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Jersey Number 18
Jared McKenzie
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Round Rock, Texas
- High School:
- Round Rock HS
CAREER HONORS
âĒ 2022 All-Big 12 Second Team (OF)
âĒ 2022 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
âĒ 2022 Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List
âĒ 2022 Preseason All-America Second Team (Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, D1Baseball)
âĒ 2022 Preseason All-America Third Team (NCBWA, Perfect Game/Rawlings)
âĒ 2022 Preseason All-Big 12 Team (unanimous selection)
âĒ Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll - Fall 2021, Spring 2022
âĒÂ 2021 Perfect Game/Rawlings Third Team All-American
âĒÂ 2021 NCBWA Freshman All-American Second Team
âĒÂ 2021Â All-Big 12 First Team
âĒ ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region Second Team
âĒÂ 2021 College Baseball Nation All-American Second Team
âĒÂ Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (2/23)
âĒÂ Preseason 2021 First Team All-Big 12
âĒ Two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2021, 2022)
âĒÂ 2020 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
âĒÂ 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
2022 (SOPHOMORE): Drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 5th Round with the 141st overall pick âĶ All-Big 12 Second Team (OF) âĶ Academic All-Big 12 First Team member âĶ Started all 54 games in center field âĶ Hit .288 while leading the team in HR âĶ Became the eighth Bear since 2012 to hit double-digit home runs with a career-high 11 âĶ Tallied two inside-the-park HRs, including BUâs first since 2011 âĶ Hit a grand slam as part of BUâs comeback victory against No. 8 OSU on May 19 âĶ Drove in 42 runs on the year and tied for team lead with 13 multi-RBI games âĶ Racked up 17 multi-hit games âĶ Delivered walk-off hit vs. Columbia on March 13 âĶ Tallied five games with three hits âĶ Had two multi-HR games (at Texas; vs. OSU) âĶ Compiled a 23-game on-base streak âĶ Did not make an error in 150 chances defensively âĶ Preseason Golden Spikes Award Watch List âĶ Preseason All-America Second Team (CBN, D1) âĶ Preseason All-America Third Team (NCBWA, PG) âĶ Unanimous Preseason All-Big 12 Team âĶ Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List.
2021 (SECOND-YEAR FRESHMAN): Perfect Game/Rawlings Third Team All-American âĶ NCBWA Freshman All-American Second Team âĶ All-Big 12 First Team âĶ ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region Second Team ... College Baseball Nation Freshman All-American Second Team ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team âĶ Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (2/23) âĶ Preseason All-Big 12 Team âĶ Started all 51 games in center field âĶ Led the team and second in the Big 12 with a .383 batting average, in hits with 82 and in runs scored with 62 âĶ Hit 10 home runs, 44 RBI, 14 doubles and four triples âĶ Led the team with 134 total bases, a .626 slugging percentage and a .453 on-base percentage âĶ  30 multi-hit games, tied for second all-time for a BU player in a single season âĶ His .383 batting average was the seventh-highest in a single season in program history âĶ Hit a team-best .371 in Big 12 play, which was third-best in the league âĶ His 26 runs and 36 hits in Big 12 play were the second-most in the conference âĶ Went 4-for-6 with two home runs, four RBI and three runs in the second game of the doubleheader at UTRGV (2/21) âĶ Went 3-for-5 with two home runs, three RBI and three runs vs. Auburn (2/27) âĶ Hit his fifth home run of the year after finishing 2-for-4 with three runs and two RBI in the second game of the doubleheader vs. Memphis (3/6) âĶ Hit two doubles and went 3-for-4 with four runs scored and three RBI vs. Prairie View A&M (3/17) âĶ Went a combined 7-for-10 in the doubleheader sweep at Kansas (4/17) âĶ Hit 2-for-3 with two runs, three RBI and a triple in the series-clinching win at Texas Tech (4/25) âĶ Finished 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI and two runs in the series opener vs. K-State (5/7) âĶ Hit 4-for-5 with four runs, three runs and two doubles in the win over K-State (5/9) âĶ Went 3-for-5 with three runs and two RBI vs. OU (5/20) âĶ Finished the season going 2-for-5 with three RBI and a home run against K-State (5/27) in the Big 12 Tournament.
2020 (FRESHMAN): Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American ... 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team ... Led the Bears with a .406 average in the shortened 2020 season due to COVID-19 ... Started all 16 games in center field ... Led the team with 28 hits on the year and tallied five RBI as the leadoff hitter ... Compiled a .453 on-base percentage and was 4-for-5 in stolen bases, all while playing perfect defense ... His .406 average was third-best in the power-packed Big 12 ... His 28 hits tied for the conference lead, ranked 12th nationally and was the most by any rookie in the country ... McKenzie also averaged 1.75 hits per game, good for 14th-most nationally.
HIGH SCHOOL:Â Three-year letter winner at Round Rock High School for coach John Carter âĶ Three-time District Champion âĶ Held a 28-game hit streak, second-longest all time in Texas high school history âĶ Unanimously voted Co-MVP of District 13-5A âĶ Austin Area Baseball Coaches Association All-Star outfielder âĶ Texas Sports Writers Association 6A All-Star outfielder âĶ Texas HS Coaches Baseball Association 5A-6A All-Star Outfielder âĶ Texas Ranger Area Code underclass and upper class team âĶ Collected seven home runs and 34 RBI while holding a batting average of .535 during senior season.
PERSONAL: Son of Chad and Kimberly McKenzie âĶ Has a younger sister, Kaitlyn ... Plans to pursue a career as a professional athlete âĶ Member of National Honor Society and Peer Assistance and Leadership (PALs) âĶ Held above a 4.0 GPA throughout all four years of high school âĶ Academic All-District ... Majoring in business marketing.
