2016 Baseball Roster
Roster
Janczak, Jared

Jersey Number 41
Jared Janczak
- Position:
- RHP
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- Belton, Texas
- High School:
- Belton HS
Bio
Career Honors
• Drafted in the 31st round of the 2010 MLB Draft (Cleveland Indians)
• 2019 1st-team Academic All-Big 12
• Drafted in the 32nd round of the 2018 MLB Draft (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)
• 2018 1st-team Academic All-Big 12
• Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (March 12, 2018)
• 2017 2nd-team All-American (Perfect Game, NCBWA, ABCA)
• 2017 3rd-team All-American (D1Baseball.com, Collegiate Baseball)
• 2017 ABCA First-team All-Midwest Region
• 2017 1st-team all-Big 12 Conference
• 2017 2nd-team Academic All-Big 12
• Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week and Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (March 20, 2017)
• Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (April 2, 2017)
• 2016 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Conference
2019 (Redshirt Senior)
Started 10 games as part of 13 appearances on the season... record 33 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings of work... held opponents scoreless in two of three relief appearances... missed a month of action while still recovering from off-season surgery... first start of the season came against Virginia on Feb. 16... allowed two runs on two hits, walked three and struck out three in four innings... surrendered four runs in 2 1/3 innings in a start against Grand Canyon (Feb. 23)... took the loss after allowing three runs in 1 2/3 innings against Rice (March 3)... allowed a run on four hits in 3 1/3 innings at San Diego (March 12)... missed next three weeks of action... returned on April 9 at Dallas Baptist, allowing two runs on two hits in two innings... touched for six runs (two earned) in 4 1/3 innings at UT Arlington (April 16)... surrendered just one run in three innnings in a start against Dallas Baptist (April 23)... made first relief appearance of the year against Baylor (April 28)... picked up two outs at West Virginia (May 5)... tossed four innings in a start against Lamar (May 14)... retired five of six batters faced in a relief appearance at Texas Tech (May 18)... fanned 12 over six innings while allowing just two runs against Oklahoma State (May 25) in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships... started the final game of the season at Arkansas (June 2)... struck out eight over 4 2/3 innings against the Razorbacks.
2018 (Redshirt Junior)
Made just eight starts in a season cut short by injury... posted a 1-1 record to go along with a 3.00 ERA in 42 innings pitched... tallied 41 strikeouts and walked just 12 while limiting opponents to a .239 batting average... posted four quality starts... struck out 11 and allowed just two runs (one earned) on four hits in 6 2/3 innings at Grand Canyon (Feb. 16)... surrendered just three runs on five hits over 6 1/3 innings in a 3-2 loss to Long Beach State (Feb. 24)... fanned six and gave up three runs (two earned) in six innings of work in a no-decision against UC Irvine (March 2)... dominated at USC with seven shutout innings, striking out eight and allowing just five hits to improve to 1-1 (March 9)... was touched for three runs (two earned) on seven hits in five innings against Minnesota (March 16)... fanned six and allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings against Kansas State (March 23)... took a no-decision in a start at Oklahoma State (Oct. 30)... was shut down for the remainder of the season after tossing an inning in a start against Abilene Christian (April 17).
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Tied for second on the team with 15 games started... team was 12-3 in games he started... ranked second on the team with 93 1/3 innings pitched and 102 strikeouts... limited opponents to a .181 batting average against... contributed to two of TCU's five shutouts on the year... posted a 9-2 record to go along with a 2.31 ERA... registered eight quality starts on the year... went at least five innings in all but three starts... fanned six and allowed three runs (two earned) in six innings against Penn State in the season-opener (Feb. 17)... improved to 2-0 after allowing just two runs on five hits in seven innings against Arizona State (Feb. 26)... fanned 10 and allowed just two runs in 7 1/3 innings against Ole Miss (March 5)... pushed record to 4-0 in a win a UC Irvine on March 12... retired first 22 batters he faced and tossed eight no-hit innings while racking up a career-high 14 strikeouts against Kansas on March 18... ultimately allowed a run on two hits in the contest... picked up a no-decision against Oklahoma State after allowing three runs (two earned) in five innings of work (March 24)... tossed nine shutout innings and struck out seven at Kansas State (March 31)... improved to 6-0 on the year after tossing seven innings against Murray State (April 7)... allowed two unearned runs and struck out seven in the game... went just 4 2/3 innings and allowed four runs at West Virginia (April 14)... missed just over a month with an injury following the WVU start... returned to the diamond with three perfect innings of work at Cal (May 18)... tossed five shutout innings and struck out eight against Oklahoma in the Big 12 Tournament (May 25)... allowed just a run on six hits and struck out six in eight innings against Virginia in the NCAA Fort Worth Regional on June 4... struck out 10 and allowed two runs on five hits in 6 1/3 innings against Missouri State in the NCAA Fort Worth Super Regional (June 10)... suffered is only two losses of the season in the College World Series, both to Florida (June 18; June 24).
