NC State Wolfpack

14  Jennifer Patterson
	Class: Senior Hometown: Salinas, Calif. High School: North Salinas HS Height: 5-10 Position: C B/T: R/R

As a Sophomore (2005): Made appearances in 29 games as a catcher and pinch hitter ... Tied for seventh on the team with 11 RBIs on the season ... Set a NC State record with three doubles in a single game against Rutgers ... Tied a single game Wolfpack record in that game with five RBIs as well ... Leading pinch hitter on the squad notching three hits on the season and four total for her career, a team record ... Ninth all-time at NC State in RBIs with 18 ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll.

As a Freshman (2004): Started 25 of 33 games played ... Saw considerable time as designated player when not behind the plate ... Tallied 13 hits, including two home runs in back-to-back games, while scoring four runs and driving in seven runs ... Hit a two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning in a 2-0 win over Campbell (4/1/04), as teammate Shaina Ervin completed her no-hitter against the Camels ... Committed just one error behind the plate ... Had a five-game hitting streak ... Selected to the ACC Honor Roll.

High School: Lettered three years in softball and basketball ... Was a two-year captain for the basketball squad ... Helped lead North Salinas to three CCS Division I softball titles (1999-00, 2001-02 and 2002-03) ... Three-time all-county for The Californian and The Monterey County Herald ... Three-time first-team all-league ... Finished second in the league in hitting (.422) her senior year and was named the team's Most Valuable Hitter, team MVP and most inspirational senior ... Named first-team All-CCS as a senior and honorable-mention as a junior ... In basketball was a first-team all-league member and All-CCS honorable-mention as a senior ... Also named team's most improved player two years and was voted best rebounder ... Selected to play in the Kiwanis All-Star High School Basketball Game her senior year ... Played travel ball with the Salinas Storm U-14, U-16 and U-18 teams ... Recorded two home runs, helping her U-18 Gold team to a ninth-place finish in the nation in 2003.

Personal: Born Jan. 14, 1985, as the daughter of Teresa Vega and Robin Patterson ... Has one brother, Robin and a step-sister Danielle ... Enjoys working in softball clinics and reading poetry ... Majoring in parks, recreation and tourism management.