Jack Larsen (baseball)
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| Jack Larsen | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: January 13, 1995 Newport Beach, California, U.S. | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 31, 2022, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 31, 2022, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .000 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
Jack Harter Larsen (born January 13, 1995) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played college baseball for the UC San Diego Tritons. The Seattle Mariners signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2017, and he played one game in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the team.
Larsen was born in Newport Beach, California, to Mark and Jill Larsen.[1] He attended Capistrano Valley High School ('13) in Mission Viejo, California.[1]
Amateur career
Larsen attended the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where he played college baseball for the UC San Diego Tritons.[2] As a freshman in 2014 he batted .269/.382/.321 in 156 at bats with 26 walks (6th in the California Collegiate Athletic Association), starting in center field.[1] As a sophomore in 2015 he batted .358 (5th in the league)/.457(6th)/.516 in 190 at bats with 5 home runs (5th) and 49 RBIs (4th), 38 walks (3rd; tied for 13th in NCAA Division II), 5 sacrifice flies (2nd), and 12 stolen bases (6th) without being caught, playing primarily right field, and was named Daktronics All-West Region Second Team, NCBWA All-West Region Second Team, All-CCAA First Team, and one of 10 UCSD Athletes of the Year.[1] As a junior in 2016 he batted .324/.398/.500 in 204 at bats playing primarily right field (with 10 outfield assists; tied for West Region-best), and was NCBWA All-West Region honorable mention, All-CCAA First Team, and one of 16 UCSD Athletes of the Year.[1][3]
As a senior in 2017 he batted .362(8th)/.497(leading the league)/.668(2nd) in 229 at bats, leading the league with 71 runs, 23 doubles, 15 home runs, 66 RBIs, and 56 walks (against 50 strikeouts), while playing primarily right field. He was named ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region Second Team, D2CCA All-West Region Second Team, NCBWA All-West Region honorable mention, All-CCAA Second Team, and one of 14 UCSD Athletes of the Year.[1] He ended his UCSD career with 144 career walks (all-time school high), 27 home runs (4th), 172 runs (5th), 161 RBIs (5th), and 51 doubles (7th).[1][3]