Outlook

Jordan Black is one of the more impressive freshmen on the team … Will have a huge role this season as he can play anywhere on the infield … Has plus tools and can hit for power … Very hard worker and will be a very important player this season.

Freshman Year 2023

Played in 24 games, 19 as a starter … Batted .320 (34-for-75) with six doubles, four home runs, 24 runs scored and 25 RBI … Slugged .560 with an on base percentage of .435 … Produced seven multiple-hit and seven multiple-RBI games … Picked up his first collegiate hit, a single, and RBI in a 9-8 win over No. 5 Crowder (2-11-23) … Ripped an RBI double in an 8-4 win over Southwestern, starting a season-long five game hitting streak … Was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in a 16-5 win over North Iowa Area (2-25-23) … Had three hits, including a double, and scored a run in a 13-4 win over NIACC the next day  (2-26-23) … Recorded an RBI single, walked and scored in a 14-4 win at Cloud County (3-3-23) … Belted a two-run home run in the final game of the streak, a 7-5 setback against the Thunderbirds (3-4-23) … Batted .381 (8-for-21) with two doubles, a home run, seven runs and six RBI over the streak … Went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in a 13-3 win over Coffeyville (3-19-23) … Had a single, home run, three walks, four runs scored and five RBI in a 31-0 rout at Benedictine JV (3-28-23) … Produced a huge series against Baker JV, batting .538 (7-for-13) with three doubles, a home run, five runs scored and nine RBI … Opened with a single and double to drive in four in a 15-10 win (4-26-23) … Belted a two-run homer in second game, a 7-4 win (4-26-23) … Had two hits and an RBI in an 11-1 win in game three and capped the series with two doubles and two RBI in a 17-1 win over the Wildcats (4-29-23) … Singled, walked twice, scored three times and drove in a run in a 25-7 win over Labette (5-5-23).

High School  

Was a three-year starter for coach Rusty Jones at Shawnee Mission North High School, Shawnee, Kan. … Did not play his sophomore year due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Graduated 2022 … Ranked the 19th best player from Kansas and the No. 8 shortstop in the state by Perfect Game … Also ranked among the top 1,000 recruits by Perfect Game … Earned All-Sunflower League second-team as a utility player his senior year … Also lettered one year in football … Earned All-Sunflower League honorable mention in 2019 … Scholar athlete award winner.

Personal  

Born Jordan Michael Black on August 7, 2004, in Merriam, Kan. …Nickname is JB … Son of Mike Black and Constance Scorggins … Has a brother, Andre … Major is undecided … Favorite food is chicken wings … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is Johnny’s Tavern … Favorite movie is Friday … Favorite sports movie is Field of Dreams … Favorite athletes are Conor McGregor and Prince Fielder … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals … Greatest sports moment was hitting a grand slam … Best player he has played against is Robert Moore, an infielder at Arkansas and the No. 72 pick by the Brewers in 2022 MLB Draft … Notable alumni from his school are Phil McGraw known as Dr. Phil, Royals play-by-play announcer Steve Pysioc and Kentucky Athletics Director Mitch Banhart.