At Delaware: Delaware’s career leader with 20 hits by pitches • middle infielder who was a starter throughout most of her first three seasons • redshirted last season after missing most of the year with a knee injury.

2005: Appeared in six games with four starts before missing the rest of the season with a knee injury • did not record a hit in eight plate appearances.

2004: Appeared in and started 52 games at second base for the Blue Hens • set a UD single-season record by getting hit by a pitch nine times • batted .206 with 26 hits, 10 runs scored, and six runs batted in • went 3-for-4 with a run scored in the 6-2 win over La Salle on March 13 and in the 4-2 victory over James Madison on May 14 on the second day of the CAA Tournament • was 2-for-4 with three runs scored in the 6-2 win over Bucknell on March 6 • went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI against Drexel on April 3 • hit a triple in the 6-0 win over Towson on May 1.

2003: Appeared in 41 games with 40 starts • hit .259 as a sophomore with a team-high 15 walks • recorded 30 hits, which was third-best on the team • went 4-for-4 with a double, triple and three RBIs against Lehigh on March 26 • had seven multiple hit games.

2002: Appeared in 39 games with 29 starts as a rookie • hit .216 as a freshman with 10 runs scored • hit safely in all three CAA Tournament games (4-for-8).

High School: All-state and a four-time all-conference selection at Alma High School • team was ranked ninth in the state • four-year starter in softball and three-year starter in basketball • regarded as one of the top players in the state of Michigan • selected Mid-Michigan Scholar-Athlete.

Personal: Jennifer Bernice Gilkins • born May 10, 1983 • daughter of Jim and Mary Gilkins • oldest of three children • graduated with a degree in sports management with a coaching science minor • pursuing master’s degree in communications.