About
Elizabeth Jernigan is a 15-year old performer from rural Northeast Ohio. While she has been singing since she could talk, she started performing at age 3, singing the Star-Spangled Banner at a local volleyball game, and has never looked back, even being asked to sing for John Oliver’s unveiling of the Erie Moon Mammoths in July 2025.
In the years since, she has become a familiar voice at ballparks and civic events across Northeast Ohio and Northwest Pennsylvania. She sang God Bless America at UPMC Park in Erie during the clinching game of the 2023 Eastern League Championship Series, a 10-0 win that delivered the first title in SeaWolves franchise history. She has performed for record-setting crowds twice: 7,869 fans at Eastwood Field in Niles in July 2024, then a ballpark-record 7,070 in Erie when she was asked to sing for John Oliver’s unveiling of the Erie Moon Mammoths in July 2025. Each December she appears as a featured vocalist with the W.D. Packard Band’s Christmas Spectacular.
In August 2026 she opened the 2026 Patriot Games at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio, singing the National Anthem for athletes and families representing all 50 states, the U.S. territories and tribal nations. The performance was informal — no stage, no microphone stand, just a room full of competitors — and the athletes answered it with chants of “USA!” That September she was invited to perform at The Spirit of America: 9-11 remembrance service in Ashtabula.
Singing live outdoors is its own discipline. There is echo, there is wind, there are several thousand people going quiet all at once, and there is no second take. Elizabeth has done it often enough that organizations invite her back — she has now performed at UPMC Park in six consecutive seasons.
Music is only part of what she does. Elizabeth plays volleyball, basketball and softball for Pymatuning Valley High School, where she is also a majorette and participates in band, choir, show choir, jazz band and student council. She carries a 4.0 GPA and earned the Joanne Schaefer Award for maintaining a perfect grade point in every nine-week period of middle school. On the diamond she plays high-level travel softball for Thunder Elite Fastpitch in the Youngstown area, and was named All-NAC First Team as a high school freshman.
Sports
Elizabeth is a multi-sport athlete who excels on the softball field and in the classroom. A member of the Class of 2029 at Pymatuning Valley High School, she earned a 4.0 GPA in every nine-week grading period of her time at Pymatuning Valley Middle School, recognized with the Joanne Schaefer Award.
After a successful first year of travel softball in 2022-2023 with the local Aftershock program, Elizabeth joined the Honey Badgers in Youngstown, Ohio, playing for head coach Nicole Fiddler — also an assistant for the 2023 and 2024 Ohio High School Softball State Champions at Austintown Fitch. Under Coach Fiddler she improved considerably on defense at second base and in the outfield, while learning the mental side of playing softball at a high level.
In the fall of 2024 she moved to Thunder Elite Fastpitch, an organization known across the region for high-level play, strong development of slappers, and a long track record of sending players into college softball. Playing for coach Nikki Jervis proved to be the right move. After playing for Jeff Steiner and Nick Price in the Spring of 2025, the summer season proved to be the best of her career. She posted career highs across the board, batting .524 (43-for-82) and leading her team in average, on-base percentage, steals, singles, walks and runs while continuing to sharpen her outfield play.
Elizabeth entered her freshman year at Pymatuning Valley expecting to compete for an outfield spot on varsity, but spent most of the season at second base, batting second in the lineup. She closed the year with a 5-for-5 performance against NAC powerhouse Mathews to finish at an even .500 (30-for-60), scoring 27 runs and stealing 16 bases across 21 games. Her .704 average against NAC Stars Division opponents — 19-for-27 with 18 runs and 11 stolen bases in 10 games — earned her a spot on the All-NAC First Team.
She returned to Thunder Elite for 2025-2026, batting .485 and again leading her team in stolen bases over the summer season, and will play for Coach Jervis through 2026-2027. Elizabeth has added private lessons with former University of Illinois infielder Megan Ward to sharpen her glove work in the middle infield and outfield, and continues to work regularly with hitting coach Mark Jordan in Andover, Ohio — a hidden gem of the coaching world who teaches slapping at a high level.
