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Jung grew up in [[San Antonio, Texas]] and attended [[Douglas MacArthur High School (San Antonio)|Douglas MacArthur High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressnews.com/sports/high_school/high_school_baseball_softball/article/Mac-s-Jung-brothers-cherish-special-season-7287378.php|title= Mac's Jung brothers cherish special season|work=[[San Antonio Express-News]]|date=April 21, 2016}}</ref>
Jung grew up in [[San Antonio, Texas]] and attended [[Douglas MacArthur High School (San Antonio)|Douglas MacArthur High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressnews.com/sports/high_school/high_school_baseball_softball/article/Mac-s-Jung-brothers-cherish-special-season-7287378.php|title= Mac's Jung brothers cherish special season|work=[[San Antonio Express-News]]|date=April 21, 2016}}</ref>


Jung enrolled at [[Texas Tech University]] to play [[college baseball]] for the [[Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball|Texas Tech Red Raiders]]. Jung batted .264 through 19 games games of his true freshman season before it was cut short due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|coronavirus pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://baseballprospectjournal.com/jace-jung-develops-into-a-top-draft-prospect/|title=Jace Jung develops into a top draft prospect|access-date=February 17, 2022}}</ref> As a redshirt freshman, Jung and was named the [[Big 12 Conference Baseball Player of the Year]] after batting for a .337 average with 21 home runs and 67 RBIs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2021/05/24/jace-jung-highlights-several-texas-tech-players-garnering-big-12-conference-honors/7417970002/|title=Jace Jung highlights several Texas Tech players garnering Big 12 honors|work=[[Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]]|date=May 24, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.everythinglubbock.com/sports/red-raider-nation/jace-jung-gets-d1-baseball-nod-becomes-consensus-all-american/|title=Jace Jung gets D1 Baseball nod, becomes consensus All-American|date=June 28, 2021}}</ref> During the summer of 2021, he played for the [[Orleans Firebirds]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=1478817&seasonid=32825 |title=Jace Jung |publisher=pointstreak.com |accessdate=July 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.capecodtimes.com/in-depth/sports/2021/06/21/orleans-firebirds-players-to-watch-schedule-where-do-they-play-cape-cod-baseball-2021-things-to-do/7722316002/|title=Here's what you should know about the Orleans Firebirds|work=[[Cape Cod Times]]|date=June 21, 2021|access-date=February 18, 2022}}</ref> Jung was named the preseason Big 12 Player of the Year going into his redshirt sophomore season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kcbd.com/2022/01/26/ttu-baseball-jace-jung-favorite-repeat-big-12-player-year/|title=TTU Baseball: Jace Jung favorite to repeat as Big 12 Player of the Year|website=[[KCBD|KCBD.com]]|date=January 26, 2022|access-date=February 17, 2022}}</ref>
Jung enrolled at [[Texas Tech University]] to play [[college baseball]] for the [[Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball|Texas Tech Red Raiders]]. Jung batted .264 through 19 games games of his true freshman season before it was cut short due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|coronavirus pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://baseballprospectjournal.com/jace-jung-develops-into-a-top-draft-prospect/|title=Jace Jung develops into a top draft prospect|website=Baseballprospectjournal.com|access-date=February 17, 2022}}</ref> As a redshirt freshman, Jung and was named the [[Big 12 Conference Baseball Player of the Year]] after batting for a .337 average with 21 home runs and 67 RBIs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2021/05/24/jace-jung-highlights-several-texas-tech-players-garnering-big-12-conference-honors/7417970002/|title=Jace Jung highlights several Texas Tech players garnering Big 12 honors|work=[[Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]]|date=May 24, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.everythinglubbock.com/sports/red-raider-nation/jace-jung-gets-d1-baseball-nod-becomes-consensus-all-american/|title=Jace Jung gets D1 Baseball nod, becomes consensus All-American|website=Everythinglubbock.com|date=June 28, 2021}}</ref> During the summer of 2021, he played for the [[Orleans Firebirds]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=1478817&seasonid=32825 |title=Jace Jung |website=Pointstreak.com |accessdate=July 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.capecodtimes.com/in-depth/sports/2021/06/21/orleans-firebirds-players-to-watch-schedule-where-do-they-play-cape-cod-baseball-2021-things-to-do/7722316002/|title=Here's what you should know about the Orleans Firebirds|work=[[Cape Cod Times]]|date=June 21, 2021|access-date=February 18, 2022}}</ref> Jung was named the preseason Big 12 Player of the Year going into his redshirt sophomore season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kcbd.com/2022/01/26/ttu-baseball-jace-jung-favorite-repeat-big-12-player-year/|title=TTU Baseball: Jace Jung favorite to repeat as Big 12 Player of the Year|website=[[KCBD|KCBD.com]]|date=January 26, 2022|access-date=February 17, 2022}}</ref>


The [[Detroit Tigers]] selected Jung in the first round, with the 12th overall selection, of the [[2022 Major League Baseball draft]].<ref>https://twitter.com/tigers/status/1548827037871312899 {{Bare URL inline|date=July 2022}}</ref>
The [[Detroit Tigers]] selected Jung in the first round, with the 12th overall selection, of the [[2022 Major League Baseball draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/tigers/status/1548827037871312899|title=The night is Jung. With the 12th pick in the 2022 #MLBDraft, the Tigers select 2B Jace Jung from Texas Tech.|website=Twitter.com|access-date=July 19, 2022}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 10:39, 19 July 2022

Jace Jung
Texas Tech Red Raiders – No. 2
Second baseman
Born: (2000-10-04) October 4, 2000 (age 24)
San Antonio, Texas
Bats: Left
Throws: Right

Jace Andrew Jung (born October 4, 2000) is an American college baseball second baseman for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Early life and amateur career

Jung grew up in San Antonio, Texas and attended Douglas MacArthur High School.[1]

Jung enrolled at Texas Tech University to play college baseball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Jung batted .264 through 19 games games of his true freshman season before it was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2] As a redshirt freshman, Jung and was named the Big 12 Conference Baseball Player of the Year after batting for a .337 average with 21 home runs and 67 RBIs.[3][4] During the summer of 2021, he played for the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5][6] Jung was named the preseason Big 12 Player of the Year going into his redshirt sophomore season.[7]

The Detroit Tigers selected Jung in the first round, with the 12th overall selection, of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[8]

Personal life

Jung's older brother, Josh Jung, also played baseball at Texas Tech and was selected by the Texas Rangers in the first round of the 2019 MLB draft.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Mac's Jung brothers cherish special season". San Antonio Express-News. April 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Jace Jung develops into a top draft prospect". Baseballprospectjournal.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Jace Jung highlights several Texas Tech players garnering Big 12 honors". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. May 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "Jace Jung gets D1 Baseball nod, becomes consensus All-American". Everythinglubbock.com. June 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Jace Jung". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Here's what you should know about the Orleans Firebirds". Cape Cod Times. June 21, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "TTU Baseball: Jace Jung favorite to repeat as Big 12 Player of the Year". KCBD.com. January 26, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "The night is Jung. With the 12th pick in the 2022 #MLBDraft, the Tigers select 2B Jace Jung from Texas Tech". Twitter.com. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  9. ^ "Finalists for the Bragan Award includes brother of Texas Rangers' Josh Jung". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. June 8, 2021.
  10. ^ "How Texas Rangers prospect Josh Jung and brother Texas Tech star Jace Jung helped prepare each other for their potentially career defining upcoming seasons". The Dallas Morning News. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.


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