Outlook

Jeremy Radar shows good speed, versatility, athleticism, and a work ethic this is second to none … Has a clean glove and makes strong, accurate throws across the diamond … Might be one of the best third basemen to ever play at JCCC ... At the plate showcases strength in his hands at the point of contact … Possesses solid bat speed through the zone, flashing some jump of the barrel … Transferred to JCCC from Missouri State University at the start of the spring 2022 semester. 

Career

Played in 112 games … Batted .353 (119-for-337) with 23 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs, 108 runs scored and 95 RBI … Also drew 60 base-on- balls … Produced 33 multiple-hit and 22 multiple-RBI games … Ranks tied for 31^st in career hits, tied for 16^th in RBI, tied for 12^th in walks, tied for 17^th in runs, tied for 23 in multi-hit games and tied for 14^th in multi-RBI games.

Sophomore Year 2023

Named the 2023 ABCA/Rawlings NJCAA D-I Gold Glove Award® winner at third base as announced by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. ... Earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference second-team …  Earned NJCAA All-Academic third-team with a GPA of between 3.60-3.79 ...Also was named to the NJCAA Plains District All-Tournament Team … Was also the recipient of the KJCCC/Region 6 Gold Glove at third base …  Played in 55 games, 54 as a starter … Batting .392 (65-for-166) with 10 doubles, a triple, eight home runs, 52 runs scored and 48 RBI … Has also drawn 27 walks … Ranks third on the team in homers … Produced 20 multiple-hit and 12 multiple-RBI games, which ranks tied for third on the team … Singled, doubled and drove in three runs in a 12-2 win over North Iowa Area (2-26-23) … That jump started a seven game hit streak … Singled, walked twice and scored three runs in a 15-3 win over Cloud County in the opener of the four game series … Belted a sole home and scored after drawing a walk in a 14-4 win over Thunderbirds in game two … Was 6-for-7 with three runs and an RBI in the two games against Cloud County at JCC the next day (3-4-23) … Batted .591 (13-for-22) over the streak with a double, a home run, 11 runs and nine RBI … Ripped two doubles, walked, scored twice and drove in two in an 8-5 win at Coffeyville (3-15-23) … Had an RBI double in an 8-1 win over Kansas City Kansas (3-23-23) … That started a season and team best 14-game hitting streak … Collected three singles, walked, scored two runs and drove in two in a 12-2 win at Kansas City Kansas (3-25-23) … Belted two home runs, walked, scored three times and drove in four in an 8-2 win at Allen (3-30-23) … Singled, tripled, scored two runs and collected two RBI in a 17-5 win at Highland (4-8-23) … Hit at a .478 clip (22-for-46) with three doubles, a triple, three home runs, 19 runs, 19 RBI over the streak ….  Had a single and a homer and two RBI in a 12-4 win over Neosho County (4-16-23) that started a 10-game hitting streak … Bated .615 (8-for-13) with a double, two homers, three walks, seven runs and six RBI while leading the Cavaliers to a four-game sweep over Cowley to secure first place in the conference standings … In JCCC’s 11-10 win over the Tigers, he belted a three-run home run and a solo shot for his multi-homer game of the season (4-20-23) … Went 4-for-4 with an RBI in a 9-0 win at Cowley (4-22-23) … That performance in the series earned him the KJCCC Player of the Week for week 12 … Went 3-for-3 with a double, two runs and two RBI in a 10-2 win at Labette (5-3-23) … Batted .545 (18-for-33) over the 10-game streak with three doubles, three home runs, 13 runs and 14 RBI … Doubled and scored in a 7-3 win over Seward County at the Region 6/Plains District opener at Eck Stadium at Wichita State (5-17-23) … Followed with three hits, including a double, two runs and an RBI in a 12-10 win over Butler in the semifinals (5-18-23) .. Had two  hit, highlighted by a solo home run in a 2-0 win over Cowley to send JCCC to the championship … Collected an RBI in the 11-2 championship game victory over the Tigers (5-21-23) … Batted .350 (7-for-20) with two doubles, a home run, four runs and our RBI in the five games in the tournament at Eck Stadium … Led the Cavaliers to a 16-4 win over Salt Lake in the first round of the JUCO World Series, going 4-for-4 with a double, a run and five RBI, second-most of his career (5-28-23) … Hit five RBI set a team mark for most in a World Series game … Hit .400 overall (4-for-10) … His four total hits tie second most by a Cavalier in World Series play and hit .400 average ties for third best.

