Shannon Jones   9
    Shannon Jones

    Class:
    Junior
    Hometown:
    Troy, N.Y.
    High School:
    Troy
    Height:
    5-6
    Position:
    SS
    B/T:
    L/R

    05/18/2012

    Jones Earns NFCA All-Region Honors

    Siena Shortstop Makes Great Lakes Region's Second Team

    05/10/2012

    Jones Honored as MAAC Co-Player of the Year

    Siena Earns Four All-MAAC, Seven MAAC All-Academic Selections

    05/05/2012

    It's a Whole New Ballgame

    Siena Softball Sweeps Marist, Rejoins MAAC Tournament Hunt

    05/03/2012

    Jones a Capital One Academic All-District First Team Selection

    Junior Honored for On-Field and Off-Field Success

    05/01/2012

    Neufeld and Jones Named Siena Student Athletes of the Year

    Hymes and Nguyen Named Top Rookies

    05/01/2012

    Softball vs. Sacred Heart (4/3/12)

    Softball vs. Sacred Heart (4/3/12)

    AS A SOPHOMORE- One of only three Saints to start all 45 games...Led Siena in batting average (.416), hits (57), home runs (10), RBI (43), runs scored (28), and slugging percentage (.723)...An All-MAAC First Team and ECAC Second Team selection...Became the fourth Siena player to homer 10 or more times in a single season, as well as the second to rack up 40 RBI and the second to post two 50-hit seasons in a career...Homered in both games of a doubleheader against Binghamton (4/6)...Went 3-for-3 with season-high five RBI in win over Rider (4/10)...Recorded at least one hit in her last eight MAAC games of the season...Committed just eight errors in 208 chances at shortstop.

    AS A FRESHMAN- Made an immediate impact, starting 50 games and hitting a team-high .344 with six home runs, 33 RBI's, 55 hits, and 22 runs scored...An All-MAAC Second Team selection...Had first hit of her Siena career against Georgia State (2/25), going 2-for-3 with a run scored...Belted first collegiate home run against Kent State (3/20)...Drove in four or more runs on three separate occasions, including a 3-for-4, six-RBI performance against Marist (5/1)...Success also translated to fielding, setting a new program record for assists in a season (125).

    BEFORE SIENA- Four-year starter in softball and volleyball and three-year starter in basketball at Troy High...2008 Big Ten Softball Player of the Year...Section II Player of the Year by the Times Union and Troy Record...First Team All-State as a junior and First Team All-Area selection for both the Times Union and the Troy Record the past two seasons...First Team All-Area pick by the Troy Record and a Second Team selection by the Times Union as a freshman...Member of 2008 gold medal and 2007 silver medal Adirondack teams in the Empire State games...National Honor Society inductee...Two-time captain...Hit .527 her junior season with 32 runs, four doubles, six home runs, 21 RBI and six stolen bases.

    LAJEUNESSE ON JONES- "We're looking for Shannon to have another huge year for us offensively and defensively. We feel very fortunate to have a hitter of her ability in the middle of the lineup, which gives us confidence as a coaching staff that with runners in scoring position she will get the job done. A two-time All-MAAC selection, she has developed into the leader of the infield, and is what I describe as a pure ballplayer."

    JONES'S STATS

    year AVG gp-gs ab r h 2B 3B HR rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%
    2010 .344 50-50 160 22 55 12 0 6 33 85 .531 6 0 9 0 .365 1 1 1-3 93 125 23 .905
    2011 .416 45-45 137 28 57 12 0 10 43 99 .723 17 3 10 2 .478 4 0 4-5 89 111 8 .962
    Totals .377 95-95 297 50 112 24 0 16 76 184 .620 23 3 19 2 .421 5 1 5-8 182 236 31 .931
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