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5/10/2016 5:00:00 AM | Softball
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke Softball head coach Marissa Young and the Blue Devil staff will welcome the first four student-athletes to the program this fall. Catcher/Outfielder Jazmine Moreno will join the Blue Devils from Elk Grove, Calif.
Check back to GoDuke.com throughout the coming weeks for profiles on each of the newest Blue Devils, and be sure to follow the squad all year on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Jazmine Moreno
Catcher/Outfield
Elk Grove, Calif. (Elk Grove High School)
High School: Four-year letterwinner under coaches Amanda Buck and Jeff Alexander at Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, Calif. … Guided the Thundering Herd to a runner-up finish in the 2015 California Interscholastic Federation Sac-Joaquin Section Division II playoffs … Helped high school team to three Delta League Championships, including an undefeated record in 2015 … Posted a .302 batting average, .333 on-base percentage and .377 slugging percentage as a sophomore in 2014 … Hit .244 with 13 RBI in 2015 … Academic Award honoree (4.0 GPA of higher) as a freshman, sophomore and junior.
Club: Played three years with the California Breeze, two years with the California Grapettes and two years with the SoCal Firecrackers Black … Helped all three teams to top 25 finishes at national tournaments.
Personal: Born Jazmine Alexis Moreno on March 15, 1998 in Sacramento, Calif. … Daughter of Michael and Roseanne Moreno … Has an older brother (Joseph) and a younger sister (Jenna).
Young on Moreno: “Jazmine Moreno is that quiet thunder. She is small in stature but plays with so much heart and fire that is infectious to those around her. I look forward to seeing the fight and spark she will bring to the Blue Devil squad. Jazmine is going to be a great leader by example for our future Blue Devils. Her Duke family looks forward to supporting her passion for a degree in the medical field.”
Moreno on Duke: “I chose Duke University because it's the best of both worlds: phenomenal academics and top-notch athletics. I always knew that it was an amazing school, but when I visited the campus and saw how beautiful it is, I knew that would, without a doubt, it is where I want to be. Most of all, I'm honored and feel incredibly privileged to represent Duke as an athlete and to be a part of the first softball team.”
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