Jessica — better known as “Jess” — Shields of the Loyola softball team has been playing softball since she was eight years old. Although she started her college career at Division II school University of Wisconsin-Parkside, she transferred to Loyola this year in hopes that she could make an impact in some way.
Shields, 21, currently boasts a .452 on base percentage, which ranks third on the team. She also has scored the most runs on the roster, crossing home plate 39 times this year, and sits third on the team in batting average with .390.
“She scores a lot of runs,” said Loyola softball head coach Jeff Tylka.