âĒ 2022 All-Big 12 Second Team (OF)
âĒ 2022 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
âĒ 2022 Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List
âĒ 2022 Preseason All-America Second Team (Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, D1Baseball)
âĒ 2022 Preseason All-America Third Team (NCBWA, Perfect Game/Rawlings)
âĒ 2022 Preseason All-Big 12 Team (unanimous selection)
âĒ Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll - Fall 2021, Spring 2022
âĒÂ 2021 Perfect Game/Rawlings Third Team All-American
âĒÂ 2021 NCBWA Freshman All-American Second Team
âĒÂ 2021Â All-Big 12 First Team
âĒ ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region Second Team
âĒÂ 2021 College Baseball Nation All-American Second Team
âĒÂ Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (2/23)
âĒÂ Preseason 2021 First Team All-Big 12
âĒ Two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2021, 2022)
âĒÂ 2020 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
âĒÂ 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
2022 (SOPHOMORE): Drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 5th Round with the 141st overall pick âĶ All-Big 12 Second Team (OF) âĶ Academic All-Big 12 First Team member âĶ Started all 54 games in center field âĶ Hit .288 while leading the team in HR âĶ Became the eighth Bear since 2012 to hit double-digit home runs with a career-high 11 âĶ Tallied two inside-the-park HRs, including BUâs first since 2011 âĶ Hit a grand slam as part of BUâs comeback victory against No. 8 OSU on May 19 âĶ Drove in 42 runs on the year and tied for team lead with 13 multi-RBI games âĶ Racked up 17 multi-hit games âĶ Delivered walk-off hit vs. Columbia on March 13 âĶ Tallied five games with three hits âĶ Had two multi-HR games (at Texas; vs. OSU) âĶ Compiled a 23-game on-base streak âĶ Did not make an error in 150 chances defensively âĶ Preseason Golden Spikes Award Watch List âĶ Preseason All-America Second Team (CBN, D1) âĶ Preseason All-America Third Team (NCBWA, PG) âĶ Unanimous Preseason All-Big 12 Team âĶ Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List.
2021 (SECOND-YEAR FRESHMAN): Perfect Game/Rawlings Third Team All-American âĶ NCBWA Freshman All-American Second Team âĶ All-Big 12 First Team âĶ ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region Second Team ... College Baseball Nation Freshman All-American Second Team ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team âĶ Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (2/23) âĶ Preseason All-Big 12 Team âĶ Started all 51 games in center field âĶ Led the team and second in the Big 12 with a .383 batting average, in hits with 82 and in runs scored with 62 âĶ Hit 10 home runs, 44 RBI, 14 doubles and four triples âĶ Led the team with 134 total bases, a .626 slugging percentage and a .453 on-base percentage âĶ  30 multi-hit games, tied for second all-time for a BU player in a single season âĶ His .383 batting average was the seventh-highest in a single season in program history âĶ Hit a team-best .371 in Big 12 play, which was third-best in the league âĶ His 26 runs and 36 hits in Big 12 play were the second-most in the conference âĶ Went 4-for-6 with two home runs, four RBI and three runs in the second game of the doubleheader at UTRGV (2/21) âĶ Went 3-for-5 with two home runs, three RBI and three runs vs. Auburn (2/27) âĶ Hit his fifth home run of the year after finishing 2-for-4 with three runs and two RBI in the second game of the doubleheader vs. Memphis (3/6) âĶ Hit two doubles and went 3-for-4 with four runs scored and three RBI vs. Prairie View A&M (3/17) âĶ Went a combined 7-for-10 in the doubleheader sweep at Kansas (4/17) âĶ Hit 2-for-3 with two runs, three RBI and a triple in the series-clinching win at Texas Tech (4/25) âĶ Finished 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI and two runs in the series opener vs. K-State (5/7) âĶ Hit 4-for-5 with four runs, three runs and two doubles in the win over K-State (5/9) âĶ Went 3-for-5 with three runs and two RBI vs. OU (5/20) âĶ Finished the season going 2-for-5 with three RBI and a home run against K-State (5/27) in the Big 12 Tournament.
2020 (FRESHMAN): Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American ... 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team ... Led the Bears with a .406 average in the shortened 2020 season due to COVID-19 ... Started all 16 games in center field ... Led the team with 28 hits on the year and tallied five RBI as the leadoff hitter ... Compiled a .453 on-base percentage and was 4-for-5 in stolen bases, all while playing perfect defense ... His .406 average was third-best in the power-packed Big 12 ... His 28 hits tied for the conference lead, ranked 12th nationally and was the most by any rookie in the country ... McKenzie also averaged 1.75 hits per game, good for 14th-most nationally.
HIGH SCHOOL:Â Three-year letter winner at Round Rock High School for coach John Carter âĶ Three-time District Champion âĶ Held a 28-game hit streak, second-longest all time in Texas high school history âĶ Unanimously voted Co-MVP of District 13-5A âĶ Austin Area Baseball Coaches Association All-Star outfielder âĶ Texas Sports Writers Association 6A All-Star outfielder âĶ Texas HS Coaches Baseball Association 5A-6A All-Star Outfielder âĶ Texas Ranger Area Code underclass and upper class team âĶ Collected seven home runs and 34 RBI while holding a batting average of .535 during senior season.
PERSONAL: Son of Chad and Kimberly McKenzie âĶ Has a younger sister, Kaitlyn ... Plans to pursue a career as a professional athlete âĶ Member of National Honor Society and Peer Assistance and Leadership (PALs) âĶ Held above a 4.0 GPA throughout all four years of high school âĶ Academic All-District ... Majoring in business marketing.
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