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Binghamton University Athletics

2018 Softball Roster

Jeremy Donovan
Kaley Greer
Kaley Greer
Kaley Greer
Kaley Greer
Zach Leibmann
Jonathan Cohen

3 Jessica Rutherford

  • Position OF
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Horseheads
  • Hometown Horseheads, N.Y.

Biography

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Career Highlights
  • Graduated with the all-time program records for hits (235), batting average (.391) and multiple-hit games (72)
  • A three-time NFCA All-Region selection
  • A three-time ECAC All-Star
  • A four-time America East all-conference selection
  • The 2015 America East Rookie of the Year
  • The 2016 Binghamton Female Athlete of the Year and the 2018 Jesse Godfrey Career Award Winner

Senior Season (2018)
  • Appeared and started in all 42 games
  • Named third-team All-Region by the NFCA
  • A second-team ECAC All-Star
  • A first-team all-conference pick for the third straight season
  • Named to the America East All-Tournament Team
  • Ranked No. 19 in the nation with a .432 batting average, the sixth-highest in program history
  • Led the America East in runs (31) and a program-record 71 hits
  • Turned in 20 multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI performances
  • Reeled off a career-high 13-game hitting streak from March 28-April 13
  • Went 4-for-4 with a home run, scored four times and drove in four runs against Hartford on May 4
  • Member of the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.5 GPA or higher)
  • Member of both the Fall and Spring AD Honor Roll (3.3 GPA or higher)
  • A NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete (3.5 GPA or higher for the year)

Junior Season (2017):
  • Named third-team All-Mid Atlantic Region by the NFCA
  • A second-team ECAC All-Star
  • Chosen first-team America East All-Conference for the second straight year
  • The America East Player of the Week on April 4
  • Ranked second in the America East with 35 runs, third with 38 RBI, fourth with 87 total bases, tied for fourth with 54 hits and was sixth with a .358 batting average
  • Broke the Binghamton program's single-game record with five hits against UMBC on April 2
  • Turned in a team-high 15 multiple-hit games and nine multiple-RBI performances
  • Tied her career high with a 10 game hitting streak from March 19-April 2
  • Finished .875 (7-for-8) in the doubleheader at UMBC on April 2
  • Went 5-for-11 (.454) with two home runs and six RBI in the series against UMass Lowell April 15-16
  • Batted .344 in Binghamton's 12 games against teams with a RPI rating in the Top 75
  • Homered twice in the first inning against Niagara on March 31
  • Had six games with at least three RBI
  • Member of the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll (3.5 GPA or higher)
  • Member of the Spring A.D. Honor Roll (3.3 GPA or higher)

Sophomore Season (2016):

  • Named first-team All-Mid Atlantic Region by the NFCA
  • A first-team ECAC All-Star
  • Chosen first-team America East All-Conference
  • Named to the America East All-Tournament Team
  • The America East Player of the Week on May 2
  • Ranked No. 18 among all NCAA Division players with a .441 batting average
  • Was second in the America East in batting and RBI (48), fourth in on-base percentage and tied for fifth with a .627 slugging percentage
  • Broke the Binghamton program record with 71 hits, a total that led the America East Conference
  • Turned in a team-high 24 multiple-hit games and 12 multiple-RBI performances
  • Belted the game-winning home run in the America East Tournament second-round game against Stony Brook on May 12
  • Tripled home the game-winning run against Syracuse on May 3
  • Reeled off a career-high 10-game hitting streak from March 13-29 and from April 27-May 13
  • Homered twice in the first inning against Niagara on March 31
  • Named to the Stetson Classic All-Tournament Team (March 13-15)
  • Hit a team-best .545 (6-for-11) in the series against Albany (April 30-May 1)
  • Named the Binghamton University Female Athlete of the Year 
  Freshman Season (2015):
  • Named the America East Rookie of the Year
  • Was a second-team all-conference selection and was named to the America East All-Rookie Team
  • The America East Rookie of the Week on April 20 and April 27
  • Ranked third on the team in batting (.329) and runs batted in (29) and was fourth in slugging percentage (.517)
  • Turned in a season-high, six-game hitting streak from April 7-18
  • Had 13 multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI performances
  • Went 5-for-9 (.556) and scored five runs in the Myrtle Beach Tournament March 7-8
  • Led the team with a .667 batting average (4-for-6) in the doubleheader at Bucknell on April 11
  • Finished 3-for-7 (.429) with a triple and a home run in the doubleheader against UMass Lowell on April 14
  • Was .400 (4-for-10) with two doubles and a home run in the series against UMBC April 25-26
  • Batted a team-best .545 (6-for-11) in the series against Maine May 1-2
  • Member of the Spring AD Honor Roll with a 3.3 GPA or higher
  • Member of the America East Honor Roll with a 3.0 GPA or higher
  Before Binghamton:
  • A four-year letterwinner at Horseheads
  • A NYSSWA fourth-team all-state selection as a junior and senior
  • Hit .582 with four home runs, 17 RBI and stole 24 bases her senior year
  • Named first-team All-STAC West in 2013 and 2014
  • A two-time Corning Leader All-Star
  • Her travel ball team was the Diamond Dusters, which won the ASA Eastern National title in August 2014
  • A member of the National Honor Society
  Personal:
  • Parents are Jamie and Rosemarie Rutherford
  • Majored in human development

CAREER HIGHS
Runs: 3, six times, most recently vs. UMBC (4-12-17)
Hits: 5, vs. UMBC (4-12-17) -- program record
Doubles: 2, three times, most recently vs. Hartford (5-4-18)
Home Runs: 2, vs. Niagara (4-19-16)
RBI: 5, vs. UMBC (4-12-17)
Total Bases: 9, vs. Buffalo (3-31-16)
Stolen Bases: 2, three times, most recently Hartford (5-4-18)

MISCELLANEOUS
Multiple-Hit Games: 72
Multiple-RBI Games: 34
Longest Hitting Streak: 13 games, March 28-April 13, 2018

HONORS
NFCA All-Region (3): 2016 (1st Team), 2017 (3rd Team) & 2018 (3rd Team)
ECAC All-Star (3): 2016 (1st Team), 2017 (2nd Team) & 2018 (2nd Team)
AE Rookie of the Year (1): 2015
AE All-Conference (4): 2015 (2nd Team), 2016 (1st Team), 2017 (1st Team), 2018 (1st Team)
AE All-Rookie (1): 2015
AE All-Tournament (2): 2016 & 2018
AE Player of the Week (3): May 2, 2016, April 4, 2017 & May 7, 2018
AE Rookie of the Week (2): April 19, 2015 & April 26, 2015
Binghamton Female Athlete of the Year (1): 2018
Binghamton Jesse Godfrey Career Award Winner: 2018

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Historical Player Information

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    2015Freshman

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  • 3

    2016Sophomore

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    3
  • 3

    2017Junior

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    5'4"
    3
  • 3

    2018Senior

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    5'4"
    3
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