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Jake Kungl - Baseball - University of Kentucky Athletics 11

JakeKungl

  • height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • class Senior
  • Previous School Cypress College
BIO

Madison on Kungl: “Jake is an experienced, versatile junior college transfer that is a winner in every sense of the word. We will look for big things from him in his first season in the Bluegrass.”

Cypress College: Left with a two-year batting average of .363… Scored 60 total runs… Knocked in 52 RBIs… Recorded 25 doubles at Cypress.

High School: Batted .300 as a freshman… Drove in 23 runs while hitting .441 and striking out only once in 90 at bats as a senior… Selected team captain and MVP as a junior and senior… Selected to all-league team after junior and senior seasons…Four-year varsity player

Personal: Full name is Jacob Martin Kungl…Born March 6, 1981… Son of Jake and Marlene Kungl… Has an older brother, Chris (24) and two younger brothers, Bryon (20) and Stephan (12)… Older brother Chris and his wife are expecting a daughter during the 2003 season… Lists winning the Big Stick Award in the Mickey Mantle World Series and coming to UK as highlights in his athletic career… Chose UK to play in the Southeastern Conference… Selected UK over Cal State Northridge, Stetson, Fresno, Georgia, Campbell, NC State and Purdue.

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