Jared Young Season 2017

CAREER: An All-American second baseman who played at ODU for just one season ... The team's top hitter in 2017, leading the team in 11 offensive categories that season ... A 15th-round selection of the Chicago Cubs following his junior season.

2017 (JR): A Third Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball News and ABCA/Rawlings and Honorable Mention All-American by Perfect Game/Rawlings ... Conference USA Newcomer of the Year and First Team All-C-USA selection ... C-USA All-Academic Team selection ... Also named to All-State First Team by VaSID ... Became first ODU All-American since Ben Verlander in 2013 ... Led the Monarchs in 11 offensive categories, including average (.367), triples (4), home runs (7), runs (57), stolen bases (9) and OPS (1.021) ... Set a new ODU single-season record for hit by pitches with 18 ... Hit a scorching .433 in Conference USA games, which led the league by over 20 points ... A two-time C-USA Hitter of the Week (March 27, April 10) and was also a Collegiate Baseball News National Player of the Week on April 10 ... Hit .667 with five home runs and 11 RBIs during the April 10 week, including a two-home run game against VMI (only multi-HR game by an ODU player in 2017) ... Committed just six errors in 58 games at second base for a fielding percentage of .974 ... Held a reached base streak of 32 games during the season, along with an 18-game hitting streak ... Recorded 24 multi-hit games, including five four-hit games.

AT CONNORS STATE CC: Hit .490 with 11 home runs and 54 RBIs ... Finished his final semester in business studies with a 3.94 grade point average (on a scale of 4.0) ... Played at DII Minot State in North Dakota his freshman season.