Outlook

Jaxson Wentworth has paid is dues and his time has come to be the starter behind the plate ... Has a lot of pop offensively and can handle the pitching staff.

Sophomore Year 2022

Selected second-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference East Division at catcher … Played in 33 games, 32 as a starter … Batted .333 (30-for-90) with seven doubles, a triple, two home runs, 28 runs scored and 23 driven in … Produced nine multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI games … Was solid with his glove, recording 257 putouts and eight assists with only one error for a fielding percentage of .996 … Opened the season with a single, a home run, a walk, three runs scored and two RBI in a 10-9 loss to nationally ranked Crowder (2-10-22) … The next day against the Roughriders belted a solo homer in a 6-3 victory (2-11-22) … Helped JCCC to a 14-2 win over Ellsworth with a single, double, triple, three runs and three driven in (2-26-22) … Started an eight-game hitting streak with a two-run single in an 11-7 loss to Cowley (4-16-22) … Opened the Labette series with two doubles, a run and an RBI in an 8-4 win (4-28-22) … Followed with a single, double, two runs and an RBI in the second game, a 22-0 victory … Ripped two doubles, scored a run and drove in four in a 16-3 victory over the Cardinals at JCCC (4-30-22) … Batted .545 (12-for-22) over the streak with five doubles, 10 runs scored and nine driven in.

Freshman Year 2021

Played in 17 games, four as a starter … Batted .520 (13-for-25) with three doubles, two triples, three home runs, 12 runs scored and 17 driven in … Had a slugging percentage of 1.160 … Produced three multiple-hit games and five multiple-RBI games … Tripled in his first collegiate at bat in a 17-7 win over Southwestern (2-23-21) … Had two singles, two runs scored and two RBI in a 25-1 win over Rockhurst in the first game of a double headers (3-6-21) … Followed by going 4-for-4 with a double, two home runs, three runs scored and seven RBI in a 36-4 win over the Hawks … His seven RBI and two homers were one shy of the single game record at JCCC … Had a double, two walks and scored twice in an 11-0 win over Baker JV (3-25-21) … A day later had a single and a triple, scored twice and drove in a three runs in a 14-0 win over the Wildcats (3-26-21) … Had a two-run single in a 23-5 win over State Fair (3-30-21) … Belted a three-run home run in a 25-0 win at Benedictine JV (4-27-21).

Freshman Year 2020

Did not make an appearance in 2020 ... 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 three-year starter for coach Jim Degraw at Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Mo. … Graduated 2019 … Earned second-team Class 5 All-State second-team by the Missouri Baseball Coaches Association at catcher his senior year … Also garnered first-team Class 5 All-District honors … Hit .430 with 17 doubles while helping Rockhurst win District and Sectional championships an earn a spot in the Elite 8, the program’s deepest run in the Missouri State Tournament since 2012 … Was a three-year starter in football coach Tony Severino … Selected second-team Class 6 All-District at center his senior year … Helped the Hawklets to a 6A Missouri State runner-up finish and an 11-3 record his senior year … Four-year honor roll student. 

Personal 

Born Jaxson Nolen Wentworth on June 23, 2000, in Kansas City, Mo. … Son of Kenny Wentworth and Matt Ruemker and Brooke Nolen ... Has four siblings, Brett, Aubrey, Owen and Taylor … His stepfather, Matt, played lacrosse Kansas State University … Had an uncle that played football for Kansas University and another uncle who competed in golf at the University of Missouri-Kansas City … Majoring in engineering … Also recruited by Avila University and Highland Community College for baseball, and Pittsburg State University for football … Favorite foods are Mexican and bratwurts … Favorite fast food restaurant is Jimmy John’s … Favorite restaurant is Jalapenos Mexican Restaurant … Favorite TV show is The Ranch … Favorite movie and book is Lone Survivor … Favorite sports movie is Major League … Favorite actor is Dwayne Johnson … Favorite music entertainer is Riley Green … Favorite book is American Sniper … Favorite athletes are Tom Brady and Salvador Perez … Favorite sports team is the Boston Red Sox … Best player he has played against in former Shawnee Mission East and minor league pitcher Joey Wentz … His greatest sports moment was hitting his first two home runs on Mother’s Day in 2009 … Some notable alumni from his school include former MLB outfielder John Mayberry, Jr., former MLB pitcher and Cy Young winner David Cone, MLS defender Seth Sinovic and former NFL cornerbacks Tony Blevins and Kerry Reardon, offensive lineman Brad Budde, linebacker Paul Migliazzo and running back Kenyon Rasheed.