The Blue Jays just picked their second position player of the day.

With the 484th overall pick, the Blue Jays selected catcher Jackson Hornung from Skidmore College in Sarasota Springs, New York.
In his senior year, he slashed .424/.560/.803 with 12 homers in 175 plate appearances, and walked a lot more (21.1 BB%) than he struck out (12 K%). For his collegiate career, he slashed .430/.540/.735 with 22 homers in 441 plate appearances. Oddly enough, he didn’t play much in his first two seasons.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
When you need a big hit, there&#8217;s simply no one in this league you could want at the plate more than Jackson Hornung. 🐐 🏆<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BullensMagic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BullensMagic</a> <a href="https://t.co/QGT1HJoZ38">pic.twitter.com/QGT1HJoZ38</a>
— Starfires Baseball (@StarfiresBB) <a href="https://twitter.com/StarfiresBB/status/1556419163559804929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
It appears that he could was (or still is) committed to Kansas State University, as he has the school in his Instagram bio, but this isn’t confirmed.
Another interesting note about Hornung is the fact that he was a two-start athlete in high school. However, his second sport was not a traditional one such as football or basketball, as he played hockey as a defenceman. In fact, he’s the only player I know that has both a <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=homung000jac">Baseball Reference page</a> and an <a href="https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/544951/jackson-hornung">Elite Prospects page,</a> two sites I frequently visit for articles.
Skidmore College is in Division III of the NCAA, so it’ll be interesting to see how Hornung transitions to professional ball.
<h2>The Blue Jays previous picks:</h2>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-20th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-arjun-nimmala">With the 20th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Arjun Nimmala</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-89th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-juaron-watts-brown">With the 89th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Juaron Watts-Brown</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-121st-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-landen-maroudis">With the 121st overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Landen Maroudis</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-157th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-connor-ohalloran">With the 157th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Connor O&#8217;Halloran</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-184th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-jace-bohrofen">With the 184th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Jace Bohrofen</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-214th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-nick-goodwin">With the 214th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Nick Goodwin</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-244th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-braden-barry">With the 244th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Braden Barry</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-274th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-sam-shaw">With the 274th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Sam Shaw</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-304th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-selected-josh-mollerus">With the 304th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Josh Mollerus</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-334th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-grant-rogers?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter">With the 334th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Grant Rogers</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-364th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-chay-yeager">With the 364th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Chay Yeager</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-394th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-brennan-orf">With the 394th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Brennan Orf</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-424th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-joe-vogatsky">With the 424th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Joe Vogatsky</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-454th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-kelena-sauer">With the 454th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Kelena Sauer</a>
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The Blue Jays just picked their second position player of the day.



With the 484th overall pick, the Blue Jays selected catcher Jackson Hornung from Skidmore College in Sarasota Springs, New York.

In his senior year, he slashed .424/.560/.803 with 12 homers in 175 plate appearances, and walked a lot more (21.1 BB%) than he struck out (12 K%). For his collegiate career, he slashed .430/.540/.735 with 22 homers in 441 plate appearances. Oddly enough, he didn’t play much in his first two seasons.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
When you need a big hit, there's simply no one in this league you could want at the plate more than Jackson Hornung. 🐐 🏆<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BullensMagic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BullensMagic</a> <a href="https://t.co/QGT1HJoZ38">pic.twitter.com/QGT1HJoZ38</a>
— Starfires Baseball (@StarfiresBB) <a href="https://twitter.com/StarfiresBB/status/1556419163559804929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
It appears that he could was (or still is) committed to Kansas State University, as he has the school in his Instagram bio, but this isn’t confirmed.

Another interesting note about Hornung is the fact that he was a two-start athlete in high school. However, his second sport was not a traditional one such as football or basketball, as he played hockey as a defenceman. In fact, he’s the only player I know that has both a <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=homung000jac">Baseball Reference page</a> and an <a href="https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/544951/jackson-hornung">Elite Prospects page,</a> two sites I frequently visit for articles.

Skidmore College is in Division III of the NCAA, so it’ll be interesting to see how Hornung transitions to professional ball.
<h2>The Blue Jays previous picks:</h2>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-20th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-arjun-nimmala">With the 20th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Arjun Nimmala</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-89th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-juaron-watts-brown">With the 89th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Juaron Watts-Brown</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-121st-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-landen-maroudis">With the 121st overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Landen Maroudis</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-157th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-connor-ohalloran">With the 157th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Connor O'Halloran</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-184th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-jace-bohrofen">With the 184th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Jace Bohrofen</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-214th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-nick-goodwin">With the 214th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Nick Goodwin</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-244th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-braden-barry">With the 244th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Braden Barry</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-274th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-sam-shaw">With the 274th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Sam Shaw</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-304th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-selected-josh-mollerus">With the 304th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Josh Mollerus</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-334th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-grant-rogers?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter">With the 334th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Grant Rogers</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-364th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-chay-yeager">With the 364th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Chay Yeager</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-394th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-brennan-orf">With the 394th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Brennan Orf</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-424th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-joe-vogatsky">With the 424th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Joe Vogatsky</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/with-the-454th-overall-pick-the-blue-jays-have-selected-kelena-sauer">With the 454th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Kelena Sauer</a>

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With the 484th overall pick, the Blue Jays have selected Jackson Hornung

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