Jackson Gray

Position:
OF
Height:
6-2
Weight:
215
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Wheaton, Ill.

Year at WKU: 2 | Year in College Baseball: 4 | Eligibility Remaining: 2

2021 ABCA/Rawlings Midwest All-Region Second Team
2021 All-Conference USA Second Team
Conference USA Hitter of the Week (April 12, 2021)
WKU Dean’s List (Spring 2021)
WKU President’s List (Fall 2020)

2021 (Sophomore): Named to 2021 ABCA/Rawlings Midwest All-Region Second Team … Voted to 2021 All-Conference USA Second Team … Tabbed the C-USA Hitter of the Week on April 12 … Started 52 games primarily in right field … Recorded a .363/.460/.592 slash line … Ranked second in the conference in batting average, fourth in on-base percentage and seventh in slugging percentage … Added 65 hits, 40 runs, 32 RBI, 29 walks, 13 doubles and eight home runs … Ranked first on the team in batting average, on-base percentage, hits and home runs, tied for first in doubles, second in slugging percentage, runs and walks and third in RBI … Went 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBI against UTSA (5/27) … Hit 3-for-5 with two runs, two RBI and one home run against Valparaiso (3/19) … Went 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, one home run and one double against Old Dominion (5/15) … Tallied 111 putouts and five assists in the field without committing an error.

At College of DuPage: Played in nine games during his lone season with the team … Produced a .577/.667/1.077 slash line … Added 15 hits, 11 runs, 11 RBI, five doubles and two home runs … Tallied eight putouts in the field.

At Washington University (St. Louis): Appeared in 41 games during his lone season with the squad … Produced a .323/.417/.446 slash line … Racked up 42 hits, 27 RBI, 25 runs and 20 walks … Tallied 56 putouts and one assist without committing an error in the field.

At Wheaton North HS: Lettered three times in both baseball and football … Holds the school record for single-season stolen bases with 38 and career steals with 53 … 2017-18 WNHS Most Outstanding Male Athlete … First Team All-Conference and First Team All-Area football (2017) and baseball (2018) … MySuburbanLife 2018 Baseball Player of the Year … 2018 Conference Baseball Co-MVP … 2018 Baseball Team MVP and Captain … WNHS National Honor Society and Honor Roll member.

Personal Info: Born November 20, 1999 in Wheaton, Ill. … Son of Michael, who works in sales, and Jill … Has two siblings, Hannan and Casey … Father played football and baseball and is in the Augustana College (Ill.) Hall of Fame … Majoring in Finance at WKU … Favorite athlete is Tim Anderson because he’s electric … Chose WKU because of the coaching staff and great college atmosphere … His dad had the biggest influence on his athletic career … Hobbies include doing push-ups … Favorite WKU player growing up was Davis Sims.