SOPHOMORE (2022): Played in 49 games with 48 starts… hit .257 on the season… Led team in triples with four… finished tied for fifth in the WAC in triples… Added 10 stolen bases to lead the team and finish tied for tenth in the WAC…had nine multi-hit games… had three hits against Texas State on 2/19/22 and Utah on 4/5/22… hit his first D1 home run against Grand Canyon on 04/29/22... earned Academic All-WAC honors.
Before Utah Valley...
Prepped at Bishop Manogue Catholic HS in Reno, Nev. ... Prep Baseball Report first-team all-state, first-team all-region, and Northern Nevada All-Star as a senior after hitting .457 with 50 runs, 59 hits, 30 RBIs, and nine triples… had a .503 on-base percentage, 19 steals, .682 slugging percentage, and a .1186 OPS … finished with five doubles and two home runs … also was a Northern Nevada All-Star as a sophomore and junior … has the single-season school records in steals, runs, and tied for first in hits ... helped his high school team win the Region title during his junior year as well as earn a trip to State both his junior and senior seasons … Honor Roll throughout high school … also earned all-conference honors in football as a junior … high school coach was Charles Oppio ... played club baseball for Reno Athletics and the Northern Nevada Baseball Club.
Other College...
Attended and played baseball at the University of Iowa for both the 2020 and 2021 seasons...
2021 — Academic All-Big Ten selection… Dean’s List honoree during the fall semester. 2021 — Appeared in 11 games, primarily as a pinch runner … started two games in center field … did not record a hit in nine at-bats.
2020 — Season canceled on Mach 12 due to concerns of coronavirus (COVID-19) … started one game as the designated hitter … saw action in four games … didn’t collect a hit in four at-bats … scored his first career run against Georgetown (3/7) … made his first career start against No. 20 North Carolina (2/29) … made his Iowa debut as a pinch hitter at San Diego (2/23).
Personal...
Graduated from Bishop Manogue Catholic HS in 2019 ... born in Reno, Nev. ... birthday is Feb. 8 … plans to major in business management at UVU ... nickname is JP ... enjoys hanging out with friends and going to Lake Tahoe ... favorite sports team is any team from Detroit ... favorite athlete is Ricky Henderson ... greatest sports thrill was winning the region title his junior year and making it to the state tournament his senior season ... has a brother, Adam ... son of Russ Vossen and Lisa Schuster.
