Jillian Ferraro

Position:
C
Height:
5-7
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Ashburn, Va.
High School:
Bishop O'Connell

Career Honors:
» 2016 ACC Top Six For Service Award
» 2016 ACC Academic Honor Roll
» 2014 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2016 (Junior): Appeared in 36 games as a junior, making 15 starts at catcher (16 total starts) • Batted .200 with four doubles, five walks and seven RBIs • Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run against Fairfield (2/28) • Hit a pinch-hit RBI single in the sixth inning to help UNC defeat Long Beach State, 7-5 • Hit a sac fly to start a 7-run sixth inning that led UNC to a come-from-behind victory at Elon • Doubled and hit a key sacrifice bunt against Campbell • Had a pinch-hit two-out two-run double in the Georgia Tech opener (5/7) • Won an ACC Top Six for Service Award.

2015 (Sophomore): A dependable pinch-hitter, appeared in 20 games, starting five behind the plate • Hit .333 over 21 at-bats with six RBI • Recorded the first long ball of her career against Fairleigh Dickinson with a two-run blast (3/7).

2014 (Freshman): Saw action in 20 games, making 11 starts at catcher • Recorded the first hit of her career against Texas (2/7) • Tallied seven hits and three runs scored, batting .194 • Made 42 putouts, fielding .958 • ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: Named all-conference, all-state, All-Met and all-region as a senior • Earned NFCA and Max Prep All-America honors in 2013 • Named the 2013 High School Diamond Sports Catcher of the Year • Helped lead her to teams WCAC and state titles • Was named first-team All-America for the 2011 season • Was a three-time first-team all-conference, all-state and All-Met selection • Earned first-team all-region honors twice • Led her team to three conference and two state titles, playing left field, short stop and catcher • Set school records for RBIs (55) and home runs (eight) in 2010 • Tied her eight home runs in 2011 • Was involved in Students Against Drunk Driving.

Personal: Plans to major in biology • Serves as a Community Outreach Rep with Carolina Outreach • Participates in the Richard A. Baddour Leadership Academy as a member of the Veteran Leaders program • Jillian Eleanor Ferraro was born Jan. 4 in Reston, Va. • She is the daughter of Jim and Julie Ferraro.

Career Statistics
Year	GP	GS	Avg	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	SLG%	BB	HBP	SO	OB%	SF	SH	SB	FLD%
2014	20	11	.194	36	3	7	1	0	0	1	8	.222	1	2	8	.256	0	3	0-0	.958
2015	20	5	.333	21	5	7	2	0	1	6	12	.571	7	0	5	.483	1	1	0-0	1.000
2016	36	16	.200	45	1	9	4	0	0	7	13	.289	5	1	11	.283	2	2	0-0	.973
TOTAL	76	32	.225	102	9	23	7	0	1	14	33	.324	13	3	24	.322	3	6	0-0	.977