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#29 Jack Young

Height -
B/T R/R
Hometown LeClaire, Iowa
High School Pleasant Valley
Previous School Parkland College

2024

  • Appeared in 28 games.
  • Earned four saves on the mound, the most on the pitching staff. 
  • Held a 2.76 ERA, the lowest on the team.
  • Struck out 47 batters over 32 ⅔ innings.
  • Held opponents to a .198 batting average 
  • Had a season-high four strikeouts against Northwestern on May 5th. 
  • Selected in the 9th round (259th pick) by the Chicago White Sox.

2023

  • Appeared in eight games from the bullpen
  • Had a 5.68 ERA in 6 1/3 innings
  • Made his Hawkeye debut against Loras (2/28)
  • Had a season-high two strikeouts against Ohio St. (5/6) in one inning of work

2020-22 at Parkland College

  • Posted a 2-1 record with one start
  • Had 31 strikeouts over 28 2/3 innings
  • Went six innings, fanning 10 without issuing a walk against DACC
  • Tossed three perfect innings against SWIC
  • Logged five innings, fanning seven and allowing two earned runs against Heartland
  • Academic All-American

High School

  • Conference Player of the Year as a junior
  • First-team all-state as a junior
  • Two-time first-team all-conference and two-time first-team all-district
  • Second-team all-conference and all-district as a sophomore
  • Went 7-2 with a 1.83 ERA with 57 strikeouts over 68 2/3 innings as a junior
  • Limited hitters to a .180 average… went 4-1 with a 1.91 ERA as a senior with 34 strikeouts over 33 innings
  • Helped team to state qualifier in 2019 and 2020
  • Also lettered in football as a safety
  • High school coach was Derek Stecklein

Personal

  • Born Jan. 25, 2002, in Springfield, Illinois
  • Son of Jeff and Tina Young
  • Has a sister, Ali
  • Majoring in exercise science