Jack Wassel

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Zack Raabe (2), Jordan Kozicky (7), Jack Wassel (30)

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Position:
Infielder
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 205
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Geneva, Ill.
High School:
Geneva

PRONUNCIATION

2021 | RS SENIOR Played in 34 games, starting in 32 during his redshirt senior season · slashed .262/.307/.385 with 34 hits, seven doubles, three home runs and 12 RBI · led team in doubles and ranked fourth in batting average and RBI. Game Highlights: Went 3-for-5 with a double, three RBI and two runs scored in a win over Rutgers (March 7) · tallied two hits in five at bats against Illinois (March 12) · hit his first home run of the year in a win over Illinois (March 14) · had a four-game hitting streak from March 14-22 in games against Illinois and Northwestern · went 3-for-6 with a home run, three RBI and two runs in a win over Michigan State (April 3) · had his best game of the season, a 4-for-5 performance with two doubles and two RBI against Michigan State (April 4) · tallied two hits, including a double, at Iowa (April 11) · in consecutive games against Purdue on May 22 and 23, Wassel went 5-for-9 with a run scored · went 1-for-2 with a run scored and an RBI on May 30 at Purdue.

2020 | RS JUNIOR Ranked by D1Baseball as the No. 10 third baseman in the NCAA in their end-of-season positional power rankings · tabbed the Big Ten's Breakout Player and Breakout Hitter for the 2020 season by D1Baseball · 2020 Academic All-Big Ten · one of two players to start all 18 games for the Gophers in 2020 · slashed a career-high .364/.475/.591 with two home runs, one triple, seven doubles, 11 runs, 16 RBI and two stolen bases · finished the season second in the Big Ten in walks (14), tied for third in doubles (seven), fourth in both hits (24) and total bases (39) and fifth in RBI · ended the season riding an 11-game hitting streak and 13-game on-base streak. Game Highlights: Went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, three RBI and one run scored in the season opener against Oregon on Feb. 14 · collected a pair of hits and one walk in a 2-for-4 performance versus Arizona on Feb. 17 · finished 3-for-4 with one home run, one double, one run and a career-high four RBI against TCU on Feb. 23 · went 2-for-3 with a walk and RBI against North Carolina on Feb. 28 · homered and doubled while going 3-for-5 at the plate with one run and one RBI versus No. 14 Duke on Feb. 29 · went 2-for-5 with one double, two RBI and one run scored against No. 13 NC State on March 1 · notched two hits including one double with one run and one RBI against Utah on March 6.

2019 | RS SOPHOMORE Only Gopher to play in all 56 games, including 55 starts · slashed .243/.356/.378 with four home runs, 11 doubles, 21 RBIs, and 20 runs scored · Academic All-Big Ten Selection. Game Highlights: Singled in the season opener vss. Gonzaga on Feb. 15 · enjoyed a five-game hitting streak from March 15-23 · went 6-for-11 with four RBIs at Michigan on April 5-7 · enjoyed a seven-game hitting streak from April 16-28 · went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs at Oklahoma on April 19 · drew a team season-high four walks vs. Ohio State on May 4 · homered in back-to-back games at Northwestern on May 16-17 · went 2-for-4 with three RBIs on a bases clearing triple vs. Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament on May 25.

2018 SUMMER Helped lead the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders to a Northwoods League Championships · batted .317 with seven doubles, 24 RBIs, and 31 runs scored in 41 games during the regular season · scored a run in three games during the playoffs.

2018 | RS FRESHMAN Academic All-Big Ten · appeared in 19 games including nine starts · batted .282 with seven RBIs and 10 runs scored. Highlights: Earned his first collegiate hit and RBI with a 2-for-4 day against Creighton on March 10 · went 3-for-3 after pinch hitting at No. 9 TCU on March 17 · drove in three runs on two walks and a double, scoring a run in a start at Purdue on April 13 · came on as a defensive replacement against Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament on May 26.

2017 SUMMER BASEBALL Played for the Rockford Rivets of the Northwoods League • had two hits and scored three runs during a seven-game day with Rockford.

2017 | FRESHMAN Trained with the Gophers but did not see game action in a redshirt season.

2016 SUMMER BASEBALL Played 11 games for the Rockford Rivets of the Northwoods League • had a .244 batting average with one home run, six RBIs and scored three runs.

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Geneva High School in 2016 • earned four letters in baseball and two letters in football • was all-conference and all-area the last two seasons • had a .413 batting average with 18 RBIs his junior season • led the team with 16 stolen bases and had a .509 on-base percentage • graduated with honors.

PERSONAL Majoring in business & marketing education • son of Susan and Mark Wassel • has two siblings: Teague (21) and Paige (24) • lists a football game his senior season where he had seven receptions for 167 yards, two touchdowns and the game winning touchdown as his most memorable sports thrill • enjoys music.