2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Liebelt, Jared

Jersey Number 19
Jared Liebelt
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 167
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Aurora, Ill.
- High School/Previous School:
- West Aurora
Bio
2018 (Junior Season)
Season: Appeared in 12 games with one start…Lone start came at McNeese State (2/28)…Posted two holds and had one blown save opportunity…Collected holds versus UC Santa Barbara (2/23) and Southern (4/4)…Stranded three of six inherited runners.
at Southern Miss (2/16-18): Appeared in the season opener and allowed seven runs in 1 1/3 innings…Surrendered four hits, walked four and hit three batters in the appearance. at Jackson State (2/21): Struck out two and didn’t allow a run in one inning of work…Allowed one of two inherited runners to score. Kleberg Bank College Classic (2/23-25): Appeared in one game. vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/23): Registered his first hold of the season…Allowed two runs on two hits with one walk…Threw one-third of an inning. at McNeese State (2/28): Threw one-third of an inning…Allowed two runs…Surrendered one hit and hit a batter. vs. Southeastern Louisiana (3/14): Threw a scoreless, hitless inning…Fanned two. Texas Southern (3/21): Tossed two scoreless innings…Allowed one hit, walked one and struck out one. at Missouri (3/23-25): Allowed two unearned runs on five hits in 2 1/3 innings in the series finale…Was saddled with a blown save in the series finale loss. at LSU (3/29-31): Allowed four runs on five hits in one-third of an inning in the series opener…Allowed one inherited runner to score. Southern (4/4): Posted his second hold of the season with 1.2 innings of scoreless, hitless relief…Fanned two batters…Stranded two inherited runners in the fifth inning to preserve a 1-0 lead at the time. Ole Miss (4/7-8): Hit a batter in two scoreless, hitless innings of relief in the middle game of the series. at Memphis (4/18): Surrendered three runs in one-third of an inning of work…Walked two – one intentionally – and allowed one hit. NCAA Tallahassee Regional (6/1-4): Made one appearance. vs. Oklahoma (6/1): Allowed one run in one-third of an inning…Hit a batter and gave up two doubles in the outing…Allowed an inherited runner to score in the outing.
2017 (Sophomore Season – Waubonsee C.C.)
Awards: Selected first-team All-Region IV…Tabbed first-team All-Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference.
Season: Started all 10 games on the mound…Owned a 6-2 record with two complete game shutouts…Collected victories versus Harper C.C. (2/27), against Mott C.C. (3/16), versus Joliet (4/2), at Elgin C.C. (4/7), against Oakton C.C. (4/20) and at Harper (5/6)…Tossed at least five innings in seven of 10 starts…Struck out double-digit hitters in five contests…Posted six quality starts…Struck out 89 batters to just 17 walks…Tossed seven innings versus Mott C.C. (3/16), striking out 12 and walking only one…Fanned a career-high 13 batters against Herkimer C.C. (3/10)…Made one plate appearance and was hit by a pitch.
2016 (Freshman Season – Waubonsee C.C.)
Awards: Earned second-team All-Region IV…Named first-team All-Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference…Two-time National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Pitcher of the Week.
Season: Started all 13 games on the mound…Posted a 9-4 overall record with seven complete games…Owned two shutouts…Collected victories against Rainy River C.C. (3/11), versus Herkimer C.C. (3/16), at Prairie State (3/29), versus Morton (4/5), against Elgin C.C. (4/11), at Moraine Valley C.C. (5/2), versus Illinois Valley C.C. (5/7), at Joliet C.C. (5/13) and versus Schoolcraft C.C. (5/21)…Threw at least five innings in 11 of 13 starts…Struck out double-digit batters in six of 13 outings…Logged eight quality starts…Struck out 100 batters to 24 walks…Threw a career-high nine innings at Joliet (5/13) with 10 strikeouts.
High School
Lettered three times for head coach John Reeves at West Aurora High School…Selected team captain and team MVP as a senior…Earned honorable mention All-American by Perfect Game as a junior…Tabbed All-Upstate 8 Conference as a senior…Three-time Academic All-Upstate 8 Conference…Chose MSU over Arizona and Kentucky.
Personal
Born Jared Timothy Liebelt on Jan. 20, 1997 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin…Son of Jodi and Tim Liebelt…Has one sister, Jordyn…Majoring in psychology…Majoring in psychology.
