Jhon Santos

Class:
Junior
Position:
INF
Hometown:
Santiago, Dominican Republic
High School:
Politecnico Mexico Vespertino
Last College:
Northern Oklahoma College

2018 (Junior) | Split time as both a starter and a reserve infielder...Started nine of the 19 games he took part in throughout his first season in an SFA uniform...Finished the year with a slash line of .105/.227/.132...Totaled four hits, four walks, one RBI and two runs scored...Made his debut in a non-conference setback against Central Michigan where he went 0-for-3 with a trio of strikeouts (2/16)...Struck for his first hit of the season in a non-conference loss to Central Michigan (2/18)...Posted his only extra-base hit of the season - a double - in a non-conference triumph at UTSA (4/10)...Drove in his only run of the year in a non-conference loss at TCU (4/24)

2017 (Sophomore) | Slugged his way to prominence during his final season of play at Northern Oklahoma College...Started each of the Mavericks' 57 games and was one of the team's best offensive performers...Batted .365/.463/.594 with 70 hits which included 12 doubles, four triples and eight home runs...Led the team with 69 RBI and scored 28 runs to go along with 21 walks...Enjoyed a 20-game hitting streak during the season...Named the NJCAA National Player of the Week on 2/15 after batting .500 with two home runs, eight RBI and a stolen base during the previous week...Helped the Mavericks compile a record of 32-25 and played alongside current SFA outfielder Nic Minor.

2016 (Freshman) | Did not appear in any games for Northern Oklahoma College.

High School | Graduated from Politecnico Mexico Vespertino in Santiago, Dominican Republic.

Personal | Born Jhon Santos on August 16, 1996...Son of Pedro Santos and Carmen Espinal...Has one brother, Emer, and one sister, Prislendy...Cousin, Stanley Espinal, signed with the MLB's Boston Red Sox in 2015 and most recent played single-A baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals in the summer of 2017...Will major in kinesiology at Stephen F. Austin.