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Jackson Lovich

Shortstop/right-handed pitcher
BLUE VALLEY WEST HS
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

.430

Batting Average

7

Home Runs

34

RBI

31

Runs Scored
“Jackson is an outstanding young man and talented baseball player. He is a student of the game and has been an outstanding teammate. Jackson has helped lead our team to back-to-back state tournament appearances and, this year, to one of the most successful seasons in our program’s history. Whether he gets drafted this summer or plays next season (in college), I truly believe he will achieve great things and continue to be successful.”
Joe Allison
Head Coach - Blue Valley West coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-4, 175-pound senior shortstop led the Jaguars (23-2) to the Class 6A state championship this spring. Lovich batted .430 with seven home runs, 34 RBI and 31 runs scored. Also the Kansas 6A Player of the Year, he went 4-for-4 with six RBI in Blue Valley West’s 12-5 win over Washburn Rural in the tournament semifinals. He made a rare pitching appearance in the championship game, worked out of a bases-loaded, no-outs jam and picked up the win on the mound as the Jaguars beat Manhattan, 4-3.

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Academic Achievement

Lovich has maintained a 3.66 weighted GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at the University of Missouri.

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Exemplary Character

An Academic Honor Roll student, Lovich has volunteered locally both as a peer tutor and as an aid for students with special needs. He also has donated his time as an instructor at Blue Valley West youth baseball and basketball camps.