Jared Cushing

Position:
Infielder
Height:
6-3
Weight:
215
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Naperville, Ill.
High School:
Joliet Catholic
B/T:
R/R

OPENDORSE

HONORS AND AWARDS
2023 All-BIG EAST Second Team
2022-23 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2022 All-BIG EAST First Team
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2023: Was the All-BIG EAST Second Team selection at second base, helping Xavier win the 2023 BIG EAST Tournament Championship and advance to the NCAA Nashville Regional Finals…Played in a school-record matching 64 games, starting every game at second for the Musketeers…Batted .284, primarily in the sixth and seventh spot…Finished the season with 71 hits, including 10 doubles, a triple and a team-high matching 14 home runs for a .500 slugging percentage…Drove in 50 RBI and came around to score 43 runs…Also had 29 walks on the season… Went 9-of-11 on stolen base attempts…Had a season-high three hits in Xavier’s 11-0 win at Creighton on 5/5…Knocked in two home runs for a season-high three runs scored against Michigan on 3/26…Drove in a career-best five RBI in Xavier 8-5 win at West Virginia on 3/26…Had a .980 fielding percentage for the season, recording 89 putouts and 156 assists in 250 chances…Was part of 35 double plays.

2022: Appeared in 58 games, starting in 54, making 34 starts at third base and 20 starts at second base...Batted .290 for the season knocking in 31 RBI and scoring 33 runs on 60 hits...Had 20 hits for extra bases including 10 home runs, helping Xavier to a school-record 100 homers for the season...Had 15 multi-hit games an six multi-RBI games...had a season-long hitting streak of 11 and reached safely in 17 straight games...Had a career-best six hits in Xavier's 19-8 win over Butler (5/7)...Scored a season-high three times in Xavier's 27-8 win over Creighton in the BIG EAST Championship (5/28)...Recorded a season-best three RBI in 9-3 win over St. John's (5/20) Was the league's pick for First Team All-BIG EAST at third base.

2021: Appeared in 40 games, starting in 35... Batted .221 with 27 hits, five doubles and two home runs... Recorded nine RBIs and 14 runs scored... slugged .311 and OBP of .296... drew 10 walks... Season-high four hits against Creighton with two RBIs; also added five more hits, four runs, a home run, and a stolen base in the series alone to help Xavier split the Blue Jays 2-2... Had .961 fielding percentage with 74 assists (second-best on team) and 48 putouts.

AT TEXAS TECH: Appeared in five games in 2020 before the season was cut short...In those five appearances, went 1-4 at the plate with a walk, scoring a run...On defense, appeared at second base in four games and shortstop in one.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years at Joliet Catholic Academy...During his high school career, was a part of three East Suburban Catholic Conference Championships and two regional championships...Part of 102 career wins, earning ESCC All-Conference three times...As a senior, hit .409 in ESCC play, with 34 RBI, 35 runs scored and 31 stolen bases, and earned ESCC Defensive Player of the Year after posting a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in conference play.

PERSONAL: Plans to major in Sports Management at Xavier...Son of David Cushing and Renee Cushing...Has two siblings, a brother, Marcus, and sister, Alex.