2018 Baseball Roster
Jared Skolnicki
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 195
- B/T:
- B/L
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- High School:
- Keystone Oaks
- Prev School:
- Keystone Oaks
KENT STATE HONORS AND AWARDS
• 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District
• 2017 MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete
• 2017 Academic All-MAC
• 2015 Capital One Third Team Academic All-American (3rd in program history)
• 2015 Academic All-MAC
• 2015 MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete
2017 JUNIOR SEASON
• Made 18 appearances with three starts
• Went 5-2 with a 3.71 ERA and two saves
• Struck out 42 while walking just 16 in 51.0 innings
• Allowed just one hit and struck out three in 2.2 innings in his season debut
• One-hit College of Charleston in 3.0 innings with no walks and two strikeouts
• Gave up just one hit in 3.2 shutout frames at Ball State with four strikeouts
• Did not allow a run in 2.0 innings at Northern Illinois and 2.1 innings against Toledo
• Went 5.0 frames against Miami. Allowed one run with six hits, no walks and five strikeouts
• Longest outing was 7.2 innings in the MAC Tournament against Toledo to get the win
2016 SEASON
• Redshirted due to injury
2015 SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Compiled a 4-2 record and 2.32 ERA in 13 appearances with 7 starts. Struck out 42 while walking just 12 in 54.1 innings
• Started February 14 at Winthrop, going 5.0 shutout innings with 3 hits, 1 walk and 7 strikeouts
• Longest outing was a 7.0 inning start at Coastal Carolina, allowing just 1 earned run and 2 walks with 4 hits and 2 strikeouts
• Blanked Pittsburgh for the win on April 14. Threw 6.2 innings with 6 hits, one walk and five strikeouts while not giving up a run
• Did not give up a hit or run in 2.2 innings of relief against Ohio on April 19
2014 FRESHMAN SEASON
• Threw 10.1 innings in 7 relief appearance with a 5.23 ERA. Struck out nine while walking only one
• First career appearance came at Arizona Feb. 14. Pitched 2.2 innings with first career strikeout
• Shutout Miami in 1.1. innings with one strikeout, did not allow a hit
• Threw 2.0 innings of hitless, scoreless baseball with three strikeouts against Youngstown State in his last appearance of the season Apr. 30
• Awarded Robert C. Dix Athletic Scholarship
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Lettered four years at Keystone Oaks High School under coach Scott Crimone
• Team won sectional championship and made it to the state semifinals in 2013. It was the first state playoff appearance in school history
• Had a 0.27 ERA as a senior with a 11-1 record and 113 strikeouts in 78 innings.
• Also batted .435 in final season
• Was named All-State, MSA Sports Player of the Year, PBR District 7 Pitcher of the Year, Almanac Baseball MVP and made the conference All-Star game as a senior.
• Named team MVP sophomore year
• As a freshman, led team with a .444 batting average and was named Signal Item's 2010 Player to Watch
• Also lettered four years in basketball
• Played summer ball for the Steel City Wildcats who were WPEBL Champions in 2012 and 2013
PERSONAL
• Born July 22, 1994 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Parents are Walt and Rebecca Skolnicki
• Has an older sister, Catherine
• Enjoys cards, ping pong, pool, golf, math, Rubik's Cube and ripping phonebooks
• Lists his parents and his friend Nick Zanetta as the person he admires most
• Is creeped out by spiders
• Would like to visit Omaha
• Majoring in actuarial mathematics
