Concordia Irvine Athletics

All-Time CUI Records: 9th in Career Stolen Base Percentage (.786)... 8th in Career Games Started (147)... 9th in Career At-Bats (539)... 6th in Career Home Runs (19)... 8th in Career RBI (108)... Tied for 10th in Career Total Bases (249)... 8th in Career Walks (69)... Tied for 3rd in Career Intentional Walks (4).


2021: Started in 33 of the 35 games he appeared in... Collected 36 hits in 112 at-bats resulting in a .321 batting average... Hit 4 doubles, 4 home runs, and drove in 22 RBI... Slugged .464... Walked 22 times and finished with a .453 on-base percentage... Stole 10 bases... Recorded 43 putouts and finished the season with a 1.000 fielding percentage... Named Second Team ABCA All-West Region... Named Second Team NCBWA All-West Region... Named First Team All-PacWest.


2020: Started in all 20 of the games he appeared in before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic... Collected 21 hits in 83 at-bats resulting in a .253 batting average... Hit 4 doubles, 3 home runs, and drove in 22 RBI... Slugged .434... Walked 6 times and finished with a .319 on-base percentage... Stole 6 bases... Recorded 47 putouts, 4 assists, and finished the season with a 1.000 fielding percentage... Named Academic All-PacWest.


2019: Started in 46 of the 47 games he appeared in... Collected 48 hits in 174 at-bats resulting in a .276 batting average... Hit 9 doubles, 10 home runs, and drove in 35 RBI... Slugged .500... Walked 19 times and finished with a .358 on-base percentage... Stole 6 bases... Recorded 96 putouts, 3 assists and finished the season with a .971 fielding percentage... Named Academic All-PacWest.


2018: 2018 Pre-season All-PacWest... Redshirted due to an injury.


2017: Started in 48 of the 49 games he appeared in... Collected 50 hits in 170 at-bats resulting in a .294 batting average... Hit 10 doubles, 2 home runs, and drove in 29 RBI... Slugged .435... Walked 22 times and finished with a .380 on-base percentage... Stole 11 bases... Recorded 111 putouts, 2 assists and finished the season with a .974 fielding percentage... Three time PacWest Freshman of the Week.


HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Chino Hills High School and graduated in 2016... Honor roll student and scholar athlete... Two year varsity player... Honorable mention juniro year... 1st team All League senior year... 2015 CIF DII runner up... Mr. Husky award senior year (led by example on and off the field)... 2015 PG/Evoshield national championship All-Tournament list... 2015 Sunshine West showcase top prospect team.


PERSONAL: Born June 19, 1998 to Emmett and Sharonda Donovan... Has two siblings: Shamiah (23) and Jaden (16)... Majoring in Kinesiology... Enjoys water sports and going to lakes... Nicknames include Jay, Ja-Ja, Popo, Jair-bear... Favorite team are the Dodgers... Greatest athletic thrills are walk off homeruns and grandslams... Pre-game rituals include handshakes, extra stretching, and listening to music... Career goal is to become a physical therapist... Favorite quote is, "Believe, know that you got it" - Emmett Donovan... Biggest hero is my father... Favorite actor is Gabrielle Union... Favorite movie is Black Dynamite... Favorite TV show is Boondocks... If money were no object I would by a private island and take my loved ones with me... Best advice I ever received was, "Don't worry about what everyone else thinks about you, you know who you are and accept who you are"