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Jersey Number 14
Jared Cushing
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Joliet, Ill.
- High School:
- Joliet Catholic Academy
Bio
FRESHMAN SEASON (2020)
An infielder who appeared in five games for the Red Raiders in his freshman year … helped Tech go 16-3 during the shortened 2020 season, climbing at one point to as high as No. 1 in the polls for the first time since 1997 … went 1-for-4 at the plate on the year for a .250 batting average … recorded a walk and one run … defensively, posted a 1.000 fielding percentage with three assists and a putout … made his collegiate debut against Houston Baptist (Feb. 15) with a 1-for-2 effort at the plate, adding a walk and a run scored … drew a walk in his first collegiate plate appearance in the third inning against the Huskies and came around to score … earned his first collegiate hit an inning later with a single to center … saw time as a defensive replacement three times as his only other at bats came against Southern (Feb. 25) where he went 0-for-2 … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … subbed in as a defensive replacement late in the win at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29) … did not record a plate appearance … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … four of his five appearances came against unranked foes in Houston Baptist (Feb. 15), Northern Colorado (Feb. 15) and Southern (Feb. 25-26) … went 1-for-4 at the plate with a walk and a run … HOME GAMES … four of his five appearances came at home against Houston Baptist (Feb. 15), Northern Colorado (Feb. 15) and Southern (Feb. 25-26) … went 1-for-4 at the plate with a walk and a run … AWAY GAMES … appeared in one of Tech’s two road games at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29) … NEUTRAL SITE … did not appear in any of Tech’s six neutral site games … DAY GAMES … four of his five appearances came during day games with the road game at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29) the lone exception … went 1-for-4 at the plate with a walk and a run scored … NIGHT GAMES … lone night appearance came on the road at No. 9 Florida State as a late defensive replacement at shortstop.
JOLIET CATHOLIC ACADEMY
Lettered four years at Joliet Catholic Academy under head coach Jared Voss … won three ESCC Conference Championships and two regional championships in his career with 102 career wins … ranked as the No. 14 overall player form the state of Illinois by Perfect Game … East Suburban Catholic Conference (ESCC) Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … was a three-time ESCC All-Conference selection … All-Area first team by the Daily Herald … two-time Joliet Bugle Player of the Week his senior year … hit .409 in ESCC as a senior with 34 RBI, 35 runs and 31 stolen bases … also posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage as a senior in ESCC play … participated in the Perfect Game National Showcase at Tropicana Field … named to Perfect Game’s 2019 Preseason All-Central Region first team … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: TCU, Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia, Missouri, Purdue and Creighton.
PERSONAL
Born in Naperville, Ill. … son of David and Renee Cusing … brother of Marcus and Alex … plans to major in Sport Management.
An infielder who appeared in five games for the Red Raiders in his freshman year … helped Tech go 16-3 during the shortened 2020 season, climbing at one point to as high as No. 1 in the polls for the first time since 1997 … went 1-for-4 at the plate on the year for a .250 batting average … recorded a walk and one run … defensively, posted a 1.000 fielding percentage with three assists and a putout … made his collegiate debut against Houston Baptist (Feb. 15) with a 1-for-2 effort at the plate, adding a walk and a run scored … drew a walk in his first collegiate plate appearance in the third inning against the Huskies and came around to score … earned his first collegiate hit an inning later with a single to center … saw time as a defensive replacement three times as his only other at bats came against Southern (Feb. 25) where he went 0-for-2 … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … subbed in as a defensive replacement late in the win at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29) … did not record a plate appearance … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … four of his five appearances came against unranked foes in Houston Baptist (Feb. 15), Northern Colorado (Feb. 15) and Southern (Feb. 25-26) … went 1-for-4 at the plate with a walk and a run … HOME GAMES … four of his five appearances came at home against Houston Baptist (Feb. 15), Northern Colorado (Feb. 15) and Southern (Feb. 25-26) … went 1-for-4 at the plate with a walk and a run … AWAY GAMES … appeared in one of Tech’s two road games at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29) … NEUTRAL SITE … did not appear in any of Tech’s six neutral site games … DAY GAMES … four of his five appearances came during day games with the road game at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29) the lone exception … went 1-for-4 at the plate with a walk and a run scored … NIGHT GAMES … lone night appearance came on the road at No. 9 Florida State as a late defensive replacement at shortstop.
JOLIET CATHOLIC ACADEMY
Lettered four years at Joliet Catholic Academy under head coach Jared Voss … won three ESCC Conference Championships and two regional championships in his career with 102 career wins … ranked as the No. 14 overall player form the state of Illinois by Perfect Game … East Suburban Catholic Conference (ESCC) Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … was a three-time ESCC All-Conference selection … All-Area first team by the Daily Herald … two-time Joliet Bugle Player of the Week his senior year … hit .409 in ESCC as a senior with 34 RBI, 35 runs and 31 stolen bases … also posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage as a senior in ESCC play … participated in the Perfect Game National Showcase at Tropicana Field … named to Perfect Game’s 2019 Preseason All-Central Region first team … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: TCU, Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia, Missouri, Purdue and Creighton.
PERSONAL
Born in Naperville, Ill. … son of David and Renee Cusing … brother of Marcus and Alex … plans to major in Sport Management.
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