2023 Baseball Roster
Hunter, Jaren
Jersey Number 40
Jaren Hunter
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 224
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Damascus, Ore.
- High School:
- Sam Barlow
Bio
2024
• Pitched in 13 games, making eigh starts. Posted a 1-2 record and 4.96 ERA. Struck out 25 in 45 1/3 innings.
• Limited Portland to a hit and a run with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings in Hillsboro, earning the win (4/23).
• Scattered a hit and an unearned run in two innings against Gonzaga (4/2).
• Finished the 18-2 win over Washington with three scoreless innings, striking out one to earn a save (3/23).
2023
• Pitched in seven games, all starts. Posted a 1-1 record and 3.03 ERA in 32 2/3 innings. Struck out 28 while holding opponents to a .217 batting average.
• Went 0-1 with a 0.68 ERA in four Pac-12 starts. Struck out 13 in 13 1/3 innings.
• Started but took the loss after allowing two unearned runs in six innings against Washington State (3/12).
• Started and worked a career-long 8 2/3 innings at Cal Poly, scattering a run on five hits with five strikeouts, for the win (3/4).
• Scattered nine hits and four runs in six innings versus New Mexico in his first start of the year. Did not figure in the decision (2/19).
2022
• Pitched in 14 games, making 12 starts. Finished with a 2-2 record and 3.97 ERA. Held opponents to a .237 average and struck out 47 in 56 2/3 innings.
• Earned the win after tossing a career-high 6 2/3 innings versus Portland, striking out a career-best eight (5/10).
• Shut out Oregon over five innings, scattering three hits and a walk with five strikeouts but did not figure in the decision (5/3).
• Struck out two in four scoreless innings in a start versus Oregon, but did not figure in the decision (4/26).
• Picked up his first career win after holding Portland scoreless and with one hit in a career-long 5 2/3 innings (4/5).
• Worked a career-long five innings in a start versus Seattle, striking out one while scattering two hits (3/23).
• Tossed two scoreless frames to finish off the series-opening win ar Washington State (3/11).
• Started and worked three innings versus Xavier, striking out a career-best six (2/24).
2021
• Appeared in nine games, all in relief. Finished 0-2 with a 5.84 ERA in 12 1/3 innings. Struck out 11.
• Tossed two scoreless innings at Portland, striking out three (3/30).
Sam Barlow High School
• Letterwinner for head coach Scott Hunter.
• Rated as the No. 3 player in the state of Oregon by Baseball Northwest and Prep Baseball Report.
• Competed in the 2019 Area Code Games for the Royals team.
• Honorable mention all-state and first-team all-league as a junior.
• As a junior, was 6-5 with a 1.20 ERA in 58 1/3 innings pitched. Recorded 88 strikeouts.
• Second-team all-state and first-team all-league as a sophomore.
• As a sophomore, finished with a 7-2 record and 0.93 ERA. Tallied 85 strikeouts in 68 innings.
Personal
• Born July 26, 2001 in Gresham, Ore.
• Son of Shelena and Kent Hunter.
• Has one brother, Nathan.
• Majoring in finance. Would like to go into finance after his playing career.
• Was on academic Honor Roll throughout his high school career, holding a 4.0 GPA.
• Regularly instructs at baseball camps.
• Chose Oregon State because “the community, the coaches and I’ve been a Beaver fan since I was young.”
Hunter’s Career Single-Game Highs
Innings pitched: 8.2, at Cal Poly, Mar 04, 2023
Walks allowed: 3, 4 times
Strikeouts: 8, Portland, May 10, 2022
Batters faced: 32, at Cal Poly, Mar 04, 2023
Field chances: 3, at Utah, Mar 15, 2024
Putouts: 1, North Dakota State, Mar 01, 2024 ; CSUN, Mar 08, 2024 ; at Oregon, May 3, 2022
Assists: 2, 4 times
Runners CS: 1, 5 times
• Pitched in 13 games, making eigh starts. Posted a 1-2 record and 4.96 ERA. Struck out 25 in 45 1/3 innings.
• Limited Portland to a hit and a run with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings in Hillsboro, earning the win (4/23).
• Scattered a hit and an unearned run in two innings against Gonzaga (4/2).
• Finished the 18-2 win over Washington with three scoreless innings, striking out one to earn a save (3/23).
2023
• Pitched in seven games, all starts. Posted a 1-1 record and 3.03 ERA in 32 2/3 innings. Struck out 28 while holding opponents to a .217 batting average.
• Went 0-1 with a 0.68 ERA in four Pac-12 starts. Struck out 13 in 13 1/3 innings.
• Started but took the loss after allowing two unearned runs in six innings against Washington State (3/12).
• Started and worked a career-long 8 2/3 innings at Cal Poly, scattering a run on five hits with five strikeouts, for the win (3/4).
• Scattered nine hits and four runs in six innings versus New Mexico in his first start of the year. Did not figure in the decision (2/19).
2022
• Pitched in 14 games, making 12 starts. Finished with a 2-2 record and 3.97 ERA. Held opponents to a .237 average and struck out 47 in 56 2/3 innings.
• Earned the win after tossing a career-high 6 2/3 innings versus Portland, striking out a career-best eight (5/10).
• Shut out Oregon over five innings, scattering three hits and a walk with five strikeouts but did not figure in the decision (5/3).
• Struck out two in four scoreless innings in a start versus Oregon, but did not figure in the decision (4/26).
• Picked up his first career win after holding Portland scoreless and with one hit in a career-long 5 2/3 innings (4/5).
• Worked a career-long five innings in a start versus Seattle, striking out one while scattering two hits (3/23).
• Tossed two scoreless frames to finish off the series-opening win ar Washington State (3/11).
• Started and worked three innings versus Xavier, striking out a career-best six (2/24).
2021
• Appeared in nine games, all in relief. Finished 0-2 with a 5.84 ERA in 12 1/3 innings. Struck out 11.
• Tossed two scoreless innings at Portland, striking out three (3/30).
Sam Barlow High School
• Letterwinner for head coach Scott Hunter.
• Rated as the No. 3 player in the state of Oregon by Baseball Northwest and Prep Baseball Report.
• Competed in the 2019 Area Code Games for the Royals team.
• Honorable mention all-state and first-team all-league as a junior.
• As a junior, was 6-5 with a 1.20 ERA in 58 1/3 innings pitched. Recorded 88 strikeouts.
• Second-team all-state and first-team all-league as a sophomore.
• As a sophomore, finished with a 7-2 record and 0.93 ERA. Tallied 85 strikeouts in 68 innings.
Personal
• Born July 26, 2001 in Gresham, Ore.
• Son of Shelena and Kent Hunter.
• Has one brother, Nathan.
• Majoring in finance. Would like to go into finance after his playing career.
• Was on academic Honor Roll throughout his high school career, holding a 4.0 GPA.
• Regularly instructs at baseball camps.
• Chose Oregon State because “the community, the coaches and I’ve been a Beaver fan since I was young.”
Hunter’s Career Single-Game Highs
Innings pitched: 8.2, at Cal Poly, Mar 04, 2023
Walks allowed: 3, 4 times
Strikeouts: 8, Portland, May 10, 2022
Batters faced: 32, at Cal Poly, Mar 04, 2023
Field chances: 3, at Utah, Mar 15, 2024
Putouts: 1, North Dakota State, Mar 01, 2024 ; CSUN, Mar 08, 2024 ; at Oregon, May 3, 2022
Assists: 2, 4 times
Runners CS: 1, 5 times
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