Cedarville University Yellow Jackets

Juan Martinez, Jr. returns to the Yellow Jackets after not playing last spring.....key member of CU’s 2009 NCCAA Midwest Region championship club.....played in 58 games with 55 starts at third base and two more at shortstop.....hit .253 with seven doubles, a triple, 21 RBI’s, and 30 runs scored.....had three hits in a game at Southeastern (Fla.) and six two-hit efforts.

High School - Two-year letter winner at Kenton Ridge High School which possesses one of the most highly-regarded baseball programs in the Springfield area.....voted to the All-Central Buckeye Conference team as a junior and senior.....two-time All-Clark County and All-Area selection.....starting shortstop for the Cougars’ 2007 Ohio Division II state runner-up squad.....started at third base in the 2008 state semifinal contest.....team captured sectional, district, and regional championships his final two seasons.....set a single-season school record by being hit by pitch 13 times as a senior.....also earned two letters in soccer.

Personal - Criminal justice major at Cedarville University.....born 6/9/90 in San Diego, CA.....son of Juan, Sr. and Lisa Martinez.....has one older brother and an older sister.