2019-20 Top Individual Performance: John Jensen
July 02, 2020 | Baseball
For the next 30 days, UC Irvine Athletics is highlighting top individual performances of the 2019-20 academic year presented by UCI Health.
John Jensen
Baseball / Senior
March 3
The Anteaters were in a duel at USC on this Tuesday in early March as the squads fought to a scoreless tie through five innings. The 'Eaters broke through for a run in the sixth to go up, 1-0, on the back of Nick Pinto's pitching, but the offense didn't get its first hit until the seventh inning. With two on and two out, John Jensen was called upon as a pinch-hitter with all the power in the world and he delivered.
Jensen blasted a shot well out to right-center breaking the game open after the three-run home run to make it 4-0. UCI never looked back finishing off the Trojans with a 5-1 win getting them back to .500 on the year.
"I was waiting for my name to get called and help the team win any way I could, trying to put a good swing on it and have a good at-bat for my team. I was just trying to work a good at-bat and get on base any way I could and it happened to go over the fence. I'm pretty sure it was a fastball, but I kind of blacked out a little. I was just so fired up for the team and to help get this win. Hopefully we can build off this."
Jensen came on strong making this game his second straight with a hit, both as a pinch-hitter, and both going for extra bases. The home run was the second in his two years as an Anteater where he's collected 19 hits and 13 RBI.
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John Jensen
Baseball / Senior
March 3
The Anteaters were in a duel at USC on this Tuesday in early March as the squads fought to a scoreless tie through five innings. The 'Eaters broke through for a run in the sixth to go up, 1-0, on the back of Nick Pinto's pitching, but the offense didn't get its first hit until the seventh inning. With two on and two out, John Jensen was called upon as a pinch-hitter with all the power in the world and he delivered.
Jensen blasted a shot well out to right-center breaking the game open after the three-run home run to make it 4-0. UCI never looked back finishing off the Trojans with a 5-1 win getting them back to .500 on the year.
"I was waiting for my name to get called and help the team win any way I could, trying to put a good swing on it and have a good at-bat for my team. I was just trying to work a good at-bat and get on base any way I could and it happened to go over the fence. I'm pretty sure it was a fastball, but I kind of blacked out a little. I was just so fired up for the team and to help get this win. Hopefully we can build off this."
TAKE A LAP JOHN JENSEN!! ??????
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) March 4, 2020
3. Run. Monster. HR. Second of his career with 2 strikes and 2 outs busts this game open
UC Irvine leads 4-0 Top 7 #RipEm
Jensen came on strong making this game his second straight with a hit, both as a pinch-hitter, and both going for extra bases. The home run was the second in his two years as an Anteater where he's collected 19 hits and 13 RBI.
UCI HEALTH
At UCI Health, physicians and caregivers stop at nothing to provide patients with compassionate, high-quality care.
As Orange County's only academic health system, we advance medical and scientific knowledge to protect and heal our community.
For more information, visit ucihealth.org.
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