2020 Softball Roster
Cothern, Jessica
Jersey Number 42
Jessica Cothern
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Plainfield, Ill.
- High School:
- Providence Catholic
Bio
Career
- 2017 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
- 2017 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
- 2017 All-BIG EAST First Team
- 2018 All-BIG EAST Second Team
- 2018 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- 2018 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
- 2019 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
- 2019 All-BIG EAST First Team
- 2019 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
- 2021 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
- 2021 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- 2021 All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous selection)
- 2021 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
- 2021 NFCA All-Great Lakes Region Third-Team
- Appeared in all 36 games, starting 34 at catcher for the Blue Demons.
- Led the squad with a .373 batting average and 38 hits.
- Notched six home runs and seven doubles, both good for second on the team, including two home runs at St. John's (March 13)
- Registered a .989 fielding percentage, with 151 putouts, 30 assists and just two errors.
- Added 11 multi-hit games, the most on the team, including four hits in a road victory against Saint Louis (February 28).
- Caught 13 runners stealing in 17 attempts
- Appeared in all 20 games for DePaul, starting in 19 before the remainder of the season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
- Recorded 13 hits in 55 at bats for a .236 batting average.
- Posted four doubles on her way to tallying six RBI.
- Began the season with three doubles in three-straight games.
- Launched a homer in an 8-2 win at Samford (2/22).
- Started in all 51 games of the season.
- Finished second on the team in batting average with a .343.
- Led the team with 172 at bats, 59 hits, 19 doubles, 50 RBI and tied for first in home runs with nine.
- Finished second on the team in put outs with 226.
- Launched a three-run blast in DePaul's 8-6 victory over Seton Hall on March 30.
- Hit a two-run home run and a double in DePaul's BIG EAST Tournament championship win over Villanova on May 11.
- Appeared on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll one time.
- Started all 50 regular season games.
- Struck a career-high three hits in a 10-0 mercy rule win over Sam Houston State on Feb. 25.
- Launched nine home runs.
- Tallied three hits, one run and one RBI in the BIG EAST Tournament Championship win over Creighton on May 12
- Started in all 50 regular season games as a rookie.
- Combined for two hits and a run in the BIG EAST tournament.
- Led the BIG EAST in hits in conference games with 28.
- Recorded first career homer in a win over Seton Hall on April 1.
- Hit two home runs and scored two runs in a win over Georgetown on April 24.
- Went 3-for-3 with two runs and three RBI in a win over Creighton on May 6.
- Tallied a career-high 11 put outs against Creighton on May 7.
- Earned four varsity letters for softball.
- 2016 winners of the class 4A Regional.
- Four time All-Area performer and three time All-State performer.
- 2016 GCAC Athlete of the Year.
- Played on the Mizuno Hawks Club team.
- Recorded a career 191 hits, 136 RBI, 30 home runs and a .432 batting average.
- Daughter of Dan and Dawn Cothern.
- Has one brother, Colin.
- Majoring in health sciences with a minor in Spanish.
Blue Demon Room Podcast Episode 14: Bella Nigey & Baylee Cosgrove
Wednesday, February 05
Episode 13: Allie Quigley & Lindsay Chouinard Platt, 2024 Hall of Famers
Thursday, January 16
Nicole Sullivan Mic'd Up
Monday, August 07
Softball BIG EAST Championship Game One Highlights
Thursday, May 12
