Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Member - Jeff Rospert

Jeff Rospert

Jeff Rospert - Class of 1984 – Baseball, Football, Basketball

  • Still holds as many as nine school records in baseball

    • ​Single season batting average (.480 as a junior and senior)

    • Hits in a season (41, 1982)

    • Struck out only once in 1984 to set a school record

    • Single-season total bases (68, 1982)

    • Career batting average (.435)

    • Career hits (141)

    • Career doubles (34)

    • Career triples (12)

    • Career total bases (220)

  • Has three of the top five season batting averages in school history (.480 in 1984; .480 in 1983; .451, 1982)

  • Is 2nd in school history in career runs scored (93) and career at-bats (324)

  • Is 3rd in school history in career slugging percentage (.679) and on-base percentage (.485)

  • Is 4th in school history in career RBI (79)

  • Is 5th in school history in career games played (89) and career innings played (628)

  • in 1984, team had an 11-10 record in baseball, 5-5 in the SLL, team won sectional title, was first-team All-Ohio, All-District, and All-SLL, had four triples and a .539 OB%, played in the state and district all-star games

  • in 1983, team had a 12-9 record, 10-3 mark in the SLL to finish second, team won sectional title, was first-team All-SLL, had 62 total bases, .540 on-base percentage, and .826 slugging percentage

  • in 1982, team was 15-10 and 9-5 in the SLL, team was sectional champs, was second-team All-SLL, had 10 doubles, 4 triples, and a .747 slugging percentage

  • in 1981, team was 6-16, 3-11 in the SLL, hit .337, lettered as freshman

     

  • Earned four letters as a member of the Kent State baseball team (1985-88)

  • Earned second-team All-MAC in 1986 at second base setting school records for season at-bats (196) and season hits (76)

  • Led the team in batting average in 1986 and 1987

  • Earned three letters (’82, ’83, ’84) in football at Woodmore helping the Wildcats to their first SLL title in 1983…earned first-team All-SLL and All-District as a senior setting school records at the time for season passing yards, season touchdown passes, and longest punt

  • Earned three letters (’82, ’83. ’84) in basketball at Woodmore…set single-game assist school record (that still stands) of 18 as a senior…also set school season and career assist records (at the time) as a senior

  • Education: Kent State University, 1998

  • Family: Wife – Mary; Children – Austin, Addison, Aidan, Isabelle

  • Currently: In executive management for medical/surgical devices with Carl Zeiss, Inc.