2016 (Redshirt Freshman)
Made seven starts as part of 26 appearances out of the bullpen... team posted an 18-8 record in games he pitched and a 5-2 record in games he started... allowed just two of his 10 inherited runners to score... held opponents scoreless in 11 of 19 relief appearances... his 2.61 ERA ranked third in the Big 12... tallied 80 strikeouts on the season, ranking seventh in the league... made his collegiate debut on Feb. 19 against Loyola Marymount... took the loss after allowing an unearned run in 3 1/3 innings of work... bounced back with four scoreless appearances spanning six innings... pitched two scoreless innings vs. Houston (Feb. 28), vs. Gonzaga (March 4, 6) and against UT Arlington (March 8)... earned his first career win in the game against Houston... improved to 2-1 on the season after tossing three innings against USC on March 11... allowed four runs over his next two appearances at Rice (March 15) and against West Virginia (March 18)... bounced back with four straight scoreless appearances spanning 10 innings... streak started with a scoreless inning against Abilene Christian (March 22)... struck out seven in 3 1/3 shutout innings at Texas (March 24)... tallied his third win of the season after retiring both batters he faced at UT Arlington (March 29)... improved to 4-1 with five shutout innings that included a career-high nine strikeouts at Wichita State (April 1)... took the loss after allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits in two innings at Kansas (April 8)... fell to 4-3 on the year after allowing five runs (three earned) on six hits in three innings at Oklahoma State (April 22)... picked up win No. 5 on April 26 at Dallas Baptist with 4 1/3 shutout innings... allowed an unearned run on three hits and struck out six in three innings against Texas Tech (April 30)... final relief appearance was at Penn State (May 7)... tossed 5 1/3 innings against the Nittany Lions... made his first career start on May 15 at Baylor... allowed two runs and struck out four in 5 2/3 innings... earned his first win as a starter on May 21 against Kansas State after giving up a run on three hits in five innings... started game two of the NCAA Fort Worth Regional against Gonzaga (June 4)... struck out seven and allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings... started the opening game of the NCAA College Station Super Regional at Texas A&M... improved to 7-3 after holding the Aggies to two runs on six hits over 7 2/3 innings... started the Frogs' opening game of the College World Series against Texas Tech... struck out eight and allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits in 4 2/3 innings... made his second CWS start on June 25 vs. Coastal Carolina... suffered the loss after allowing three runs on five hits in three innings of work.
2015 (True Freshman)
Coaches elected to red-shirt him his first season on campus.
High School
Earned four varsity letters at Belton High School... named District 12-5A Newcomer of the Year as a freshman... collected second-team all-district honors as a sophomore... selected as the district MVP as an outfielder and earned all-state honors his junior season... tabbed the district MVP and earned all-state honors as a pitcher following his senior campaign.
Personal
Parents are Kristi and Michael... has two siblings, Jamie and Jason... plans on majoring in business.
• Drafted in the 31st round of the 2010 MLB Draft (Cleveland Indians)
• 2019 1st-team Academic All-Big 12
• Drafted in the 32nd round of the 2018 MLB Draft (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)
• 2018 1st-team Academic All-Big 12
• Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (March 12, 2018)
• 2017 2nd-team All-American (Perfect Game, NCBWA, ABCA)
• 2017 3rd-team All-American (D1Baseball.com, Collegiate Baseball)
• 2017 ABCA First-team All-Midwest Region
• 2017 1st-team all-Big 12 Conference
• 2017 2nd-team Academic All-Big 12
• Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week and Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (March 20, 2017)
• Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (April 2, 2017)
• 2016 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Conference
2019 (Redshirt Senior)
Started 10 games as part of 13 appearances on the season... record 33 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings of work... held opponents scoreless in two of three relief appearances... missed a month of action while still recovering from off-season surgery... first start of the season came against Virginia on Feb. 16... allowed two runs on two hits, walked three and struck out three in four innings... surrendered four runs in 2 1/3 innings in a start against Grand Canyon (Feb. 23)... took the loss after allowing three runs in 1 2/3 innings against Rice (March 3)... allowed a run on four hits in 3 1/3 innings at San Diego (March 12)... missed next three weeks of action... returned on April 9 at Dallas Baptist, allowing two runs on two hits in two innings... touched for six runs (two earned) in 4 1/3 innings at UT Arlington (April 16)... surrendered just one run in three innnings in a start against Dallas Baptist (April 23)... made first relief appearance of the year against Baylor (April 28)... picked up two outs at West Virginia (May 5)... tossed four innings in a start against Lamar (May 14)... retired five of six batters faced in a relief appearance at Texas Tech (May 18)... fanned 12 over six innings while allowing just two runs against Oklahoma State (May 25) in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships... started the final game of the season at Arkansas (June 2)... struck out eight over 4 2/3 innings against the Razorbacks.
2018 (Redshirt Junior)
Made just eight starts in a season cut short by injury... posted a 1-1 record to go along with a 3.00 ERA in 42 innings pitched... tallied 41 strikeouts and walked just 12 while limiting opponents to a .239 batting average... posted four quality starts... struck out 11 and allowed just two runs (one earned) on four hits in 6 2/3 innings at Grand Canyon (Feb. 16)... surrendered just three runs on five hits over 6 1/3 innings in a 3-2 loss to Long Beach State (Feb. 24)... fanned six and gave up three runs (two earned) in six innings of work in a no-decision against UC Irvine (March 2)... dominated at USC with seven shutout innings, striking out eight and allowing just five hits to improve to 1-1 (March 9)... was touched for three runs (two earned) on seven hits in five innings against Minnesota (March 16)... fanned six and allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings against Kansas State (March 23)... took a no-decision in a start at Oklahoma State (Oct. 30)... was shut down for the remainder of the season after tossing an inning in a start against Abilene Christian (April 17).
