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Jay Yost **$

Jay Yost **$

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    175
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Bascom
  • High School:
    Hopewell-Loudon
  • Position:
    2B/3B

BALDWIN WALLACE ATHLETICS INFORMATION:   Jay Yost did not play baseball at Baldwin Wallace University in the spring of 2013, opting to sit out the season due to an illness. He is expected to return in 2013-2014 for his senior season and to be one of the top student-athletes for the Yellow Jacket diamondmen. He has already earned a pair of varsity letters.

ATHLETIC HONORS: As a junior in 2012, Jay was named as a second-team All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection. As a sophomore in 2011, Jay was awarded the team Gold Glove Award as voted by the players. 

GENERAL BASEBALL INFORMATION:  For his career, Jay is hitting .320 (77-for-241) with 55  runs scored, 17 doubles, one homerun and 38 runs batted-in. He also is 21-for-27 in stolen base attempts.

As a freshman in 2010, Jay was the starting shortstop on junior varsity and saw action in six varsity games as a substitute.  He hit .333 (1-for-3) with one run scored.  B-W finished the season 12-23-1 overall.

As a sophomore in 2011, Jay played in his second season of baseball and earned his first varsity letter.  He appeared in all 34 games and started 30, mostly at third base.  He hit .232 (23-of-99) with a team-leading six doubles, to go along with one home run, 12 RBI and 16 runs scored.  Jay was 11-of-15 in stolen base attempts. He was awarded the team Gold Glove Award as voted by the players.  B-W finished 17-17.

As a junior in 2012, Jay played in his third season of baseball and earned his second letter. He appeared in and started all 38 games at third base. He batted .381 (53-of-139) with 38 runs scored, 11 doubles, one homer and 26 RBI. He also stole 10 bases. Jay was named to the All-Ohio Athletic Conference second-team. Jay helped the Yellow Jackets win a school-best 27 games and compile a 27-13 overall record.
In the spring of 2013, Jay did not play baseball due to an illness.
As a fifth-year senior in 2013-2014, Jay is expected to return to the Yellow Jacket baseball team and be a key contributor.

DO YOU BELONG TO ANY OTHER CLUBS OR ORGANIZATIONS AT BW:  Jay is a member of the Pre-Physical Therapy Club here at BW.

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HOMETOWN & HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION:   Jay Yost grew up in Bascom, Ohio and graduated from Hopewell-Loudon High School.  He played four years of baseball, four seasons of football and four seasons of basketball. He earned three varsity letters in baseball, two in football and two in basketball.

In baseball as a sophomore, Jay was honorable mention All-Midland Athletic League. As a junior, he was All-MAL Player of the Year, District Player-of-the-Year runner-up and second-team All-Ohio. As a senior, Jay was again named as a second-team All-Ohio performer for Division IV.

In football as a junior, Jay was named as an honorable mention All-MAL performer. As a senior, he was selected as a first-team All-MAL, All-District and second-team All-Ohio performer. Also in football during his senior season, Jay was a member of Hopewell-Loudon's OHSAA Division VI State Runner-Up team.

In basketball as a junior, Jay was honorable mention All-MAL.

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Last Updated by the SID on 5/8/2013