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5<br />
JARED KUBIN<br />
OF • 6-2 • 225 • R/R • Sophomore • 1L<br />
Oakton, Va . • Oakton High School<br />
Major: Political Science<br />
(2006): Was sidelined for the entire season<br />
while recovering from off-season shoulder surgery<br />
and received a medical redshirt…Earned a<br />
berth on the SEC Academic Honor Roll .<br />
AS A FRESHMAN (2005): Started at the<br />
designated hitter position in 34 games, with the<br />
Gators finishing 27-7 ( .794) in those outings . . .<br />
Played in 45 games, batting .292 on the season<br />
with 18 RBI . . .One of three UF baseball players<br />
named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor<br />
Roll…Saw action in two NCAA College World<br />
Series games . . .Was the club’s DH versus<br />
Arizona State on June 22, and provided UF’s<br />
lone run with a two-out RBI single in the fifth . . .<br />
Served as a pinch hitter against Nebraska but<br />
popped up . . .Was 1-for-4 in NCAA Regional play<br />
and drew two walks . . .Enjoyed a solid showing<br />
in his first SEC Tourney, finishing 3-for-8 ( .375)<br />
with a pair of doubles and two runs . . .Poked<br />
a pinch-hit RBI double in the visit to USF . . .<br />
Had walked in two-consecutive games . . .Was<br />
4-for-6 ( .667) against Kentucky and scored a<br />
season-high four runs in the second game, when<br />
he was 3-for-3 and connected on his second HR<br />
of the year . . .Went 1-for-4 in the opener against<br />
South Carolina . . .Led the Gators with a .545<br />
(6-for-11) clip in the sweep of Michigan State . . .<br />
Opened the series by going 3-for-4 with three<br />
RBI and two runs, including his first career triple<br />
and first dinger . . .Drove in three more runs as<br />
part of 2-for-4 effort in game two and wrapped<br />
up the series by going 1-for-3 with a run and an<br />
RBI . . .Was 1-for-4 and drew the game-winning<br />
walk in the 10th inning against Villanova on<br />
March 6 by taking a 3-2 pitch…Laced an RBI<br />
single as part of a 1-for-2 showing vs . Mercer . . .<br />
Went 1-for-3 and drove in two runs in the 6-0<br />
shutout of Rhode Island on Feb . 26 . . .Tallied the<br />
first two RBI of his career with a sacrifice fly and<br />
a double in the second rout of Florida A&M . . .<br />
Went 1-for-3 in the second game against Miami<br />
(Fla .) . . .Contributed a base-hit against Florida<br />
A&M on Feb . 15 . . .Batted twice during seven-run<br />
seventh inning versus Charleston Southern . . .<br />
In his first plate appearance, Kubin was hit by a<br />
pitch, stole second and scored on a double by<br />
Brandon McArthur . . .He later flew out to end the<br />
frame . . .Went 2-for-4 in his debut on Feb . 12, a<br />
3-2 edging of CSU . . .Legged out an infield hit in<br />
the ninth inning to advance Justin Tordi to third<br />
base, setting the stage for Daniel Brooks’ gamewinning<br />
base-knock into right center .<br />
SUMMER: Had a busy summer following<br />
the 2005 College World Series, splitting time<br />
between the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod<br />
League and the Toms River (N .J .) Black Sox of<br />
the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate<br />
League…Was picked as the Most Valuable<br />
Player of the ABCCL All-Star Game held at First<br />
Energy Park in Lakewood, N .J . . .Contributed a<br />
double, home run and sacrifice fly, driving in<br />
three RBI, to lead the Yogi Berra All-Stars to a<br />
10-6 triumph over the Larry Doby All-Stars .<br />
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for<br />
head coach Scott Rowland at Oakton High<br />
School…Finished with a career batting<br />
average of .400 with 135 runs batted in and<br />
26 home runs as the Cougars claimed three<br />
district championships…Selected to the 2004<br />
KUBIN’S CAREER STATISTICS<br />
OVERALL SEASON STATISTICS<br />
YEAR AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT<br />
2005 .292 45-34 106 17 31 6 1 2 18 13 40 2-2<br />
2006 Injured - Out for Season<br />
CAREER .292 45-34 106 17 31 6 1 2 18 13 40 2-2<br />
SEC REGULAR‑SEASON STATISTICS<br />
