Outlook
Jake Grauberger is an athletic and strong right-handed hitting outfielder who plays the game with a football mentality … At the plate has a smooth load, short stride, quiet hands and an aggressive swing with quick bat speed … Attacks the ball in the outfield and possesses a quick transfer with accurate throws with carry … Was the No. 9 ranked outfielder in Missouri and No. 64 overall prospect in the state according Perfect Game … Does a great job pushing his teammates.

Career

Played in 65 games … Has a career batting average of .430 (83-for-193) with 17 doubles, four triples, 17 home runs, 83 runs scored and 75 driven in … Has an on-base percentage of .522 and a slugging percentage of .824 … Produced 29 multiple-hit games and 21 multiple-RBI games.

Freshman Year 2021

Earned Second-Team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference East Division … Batted .423 (69-for-163) with 15 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs, a team-high 64 runs scored and 52 driven in …  Produced 26 multiple-hit games and 14 multiple-RBI games … His 26 multi-hit games were second on the team and tied for eighth-most in team history, and his 14 multi-RBI games tie for 21^st … Went 3-for-3 with two home runs, three runs scored and five RBI in a 17-7 win over Southwestern in the second game of the season (2-22-21) … Followed with a double, home run, three runs scored and three RBI in a 10-2 win over Southwestern (2-23-21) … Had a two-run double in a 13-3 win over Southeast (2-26-21) … Had a single, home run, two runs scored and two RBI in a 25-1 win over Rockhurst JV (3-6-21) … Opened a double header at Labette with three hits including a triple, two runs and four RBI in a 13-2 win (3-10-21) … Blasted a two-run homer in a 20-8 win over the Cardinals in second game … Ripped two doubles and drove in a run in a 9-1 win over Dawson (3-16-21) … Went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs scored and four RBI in a 13-7 win over Baker JV (3-25-21) … Ripped a double and a triple, scored three times and drove in two in a 23-5 win over State Fair (3-30-21) … Started a season-long 14-game hitting streak with a single and a double in a 7-4 win at Kansas City Kansas (4-3-21) … Had 10 multi-hit games during the streak … Batted .500 (24-for-48) over the streak with seven doubles, three home runs, 19 runs scored and 15 RBI … Blasted a three-run homer in an 11-5 win over Highland in the first game of a double headers (4-11-21) … Had two singles and four RBI in the second game, a 14-1 victory … Had a double and a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in a 4-2 win over Allen (4-24-21) … Had a single and home run, three runs scored and three RBI in a 19-8 win at Allen (4-25-21) … Had a single, home run and two RBI in a 9-6 loss to Fort Scott in the second-round of the Eastern Sub-Regional Tournament (5-14-21).

Freshman Year 2020

Played in 15 games, six as a starter … Batted .467 (14-for-30) with two doubles, two triples, five home runs, 12 runs scored and 23 driven in … His 23 RBIs tied for second-most on the team, and his five home runs were third-most … Had three multiple-hit games, and seven multiple-RBI games … Cleared the bases with a triple and scored a run in a 14-3 win over Southwestern in the first of two games (2-22-20) … Followed with a triple and home run to drive in four, and scored twice in a 21-1 win over the Spartans (2-22-20) … Belted a two-run home run in a 10-0 win over Labette (3-5-20) … Two days later blasted a three-run homer in the first game to help JCCC to a 14-4 win at Labette (3-7-20) … Had a single, two home runs, four runs scored and four RBIs in a 32-0 blowout of the Cardinals (3-7-20) … Collected two singles and drove in two runs in a 10-6 loss to State Fair (3-10-20) … Drove in two runs with a double in a 16-2 win at Fort Scott (3-11-20) ... Earned JCCC student-athlete academic honors in the fall 2019 semester ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic third-team with a grade point aveage between 3.60-3.79.

High School 

Was a four-year starter for coach and former JCCC pitcher Jay Meyer at Lee’s Summit West High School, Lee’s Summit, Mo. … Graduated 2019 … Earned first-team All-Class 5 District 12 as a senior while helping his team win the Greater Kansas City Suburban Gold Conference title … Played summer ball for the KCBA Diamond Kings … Was also three-year letter winner in football playing outside linebacker and free safety … Helped the program to the state quarterfinals as a sophomore and the District semifinals his junior and senior years … Also helped the Titans to a conference title as a senior … Intercepted a pass in the end zone to seal a double overtime win over Raymore-Peculiar in the Class 6, District 4 playoffs his senior year … The Titans were also Greater Kansas City Suburban Gold champions his senior year …  Earned first-team Class 6, District 4 honors a linebacker as a senior, and first-team All-Suburban Big Seven Gold honors … Earned second-team District 4 as a junior, and honorable mention All-Suburban Big Seven Gold honors as a junior and sophomore … Earned MHSBCA Academic All-State honors as senior. 

Personal 

Born Jacob Thomas Grauberger on February 1, 2001, in Blue Springs, Mo. … Nickname is JG3 … Son of Jared and Tara Grauberger … Has two brothers, Howie and Drew … Majoring in business administration … Also recruited by the University of Central Missouri, Quincey College and State Fair Community College … Favorite food is Chinese … Favorite fast food restaurants are Panda Express and Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is Mr. Sushi … Favorite TV shows are All-American, Ozark and Yellowstone … Favorite movies are Inception and The Dark Knight … Favorite sports movies are The Benchwarmers and Moneyball … Favorite actor is Leonardo DiCaprio … Favorite book is The Hunger Games … Favorite music entertainer is Lil Uzi Vert … Favorite cartoon character is Homer Simpson … Favorite athlete is LeBron James … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals … Greatest sports moment was hitting three homes in a double header at Labette last season … Best player he has played against is former Bishop Miege and current Denver Nuggets center Bol Bol ...  Notable alumni from his school are NFL center Evan Boehm,  MLB pitcher Trevor Rosenthal, MLB outfielder Monte Harrison and NBA guard Shaquille Harrison.