Christian Jayne

Height:
6-3
Weight:
191
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Fayetteville
High School:
Terry Sanford
Major:
Management Information Systems

2020: One of nine players to appear in 14-plus games and made nine starts (all in left field) … Member of a squad that posted a 13-4 record and finished ranked nationally in a pair of polls … Batted .233 (7-for-30) with four RBI and seven runs scored before season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Drew five walks and struck out five times … Was perfect in stolen base attempts (5-for-5) … Fielded at a 1.000 clip with eight putouts … Reached base at an 80.0 percent rate (4 of 5) when leading off an inning … Advanced runners at a 43.5 percent clip (10-for-23) … Registered a pair of two-out RBI … Tallied three multi-hit and one multi-RBI game … ECU posted an 8-1 record in games which he started … Hit primarily in the bottom third of the line-up … Had a six-game stretch from Feb. 25 to March 8 where he scored at least one run (multiple runs three times) … Registered career-long four-game hit streak (March 1-7) where he batted .389 (7-for-18) with four RBI and eight runs scored … Drew a walk in four consecutive outings (March 4-8) … All five stolen bases came during three-game weekend series at Charlotte (March 6-8).

2019: Appeared in 35 games making one start … Batted .111 (2-for-18) with a pair of RBI … Laced one double and scored 13 runs … Lone start came against Marist (CF) on March 8 … Recorded first collegiate hit at Wichita State (May 10) … Other came against the Shockers in the AAC Championships (May 24) … Scored a run in 13 different games with the first coming against Radford (Feb. 17) as a pinch runner … Plated runs against Wright State (March 2) and Wichita State (May 24) … Drew a walk in a game six times … Credited with an outfield assist against Tulane (April 26) … Played in 12 league games all coming off the bench … Hit at a .143 clip (1-for-7) and scored four runs … Appeared in six postseason games batting .250 (1-for-4) with an RBI and run scored … Posted a 1.000 fielding percentage registering one assist with 10 putouts in 11 chances … 2019 Summer: Played for the Bethesda Big Train of the Cal Ripken League … Team Maryland All-Star selection … Participated in the Prospect Showcase … Batted .289 (44-for-15) with a home run and 29 RBI … Appeared in 37 games scoring 27 runs … Laced six doubles and one triple … Swiped 13 of 16 bases and walked 19 times … Tallied 13 multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games.

Terry Sanford High School: Drafted in the 27th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball First-Year Amateur Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks (pick 819 overall) … Two-sport athlete who earned seven letters (baseball 4, football 3) … Three-time first-team all-conference and all-regional selection … Named 2018 Patriot Athletic Conference Player-of-the-Year as a senior … Helped the Bulldogs to three conference championships (2015, 2017-18) … Participated in the 2017 Powerade State Games … Team captain … During rookie season hit at a .333 clip (21 for-63) with one home run, three doubles and a triple … Collected 12 RBI and scored 18 times in 20 games while stealing 5-of-6 bases … Appeared in eight games making six starts where he sported a 5-0 record with one save … Tossed one complete game and added a pair of shutouts on the hill … Surrendered seven runs (five earned) on 14 hits for a 0.96 ERA in 36.1 frames … Fanned 52 while walking 15 batters … As a junior, batted .373 (31-for-83) with two home runs and seven doubles … Drove in 17 runs and scored 25 in 25 games played … Was a perfect 16-for-16 on the base paths … Played in four games on the mound posting a 4-0 record … Allowed three runs (all earned) on 12 hits in 17.1 innings … Struck out 18 while walking 10 … Closed out prep career batting .457 (48- for-105) with two home runs, nine doubles and three triples … Drove in 22 runs while scoring 38 … Swiped a team-best 23 bases (thrown out just once) … On the mound posted a 3-2 record with three saves in eight appearances … Allowed 14 runs (nine earned) on 19 hits for a 2.70 ERA … Struck out 26 and walked 14 in 23.1 innings … Named to 2018 Bulldog Easter Invitational All-Tournament Team … Played travel ball for the Carolina Cubs under direction of Ricky Keith … Two-time Underclass Honorable Mention (2016-17) … Named 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-America by Perfect Game … Honorable Mention All-Atlantic Regional selection by Perfect Game … Listed as the eighth-best outfield prospect and the 45th-best prospect in North Carolina … Nationally, he was listed as the No. 230th best outfield prospect and a Top 500 national recruit by Perfect Game … Named 2018 Preseason All-American by Perfect Game … Participated in several showcase events including 2013 14 U BCS Finals (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2013 13 U BCS Finals (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2013 PG Super25/14U Coastal Qualifier (Lewisville, N.C.), 2014 14U BCS Finals (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2014 15U BCS Finals (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2014 WWBA 2017 Grads/15U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2015 15 U BCS Finals (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2015 WWBA Underclass World Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2015 WWBA 2018 Grads/15U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2016 WWBA 2018 Grads/16U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.) and 2017 WWBA 2018 Grads/17U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.) … Named to a pair of all-tournament teams (2014-15 15U BCS Finals) … Member of the 2015 15U BCS Finals Championship team … On the gridiron, completed 483 of 790 passes for 6,951 yards … Threw 78 TD passes with 18 interceptions during three-year career as the quarterback … Rushed for 1,395 yards on 238 carries with 33 TDs in 40 games … Tallied 8,354 total yards of offense (208.9 ypg) … National Honors Society and A-B Honor Roll member.

Personal: Full name is Christian Joseph Jayne … Born in Fayetteville, N.C. … Son of Katrina and Scott Jayne … Has three siblings (Andrew, Bryan and Garrett) … Intended major is management information systems … Brother Andrew plays in the Baltimore Orioles organization after being selected in the 19th round (pick 565 overall) in the 2018 MLB First-Year Amateur Draft … Four-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2018 to Spring 2020) … Two-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team (2019-20).