Furman University

2019 — Earned starts in 32 games, including 21 at first base and 11 in the outfield...nine starts in outfield came in left field...most starts at first base followed an injury to John Michael Boswell...hit .232 with four home runs and 14 RBI...first hit of the season was a solo home versus Wake Forest in Charlotte (13-7 loss)...doubled twice and scored three runs in an 11-4 win over VMI...cracked a two-run home run in series finale at Wofford...went 2-for-3 and scored a pair of runs in series clinching, 5-3 victory over Mercer...had a two-run double in the Paladins’ 7-5 SoCon Tournament loss to East Tennessee State. 

2018 — Earned playing time in 28 games and made 14 starts, including six in left field, four at third base, and four at designated hitter...hit .254 with four home runs and 13 RBI...fashioned a memorable week in his first starts at designated hitter (and one in left field) in early April, collecting Southern Conference Player of the Week and Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week honors after going 8-of-17 with four home runs and nine RBI in helping Furman go 3-1 in the four games...began his stellar week by belting his first home run — a two-run, third inning shot — that helped ignite a rally from 10-0 deficit in an eventual 13-12 triumph over Georgia State...comeback was the greatest in program history...cracked a solo home run in a 3-for-5, three-RBI performance in a 12-9 win in a series opening game at Mercer...hit home runs in the following two games, including a three-run, first inning blast in Sunday’s series clinching, 7-6 victory, to run his home run streak to four games...finished off his four-game run with a 2-for-5 effort versus Winthrop...doubled twice, drove in two runs, and scored twice in a 15-12 road win over Gardner-Webb.

High School: 2017 graduate of Johns Creek High School...played third base and also pitched...baseball coach was Billy Nicholson...two-time all-region honoree...sported extensive travel ball experience with the Georgia Giants, earning multiple all-tournament accolades.

Personal: Full name is Jared Gregory Mihalik...born June 25, 1998, in Vancouver, Washington...parents are Gregory and Jada Mihalik...father played baseball at Yale; grandfather, Brian Mihalik, played baseball at Syracuse; aunt, Jennifer Mihalik, was an All-American swimmer at Clemson and a national champion at Georgia...uncle, Chris Mihalik, served as baseball team captain at Pittsburgh...cousin, Valerie Mihalik, played softball at Pittsburgh...cousin, Kevin Mihalik, played baseball at Lehigh...uncle, Mike Mihalik, played baseball at West Virginia...another cousin, Michael Mihalik, played baseball at Delaware and was a 2004 MLB draft pick of the Philadelphia Phillies.