2017 Baseball Roster
George Janca
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Position:
- Infield
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Georgetown, Texas
- High School:
- Georgetown
CAREER: Has appeared in 148 games, including 134 starts... owns a .248 (120-for-483) career batting average with 77 runs, 16 doubles, six runs, nine home runs, 58 RBI and six stolen bases.
2018 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 58 games, including 50 starts (49 3B, 1 SS)... hit .240 (43-for-179) with 26 runs, six doubles, one triple, three home runs, 17 RBI and two stolen bases... hit .429 (3-for-7) off the bench with two runs, one double, one home run and two RBI... played in 28 games, including 25 starts, batting .232 (19-for-82) with seven runs, two doubles, one triple, one home run, nine RBI and one stolen base... hit a two-run home run off the bench in the series finale against Rhode Island (2/18)... scored two runs in the Aggies' win against California (5/4)... batted 3-for-5 with one double, three runs and one RBI in second game against Long Beach State (3/10)... hit 2-for-5 with two walks, one triple and three RBI in the last two games of the LSU series (4/6-7)... hit 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in the series opener against Alabama (4/12)... clubbed a solo home run against Texas State (4/17)... hit 2-for-4 with an RBI in second game of Tennessee series (4/21)... hit 5-for-8 with a home run, two runs and three RBI in the first two games at Mississippi State (4/27-28)... batted 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in series opener against Mississippi State (4/27)... hit 3-for-4 with one run in game two at Dudy Noble Field (4/28)... batted 3-for-6 with a double, one stolen base and one run against Prairie View A&M (5/1)... hit 2-for-3 with one run against Sam Houston State (5/15)... batted 2-for-3 with two runs in SEC Tournament game against Auburn (5/24)... hit 1-for-3 with one run, one walk and two RBI in first NCAA Regional game against Indiana (6/1)... batted 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI in second NCAA Regional vs. the Hoosiers (6/3).
2017 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 64 games as a sophomore, including 60 starts at third base... batted .261 (59-for-226) with 40 runs, nine doubles, four triples, six home runs, 30 RBI and three stolen bases... tallied 17 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games on the year... started all 30 SEC games, batting .274 (31-for-113) with 23 runs, five doubles, five home runs, 17 RBI and one stolen base... tallied four runs, five RBI, two triples, one walk and one stolen base the opening weekend against Bowling Green (2/17-18)... hit 2-for-5 with one triple, one walk with two runs and two RBI versus the Falcons (2/18)... tallied two runs, two RBI, one triple and one stolen base in the series finale against Bowling Green (2/18)... slugged 2-for-5 with two triples, one run and two RBI versus Stephen F. Austin (2/21)... hit 2-for-4 against Pepperdine (2/25)... batted 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run and one RBI versus Texas Tech (3/3)... hit 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI in the second game against Kentucky (3/18)... slugged 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs and three RBI in series finale versus Kentucky (3/19)... batted 6-for-12 with one double, two home runs, four runs and six RBI in series at Vanderbilt (3/24-26)... hit 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run in the series opener against the Commodores (3/24)... batted 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI at Vanderbilt (3/25)... slugged 2-for-4 with one double, one home run, two runs and three RBI in series finale versus the Commodores (3/26)... hit 2-for-3 with one double in the series finale against Auburn (4/9)... slugged 2-for-4 with one run, two doubles and one RBI versus Abilene Christian (4/11)... cranked a game-winning three-run home run in the seventh inning of a 3-2 victory at Alabama (4/15)... hit 2-for-4 with one double and one run at Ole Miss (5/13)... batted 2-for-3 against Sam Houston State (5/16)... hit 2-for-3 with two runs and one double versus Arkansas (5/19)... batted 3-for-10 with two runs, one home run and two RBI in the Super Regional triumph over Davidson (6/9-10)... hit 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs and one RBI in the Super Regional clinching win against the Wildcats (6/10)... notched two hits, one double and one RBI in the College World Series (6/18-20)... played in 28 games with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League... batted .327 (36-for-110) with 14 runs, six doubles, one triple, five home runs, 12 RBI and one stolen base... selected to play in the Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game... selected to the All-CCBL squad.
2016 (FRESHMAN): Played in 26 games as a rookie, including 24 starts at shortstop... batted .231 (18-for-78) with 11 runs, one double, one triple, 11 RBI and one stolen base... registered a .269 slugging percentage and .294 on-base percentage... ranked second on the squad with nine sacrifice bunts... logged five games with multiple hits and three games with multiple RBI... started eight SEC games, hitting .190 (4-for-21) with three runs and four RBI... made his first career start in the Aggies’ season-opener against Hofstra (2/19)... tallied first career hit in second game of the year, going 2-for-4 with one run versus Hofstra (2/20)... logged a career-high three RBI, going 2-for-4 with one double and one sacrifice bunt against Stephen F. Austin (2/23)... recorded a five-game hit streak between Feb. 26 and March 4... hit 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base at Pepperdine (2/27)... scored a career-high three runs, batting 2-for-3 with two walks, one triple and two RBI against Yale (3/4)... batted 4-for-11 with two sacrifice bunts, one run and three RBI in series at Auburn (3/19-20)... hit 2-for-4 with one sacrifice bunt and two RBI in series opener at Auburn (3/19)... played for the Wisconsin Woodchucks of the Northwoods League... batted .309 (59-for-191) with 26 runs, 12 doubles, two home runs, 28 RBI and two stolen bases in 47 games... capped off summer by going 3-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI to earn Northwoods League Player of the Night recognition.
AT GEORGETOWN HIGH SCHOOL: Played under Adam Foster at Georgetown High School... earned District 17-4A Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore, All-District 17-4A First Team as a junior and senior... also tabbed District 17-4A Defensive MVP as a senior, when he turned 16 double plays in the playoffs alone... batted .370 with 6 home runs, 34 RBI and 33 stolen bases as a junior... helped lead his team to playoffs each year he was on varsity, making it to the state championship his senior year... played summer baseball for the Austin Wings and was named to the All-Tournament team... outside of baseball he was a member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Ignacious George Janca was born on May 8, 1997 in Austin, Texas to I.G. and Leslie Janca who both attended Texas A&M University... has one older brother Sam... majoring in agricultural leadership and development... hopes to one day manage fisheries and wildlife on a big game ranch... his brother Sam played baseball at Angelo State and Texas Tech University... enjoys God, hunting and fishing.