Season: Appeared in 12 games with one start…Lone start came at McNeese State (2/28)…Posted two holds and had one blown save opportunity…Collected holds versus UC Santa Barbara (2/23) and Southern (4/4)…Stranded three of six inherited runners.
at Southern Miss (2/16-18): Appeared in the season opener and allowed seven runs in 1 1/3 innings…Surrendered four hits, walked four and hit three batters in the appearance. at Jackson State (2/21): Struck out two and didn’t allow a run in one inning of work…Allowed one of two inherited runners to score. Kleberg Bank College Classic (2/23-25): Appeared in one game. vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/23): Registered his first hold of the season…Allowed two runs on two hits with one walk…Threw one-third of an inning. at McNeese State (2/28): Threw one-third of an inning…Allowed two runs…Surrendered one hit and hit a batter. vs. Southeastern Louisiana (3/14): Threw a scoreless, hitless inning…Fanned two. Texas Southern (3/21): Tossed two scoreless innings…Allowed one hit, walked one and struck out one. at Missouri (3/23-25): Allowed two unearned runs on five hits in 2 1/3 innings in the series finale…Was saddled with a blown save in the series finale loss. at LSU (3/29-31): Allowed four runs on five hits in one-third of an inning in the series opener…Allowed one inherited runner to score. Southern (4/4): Posted his second hold of the season with 1.2 innings of scoreless, hitless relief…Fanned two batters…Stranded two inherited runners in the fifth inning to preserve a 1-0 lead at the time. Ole Miss (4/7-8): Hit a batter in two scoreless, hitless innings of relief in the middle game of the series. at Memphis (4/18): Surrendered three runs in one-third of an inning of work…Walked two – one intentionally – and allowed one hit. NCAA Tallahassee Regional (6/1-4): Made one appearance. vs. Oklahoma (6/1): Allowed one run in one-third of an inning…Hit a batter and gave up two doubles in the outing…Allowed an inherited runner to score in the outing.
2017 (Sophomore Season – Waubonsee C.C.)
Awards: Selected first-team All-Region IV…Tabbed first-team All-Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference.
Season: Started all 10 games on the mound…Owned a 6-2 record with two complete game shutouts…Collected victories versus Harper C.C. (2/27), against Mott C.C. (3/16), versus Joliet (4/2), at Elgin C.C. (4/7), against Oakton C.C. (4/20) and at Harper (5/6)…Tossed at least five innings in seven of 10 starts…Struck out double-digit hitters in five contests…Posted six quality starts…Struck out 89 batters to just 17 walks…Tossed seven innings versus Mott C.C. (3/16), striking out 12 and walking only one…Fanned a career-high 13 batters against Herkimer C.C. (3/10)…Made one plate appearance and was hit by a pitch.
2016 (Freshman Season – Waubonsee C.C.)
Awards: Earned second-team All-Region IV…Named first-team All-Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference…Two-time National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Pitcher of the Week.
Season: Started all 13 games on the mound…Posted a 9-4 overall record with seven complete games…Owned two shutouts…Collected victories against Rainy River C.C. (3/11), versus Herkimer C.C. (3/16), at Prairie State (3/29), versus Morton (4/5), against Elgin C.C. (4/11), at Moraine Valley C.C. (5/2), versus Illinois Valley C.C. (5/7), at Joliet C.C. (5/13) and versus Schoolcraft C.C. (5/21)…Threw at least five innings in 11 of 13 starts…Struck out double-digit batters in six of 13 outings…Logged eight quality starts…Struck out 100 batters to 24 walks…Threw a career-high nine innings at Joliet (5/13) with 10 strikeouts.
High School
Lettered three times for head coach John Reeves at West Aurora High School…Selected team captain and team MVP as a senior…Earned honorable mention All-American by Perfect Game as a junior…Tabbed All-Upstate 8 Conference as a senior…Three-time Academic All-Upstate 8 Conference…Chose MSU over Arizona and Kentucky.
Personal
Born Jared Timothy Liebelt on Jan. 20, 1997 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin…Son of Jodi and Tim Liebelt…Has one sister, Jordyn…Majoring in psychology…Majoring in psychology.
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