Jessica Milligan Class: Senior Hometown: Lafayette, Colo. High School: Centaurus HS Last College: Cowley County CC (Kan.) Position: P

2005: Redshirted after injuring her pitching hand prior to the season.

Prior to UNC: As a freshman pitcher at Cowley, she went 7-2 with a 2.20 earned run average and 57 strikeouts in 57 innings ... also won three straight games at regionals to help the Lady Tigers reach the national tournament for just the second time in the program's history ... a solid hitter as she batted .348 with 42 runs batted in, 32 runs scored and 14 extra base hits as a freshman ... was 5-for-17 with five runs batted in in the five games she appeared in last season before suffering a season-ending knee injury.

High School: A 2002 graduate of Centaurus High School ... earned all-state honors in 2001 ... three-time all-conference pick.

Personal: Born Feb. 2, 1984, in Boulder, Colo. ... daughter of Marc and Shanon Milligan ... majoring in graphic and photos art ... UNC Scholar-Athlete.