Jennifer L. Yuengling (2009) - Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame

Jennifer L. Yuengling

Induction:
2009
Class:
1993

Jennifer Yuengling is considered one of the best catchers and leadoff hitters in the history of the Bucknell softball program. She started 144 out of a possible 145 games in her career and led the Bison to four straight 20-win seasons and an overall 95-50 record. Yuengling posted a .397 batting average as a senior, then the 11th-best mark in program history, while her .332 career average ranked in the top 10 all-time. She broke school records for career walks (66) and longest hitting streak (20), and her 67 career stolen bases ranked second all-time behind only Hall-of-Famer and classmate Lisa Fink. As a junior and senior, Yuengling was a perfect 37-for-37 on stolen-base attempts. On Bucknell's career lists, she also ranked second in runs (111) and hits (163) at the time of her graduation.

Yuengling was also an outstanding defensive catcher who called pitches behind the plate. For two seasons, she caught a Hall-of-Fame pitcher in Sharon Nichols. Bucknell compiled a 95-50 record during her career, including a 28-11 season in 1991 and a 27-8 campaign in 1993. Those were the two winningest seasons in program history at the time. Yuengling was named to the All-East Coast Conference Team in 1990 and to the All-Patriot League squad in 1993. She was later named to the Patriot League All-Decade Team.

A native of Pottsville, Pa., Yuengling is part of the sixth generation of the Yuengling family of brewers. After receiving her master's degree from Lehigh University, she returned to Pottsville to work in the family business and as risen to Vice President of Operations.
(Bucknell Hall of Fame Class of 2009)