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Jersey Number 14
Jenny Behan
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-7
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Mundelein, Ill.
- High School:
- Carmel Catholic
- Major:
- Undecided
2017 as a Sophomore:
2016 as a Freshman:
• Appeared in 33 games with 11 starts this season
• Recorded nine putouts at first base in the NCAA Super Regional vs. LSU
• Tallied three hits with one double while scoring eight runs
• Owned a .966 fielding percentage at first (25-3-1)
High School:
• MaxPreps Second Team All-American as a senior
• All-East Suburban Catholic Conference as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Daily Herald Area Player of the Year as a junior
• Daily Herald All-Area all four years of high school
• Set Carmel Catholic career records in batting average (.482), home runs (53), RBI (205), runs (184) and hits (226)
• Career home run total ranked third all-time in the state of Illinois
• Broke CCHS single-season school records for batting average (.544), home runs (18), grand slams (4), RBI (65), runs (62), hits (68) and walks (21)
• Hit at least .435 in each of her four seasons of high school
• Honor roll student
• Member of the National Honor Society, Ambassadors Club and received the National French Honor Award in 2012
• Played club softball for the Beverly Bandits in Chicago
• Won national crowns at the 16U PGF National Championships (2013) and 13U USSSA Midwest Nationals (2010)
• Twice placed third at 18U PGF Nationals (2014, 2015)
• Member of Beverly's tournament title teams at the 18U Boulder IDT (2015) and 16U Boulder IDT (2013)
Personal:
• Daughter of Kevin and Judi Behan
• Her father, Kevin, played hockey at Princeton (1979-82) and grandfather, Wally Behan, played hockey with the Toronto Maple Leafs after a collegiate career at St. Lawrence
• Undecided on major
- Made three starts with 28 appearances over sophomore season
- Went 8-for-27 at the plate for a .296 average with five runs scored
- Slugged one home run with five RBIs on the season
- Knocked a pinch-hit double against UNCW during the CAA Championship (5/10)
- Slugged first career home run with a two-run shot in a pinch hit appearance to walk-off a 8-0 win over Drexel (4/30)
- Stole first base of the season at North Carolina on April 26
- Drove in a run against Binghamton (3/18)
- Recorded a season-high five putouts versus Charlotte (3/3)
- First RBI of the season came off a pinch-hit single against Yale (2/24)
2016 as a Freshman:
• Appeared in 33 games with 11 starts this season
• Recorded nine putouts at first base in the NCAA Super Regional vs. LSU
• Tallied three hits with one double while scoring eight runs
• Owned a .966 fielding percentage at first (25-3-1)
High School:
• MaxPreps Second Team All-American as a senior
• All-East Suburban Catholic Conference as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Daily Herald Area Player of the Year as a junior
• Daily Herald All-Area all four years of high school
• Set Carmel Catholic career records in batting average (.482), home runs (53), RBI (205), runs (184) and hits (226)
• Career home run total ranked third all-time in the state of Illinois
• Broke CCHS single-season school records for batting average (.544), home runs (18), grand slams (4), RBI (65), runs (62), hits (68) and walks (21)
• Hit at least .435 in each of her four seasons of high school
• Honor roll student
• Member of the National Honor Society, Ambassadors Club and received the National French Honor Award in 2012
• Played club softball for the Beverly Bandits in Chicago
• Won national crowns at the 16U PGF National Championships (2013) and 13U USSSA Midwest Nationals (2010)
• Twice placed third at 18U PGF Nationals (2014, 2015)
• Member of Beverly's tournament title teams at the 18U Boulder IDT (2015) and 16U Boulder IDT (2013)
Personal:
• Daughter of Kevin and Judi Behan
• Her father, Kevin, played hockey at Princeton (1979-82) and grandfather, Wally Behan, played hockey with the Toronto Maple Leafs after a collegiate career at St. Lawrence
• Undecided on major
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