J.B. Shuck • LHP •  Ohio State • Sophomore

Coach Bob Todd says: "J.B. is going to contribute and help this team as a two-way player. He is an outstanding athlete who is going to contribute offensively and be given the opportunity to pitch. As a true freshman, we look for him to contribute right away."

Galion High School: Named first-team All-Ohio honors as a junior and senior ... earned three-time first-team Northern Ohio League honors as well as three-time first-team all-district mention ... named district MVP ... a two-time member of the Mansfield News Journal team ... team MVP as a junior and senior ... set Team Ohio record with two triples in a game at The Sunbelt Classic ... named MVP of the District 9 All-Star Game ... played in the Mizuno All-Star Game ... named the northwest district male athlete of the year by the Mansfield News Journal ... batted .578 as a senior with a 1.011 slugging percentage and .639 on-base percentage as a senior... led the team with eight home runs, 11 doubles, two triples, 52 hits and 36 RBI ... had a 1.12 ERA with 134 strikeouts in 69 innings and finished 6-2 with a pair of saves ... batted .453 as a junior with six home runs and 30 RBI, while striking out 90 batters in 52.1 innings ... batted .422 and had a 1.59 ERA as a sophomore and batted .429 and had a 2.91 ERA as a freshman ... four-year starter and four-year letterwinner for coach Dan Gorbett and the Tigers ... also won three letters in basketball and earned second-team all-league honors as a senior ... served as president of the Key Club and as secretary of Teen Green his senior year ... four-year member of the Spanish Club and was a member of the student council ... played summer baseball for the Ohio Warhawks in 2005.

Personal: Born: June 18, 1987 ... full name: Jack Burdett Shuck III ... son of Jack B. Shuck II and Cindy Sheffer ... has one sister, Amanda ... sport and leisure studies major ... also enjoys collecting baseball cards and fishing.