Hunter Jessee

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - May 01, 2022 - infielder/outfielder Josh Payne #32 of the Indiana Hoosiers, outfielder Hunter Jessee #4 of the Indiana Hoosiersm and outfielder Carter Mathison #3 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Fighting Illini and the Indiana Hoosiers at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Gracie Farrall/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - AUGUST 24, 2019 - guard Chanel Wilson #11 of the Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Indiana Athletics

Weight:
177
Height:
6-0
Position:
OF
Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
South Lebanon, Ohio
High School:
Kings

Career Notes & Records
Owned a 34-game reached base streak that spanned the final 19 games of the 2022 season and his first 15 games of the 2023 season ... The 34-game reached base streak is tied for the fourth-longest streak by an IU hitters since at least 2005 ... First Indiana hitter to hit .400 in conference play since Dustin DeMuth (.448) in 2014 with a .402 batting average in conference play in 2022 ... Drew 31 walks in Big Ten play in 2022 to rank No. 8 on Indiana’s Big Ten only list.

2023 (Senior Season)
Season: Appeared in 56 games with 54 starts ... Started games in left field (42), right field (10) and at designated hitter (2) ... Reached base safely in 48 of 56 games played ... Scored a run in 29 games ... Carried a season-best eight-game hitting streak from May 12-May 23 ... Reached base in the first 15 games of the season as part of a 34-game reached base streak that spanned the 2022 and 2023 seasons ... Posted 12 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games ... Homered against Miami (Ohio) (2/21) twice, against Purdue Fort Wayne (3/8), twice in the same inning of the series opener and in the middle game of the series versus Purdue (5/12-13).

2022 (Junior Season)
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten.

Season: Appeared in 52 games with 43 starts … Started games in left field (9), right field (19) and at designated hitter (15) … Reached base safely in 42 of 52 games played … Collected a walk in 24 games with seven multi-walk games … Owned a season-best seven-game hitting streak from April 26-May 6 … Finished the season on a season-best 19 game reached base streak … Posted 16 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games … Homered against Kentucky (3/15) twice, in the second game of a doubleheader at Purdue (4/10), at Michigan (5/6) and at Iowa (5/19) … Led the team in batting average (.353) and on-base percentage (.467) … Tied for No. 3 on the squad in stolen bases (8) … Hit .300 or better in seven of 12 weekend series played, including six of eight Big Ten series.

2021 (Sophomore Season)
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten.

Season: Appeared in 21 games with 11 starts … Started games in left field (6), right field (4) and at designated hitter (1) … First collegiate home run came at Minnesota (3/5) … Owned a season-best four-game reached base streak from March 5-13 … Posted one multi-hit game … Homered at Minnesota (3/5).

2020 (Freshman Season)
Season: Appeared in 14 games with 12 starts … Started games in right field (11) and center field (1) … Reached base safely in 10 of 14 games played … Made collegiate debut as a pinch hitter at LSU (2/14) … First collegiate hit was a triple at LSU (2/15) … Owned a season-best eight-game hitting streak from February 15-March 4, which was a part of his season-long nine-game reached base streak … Posted three multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game.

Prep/Personal
Played for head coach Kevin McClung at Kings High School, where he was a four-year letterwinner … Rated the No. 12 prospect and No. 5 outfielder in Ohio by Perfect Game … Named honorable mention All-Central Region by Perfect Game as a senior … Three-time first-team All-Eastern Cincinnati Conference … Also lettered twice in football … Graduated high school with a 4.23 GPA … Son of Christina and Mike Jessee … Born on March 27, 2000 … Has two sisters, Madi and Sydney … Is a finance major in the Kelley School of Business.