Outlook

Greg Ziegler (ZIG-ler) transferred to JCCC after playing two seasons at Missouri State University for coach Keith Guttin … Is a plus defender with great speed … Able to cover a lot of ground in center field … Will attend Michigan State University in 2022-23.

Sophomore Year 2022

Played in 39 games, 26 as a starter … Batted .361 (39-for-108) with nine doubles, three triples, six home runs, 38 runs scored and 24 driven in … Tied for second on the team in triples … Also tied for third in stolen bases … Successful on 19 of 20 stolen base attempts … Registered 12 multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI … Was perfect in the field with 56 putouts and no errors … Had a single, stole a base and scored in a 6-3 win over nationally ranked Crowder (2-11-22) … Had a single, double, scored and drove in two in an 8-4 win over Southwestern (2-21-22) … Had two hits with a triple and scored in a 10-5 win over Ellsworth (2-27-22) … Plated four runs off a double and a triple and scored twice in a 17-11 win at Pratt (3-31-22) … Belted a triple and a home run to drove in two, and scored twice in a 10-0 over Baker JV (4-12-22) … Had a solo home run along with a single in an 11-7 loss to Cowley (4-16-22) … Drove in two with a single and scored in a 22-0 blowout at Labette (4-28-22) … Had a double, a home run, scored three times and drove in three in a 16-0 win at Allen in the first game of twin bill (5-7-22) … Ripped two doubles, a single and scored three time in a 15-3 win over the Red Devils in the second game … Followed with another three-hit day against Dodge City, homering and picking up four RBI and three runs in a 14-7 win in the opening game of the Region 6/Plains District Tournament (5-11-22) … Had two singles and came around to score twice in a 14-5 victory over Cloud County, eliminating the Thunderbirds from the tournament (5-19-22) … Had two hits with a double and scored twice in a 12-2 win over Hutchinson to knock them out of tournament play (5-19-22) … Capped the season with a single, a double, a run and RBI in an 8-7 loss to Kansas City Kansas (5-20-22).

Sophomore Year 2021
Played in 22 games, six as starter in 2021 … Batted .150 (3-for-20) with a double, triple, four runs scored and an RBI … Also drew six walks … Committed just one error in 19 fielding chances for a .947 percentage … Drove in the Bears second run in a 7-5 loss to Tarleton State with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning (March 6) … Belted a triple for his first hit of the season against Evansville (April 17) … Drew a walk and scored on a sacrifice fly in a 4-3 loss at Illinois State (May 15) … Singled and scored a run in a 7-6 victory over Valparaiso (May 21) … Collected a double and drew a walk in a 6-4 loss to Valparaiso (May 25) … Athletic Directors’ Honor Roll fall and spring … MVC Honor Roll

Freshman Year 2020
Played in every game as a true freshman, starting 11 times in the outfield ... Batted .262 with a home run and two RBIs ... Stole four bases in five tries, ranking fifth in the Valley in steals, and had one theft in each of the season’s final three games ... Scored five runs and slugged .381 with a .354 on-base percentage ... Had three consecutive two-hit games from Feb. 16-21 ... Scored twice in MSU’s win at Oklahoma State (March 3) ... Homered and doubled at Central Arkansas (Feb. 16) ... Reached base safely four times at Belmont (Feb. 21) ... Smacked a double in a 2-for-4 effort versus Maine (March 8) … Athletic Directors’ Honor Roll … MVC Honor Roll

High School
Was a four-year starter for coach Jared Voss at Joliet (Ill.) Catholic Academy … Graduated 2019 …  Capped a banner prep career with his second straight Herald-News All-Area team selection ...  Recorded a breakthrough junior campaign, hitting  .402 with three home runs and a team-leading 35 RBIs ... An All-East Suburban Catholic Conference selection, he helped the Hilltoppers to a regional title as part of a 31-6 season after picking up Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-America recognition ... Also earned All-ESCC as a sophomore … Rated as the No. 20 overall prep recruit in the state of Illinois according to Prep Baseball Report ... Named an all-tournament pick at the 2017 WWBA 16U National Championship and earned an invitation to the 2017 PBR Future Games for Team Illinois.

Personal
Born Gregory Karl Ziegler III on May 24, 2001, in Hinsdale, Ill. … Nicknames are Greg, G and Jamie Taco … Son of Gregory and Kristen Ziegler ... Has a sister, Jennafer, who played soccer at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside ... His father was a right-handed pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization … Major is undecided … Also recruited by the University of Notre Dame, University of Missouri, University of Cincinnati, Jacksonville University, Liberty University and  Ball State University … Favorite foods are steak and shrimp … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A … Favorite restaurant is Bonefish Grill … Favorite TV show is Game of Thrones … Favorite movies are Sicario, Out Post and Lone Survivor … Favorite sports movie is The Sandlot … Favorite actor is Will Ferrell … Favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird … Favorite music entertainer is Don Toliver … Favorite cartoon character is Porky Pig … Favorite athletes are Tim Anderson, Michael Jordan and Aaron Rodgers … Favorite sports teams are the Chicago White Sox and Green Bay Packers … His greatest sports moment was going 3-for-4 at Regionals his junior year … Best player he has played against in Ryan Sublette, a right-handed pitcher at Texas Tech University … Notable alumni from his school are former NFL fullback Mike Alstott, NFL tight end Coby Fleener and Daniel “Rudy” Ruetiger, a motivational speaker who played football at Notre Dame.