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Jake Kauzlarich

Class: Senior Hometown: Seattle, Wash. High School: Kennedy

Last College: Porterville College Height / Weight: 6-1 / 215 Position: C/OF B/T: R/R

2004 Redshirted.

2003 (Junior) Played in 31 games and started 13 as a catcher ... Hit an impressive .340 in 50 at-bats ... Went 3-for-10 as a pinch-hitter ... Recorded 17 hits including three doubles and three home runs.

Junior College Played two seasons for Porterville College and coach Brett Davis ... Batted .360 with seven home runs in 2002 ... Was named first team all-conference as a sophomore ... Batted .390 with three home runs and led the state of California with 22 doubles as a freshman. High School A 2000 graduate of John F. Kennedy High School in Burien, Wash. ... Earned three varsity letters in both football and baseball ... Was named first team all-conference as a catcher as a junior and senior ... Led the team in home runs his last two seasons ... Helped the team to the state championship as a junior and the regional tournament as a senior ... Named first team all-conference as a linebacker for the football team after his senior season.

Personal Born January 25, 1982, in Seattle, Wash. ... Parents are John and Marcia Kauzlarich ... A business major.