YEAR AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT<br />
2005 .242 15-11 33 4 8 0 0 1 2 3 20 0-0<br />
2006 Injured - Out for Season<br />
CAREER .242 15-11 33 4 8 0 0 1 2 3 20 0-0<br />
SEC TOURNAMENT STATISTICS<br />
YEAR AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT<br />
2005 .375 3-3 8 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 0-0<br />
CAREER .375 3-3 8 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 0-0<br />
NCAA TOURNAMENT STATISTICS<br />
YEAR AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT<br />
2005 .250 5-4 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0-0<br />
CAREER .250 5-4 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0-0<br />
<strong>RETURNING</strong> <strong>PLAYER</strong> <strong>PROFILES</strong><br />
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KUBIN’S CAREER HIGHS<br />
At Bats: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (seven times)<br />
Runs Scored: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 vs . Kentucky (4/2/05)<br />
Hits: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 vs . Kentucky (4/2/05) & Michigan State (3/11/05)<br />
RBI: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 vs . Kentucky (4/2/05) & Michigan State (3/11/05)<br />
Doubles: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (six times)<br />
Triples: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 vs . Michigan State (3/11/05)<br />
Home Runs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 vs . Kentucky (4/2/05) & Michigan State (3/11/05)<br />
Walks: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (13 times)<br />
Stolen Bases: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 vs . Rhode Island (2/26/05) & Charleston Southern (2/13/05)<br />
Hit Streak: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 games (3/11-3/19 & 5/22-6/4/05)<br />
ABCA & Rawlings High School All-Region 2<br />
team…Member of Louisville Slugger’s 2004<br />
Preseason All-America list…Rated as the No .<br />
17 prep prospect in the Class of 2004 by School-<br />
Sports .<strong>com</strong>…Second-Team All-Met choice<br />
by The Washington Post…Had a .328 batting<br />
average and was among the district leaders<br />
with 28 RBI…Played in the inaugural AFLAC All-<br />
American High School Baseball Classic on Aug .<br />
23, 2003, at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers,<br />
Fla…The game featured the top 40 rising senior<br />
players in the country in an East versus West<br />
matchup…Ranked 41st on Team One Baseball’s<br />
top-200 senior list…Helped the Cougars to a<br />
22-3 mark as a junior, when he batted .508 with<br />
25 runs batted in and seven homers…Sported<br />
an eye-popping .905 slugging percentage and<br />
scored 29 runs…Chosen as an All-American<br />
in leading his high school to the AAA Concorde<br />
District championship…Achieved all-state status<br />
and collected all-regional honors…Named<br />
First-Team All-Met by The Washington Post…Hit<br />
.446 as a sophomore with 26 RBI and seven<br />
homers…Participated in the Perfect Game/<br />
Baseball America Wood World Bat Association<br />
Championships in October 2002…Chosen as<br />
the top hitter at the Area Code Games that year<br />
as well…Was Oakton’s all-time leading scorer<br />
in basketball with 1,658 points, shattering the<br />
previous mark of 1,056 points…Became the<br />
only player in Concorde District history to earn<br />
all-district four years in a row…Named an honorable<br />
mention All-Met pick in his final campaign<br />
and also secured all-region acclaim .<br />
PERSONAL: Jared Lawrence Kubin was born<br />
June 10, 1985, in Fairfax, Va…His parents<br />
are Larry and Mary Kubin…His father was<br />
a linebacker for Joe Paterno at Penn State<br />
between 1977-80 and played in the National<br />
Football League for the Washington Redskins<br />
(1981-84), Buffalo Bills (1985), Tampa Bay<br />
Buccaneers (1985) and the Kansas City Chiefs<br />
(1986)…Enjoyed Super Bowl XVII triumph on<br />
Jan . 30, 1983, when the Redskins defeated the<br />
Miami Dolphins, 27-17…Has a brother, Kyle,<br />
18, and a sister, Cailyn, 16…Majoring in political<br />
science .