Outlook

Jay Long is a crafty left-hander  who is looking to have a big year in 2021 … Possesses an elite change-up and can spot up all of his pitches … Has a chance to lead the Cavaliers in innings both as a starter or as a closer out of the bullpen …  Will continue his baseball career at Southeastern Louisiana University.

Freshman Year 2021

Earned honorable mention All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference East Division … Made 13 appearances, 10 in the starting rotation … Finished 7-1 with 66 strikeouts in 52.0 innings pitched and an earned run average of 4.33 … His seven wins tied for the team lead, and his 66 strikeouts tied for second … Held hitters to a .190 batting average, best among the starters … Allowed one run with four strikeouts in his season debut, a 10-1 win over Southwestern (2-23-21) … Allowed two unearned runs with five strikeouts in two innings of relief in a 12-2 win over Southeast (2-26-21) … Allowed one unearned run with four strikeouts in two innings in a 10-2 win at Crowder (3-4-21) … Picked up his second win with five strikeouts in five innings in an 11-3 win over Labette (3-11-21) … Allowed two runs, one earned, with six strikeouts in a 7-4 win at Kansas City Kansas (4-3-21) … Allowed three runs, one earned, with six strikeouts over four innings in a 19-8 win over Allen (4-25-21) … Struck out a season-high 10 batters while allowing just two runs over the final eight innings in a 13-9 win over Garden City in the first round of the Eastern Sub-Regional Tournament (5-13-21) ...  Earned NJCAA All-Academic second-team with a grade point average between 3.80 and 3.99.

Freshman Year 2020

Selected honorable mention All-American by JUCO Baseball Blog ... Made seven appearances all in relief … Was 1-0 with a save and an earned run average of 1.31, with 34 strikeouts in 20.2 innings of work ... Allowed just five runs, three earned, and six walks … His five runs allowed tie the fourth fewest allowed in a season at JCCC, and his three eanred runs tie for eighth in a season ... Pitched four innings of relief, allowing just one hit and an unearned run with four strikeouts in a 7-6 loss at Brookhaven (2-6-20) … Allowed just one hit and a run and struck out eight over a season-high 5.1 innings to earn the save in a 3-1 win over Ellsworth (2-16-20) … Struck out a season-high nine batters in 4.1 innings of relief to earn the win in a 6-5 victory over Kirkwood (2-29-20) … Allowed a hit and struck out three in an inning pitched in a 10-0 win over Labette (3-5-20) … Struck out the side in one inning of work in a 32-0 blowout at Labette (3-7-20) … In his final appearance allowed two runs, one earned, with five strikeout over 4.0 innings in a 9-7 loss at Fort Scott (3-11-20) ... Earned JCCC student-athlete academic honors in the fall 2019 semester ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic second-team with a grade point aveage between 3.80-3.99.

High School 

Was a two-year starter for coach Tony Scardino at Blue Valley High School, Stilwell, Kan. … Graduated 2019 … Was the No. 3 ranked left-handed pitcher in Kansas and No. 23 overall prospect in the state according Perfect Game ... As a senior earned first-team Kansas 6A All-State at pitcher by the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches … Also earned first-team All-State by Sports in Kansas as a senior … Earned honorable mention 6A All-State as a junior … Was a two-time All-Eastern Kansas League selection, earning first-team as a senior and second-team as a junior … Was the starter and winning pitcher for the Tigers 2018 6A State Championship 1-0 win over Blue Valley Northwest …  As a junior posted a 2.60 ERA, a 4-1 record with 50 strikeouts over 31 innings pitched … As a senior was 6-1 with 58 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.50 over 37 innings on the hill … Played travel ball with Mac N Seitz Blacksox Basham … Qualified for the Principal’s Honor Roll all four years. 

Personal 

Born Jay Matthew Long on December 22, 2000, in Overland Park, Kan. … Nicknames are Jaybird and Jay Beans … Son of Robert and Jan Long … Has one brother, Jack, and two sisters, Grace and Brooke … His father played quarterback at Fort Hays State University … Majoring in business … Also recruited by Fort Hays State University, Drury University and Fort Scott Community College … Favorite foods are tacos and crab legs … Favorite restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite TV show is The Office … Favorite movie is The Hangover … Favorite sports movie is Kicking and Screaming … Favorite actor is Seth Rosen … Favorite music entertainer is Travis Scott … Favorite cartoon character is Sponge Bob Square Pants … Favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant, Patrick Mahomes and Dennis Rodman … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals … Greatest sports moment was pitching five scoreless innings and being the winning pitcher in the State Championship Game his junior year … Best player he has played against is former Blue Valley West and current Baker second baseman Peyton Roy … Notable alumni from his school are Tara Nott, weightlifting gold medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Brian Schottenheimer, offensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks, former NFL tight end Justin Swift and MLB pitcher Ryne Stanek.