2015 Baseball Roster
Jacob Bodner
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Danville, Ky.
- High School:
- Boyle County
• 2014-15 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
• 27th Round Selection (No. 819) of the Kansas City Royals in the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft
Served as closer, saving two games for the Musketeers... struck out 24 in 20.2 innings out of the bullpen... posted a 5.66 ERA in 18 appearances... pitched a season-high three innings, striking out a career-best five at UK on April 21...
2014 (As A Junior):
• 2013-14 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Missed the 2014 campaign due to injury.
2013 (As A Sophomore):
Made 24 relief appearances for the Musketeers, amassing a 6-2 record with a 3.23 ERA in 30.2 innings pitched ... Was a perfect 3-0 with a spotless (0.00) ERA in nine appearances in Atlantic 10 conference play ... Registered a season best four-strikeouts at St. Joe's, matching his career-high ... Picked up three wins in a five-day span, earning the victory against Akron and both the Friday and Saturday games at Butler ... Played in 16 games in the field for XU, earning nine starts ... Drove in a career-high four RBIs against Massachusetts, which included the first home run of his career.
2012 (As A Freshman):
Saw action in a total of 35 games, including time at second base and 12 pitching appearances ... Fanned three batters in 2.2 innings pitched against Pittsburgh ... Struck out a season-high four batters in a 4-2 win over crosstown-rival Cincinnati ... Allowed one run in five innings with four strikeouts to pick up the 4-3 victory at Butler ... In a start at second base against Charlotte, went 2-for-5 with a run scored ... Walked twice and scored three runs after being inserted as a pinch runner against Rhode Island.
Prior to Xavier: Four-year letter winner at Boyle County ... All-Region, All-Area, and All-District honoree in both baseball and basketball ... All-State honoree in baseball ... East/West All-Star junior season.
Personal: Son of Scott and Sherry Bodner ... One sister, Samantha ... Business undecided major.
