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Updated: May 31, 2018

Pronounced MEER

2018: Played in 45 games at first base with 45 starts … Finished her career ranked eighth in program history with 807 putouts and ninth with 929 chances … Hit four doubles, one triple, four home runs and tied her career-high with 17 RBI … Led the team with five multi-RBI games … Registered five multi-hit games … Went 2 for 5 with an RBI double vs. Lamar (2/8) … Had three RBI and collected two hits vs. Penn State (2/17) … First home run of the season was a three-run bomb vs. Purdue (2/18) … Tallied a two RBI single vs. Presbyterian (3/3) … Went 2 for 2 with an RBI single and a solo home run vs. Notre Dame (3/31) … Went 2 for 3 with a three-run homer at Virginia (4/14) … Blasted a solo home run at Georgia Tech (4/28) … Went 2 for 3 with a triple vs. Pitt in the ACC Softball Championship quarterfinals (5/10).

2017: Started and played in 49 games … Only Hokie to start 10 or more games at three different positions; first base (24), shortstop (15), third base (10) … Set career-highs with seven doubles and 32 hits … Matched career-highs with 17 RBI and 16 runs scored … Tallied nine multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games … 2-for-2 on stole base attempts … Picked up two hits against Indiana State (2/10) … Went 2-for-3 with a double against CSU Bakersfield … Had a two RBI single against Seton Hall (2/24) … Set career-highs in hits and doubles after going 4-for-4 with two doubles at Virginia (3/3) … Went 2-for-3 with a solo home run against North Carolina (3/18) … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI double against the Tar Heels (3/19) … Had a sac fly and an RBI single against Georgia Tech (4/1) … Went 2-for-2 with a double and a run scored against Elon (4/5) … Went 1-for-4 with an RBI single and a run scored against Louisville (4/15) … Turned in two multi-hit games in a doubleheader at Western Carolina (4/25).

2016: Played in 21 games, starting 15 … Totaled six hits with a pair of RBI … Tallied 87 putouts, assisting four … Started nine games before being sidelined with a back injury in late February… Notched two hits against Illinois State … Collected 10 putouts versus No. 20 Minnesota … Returned to action in April … Notched a hit, scoring one run against No. 6 James Madison … Set a season high of 11 putouts at first base versus No. 20 Notre Dame.

2015: A valuable player for the Hokies who played in 43 games, starting 34 … Saw action at first base (25 starts) and second base (last seven games) … Batted .265 with 27 hits, including four doubles and six home runs … Drove in 17 runs and scored 15 runs … Drew three walks … Hit two home runs at No. 19 James Madison … Had five multiple-hit games and six multi-RBI games … Scored two game-winning runs and had a game-winning hit.

High School: Graduated from South Lyon High, where she played softball for Coach Jaclyn O’Connell … A two-time all-district and all-region selection … An honorable mention all-state selection … Hit .521 as a junior with seven home runs … Led her team in all offensive categories as a sophomore and junior … Hit .596 as a sophomore with six home runs while hitting .582 wtih five home runs as a freshman … Has lettered three times in basketball, earning KLAA first-team honors as a junior … Played travel ball for Coach Donald Dreher and Finesse … Led the team in home runs and batting average in 2013.

Personal: Jessica Fern Mehr was born July 11, 1996 in Holland, MI … The daughter of Michael Mehr and Elisabeth Mehr … Has two older siblings: Jacob and Sam … Jacob is an All-American at Adrian College, finishing fifth in the shot put at the 2013 NCAA Division III Outdoor Nationals while Sam attends Central Michigan … Majoring in Public Relations.