Jake Kucek Biography
2013 (Senior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 18 games, nine of which he started... Started seven times as the designated hitter and twice at first base... Batted .237 overall with a double, three runs scored and two RBIs... Seven of his nine hits came in Horizon League play in 21 at bats... Also had a .417 on-base percentage in conference games... Was 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the win over Wright State on May 5... That performance was in the middle of a six-game hitting streak... Hit 7-for-15 during that stretch... Had one hit in his first 15 at bats and eight hits in his final 23 at bats (.348 average).
2012 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Injuries limited him to playing in 15 games, 10 of which he started at catcher... Batted .227 with three runs, three doubles and five RBIs... Played in three conference games and went 1-for-5 at the plate... Posted two hits three times... His three doubles came in those three multi-hit games... Had two hits against LIU Brooklyn (2/26), Akron (3/3) and Notre Dame College (3/20)... Did not play after March 25.
Cuyahoga Community College: Earned Second-Team NJCAA All-America honors... Batted .481, which ranked as the third-highest average in the country... Also a first-team all-league pick for the Challengers... Helped lead Tri-C to a district title.
Southern Union State Community College: Played half of a season in 2010 before missing the rest of the year with an injury.
High School: Earned three letters for Canfield... Twice earned all-league, all-district and All-Northeast Ohio honors... The Cardinals won three straight conference titles and the 2007 Division II state title... Was named the player of the game in the championship tilt... Ranked 81st on the Buckeye Scout's Top 100 list in 2009.
Personal: Parents are Jack and Janice Kucek... His father played baseball at Minnesota pitched in the Majors from 1974 to 1980 with the White Sox, Phillies and Blue Jays... Has a brother (Justin) and a sister (Jessica)... Major is liberal arts and social sciences.
Career Stats
| Year | avg | gp-gs | ab | r | h | 2b | 3b | hr | rbi | tb | slg% | bb | hbp | so | gdp | ob% | sf | sh | sb-att | po | a | e | fld% |
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| 2012.... | .227 | 15-10 | 44 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .295 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .244 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 75 | 8 | 4 | .954 |
| 2013.... | .237 | 18-9 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .263 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .310 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .929 |
| TOTAL... | .232 | 33-19 | 82 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 23 | .280 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 3 | .276 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 87 | 9 | 5 | .950 |