Music
Music & Performance Schedule
Elizabeth Jernigan is a frequent performer across the Northeast Ohio and Northwest Pennsylvania regions both on stage and at local sporting events. She has sang for the Erie Seawolves minor league baseball team 10 times in the past six years, singing both the Star-Spangled Banner and God Bless America, and was the Star-Spangled Banner singer when John Oliver unveiled the Erie Moon Mammoths alternate name and logo. She has also sung for the Lake County Captains, Mahoning Valley Scrappers and the Akron Rubber Ducks baseball teams, the Ohio Bobcats men’s basketball team and the Erie Otters minor league hockey team. Locally, Elizabeth is a regular at a variety of local sporting events in and around Ashtabula County and at Pymatuning Valley High School. Videos of Elizabeth’s past performances can be found on her YouTube Channel.
> Elizabeth Jernigan on YouTube
> Elizabeth Jernigan on Instagram
Below is a look at her 2024, 2025 & 2026 performance schedules.
2026 Performance Schedule
March
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- March 6-8 – Footloose (Urleen) – Pymatuning Valley High School – Andover, OH
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May
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- May 8 – Ashtabula County Concerts of Prayer – 36th Annual Prayer Breakfast – Eagleville Bible Church – Eagleville, OH
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August
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- August 2 – Saybrook Methodist Church – Summer Lake Service – Saybrook Township Park – Ashtabula, OH
- August 8 – Erie Seawolves – Star-Spangled Banner – Erie, PA
- August 9 – 2026 Patriot Games – Opening Night Dinner – Star-Spangled Banner – Geneva, Ohio
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September
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- September 11 – Star-Spangled Banner & God Bless America – The Spirit of America: 9-11 – Ashtabula, OH
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December
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- December 4 – W. D. Packard Band Family Christmas Spectacular – Vocalist – Warren, OH (Two Performances)
- December 6 – W. D. Packard Band Family Christmas Spectacular – Vocalist – Warren, OH
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2025 Performance Schedule
March
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- Beauty & The Beast, Jr. (Belle) – Ashtabula Arts Center – January March 7-9, 13-16, Ashtabula, OH
April
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- April 4 – Erie Seawolves (Opening Night) – God Bless America – Erie, PA
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July
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- July 19 – Erie Seawolves – Star-Spangled Banner – Erie, PA
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August
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- Akron Rubber Ducks – Star-Spangled Banner – Akron, OH
November
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- Ashtabula Star Beacon – Area girl to sing with Warren band
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December
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- December 6 – W. D. Packard Band Family Christmas Spectacular – Vocalist – Warren, OH (Two Performances)
- December 8 – W. D. Packard Band Family Christmas Spectacular – Vocalist – Warren, OH
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2024 Performance Schedule
January
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- Newsies – Ashtabula Arts Center – January 12-14, 19-21 & 26-28, Ashtabula, OH
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February
March
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- March 31 – Easter Sunday @ Leon United Methodist Church – What A Beautiful Name – Dorset, OH – video
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May
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- May 2 – National Day of Prayer service – Star-Spangled Banner & God Bless America – Andover, OH
- May 10 – Choose Joy Softball Tournament – Star-Spangled Banner – Canfield, OH
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June
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- June 8 – Erie Seawolves – Star-Spangled Banner – Erie, PA
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July
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- July 13 – Ashtabula Arts Center – Requiem (Dear Evan Hansen) – Ashtabula, OH
- July 18 – Mahoning Valley Scrappers – Star-Spangled Banner – Niles, OH
- July 27 – Erie Seawolves – Star-Spangled Banner – Erie, PA
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August
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- August 3 – Pymatuning Lake Festival – Star-Spangled Banner – Andover, OH
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September
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- September 24 – Erie Seawolves – God Bless America – Erie, PA
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November
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- November 28 – Manner’s Tree Farm – New Lyme, OH
- November 29 – Manner’s Tree Farm – New Lyme, OH
- November 30 – Manner’s Tree Farm – New Lyme, OH
December-
- December 6 – W. D. Packard Band Family Christmas Spectacular – Vocalist – Warren, OH (Two Performances)
- December 8 – W. D. Packard Band Family Christmas Spectacular – Vocalist – Warren, OH
- December 31 – Erie Otters – O Canada & Star-Spangled Banner – Erie, PA
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Bookings/Contact Info
To book Elizabeth to sing at your event, contact Luke Jernigan at lukejernigan (at) ljwebservices (dot) com or text 440.645.9683.