Baseball Sunflower Showdown

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Jared Schweitzer
Jared Schweitzer

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Sherwood Park, Alberta

High School:
Salisbury

Last College:
Lethbridge C.C.

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 185

Position:
INF

B/T:
R/R

05/10/2013

Kansas Drops Sunflower Showdown Opener to K-State, 4-3

McKay hits for the cycle in Kansas loss

Career Honors & Records

  • 2005 All-Big 12 Second Team
  • 2005 Team MVP
  • School Record 24-Game Hitting Streak

    Summer 2005: Played in 14 games for the Edmonton Prospects of the Western Major Baseball League ... Hit .333, scored 11 runs and tallied 17 RBI.

    2005 (Junior): Named All-Big 12 Second Team ... Compiled a school-record 24-game hitting streak ... Led KU with a .366 batting average including .426 during Big 12 play ... Led KU with a .585 slugging percentage ... Played in 51 games starting 42 including 37 at first base ... Tallied 12 multi-hit and eight multi-RBI games ... During his record setting hitting streak, Schweitzer went 31-for-72 (.431) ... Hit home runs to extend his record hitting streak to 21 (5/6, Texas), 22 (5/7, Texas) and 24 (5/11, at Missouri State) games, respectively ... Was 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI against Oklahoma State on May 20 ... Had a two-run double in the top of the 12th to lead KU to an extra inning victory at Texas A&M (4/1).

    2004 (Sophomore): Played in 53 games, starting 42 of the contests (32 at first base, seven as designated hitter and three at catcher) ... Posted a .305 batting average with 50 hits in 164 at bats ... Connected for five home runs and drove in 15 runs during the season ... Collected 10 doubles during the season including a team-high six during Big 12 play.

    Junior College: Played at Lethbridge Community College ... Led the team with a .667 on-base percentage while hitting .387 ... Helped his team to a 28-12 record ... Led his team to the Canadian College championship.

    High School: Hit .441 as a senior, including 32 RBI in 32 games, at Salisbury Composite HS in Sherwood Park, Alberta ... Helped his team win the 2002 Western Canada junior championships and the Canadian World Series.

    Personal: Born on Oct. 13, 1983, in Edmonton, Alberta ... Parents are Bill and Laurie Schweitzer.

    Schweitzer's Career Stats
    Year	Avg.	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	SLG%	BB	HBP	SO	GDP	OB%	SF	SH	SB-ATT
    2004	.305	53-42	164	39	50	10	0	5	15	75	.457	13	7	27	1	.380	0	0	0-0
    2005	.366	51-42	142	35	52	10	0	7	32	83	.585	21	8	11	1	.466	3	3	2-4
    Totals	.333	104-84	306	74	102	20	0	12	47	158	.516	34	15	38	2	.422	3	3	2-4

    Schweitzer's Career Big 12 Stats Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT 2004 .261 25-24 88 17 23 6 0 3 8 38 .432 7 3 16 0 .337 0 0 0-0 2005 .426 20-18 61 17 26 5 0 3 15 40 .656 13 4 5 0 .538 2 1 0-2 Totals .329 45-42 149 34 49 11 0 6 23 78 .523 20 7 21 0 .427 2 1 0-2

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