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Jessica Burroughs

Florida State University '17

Hometown: Warner Robins, Georgia

First ACC player selected No.1 in the NPF Draft.

Playing for American Cancer Society

When Burroughs is not playing softball, she coaches and offers pitching lessons. Burroughs strives to find fun in everything and believes that life is full of little things that we can enjoy. She attributes her outlook on life to the people she's been surrounded by.

Burroughs started five games and made 11 appearances during the 2020 season. She tallied 928 points and ranked 39th overall. Burroughs became the first player out of the ACC to be selected No.1 in the 2017 NPF Draft when she was drafted by the USSSA Pride. In the NPF, she was a 2018 All-NPF Selection and threw 60.2 innings boasting an ERA of 0.35 with a record of 9-0.

  • 2017 ACC Pitcher of the Year
  • 2017 NFCA First Team All-American
  • 2017 All-ACC First Team
  • 2017 USA Softball Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist
  • 2016 NFCA Third Team All-American
  • 2016 ACC Pitcher of the Year
  • 2016 NFCA Third Team All-American
  • 2016 WCWS All-Tournament Team
  • 2015 ACC Tournament MVP
  • 2015 ACC All-Tournament Team
  • 2015 All-ACC Second Team
  • 2014 All-ACC Second Team
Headshot of Jessica Burroughs

Career Stats

YEAR
W-L
ERA
G
GS
IP
H
SO
BB
ER
HR
B/AVG
HP
CG
SHO
SV
B
S
WP
2021 Championship*
0-2
3.86
9
-
16.1
12
9
7
9
3
.200
1
-
-
1
90
137
1
2020 Championship*
1-3
6.75
11
-
37.1
56
10
19
36
9
.352
6
-
-
-
263
364
-
Career Totals
1-5
5.87
20
-
53.2
68
19
26
45
12
.311
7
-
-
1
353
501
1

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Game Log

DATE
HOME TEAM
AWAY TEAM
W-L
ERA
G
IP
H
SO
BB
ER
HR
B/AVG
HP
CG
SHO
SV
B
S
WP
9/27/2021
Team OcasioTeam Chidester
0-0
0.00
1
0.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
2
1
-
9/26/2021
Team ChidesterTeam Jaquish
0-0
2.33
1
3.0
1
2
2
1
-
.100
1
-
-
-
20
24
-
9/25/2021
Team ChidesterTeam Eberle
0-0
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/19/2021
Team ChidesterTeam Osterman
0-0
7.00
1
2.0
3
2
-
2
-
.333
-
-
-
-
12
23
-
9/18/2021
Team JaquishTeam Osterman
0-0
0.00
1
2.0
1
1
-
-
-
.167
-
-
-
-
7
16
-
9/13/2021
Team OstermanTeam McCleney
0-0
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/12/2021
Team OstermanTeam Jaquish
0-1
7.00
1
2.0
2
-
1
2
1
.250
-
-
-
-
12
18
-
9/11/2021
Team OcasioTeam Osterman
0-0
0.00
1
1.0
1
-
1
-
-
.250
-
-
-
-
5
8
-
9/5/2021
Team OstermanTeam Piper
0-0
7.00
1
1.0
1
1
2
1
-
.250
-
-
-
-
15
12
1
9/4/2021
Team PiperTeam Jaquish
0-0
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/30/2021
Team OstermanTeam Warren
0-1
7.00
1
2.0
2
2
1
2
1
.250
-
-
-
-
15
19
-
8/29/2021
Team PiancastelliTeam Warren
0-0
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/28/2021
Team WarrenTeam Hayward
0-0
2.33
1
3.0
1
1
-
1
1
.100
-
-
-
-
2
16
-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

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First ACC player selected No.1 in the NPF Draft.

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