2026 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jack Bauer
- Position:
- LHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 195
- B/T:
- L/L
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Frankfort, Ill.
- High School/Previous School:
- Lincoln Way East HS
2026 - (Freshman)
Rated as the No. 1 Freshman on Campus by D1Baseball.
High School
Rated as Baseball America’s No. 1 High School Recruit ... Threw the fastest recorded pitch in history by a prep pitcher at 103 MPH ... Received Prep Baseball Illinois Third Team All-State and SWSC All-Conference honors ... Struck out 56 batters, allowed just five runs and posted a 1.22 ERA in 28 1/3 innings of work in his senior season ... Fastball velocity sat between 97-102 MPH his senior year ... Rated as the No. 44 draft prospect by MLB.com.
Personal
Born on Jan. 8, 2007 to Steve and Kim Bauer … Has two older sisters, Melissa and Amanda … Father played football at the University of Illinois ... Named after Kiefer Sutherland’s character in the popular TV show “24” but has never watched the series himself ... He’s good at math and posted a 3.8 grade point average in high school ... Majoring in Finance.