Freshman Year 2022 

Played in 54 games, 53 as a starter … Batted .311 (50-for-161) with 12 doubles, three triples, five home runs, 55 runs scored and 42 driven in … Also drew 33 walks … Registered 13 multiple-hit games and 10 multiple-RBI games … Finished fifth on the team in RBI, tied for second in triples, third in walks and fourth in doubles … Got his first two-hit game with a pair of singles in a 6-3 win over nationally ranked Crowder (2-11-22) … That started a season-long 11-game hit streak … Had a double and scored twice in a 13-0 win over Southwestern in the first game of doubleheader (2-20-22) … Drove in his first run with a single in an 11-1 win over the Trojans in the second game … Ripped two doubles and a triple, scored twice and drove in two in a 14-2 win over Ellsworth (2-26-22) … Collected three singles and a RBI in an 11-7 loss to Ellsworth (2-27-22) … Had two hits with a triple to drove in three runs in an 8-2 win over Lake Land (3-3-22) … Drove in three runs with a triple and a home run, and scored twice in a 7-6 win over Cloud County (3-4-22) … Hit .528 (19-for-36) over the streak with five doubles, three triple, a home run, 11 runs and 11 driven in … Ripped two doubles and scored twice in an 11-4 win over Neosho County (3-20-22) … Posted a seven-RBI day against Highland hitting a home run, a double and a single in a 20-10 victory (4-10-22) … His seven-RBI performance was one shy of JCCC’s single game record … Drove in three runs with a pair of singles, stole four bases and three runs scored in a 19-9 win over Metropolitan (4-26-22) … His four steals tied eighth on JCCC single game chart, and were just two shy of the single game record … Had two RBI with a double in a 22-0 blowout at Labette (4-28-22) … Had a solo home run, a double and scored twice in a 14-7 win over Dodge City in the opening game of the Region 6/Plains District Tournament (5-11-22) … Hit a two-run home run, walked and scored three runs in a 14-5 win over Cloud County, eliminating the Thunderbirds from the tournament (5-19-22) … Blasted a three-run shot over the fence in a 12-2 win over Hutchinson to knock them out of tournament play (5-19-22).

High School  

Was a three-year starter for coach Courtney Spitz at Springfield Catholic High School, Springfield, Mo. … His junior season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Graduated 2021 … Was the No. 4 ranked third baseman in the state of Missouri, and the No. 62 overall prospect in the state according to Perfect Game in 2021 …  Earned a PG grade of 8.5 out of 10 …Was a two-time Missouri Class 4 All-State selection … Earned first-team All-State at infielder as a senior and second-team at DH/utility as a sophomore … Named to the 2021 All O-Zone baseball team and the Big 8 East Player of the Year … Was a unanimous first-team All-Big 8 pitcher and infielder his senior year … Also earned first-team All-District … Hit .476 with a 1.437 OPS, 16 doubles, three triples, three home runs, 38 RBI, 45 runs scored and 15 stolen bases in 30 games as a senior … Also had a strong season on the mound with 39 innings, 54 strikeouts, a 4-1 record and a 2.15 ERA … Hit .364 with 12 extra base hits and 6-1 record on the mound as a sophomore … Batted .300 as a freshman … Helped the Fighting Irish capture t District Championships his sophomore and senior years … As a freshman competed as a national finalist in the 2017 MLB Junior Home Run Derby at Marlins Park in Miami as part of the festivities for the 2017 Major League All-Star Game … Hit eight home runs in the Derby … Qualified by winning a regional home run derby in Kansas City … Hit .364 with 25 extra-base hits, 51 RBI and 48 runs scored for the Midwest Nationals in the Summer 2020 season, and was the Show-Me Collegiate League Defensive Player of the Year in 2021 … National Honor Society member, Rotary Club member and President of National Art Honor Society … Honor roll student all four years … National Honor Society member … Student body co-president.

Personal  

Born Jeremy James Rader on September 1, 2002, in Springfield, Mo. … Nickname is J-Man … Son of Jason and Bertie Rader … Has an older sister, Anna … His grandfather, Jim Rader, played for the Baltimore Orioles minor league system, and his uncle Jamie Rader played baseball at Three Rivers Community College and Murray State University … Majoring in general sciences … Also recruited by Drury University and St. Louis University … Favorite food is cashew chicken … Favorite restaurant is Qdoba … Favorite TV show is The Office … Favorite sports movie is The Sandlot … Favorite actor is Will Ferrell … Favorite book is Diary of a Wimpy Kid … Favorite music entertainer is Mac Miller … Favorite cartoon character is Sponge Bob Square Pants … Favorite athletes are Mike Trout and Harrison Bader … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Cardinals … His greatest sports moment was competing in the MLB Junior Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game … Best player he has played against in Arkansas Razorbacks right-handed pitcher Jaxon Wiggins … Notable alumni from his school are former NFL offensive lineman Seth Ward, former MLB player Roy Smalley, Jr., former U.S. Olympic decathlon athlete Phil Mulkey and YouTube star Gabrielle Moses.