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Tied for second on the team with 15 games started... team was 12-3 in games he started... ranked second on the team with 93 1/3 innings pitched and 102 strikeouts... limited opponents to a .181 batting average against... contributed to two of TCU's five shutouts on the year... posted a 9-2 record to go along with a 2.31 ERA... registered eight quality starts on the year... went at least five innings in all but three starts... fanned six and allowed three runs (two earned) in six innings against Penn State in the season-opener (Feb. 17)... improved to 2-0 after allowing just two runs on five hits in seven innings against Arizona State (Feb. 26)... fanned 10 and allowed just two runs in 7 1/3 innings against Ole Miss (March 5)... pushed record to 4-0 in a win a UC Irvine on March 12... retired first 22 batters he faced and tossed eight no-hit innings while racking up a career-high 14 strikeouts against Kansas on March 18... ultimately allowed a run on two hits in the contest... picked up a no-decision against Oklahoma State after allowing three runs (two earned) in five innings of work (March 24)... tossed nine shutout innings and struck out seven at Kansas State (March 31)... improved to 6-0 on the year after tossing seven innings against Murray State (April 7)... allowed two unearned runs and struck out seven in the game... went just 4 2/3 innings and allowed four runs at West Virginia (April 14)... missed just over a month with an injury following the WVU start... returned to the diamond with three perfect innings of work at Cal (May 18)... tossed five shutout innings and struck out eight against Oklahoma in the Big 12 Tournament (May 25)... allowed just a run on six hits and struck out six in eight innings against Virginia in the NCAA Fort Worth Regional on June 4... struck out 10 and allowed two runs on five hits in 6 1/3 innings against Missouri State in the NCAA Fort Worth Super Regional (June 10)... suffered is only two losses of the season in the College World Series, both to Florida (June 18; June 24).
2016 (Redshirt Freshman)
Made seven starts as part of 26 appearances out of the bullpen... team posted an 18-8 record in games he pitched and a 5-2 record in games he started... allowed just two of his 10 inherited runners to score... held opponents scoreless in 11 of 19 relief appearances... his 2.61 ERA ranked third in the Big 12... tallied 80 strikeouts on the season, ranking seventh in the league... made his collegiate debut on Feb. 19 against Loyola Marymount... took the loss after allowing an unearned run in 3 1/3 innings of work... bounced back with four scoreless appearances spanning six innings... pitched two scoreless innings vs. Houston (Feb. 28), vs. Gonzaga (March 4, 6) and against UT Arlington (March 8)... earned his first career win in the game against Houston... improved to 2-1 on the season after tossing three innings against USC on March 11... allowed four runs over his next two appearances at Rice (March 15) and against West Virginia (March 18)... bounced back with four straight scoreless appearances spanning 10 innings... streak started with a scoreless inning against Abilene Christian (March 22)... struck out seven in 3 1/3 shutout innings at Texas (March 24)... tallied his third win of the season after retiring both batters he faced at UT Arlington (March 29)... improved to 4-1 with five shutout innings that included a career-high nine strikeouts at Wichita State (April 1)... took the loss after allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits in two innings at Kansas (April 8)... fell to 4-3 on the year after allowing five runs (three earned) on six hits in three innings at Oklahoma State (April 22)... picked up win No. 5 on April 26 at Dallas Baptist with 4 1/3 shutout innings... allowed an unearned run on three hits and struck out six in three innings against Texas Tech (April 30)... final relief appearance was at Penn State (May 7)... tossed 5 1/3 innings against the Nittany Lions... made his first career start on May 15 at Baylor... allowed two runs and struck out four in 5 2/3 innings... earned his first win as a starter on May 21 against Kansas State after giving up a run on three hits in five innings... started game two of the NCAA Fort Worth Regional against Gonzaga (June 4)... struck out seven and allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings... started the opening game of the NCAA College Station Super Regional at Texas A&M... improved to 7-3 after holding the Aggies to two runs on six hits over 7 2/3 innings... started the Frogs' opening game of the College World Series against Texas Tech... struck out eight and allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits in 4 2/3 innings... made his second CWS start on June 25 vs. Coastal Carolina... suffered the loss after allowing three runs on five hits in three innings of work.
2015 (True Freshman)
Coaches elected to red-shirt him his first season on campus.
High School
Earned four varsity letters at Belton High School... named District 12-5A Newcomer of the Year as a freshman... collected second-team all-district honors as a sophomore... selected as the district MVP as an outfielder and earned all-state honors his junior season... tabbed the district MVP and earned all-state honors as a pitcher following his senior campaign.
Personal
Parents are Kristi and Michael... has two siblings, Jamie and Jason... plans on majoring in business.
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