Jarett Rindfleisch

Position:
Catcher
Height:
6-1
Weight:
215
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Middletown, Ohio
Prev School:
Lakota East HS
High School:
Lakota East

Awards and Honors:
2014, 2016 All-Mid-American Conference First Team
2016 Johnny Bench Award Watch List
2016 Ball State Baseball Dirtbag Award
2015 ABCA/Rawlings All-Mideast Region First Team
2015 All-Mid-American Conference Second Team
2015 MAC All-Tournament Team
2014 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
2014 Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year

Rindfleisch's Statistics:
CAREER | 2016 GBG | 2015 GBG | 2014 GBG

2016 (Jr.): Made 52 starts highlighted by 47 starts at catcher … concluded the 2016 season with a batting average above .300 for the third straight year … led all MAC catchers in home runs (7), runs scored (43), RBIs (31), on-base percentage (.446), slugging (.503) and caught stealing percentage (.396) … reached base in 27 consecutive games during the season, the longest streak by anyone on the team … hit two home runs in Ball State’s 7-1 win at No. 6 LSU on March 11 … finished 3-for-5 with a home run, double and three RBIs against Dayton in the home opener … went 2-for-2 with a home run, double and four RBIs in the win over Western Michigan on April 10 … taken in the ninth round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Miami Marlins.

2015 (So.): Appeared in 56 games with 56 starts … led the Cardinals with 10 home runs and 47 RBIs … third on the team in batting average (.310), runs scored (40), hits (61) and total bases (102) … tallied 16 multiple-hit games … career high four hits in three different games … career high five RBIs in 16-8 win over Buffalo on March 29 … second in MAC in home runs … third in MAC in slugging percentage … third in MAC in RBIs … picked up the team's Dirtbag Award.

2014 (Fr.): Appeared in 42 games … tallied 12 multiple-hit games and tied for second with 10 multi-RBI contests … managed a 12-game hitting streak during the season plus reached base safely in 20 consecutive contests at one stretch … ranked second on the team in batting average and slugging percentage plus led the Cardinals in on-base percentage … tied for third on the team in RBIs plus was fourth in doubles … season-best three hits vs. Mississippi Valley on Feb. 21 … season-high three RBIs in five different games … first career home run vs. IPFW on March 15.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letter winner at Lakota East High for coach Ray Hamilton … helped the team to a 26-4 mark as a senior … helped team win the state title for the first time in school history as a sophomore … second team all-conference as a sophomore … all-conference as a senior … managed a .494 batting average as a senior along with 42 hits, 17 doubles, one triple, two home runs and 45 RBIs … all-state as a senior.

PERSONAL: Majoring in English … born Sept. 4, 1995, in Reaston, Virginia … son of Rob and Sherri Rindfleisch … one brother and one sister … full name Jarett Cole Rindfleisch.