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2008: Earned Honorable Mention All-GLIAC honors after batting .333 in league play ... started all 50 games played at shortstop ... batted second, seventh, eighth and ninth, but usually eighth (20 times) or ninth (21 times) ... did not play in the SIUE tournament ... recorded first WSU hit in season-opener vs. Southern Indiana ... had a season-high two hits in win over Shippensburg ... had two RBI, two runs scored and a double in win over SIUE ... batted .500 (6-12) during five-game hitting streak from March 15-30 ... ... went 2-2 with two RBI in game two win at Findlay ... had an RBI in each game vs. Lake Superior ... hit .385 (5-13) during five-game hitting streak (May 2-4) ... doubled and scored tying run in 3-2 GLIAC tournament win over Ferris State ... tied for the team lead with two sacrifice flies and 81 fielding assists ... scored two runs in a game four times. ... Game-By-Game Stats.
2007: Started 42 games (41 SS, 1 3B) for Indiana University (Pa.) ... usually batted ninth (25 times) ... batted .240 with two doubles and two triples ... was second on the squad with six stolen bases ... hit .306 (11-36) with two outs ... led the Crimson Hawks with two triples ... was second on the squad defensively with 71 assists ... had six multiple-hit contests and two multiple-RBI games ... qualified for the Dean's list with a 3.8 GPA and was presented the "Scholar Athlete Award" by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
2006: Played shortstop for the Port Perry Angels summer team and was called up to play at the Canadian Junior Nationals where she earned one MVP award.
High School: A 2006 graduate of Cardinal Carter Catholic High School ... served as Art Council President and played on several school teams including, setter for the Golden Hawks volleyball team, second base for the boys baseball team and javelin and discus for the track and field team.
Personal: Full name - Jacqueline C. Banton ... born March 9. 1988, in Richmond Hill, Ont. ... daughter of Dale and Elena Banton ... has an older brother, Steven and a younger brother, Justin ... is a secondary education major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2007 and Winter 2008.
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| Year | GP/GS | AVG. | AB | R | H | 2B-3B-HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB/HBP/SO | OB% | SF/SH | SB/A | PO-A-E | FLD% |
| 2007* | 42/42 | .240 | 100 | 15 | 24 | 2-2-0 | 10 | 30 | .300 | 3/1/23 | .267 | 1/4 | 6/6 | 56-71-19 | .870 |
| 2008 | 50/50 | .246 | 130 | 20 | 32 | 5-0-0 | 13 | 37 | .285 | 7/1/20 | .286 | 2/6 | 3/4 | 88-81-14 | .923 |
*While at Indiana (Pa.).
