2026 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jack Bauer
- Position:
- LHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 195
- B/T:
- L/L
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Frankfort, Ill.
- High School/Previous School:
- Lincoln Way East HS
2025-26 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2026 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2026 USA Baseball Collegiate Training Camp Invitee
2026 Baseball America Preseason Freshman of the Year
2026 Perfect Game Top 100 Freshman (No. 1)
2026 D1Baseball Top 100 Freshmen (No. 1)
2026 - (Freshman)
Went 4-0 in 16 relief appearances ... Struck out 38 batters and walked 13 in 26 2/3 innings and posted a 7.09 ERA ... Earned Freshman All-SEC honors and was invited to participate in USA Baseball Collegiate Training Camp over the summer ... Made his collegiate debut against Troy (2/17), striking out three in 1 1/3 innings ... Earned first-career victory with 1 1/3 perfect innings of relief with one strikeout vs. Southern Miss (3/24) ... Struck out three batters in 1 1/3 no-hit innings versus Grambling (3/31) to earn a win ... Pitched a career-high 3 2/3 innings, recorded a career-high eight strikeouts and earned the win versus LSU (4/25) during Super Bulldog Weekend ... Only allowed two or fewer hits in 10 of his appearances ... Tossed 2 2/3 innings in the SEC Tournament versus Georgia (5/21), only allowing one hit and one run, recording two strikeouts ... Rated as the No. 1 Freshman by D1Baseball and Perfect Game and the Preseason Freshman of the Year by Baseball America.
High School
Ranked as the No. 2 left-handed pitcher and the No. 21 overall recruit in the nation by Perfect Game ... Threw the fastest recorded pitch in history by a prep pitcher at 103 MPH ... Received Prep Baseball Illinois Third Team All-State and SWSC All-Conference honors ... Struck out 56 batters, allowed just five runs and posted a 1.22 ERA in 28 1/3 innings of work in his senior season ... Fastball velocity sat between 97-102 MPH his senior year ... Rated as the No. 44 draft prospect by MLB.com.
Personal
Born on Jan. 8, 2007 to Steve and Kim Bauer … Has two older sisters, Melissa and Amanda … Father played football at the University of Illinois ... Named after Kiefer Sutherland’s character in the popular TV show “24” but has never watched the series himself ... He’s good at math and posted a 3.8 grade point average in high school ... Majoring in business.
