Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2025 AT EKU
Did not play in any games … missed season with an injury.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2024 AT EKU
Appeared in 13 games and made four starts … went 0-0 with a 6.33 ERA … struck out 29 and walked only nine in 27 innings … pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief at No. 15 Auburn (Feb. 16) … struck out three in two scoreless innings of relief against Oakland (Feb. 23) … struck out three and did not allow a hit in two innings against North Alabama (March 24) … had a season-high six strikeouts in three innings at Morehead State (May 14).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023 AT ARIZONA WESTERN COLLEGE
Made just five appearances and started three games … went 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 13 innings … pitched five and one-third shutout innings with five strikeouts against Northeastern (Feb. 5).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022 AT ARIZONA WESTERN COLLEGE
Pitched in 17 games as a freshman and made 10 starts for the Matadors … went 5-2 with a 4.08 ERA, striking out 58 batters in 57 and one-third innings of work … made first career start in the series finale with Northeastern (Feb. 5), allowing three earned runs in four innings of work and striking out four in a win … threw four shutout innings and struck out five in a win over Scottsdale Post Grad (Feb. 23) … set season-high with seven innings pitched against Scottsdale (March 12), allowing just one hit and striking out eight batters in a win … matched season-high with seven shutout innings against Paradise Valley (March 26), allowing just four hits and striking out four batters while earning the win … recorded season-high nine strikeouts in five and two-thirds innings against Cochise (April 26).

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Robins State High School in 2020 … appeared in two games for Australia in the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2022, going 1-0 and not allowing a run in eight innings … earned the win over Puerto Rico (Oct. 18, 2022), tossing five shutout innings and allowing three hits while striking out five … allowed one hit in three scoreless innings during a start against Chinese Taipei (Oct. 22, 2022).

PERSONAL
Full name is Jack Waters … son of Martin and Natasha Waters … has two sisters – Georgia and Vanessa … plans to major in business.