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Janson Reeder

Position OF
B/T L/R
Class Sr.
Height 6-1
Weight 215
Hometown Edmond, Okla.
High School Edmond North
Previous School Cowley CC
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SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

  • Hits: 3, 4 times
  • Doubles: 2 [t-10th], Air Force, Apr 18, 2023 ; at Oklahoma, Apr 28, 2023 ; vs Missouri, Mar 19, 2024
  • Triples: 1 [t-4th], Air Force, Apr 19, 2023 ; at TCU, Mar 25, 2023
  • Home runs: 1, 13 times
  • Total bases: 7, at The Citadel, Mar 19, 2023
  • RBI: 4, Oakland, Feb 26, 2023 ; Texas Southern, Mar 02, 2024 ; vs Texas, May 24, 2023
  • Runs scored: 3 [t-33rd], Air Force, Apr 18, 2023 ; Oakland, Feb 26, 2023
  • Walks: 2, 5 times
  • Hit by pitch: 2 [t-9th], vs Michigan State, Mar 11, 2023
  • Struck out: 4 [t-2nd], Missouri State, Apr 04, 2023
  • Sac flies: 1 [t-16th], Baylor, Apr 01, 2023 ; Oklahoma State, Apr 21, 2023 ; Texas Southern, Mar 03, 2024
  • At bats: 6 [t-21st], Missouri State, Apr 04, 2023 ; Kansas State, Apr 16, 2023 ; at Samford, May 12, 2023
  • Stolen bases: 2 [t-12th], Air Force, Apr 19, 2023
  • Caught stealing: 1 [t-4th], Air Force, Apr 19, 2023
  • Field chances: 4, Kansas State, Apr 15, 2023
  • Putouts: 4, Kansas State, Apr 15, 2023
  • Assists: 1, Kansas State, Apr 16, 2023

JUNIOR – 2023

  • ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region Second Team
  • All-Big 12 First Team designated hitter
  • Appeared in 54 games (52 starts; 48 at designated hitter, four in right field)
  • .276/.371/.558 (55-for-199), 16 2B, 2 3B, 12 HR, 45 RBI, 36 R, 21 BB
  • Go-ahead grand slam vs. Texas in Big 12 Championship 5/24/23
  • Hit .351/.413/.596 (20-for-57), 5 2B, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 10 R, 3 BB in final 16 games; raised his season batting average from .246 to .276
  • Hit safely in 16 of 23 conference games; RBI in 12 of those games
  • Led the team in slugging percentage (.558) and hit by pitches (10), tied for the most doubles (16) and triples (2), second in home runs (12), total bases (111) and OPS (.929), third in RBI (45) and stolen bases (6) and tied for third in runs (36)
  • Two stolen bases vs. Air Force 4/19/23
  • Homered in back-to-back games for the first time in his career at West Virginia 4/8-4/9/23
  • Drove in 7 RBI in three games against Baylor 3/31-4/2/23
  • 16 multi-hit games; 12 multi-RBI games
  • Started at designated hitter on Opening Day
  • No. 36 Impact JUCO Transfer by D1Baseball
  • Transferred to Kansas with two years of eligibility remaining
  • Committed in July 2022

COWLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE – 2020-22

  • Spent three years in the Cowley program
  • Named a Second Team NJCAA Division I Baseball All-American in 2021
  • All-Jayhawk Conference First Team in 2021 and 2022
  • All-Region First Team in 2021
  • All-Region Second Team in 2022
  • Career: .387/.485/.621 (192-for-496), 40 2B, 5 3B, 22 HR, 160 RBI, 165 R, 81 BB, 19 SB in 136 games
  • Walked more times (81) than he struck out (67) in his three years at Cowley
  • 2022: .391/.495/.601 (91-for-233), 23 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR, 69 RBI, 73 R, 7 SB in 64 games
  • Helped lead Cowley to a conference championship, Region VI championship and a runner up finish in the JUCO World Series in 2022
  • Second on the team in hits (91), runs (73), doubles (23), total bases (140), batting average (.391) and slugging percentage (.601)
  • Attended Wichita State in the fall of 2021 before deciding to return to Cowley for his sophomore season in 2022
  • 2021: .415/.492/.682 (90-for-217), 16 2B, 3 3B, 12 HR, 80 RBI, 80 R, 10 SB in 56 games
  • Tied for third nationally with 80 RBI in 2021
  • Led Cowley in home runs (12) and hits (90), while tying for the highest batting average on the team (.415)
  • Helped Cowley capture conference and region titles as well as place fifth at the JUCO World Series in 2021
  • 2020: .239/.397/.435 (11-for-46), 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 12 R, 5 BB, 2 SB in 16 games

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Attended Edmond North High School in Edmond, Oklahoma
  • Helped his team win two conference titles and one regional title
  • Hit .430 as a junior in 2018
  • Batted .415 with seven home runs as a senior in 2019
  • Hold many records at Edmond North High School
  • Ranked the No. 4 outfielder and the No. 20 overall prospect in the state of Oklahoma by Prep Baseball Report in 2019
  • Also played basketball

PERSONAL

  • Son of Dillon and Kim Reeder
  • Has one older brother, Tyson, and one older sister, Karson
  • His mom, Kim, was a cheerleader at Oklahoma State
  • His brother, Tyson, played golf at Arkansas and is now playing professionally
  • Chose Kansas because, “it gives me a great opportunity to play in a great conference and the history at the school.”
  • Teammates with JJ Tylicki at Cowley in 2021 and 2022
  • Majoring in liberal arts & sciences