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Honors & Awards
? 2005 MLB 46th-round Draft Pick (San Francisco)
? Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2005)
2006 Outlook: The only junior college addition to the NU pitching staff, left-hander Jared Cranston looks to be an impact newcomer this spring ? Earned first-team All-Jayhawk league honors in 2005, going 6-2 with 101 strikeouts in 77.1 innings ? Was picked by the San Francisco Giants in the 46th round of the 2005 MLB First-Year Player Draft ? Impressed the coaching staff with an outstanding work ethic ? Could fill a number of roles on the staff, from weekend starter to someone who could be used multiple times during a Big 12 series.
Seward County CC/Colby High School: Cranston was one of the top pitchers in the Jayhawk League pitching for Coach Galen McSpedden at Seward County CC ? Earned first-team Jayhawk West All-Conference in 2005, after posting a 6-2 record with a save and a 2.68 ERA ? Ranked fourth among junior college pitchers in strikeouts with 101 over 77.1 innings in helping Seward rank 21st nationally in the polls ? Was named NJCAA Pitcher of the Week after fanning 12 over six innings against Cloud County CC ? Helped Seward CC to a fifth-place finish at the 2004 NJCAA World Series, going 2-0 with a save, as he struck out 21 in 19.2 innings ? Pitched for Coach Bob Steinkamp’s Beatrice Bruins over the summer, going 4-3 with a save and a 3.50 ERA, leading the Bruins in innings (61.2) and strikeouts (79) ? Earned first-team all-state honors in each of his last two seasons for Coach Kevin Cox at Colby High School, compiling a 17-1 record ? Was 8-0 with a 0.20 ERA as a senior, as he struck out 84 in 55 innings for the No. 1 ranked team in the state ? Earned first-team academic all-state honors in high school ? Selected NU over a host of schools, including TCU, St. John’s, Kansas State, New Orleans and Alabama.
Personal: Born on April 18, 1985, in Colby, Kan. ? Parents are John and Carla Cranston ? Has two brothers (Jake and Jordon) and one sister (Jodi) ? Majors in geography and has a 3.031 GPA.