2017 Baseball Roster
Greg Jacknewitz
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 210
- Hometown:
- Delaware, Ohio
- High School:
- Bishop Watterson
• 22nd Round Selection in 2017 MLB First Year Player Draft (San Francisco Giants)
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (2/27)
Served as XU's Sunday starter for the majority of the season... finished the year with a 4-4 record and a 5.03 ERA in 14 starts, tossing 68 innings and striking out 49... helped clinch a sweep against Butler with seven strong innings, allowing just two earned runs and striking out five in a 3-2 win (4/23)... earned a win in the series finale against Seton Hall (4/15), pitching six scoreless innings with two strikeouts... picked up first win of the season against Fairleigh Dickinson with five innings of two-run ball (4/2)... allowed two runs in 5.1 innings last time out against Illinois State in a no-decision (3/25)... turned in six innings of one-run ball, striking out six against Ohio State (3/19)... had best start of XU career against Penn State (2/26)... tied a career-high with seven innings, allowing zero runs and striking out a career-high 13 against the Nittany Lions... struck out five in 5.2 innings, allowing three earned runs in series finale at Troy...
2016 (As A Junior):
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Made 16 appearances and nine starts... made eight straight starts before joining the bullpen... fifth on team with 53 innings pitched... tied for third on team in strikeouts (39)... opened season with a 6.2 inning start, allowing just two runs at Arizona State (2/20)... has another quality start at USC Upstate, pitching six innings of two-run ball (3/5)... picked up win in relief, tossing 2.1 innings of one-run ball with five strikeouts vs. Cincinnati (4/13)... tossed two scoreless innings at Miami (OH), striking out a pair (5/17)... helped clinch BIG EAST regular season title, finishing out a 9-0 victory over Villanova with two innings of scoreless relief (5/21)...
2015 (As A Sophomore):
• 2014-15 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (2/16)
Made a team-high 20 appearances and led the Musketeers with four wins, a .182 opponent batting average and a 3.07 ERA... 45 strikeouts ranked third on the team... surrendered just 35 hits in 58.2 innings... ranked sixth in the nation with 5.37 hits allowed per game... picked up first career save against Army on Feb. 13... beat UC on May 12 with a career-high seven innings of one-run ball, allowing just two hits on 89 pitches...
2014 (As A Freshman):
• 2013-14 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Made seven appearances as a true freshman, pitching 8.1 innings and sporting a 2.16 ERA ... Allowed two runs, only one earned, in longest outing of the year (3.0 innings) against Miami (Ohio) on April 8 ... Worked four-consecutive games versus Bradley (2/28), Georgia State (3/7), Illinois (3/22 - Game One) and Louisville (3/28) without allowing a run ... Earned the win in first collegiate appearance against Norfolk State, striking out two batters in just one inning of work
Prior to Xavier: Played two years of varsity baseball at Bishop Watterson in Columbus, Ohio ... Columbus Dispatch First Team All-District, Mizuno All-Ohio and First Team All-Central Catholic League ... Helped his varsity basketball team win the Division II Ohio State Championship.
Personal: Son of Greg and Amy Jacknewitz ... Two sisters, Emily and Lilly ... Undecided on major.
