2018 Softball Roster

Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Tim Casey

25 Janell Wheaton

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Dimas, Calif.
  • Highschool San Dimas

Biography

Career Statistics

Major: Sport Management
 
Career Honors:
  • 2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2015 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
  • 2015 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
 
UF Career Ranks:
  • Fielding Percentage – .999 (Third)
  • Lowest Stolen Base Against Percentage – .600 (T-10th)
  • Putouts – 855 (10th)
  • Passed Balls – 4 (10th)
 
As a Junior (2017):
 
  • Honors:
    • SEC Academic Honor Roll
 
  • SEC Ranks:
    • Fielding Percentage – 1.000 (T-First)
    • Putouts – 588 (First)
    • Chances – 626 (First)
    • Caught Stealing By – 14 (Third)
    • Steal Attempts Against – 33 (Ninth)
    • Sac Bunts – 6 (T-Ninth)
 
  • UF Single Season Ranks:
    • Fielding Percentage – 1.000 (T-First)
    • Chances – 626 (First)
    • Putouts – 588 (First)
    • Caught Stealing By – 14 (T-Eighth)
 
  • UF Junior Ranks:
    • Putouts – 588 (First)
    • Fielding Percentage – 1.000 (T-First)


As a Sophomore (2016):
 
  • Honors:
    • SEC Academic Honor Roll
 
  • Stats:
    • Recorded a .300 batting average (42-for-140), including five doubles, two triples, six home runs, 38 RBI and 23 runs scored. She also tallied 31 walks and notched a .329 on-base percentage.
      • Tallied a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 191 chances at first base and catcher.
 
  • UF Single Season Ranks:
    • Fielding Percentage – 1.000 (182-9-0, T-1st)
 
  • UF Sophomore Records:
    • Triples – 2 (T-6th)
    • Walks – 31 (T-9th)
 
  • Notables:
    • Hit her sixth home run of the season and her first since March 5 against USA in the second inning of game one of Florida’s doubleheader against ULL.
    • Notched her first two RBI performance in SEC play at Ole Miss 
    • Recorded the second triple of her career at Auburn 
    • Mashed two solo homers against No. 8 Washington to propel the Gators to their 3-1 win
    • Came through with an RBI single to right field against Utah, which turned out to be the only run of the game
 
As a Freshman (2015):
 
  • Honors:
    • SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
    • NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
 
  • Stats:
    • 38 Games / 19 Starts
    • Ranked fifth on the team in doubles with six
    • Committed just one error in 96 chances as she had a stellar .990 fielding percentage
    • Led the team with a .571 average (4-for-7) with the bases loaded, as she had 11 RBI with two doubles and one grand slam
    • Hit .276 with runners in scoring positon
 
  • Notables:
    • Hit two doubles and drove in four runs in her Gator debut (2/6 vs. Hampton)
    • Recorded a grand slam against Mercer on Feb. 22 in Game 1 of a doubleheader
    • Drove in the game-winning run with a walk off double in the eighth inning vs. UNF (4/1)
    • Notched her second career multi-hit game against Hofstra during the NCAA Regional (5/16)
 
High School / Travel Ball:
  • 2014 graduate of San Dimas High School
  • Played travel ball with the OC Batbusters Powered by Team Mizuno, coached by Mike Stith
  • The No. 15 player on the Hot 100 Seniors on StudentSports.com’s 2014 list
  • Led Team Mizuno to Premier Girls Fastpitch national championships in 2012 (16U) and 2014 (18U), along with a runner-up finish (18U) in 2013
  • Team Mizuno won back-to-back titles at the 18U New Jersey Showcase Tournament (2013-14) and the Colorado Independence Tournament (2012-13)
  • Played for coach Don Pollard at San Dimas
  • Batted above .600 during each of her final three prep seasons, and finished her high-school career with 12 home runs and 150 RBI
  • Two-time team captain at San Dimas (2013-14)
  • Three-time team MVP (2011-13)
  • 2014 First Team All-State
  • Two-time First Team All-CIF (2013-14)
  • Four-time All-Valley Vista League honoree (2011-14)
  • Three-time All-Valley Vista League MVP (2012-14)
  • Two-time San Gabriel Valley All-Area Team selection (2013-14)
  • 2014 San Gabriel Valley Player of the Year
  • Played basketball for San Dimas as a freshman, starting as a guard/forward
  • Three-time Scholar-Athlete
  • Member of the class honor guard, designating her in the top 20 students in the Class of 2014
  • 2014 San Dimas Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year 
  • 2014 Foothill Citrus Athletic Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Award
  • Named to the 2014 Valley Vista Five
  • Two-time First Team All-Academic honoree (2012-13)

Statistics

Season:
2018

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2015Freshman

    C/1B
    5'7"
    25
  • 25

    2016Sophomore

    C/1B
    5'7"
    25
  • 25

    2017Junior

    1B/C
    5'7"
    25
  • 25

    2018Senior

    C/1B
    5'7"
    25

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