| Jason Ganek |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Mount Prospect, Ill.
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| High School:
Hersey
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| Height / Weight:
6-3 / 185
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| Position:
INF
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| B/T:
R/R
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2009 ALL-HORIZON LEAGUE SECOND TEAM
2009: All-Horizon League Second Team pick during stellar sophomore season...started every game of the regular season at third base...led team in hitting with a .333 (63-for-189) average...led team in triples (3)...second on the team in hits (63), RBI (32) and total bases (90)...tied for second on the team in runs scored (35)...had a team-leading 16-game hitting streak from Mar. 6-27...had 17 multi-hit games, including six games with three hits, and eight multi-RBI games...drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth to complete rally past Missouri on Mar. 24...fell a single short of the cycle in 3-for-4, three-RBI evening against Central Michigan on Apr. 15 that included an inside-the-park home run...went 3-for-4 at Vanderbilt on Mar. 6...went 3-for-5 and drove in two runs, beginning a decisive five-run spurt in the seventh with an RBI single, in win over Notre Dame on Apr. 28...homered and drove in three runs in win at Cleveland State on May 10... went 2-for-5 at the plate with two runs scored, two doubles and an RBI in UIC's 16-6 Horizon League Tournament win against Cleveland State May 21.
2008: Appeared in 52 games as a true freshman, starting 50...started 47 games at third base...hit .276...batted in 35 runs...tied for team lead with 13 sacrifice bunts, the second-most in the Horizon League...ranked 24th nationally in sacrifice bunts and 22nd in sacrifice bunts per game (0.25)...registered 11 multi-RBI games...drove in the go-ahead run against Valparaiso in the Flames' Horizon League Championship opener on May 22...hit a go-ahead three-run homer at Central Michigan on Apr. 8...hit walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 13th inning against Butler on Apr. 5...went 3-for-4 and belted first career home run to tie game with one out in the bottom of the ninth against Northwestern on Mar. 13...hit a two-run triple against Houston at the NCAA College Station Regional on Jun. 1.
Prep/Personal: Two-year letterwinner as a shortstop for Hersey...earned All-Mid-Suburban League, All-Area and All-Great Northwest Suburban First Team honors during his prep career...team's Most Valuable Player...hit .374 with seven homers, 10 doubles, 33 RBI, 32 runs scored and 12 stolen bases as a senior...hit .334 with seven doubles, 23 RBI, 21 runs scored and seven steals as a junior...two-time state champion and two-time regional qualifier for the Arlington Heights American Legion squad...also excelled on the ice and on the links for Hersey, lettering four years on the hockey club and two years for the golf team...two-time hockey All-Star...helped the Hersey hockey team finish second in the state as a sophomore and make the Elite Eight as a junior...born January 31, 1989...son of Steve and Kim Ganek...pre-business major.
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2008.... .276 52-50 170 22 47 11 2 2 35 68 .400 9 4 46 0 .324 2 13 4-7 33 104 17 .890
2009.... .333 50-49 189 35 63 12 3 3 35 90 .476 15 4 37 1 .389 3 7 5-10 37 96 8 .943
TOTAL... .307 99-97 349 55 107 23 5 5 70 158 .440 24 8 83 1 .359 5 20 9-17 70 200 25 .915
