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CAREER HONORS
• 2008 QTI Baylor Classic All-Tournament
• Three-time Big 12 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll
SUMMER 2008
Played for the Eau Clarie Express of the Northwoods League ... Hit .207 (28-for-135) with four doubles, two triples, one home run, six RBI and 23 runs scored ... Also drew 12 walks and tallied three stolen bases.
2008 (FRESHMAN)
Opened season as Bears' starting second baseman, replacing injured Raynor Campbell ... Finished season with most starts at second base (40) ... Played 45 games in all ... Appeared in 21 Big 12 games with 18 starts ... Hit .269 (39-for-145) with six doubles, one triple and two home runs ... Also had 17 RBI, 19 runs scored and 14 walks ... Hit .286 (18-for-63) with runners on base and .273 (12-for-44) with runners in scoring position ... Posted team's second-best two-out average, going 15-for-42 (15-for-42) ... Tallied nine two-out RBI, four of which came in Big 12 play ... Enjoyed 12 multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI games ... Had five multiple-hit games in Big 12 action ... Produced a .346 average (28-for-81) in 25 games at Baylor Ballpark, the team's third-best such average ... Hit safely in each of season's first six games, going 10-for-21 (.476) in that stretch ... Doubled in first career at bat against Purdue in the season opener (2/22) ... Later hit Bears' first home run of the season, a two-run shot that broke a scoreless tie and provided winning run in Baylor's 2-1 victory ... Hit safely in all three games of the Purdue series, going 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in the second game (2/23) ... Earned all-tournament honors at the QTI Baylor Classic ... Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, an RBI and a walk against Illinois (2/29) ... Singled and stole a base against Illinois-Chicago (3/1) ... Was 2-for-4 with a stolen base against Louisiana Tech (3/4) ... Singled twice in the series opener at Mississippi State (3/9) ... Walked and had a two-run single in the MSU series finale (3/10) ... Went 2-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI at Oral Roberts (3/11) ... Produced two hits in each game of the Oklahoma State series ... Scored and drove in a run in the series opener (3/14) ... Doubled and collected three RBI in the series' second game the following day ... Went 3-for-4 with a triple, two runs scored and a walk against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to start another six-game hitting streak (3/26) ... Produced one hit in each of the next five games, including a double in the second game of the Oklahoma series (3/29) and a solo homer in the series finale the next day ... Was 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored, an RBI and a walk in the second game of the Kansas series (4/5) ... Followed that with a 3-for-4 performance in the series finale, doubling and scoring twice (4/6) ... Suffered an 0-for-22 slump after that game that snapped with an RBI single in the Bears' midweek game against Texas (4/22) ... Had a pinch-hit RBI double at UT Arlington (4/29) ... Went 2-for-34 after April 6.
HIGH SCHOOL
Pitched and played shortstop for head coaches Jon Watson (2007) and Mike Johnson (2006) at Chandler [Ariz.] High School ... Led Wolves to consecutive state playoff appearances during final two seasons, including a 27-8 record, a regional title and a third-place state finish as a senior ... Two-time all-district and all-state selection ... 2006 All-East Valley honoree ... Played in 2007 Arizona 5A All-Star Game ... Hit .465 with 15 doubles, one triple, four home runs, 31 RBI and six stolen bases as a junior ... Hit .390 with two home runs as a senior and tied school record with 18 doubles ... Also posted a 7-2 record with a 2.10 ERA and 43 strikeouts during senior campaign ... Graduated with a 4.0 GPA.
PERSONAL
Full name is Jesse Landis Ware ... Born Oct. 8, 1988, in Mesa, Ariz. ... Son of Brian and Diane Ware ... Business major.
