Outlook

Jacob Owens has been ranked 100th on the 2019 Perfect Game USA Top 300 Prospect List …  Possesses some of the best baseball tools that the coaches have seen at JCCC in a while … Also possesses a relentless work ethic that yielded some big results over his freshman season … As he continues to progress, he could become one of the most dangerous offensive weapons in the lineup … Will continue his career at Wichita State University next year.

Career

Batted .320 (124-for-387) with 19 doubles, eight triples, 10 home runs, 108 runs scored, 89 RBIs and 42 stolen bases … Ranks eighth all-time in career at bats, 20^th in hits, tied for 17^th in multi-hit games (33), tied for 15^th in triples, tied for ninth in multi-RBI games (23), tied for eighth in walks (62), tied for 12^th in runs scored, tied for 15^th in stolen bases.

Sophomore Year 2019

Played and started in 55 games … Batted .303 (53-for-175) with nine doubles, a triple, six home runs, 49 runs scored and 40 RBIs … Also stole 28 bases, second-most on the team, and drew a team-high 31 walks … Recorded 13 multiple-hit games and 10 multiple-RBI games … Had a single and a home run, drove in two runs and scored twice in a 12-2 win over Ellsworth (2-13-19) … The following day had two hits and two RBIs in an 18-8 win over the Panthers (2-14-19) … Hit a two-run double, walked three times and scored twice in a 15-2 win over Metropolitan (2-26-19) … Blasted a three run home run and scored three runs in a 37-2 rout over Ottawa JV (3-13-19) … Had a triple and two singles, four RBIs and three runs scored in a 14-6 win over Highland (3-21-19) … Had a single and double, three RBIs and two runs scored in a 15-2 win at Highland the following day (3-22-19) .. Had two hits, an RBI, drew two walks, stole three bases and scored twice in a 13-3 win over Allen (3-30-19) … Belted a three run home run in a 13-12 extra inning loss at Kansas City Kansas (4-13-19) … Had a two run home run to help the Cavaliers to a 7-3 win at Cowley (4-25-19) … Ripped a single and double and drove in three runs in a 4-2 win over Garden City, helping JCCC win the first game in the opening series of the Region VI/Central District Tournament (5-9-19).

Freshman Year 2018

Played in 60 games, 59 in the starting lineup … Batted .335 (71-for-212) with 10 doubles, seven triples, four home runs, 59 runs scored and 49 driven in … Also drew 31 walks and stole 14 bases, both second-most on the team … Had 20 multiple-hit games and 13 multiple-RBI games … Opened the season with a 10-game hitting streak … Batted  .475 (19-for-40) with two doubles, three triples, one home run, 10 runs scored and 16 driven in …  Had a two-run triple and drove in another run in a 25-11 win over Rockhurst JV (2-14-18) … Belted a two-run homer in a 17-10 loss to Ellsworth (2-18-18) … Collected three singles and drove in three run in a 16-10 loss to Kirkwood (2-24-18) … Followed with two singles, a triple and two RBI in a 9-4 loss to Kirkwood (2-25-18) … Was the KJCCC Week four player of the week after batting .529 (9-for-17) with a double, a triple, five runs scored and six driven in … Went 4-for-6 with a double, home run, four runs scored and at three RBI in a 21-14 win at MCC-Maple Woods (3-20-18) … Had a single, double and triple and drove in three runs in a 12-11 loss to Hutchinson at the Region VI Tournament in Wichita.

High School  

Was a three-year starter for coach Brian Bucklin at Leavenworth High School, Leavenworth, Kan. … Graduated 2017 … Selected honorable mention Class 5A All-State by the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches his junior year …Hit .393 with 25 hits, seven doubles, two triples, 11 RBI and 25 runs as a junior … Batted .413 with 26 hits, four doubles, 10 RBI, nine stolen bases and 19 runs scored as a sophomore.

Personal  

Born Jacob Wayne Owens on Oct. 8, 1998, in Shawnee, Kan. … Nickname is Jake … Son of Lonny and Linda Owens … Has two brothers, Jeff and Josh … Major is undecided …  Also recruited by the University of Missouri … Favorite food is Bang Bang Shrimp from Bonefish Grill … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite restaurants are Bonefish Grill and Twisted Fresh … Favorite TV show is Hard Knocks … Favorite movie is Top Gun … Favorite sports movie is Bull Durham … Favorite actor is Leonardo DiCaprio … Favorite book is Discipline Eagues Freedom: Field Manual: Jocko Willink ... Favorite music entertainer is Drake … Favorite cartoon character is Popeye … Favorite athlete is Bryce Harper … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals … Best player he has played against is Daniel Harper, a Bishop Miege alumnus and current pitcher at the University of Kentucky.