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Jordan Zimmermann |
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Class:
Junior |
Hometown:
Auburndale, WI |
Position:
Pitcher/Designated Hitter |
2007: Preseason first-team
All-American by Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America...Rated as
47th top collegiate draft prospect by Baseball America...Named top
prospect in Northwoods League. 2006: Named second-team
All-American while landing Midwest Region and WIAC Pitcher of the
Year awards...Collected Most Valuable Player honors at NCAA regional
tournament after striking out school-record 15 batters in title game
against Ripon and going six-for-15 at the plate with two home runs
in the tournament...Named to all-tournament team at NCAA World
Series, having allowed one earned run and four hits with 11
strikeouts in 2-1 loss to eventual national champion Marietta...Also
went four-for-seven with four RBI�s at the World Series, including a
three-run homer against Aurora...Led WIAC with a 2.28 ERA, 103
strikeouts and a .172 opponents� batting average as team scored a
total of seven runs over his five defeats...Completed eight of 11
starts...Gave up one earned run and struck out nine batters over
seven and one-third innings in 3-1 regular season loss to national
runner-up Wheaton...Allowed just two hits in complete game 2-1 loss
at UW-Oshkosh...Struck out a then-school record 14 batters,
including eight looking, to earn WIAC Pitcher of the Week laurels in
four-hit complete game win over UW-Platteville...Fired a two-hit
shutout with nine strikeouts against UW-Superior...Pitched four
shutout innings with seven strikeouts against St. Olaf in game that
was rained out and did not count in statistics...Slugged home runs
and finished two-for-four in NCAA regional wins over both St. Olaf
and Ripon...Hit a combined seven-for-15 over three games at
UW-Whitewater...Went three-for-four with a homer, two doubles and
five RBI�s in win at Marian...Made 19 starts at designated hitter
and nine in the outfield. 2005: Appeared in nine games and
made eight starts as a freshman...Ranked second on team with 53
innings pitched and 43 strikeouts...Allowed no earned runs and five
hits in eight innings pitched to earn win in NCAA regional against
St. Scholastica...Surrendered two runs in six innings in loss to
UW-Whitewater in WIAC tournament finals...Threw a complete game
four-hit shutout in win at UW-Superior...Had a 2.33 ERA over last
four starts.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time
Conference Player of the Year...Named second-team all-state as a
senior...Named Conference Player of the Year in basketball senior
year...First-team all-conference football player, recording
second-highest single-game receiving total in state history at 304
yards...Member of conference title teams in baseball and
football...Member of two state qualifying basketball teams,
finishing state runner-up as a junior...Helped Legion team to 2004
state tournament, earning all-tournament honors...MVP of state
Legion All-Star game.
PERSONAL: Born
5/23/86...Business Administration major...High school coach Mark
Brost.
