2019 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jake Guenther
- Position:
- INF
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 230
- Hometown:
- Oshkosh, Wisc.
- High School:
- Oshkosh West HS
- Prev School:
- Sacramento City College
Career Honors
• Drafted in the 7th round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays
• 2019 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
• 2019 1st-Team All-Big 12
• Big 12 Player of the Week (April 18)
2019 (Junior)
Started 56 of 58 games played... made two appearances as a defensive replacement... started 49 games at first base, six in right field and one as the designated hitter... led the team with a .345 batting average... posted a .462 on-base percentage and a .576 slugging percentage... collected 70 total hits on the season with 13 doubles, two triples and 10 home runs... tied for second on the team with 42 RBIs... led the team with 14 stolen bases, 11 of which were of third base... also led the team with 41 walks... reached base safely in 54 of 56 games with a plate appearance... tallied a hit in 43 games... posted 20 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI contests... set a school record with a 50-game on-base streak... recorded a hit in 39 of the 50 games he reached base... went 3-for-4 in his TCU debut against Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 15)... tripled and drove in a run against Virginia (Feb. 16)... drove in three in the win over Vanderbilt (Feb. 17)... connected on first home run of te season in the series-opener against Grand Canyon (Feb. 22)... doubled twice and drove in four in Game 2 against the Lopes (Feb. 23)... homered and doubled while driving in three in the series finale against Grand Canyon (Feb. 24)... went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the win over Houston (March 1)... started an eight game hitting streak that saw him go 12-for-26 (.462) with a base hit against Rice (March 3)... reached base in all four plate appearances and scored three times against Stephen F. Austin (March 5)... was 5-for-10 with two doubles in the series win at Long Beach State (March 8-10)... tallied three hits in the sweep of Eastern Michigan (March 15-17)... doubled and tripled in the series finale against Texas (March 24)... hit a three-run homer against UTRGV (March 26)... collected four hits and drove in four runs in the Oklahoma State (March 29-31)... started an 11-game hitting streak with three hits in the series opener against Oklahoma (April 5)... hit .467 (21-for-45) during the streak... went 8-for-13 with three RBIs in the series win at Oklahoma (April 5-7)... homered as part of a three hit game at Dallas Baptist (April 9)... hit safely in all three games against Seton Hall (April 12-14)... doubled twice and homered in the series finale at Kansas State (April 20)... home run was a three-run shot in the ninth that tied the game with two outs... had three hits in the Baylor series (April 26-28)... hit a two-run home run at Abilene Christian (April 30)... drove in a run in all three games at West Virginia (May 3-5)... homered twice and scored three runs in the series finale against the Mountaineers (May 5)... had three hits in the Kansas series (May 10-12)... homered for his only hit against Oklahoma State in the opening game of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships (May 22)... an injury forced him to a defensive replacement role for the remainder of the conference tournament... returned to the starting lineup and went 1-for-3 against Cal (May 31) in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional... was 3-for-4 with a triple and home run in the win over Central Connecticut State (June 2).
Previous School
Played two seasons at Sacramento City College... named the SCC Male Athlete of the Year as a sophomore... earned first-team all-conference accolades... posted a .337 batting average with 43 RBIs as a sophomore... hit .292 with 2 home runs and 26 RBI as a freshman... tabbed as one of the top 10 prospects in the Northwoods League by Baseball America following his freshman campaign.
High School
Was a three-year letterwinner at Oshkosh West High School... named first-team all-conference as a senior... also tabbed and honorable mention all-district performer as a sophomore... was also a stand-out basketball player.
Personal
Parents are Chris and Lynn... has two siblings, Damian and Emma.
