Campbell on Hammond:  “I am proud to have J.B. join our program as she is a fundamentally sound player.  She has the ability contribute with her bat and I look for her to compete at several positions as a freshman.”

High School:  Four year varsity letterman at Southland Academy under Head Coach Billy Nicholson, Head Coach Bobo Short, and Head Coach Blake Dukes.  J.B. was named All-Region three years and was a five year varsity letterman in soccer. 

She made the All-region team her junior year in soccer and was honorable mention All-Region her senior year.  J.B. was also named to the Who’s Who Among American High School Athletes her junior and senior year.

Personal:  Born July 22 in Tifton, Ga.  She is the daughter of Bill and Sheila Hammond and has one sister, Jaretta.  In her spare time Jimmie Beth likes to travel, shop, hunt and fish, rides four-wheelers and horses, working out, hang out with friends, and spend time with her family.

Why ABAC?  “My dad went to ABAC and as a little girl I always knew that I wanted to attend college here too.  I also had two really close friends, Kallie Ellison and Caroline Cripe, who both played softball for ABAC and they told me how much they enjoyed playing for Coach Campbell and how much fun they had.  As a senior in high school, I pretty much knew that ABAC was the college that I wanted in my future.”