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Jase Felker - Baseball - University of Kentucky Athletics 2

JaseFelker

  • position INF/OF
  • height 6-2
  • Weight 175
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Princeton, Ky.
  • Previous School Rend Lake College
  • SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2022)

 

2022 SUMMER

Played for the Morehead City Marlins of the Coastal Plain League…Batted .315 over 73 at bats…Scored 12 runs and drove in 10…Had three doubles, one triple and two home runs as part of a .998 OPS…Stole five bases…Walked more than he struck out (15-to-14)…Twice had a five-game hitting streak…Owned a 10-game reached safely streak.

2022

Appeared in 27 games, starting 13…Batted .316 in 57 at bats with 17 runs scored, five doubles, two RBI and an .862 OPS…Had the first five-hit game since 2017 with five hits versus Georgia on March 27…Was 7-for-9 over a two-game stretch…Showed his defensive versatility by playing 2B, 3B and LF…Had a season-long five-game hit streak from 3/5 to 3/15 and hit safely in nine of 10 games.

2021 SUMMER
Played for the Waynesboro Generals of the Valley Baseball League alongside UK teammate Alonzo Rubalcaba…Collected 15 hits with nine runs scored, eight RBI, two doubles, a triple and a home run in 63 at-bats…Drew 11 walks and stole three bases with a .373 on-base percentage.

JUNIOR COLLEGE (2019-21)
Played three seasons at Rend Lake (Ill.) College…In 2021, batted .414 in 140 at-bats, the highest average of any player on the team with 80 or more at-bats…Was a dominant offensive force, leading the team in hits (58), triples (three), home runs (10), RBI (55), walks (26), on-base percentage (.509), slugging (.736) and extra-base hits (22)…His 10 homers were six more than anyone else on the roster…Also added nine doubles, 44 runs and stole 18 bases in 20 attempts…Produced 18 multi-hit games, including a stretch of five straight and seven in eight games…Had back-to-back six RBI games…In the shortened 2020 season he had 11 hits in 39 Abs with seven runs, eight RBI, a home run and three steals…As a freshman in 2019 he had seven doubles, four triples, 11 RBI and five stolen bases.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Caldwell County in western Kentucky…Coached by Bradley Stallins…Three-time All-Region performer…Four-time All-District…Helped Caldwell County to four straight district championships and back-to-back regional titles (2016 and 2017)…All-State Honorable Mention in 2018.

PERSONAL
Full name is Jase Ryan Felker…Son of Jason and Maria Felker…Has a younger sister, Allie.

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