2016 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jack Kruger
- Position:
- C
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 185
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Calabasas, CA
- High School/Previous School:
- Orange Coast [Calif.] College
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Appeared in 46 of his teamโs 47 games as a sophomore in 2015, hitting .310 in 168 at-bats โข Totaled 33 runs, 23 RBIs, 16 walks, 10 doubles and six stolen bases โข Earned tournament MVP honors after leading team to the California Community College Athletic Association state championship โข Hit .500 in the state championship tournament with two RBIs, including a home run in the state championship game en route to earning MVP honors โข Played summer ball for the Conejo Oaks in the California Collegiate League, hitting .283 in 53 at-bats with 14 RBIs, nine runs, four walks, three stolen bases and two stolen bases.
COLLEGE: Played his true freshman season in 2014 at the University of Oregon โข Hit .208 in 28 games with 17 starts โข Collected 11 hits, eight runs, six RBIs, six walks, two doubles, a home run and a stolen base โข Threw out eight base runners in 18 attempts โข Went 3 for 5 with three RBIs and his first career home run at Gonzaga April 2 โข Earned a career-high two walks against Seattle March 4 โข Registered his first career stolen base March 1 vs. Cal State Fullerton.
High School: A 2013 graduate of Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California, where he was named honorable mention California Region by Perfect Game as a senior โข Earned honorable mention All-America status by Perfect Game in 2011 and 2012 โข Named first-team All-CIF Division 4, Ventura County Player of the Year, All-Tri Valley League MVP, NCSAA First-Team All-American and first-team all-county by the Ventura County Star โข As a senior in 2013, hit .343 with a .417 on base percentage and a .667 slugging percentage โข Led Ventura County in RBIs (37), tied for the lead in home runs (8) and finished third in runs scored (30)ย โข Hit three grand slams, including one in the 14-4 CIF quarterfinal win โข Drove in two runs in a 3-0 semifinal win โข As a junior, batted .330 (30 for 91) with two home runs, 18 RBI and 20 runs scored โข As a sophomore, hit .172 (10 for 58) with four RBI and 10 runs scored โข High school coach was Tim Penprase.
Personal: Born Timothy John Kruger on Oct. 26, 1994 in Los Angeles, California โข Son of Nancy and Tim Kruger โข Has two siblings, Kristen and Kaitlyn โข Chose MSU over Indiana, Baylor, UConn and Liberty โข Majoring in management โข Claims to be an excellent juggler โข Favorite television show is The Office โข Plays five instruments โข Favorite athlete is Russell Wilson.
