa Canyon Height: 5-9 Position: P B/T: R/R

2009: Missed the first half of the year with an injury ... Appeared in seven games with two starts ... Made her season debut with a scoreless inning of relief against Indiana (4/4), combining with Lauren Delaney for a shutout ... Shut out Loyola (Chicago) in her first start of the season on April 16, scattering five hits in a 6-0 win.

2008: Won first-career start after allowing two hits and one earned run in a complete-game, 14-2 (6) win over Idaho State (2/16) ... Threw first-career shutout in an 8-0, five-inning win over Western Illinois (3/2) ... Fired a complete-game two-hitter, allowing only one unearned run in a 9-1, five-inning victory against Illinois-Chicago (4/22).

High School: Named one of the top 25 players in San Diego County from 2004-07 in the North County Times and the San Diego Union ... Named All-San Diego County from 2004-07 ... Rated a top-five pitching prospect by West Coast Softball Report in 2006 ... Posted a high school ERA of 1.10 and a record of 46-11 in her first three seasons ... Recorded 330 strikeouts in 342 innings pitched...Threw three one-hit shutouts ... Played in The Next Level club organization for seven years ... Named Pitcher of the Year for 2005 and 2006 in the Next Level Organization ... Club team placed 13th in the 2006 ASA 18U Gold Nationals and 3rd place in the 2004 ASA 14U Nationals ... Club team finished fifth from 2004-06 in the Champions Cup in Irvine, Calif. ... Team finished second in the Palomar League from 2004-06 ... Team finished third in California Division I in 2006 and in the top five from 2004-05 ... Named to the San Diego Union All-Academic Team from 2004-07 ... Made high school honor roll from 2004-07 ... Coached at The Next Level by Chris Facione and pitching coach Bill Corbitt.

Personal: Born Jessica Lynn Smith ... Daughter of Denise Baker and Chris Smith ... Chose Northwestern over Arizona State, Tennessee, Oregon, Georgia Tech, UNLV, Cal State Fullerton, Utah, UC Santa Barbara and San Diego ... Majoring in communication studies.

SMITH'S CAREER STATISTICS

Year	ERA	W	L	App	GS	CG	SHO	CBO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2008	6.07	3	5	13	12	5	1	1	0	45.0	45	47	39	38	25
2009	4.13	1	2	7	2	1	1	1	0	20.1	28	18	12	3	1
TOTAL	5.46	4	7	20	14	6	2	2	0	65.1	73	65	51	41	26