| Eric Jokisch |
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High School: Selected in 39th round of 2007 MLB Amateur Draft by Cleveland Indians ... Received state tournament MVP honors ... Posted a 9-0 record with a 0.94 ERA and 141 strikeouts in 67 innings pitched, while batting .658 with 41 RBI as a senior ... Three-time participant in State Journal Register Baseball Classic ... Jacksonville Journal Courier first-team pitcher ... Received Western Illinois Valley All-Conference honors ... Team MVP ... Four-year letterwinner ... Led team in batting average and stolen bases in 2006 ... Threw a no-hitter against rival high school Calhoun in 2006 ... No-hit Pittsfield in 2005 Regional ... Struck out 21 and walked none in a seven-inning game against Petersburg PORTA in the 2006 Regional Semifinals ... 2005 All-Academic team ... Also lettered four years in basketball and golf ... Named first-team 6th man by the Jacksonville Journal Courier in 2005 ... Made WIVC All-Tournament team in 2006 ... Led team in assists, steals, and free throw percentage as MVP in 2005 ... Was a sectional qualifier in golf as a senior ... Class valedictorian ... National Honor Society member ... All-American Scholar ... National Honor Roll ... Received awards in Spanish, Advanced Math, and Chemistry as a junior... Two-year class treasurer ... Also served as Business Club treasurer junior and senior year ... Played in Jazz and Pep band ... Named 2006 Outstanding Musician as a junior ... High school baseball coach was Tim Richard.
Personal: Born Eric Spenser Jokisch on July 29, 1989 ... Son of Bruce and Debbie Jokisch ... Chose Northwestern over Bradley, Evansville, Missouri, and Southern Illinois ... Anticipated major is engineering.
