Highlights
2009 co-captain ... Has started 145 of 151 games in three seasons at Toledo ... Recorded 41 multi-hit efforts ... Father, Ron, played professional baseball for Cincinnati Reds for 13 years.
2008
Appeared in 48 games, making 47 starts at third base ... Hit .305 with 35 runs scored, seven home runs and 37 RBI ... In MAC contests, batted .294 with 16 runs scored, three home runs and 16 RBI ... Hit safely in team-best 34 contests, including 13 multi-hit efforts ... Tied for first on team in hit by pitch (5), second in hits (54), walks (21), RBI and on-base percentage (.386), tied for second in runs scored (35), third in batting average and tied for third in total bases (85) ... Blasted first collegiate grand slam at Oakland (May 7) ... Finished 3-for-3 at nationally ranked Michigan (Apr. 9) ... Batted .667 (8-for-12) with seven runs scored, two home runs and four RBI in three-game series vs. Ohio (Apr. 5-6) ... Established career highs in hits (4), runs scored (4) and home runs in a game vs. Ohio in series opener (Apr. 5).
2007
Started 53 games at shortstop ... Hit .323 with three home runs and 24 RBI ... In MAC contests, batted .327 with two home runs and 13 RBI ... Tallied 19 multi-hit and five multi-RBI efforts ... Ranked 18th in MAC in batting average ... First on team in on-base percentage (.414), second in runs scored (38) and walks (24) and third in batting average, games started and hit by pitches (6) ... Hit safely in 16 of last 17 games, batting .435 (30-for-69) with 14 RBI and 18 runs scored, including 12 multi-hit contests ... Set MAC Tournament record with two triples vs. Northern Illinois in second-round contest (May 24) ... Hit .444 (4-for-9) with two runs scored and two RBI in MAC Tournament (May 23-24) ... Batted .500 (5-for-10) with team-high six runs scored and two RBI in three-game series vs. Northern Illinois (May 17-19) ... Batted .500 (6-for-12) with two runs scored in three-game series against Ball State, including pair of two-hit contests (May 4-6) ... Collected pair of hits and two runs scored in last two games of Bowling Green series (Apr. 14-15) ... Hit .417 (5-for-12) in three-game series at Ohio with team-best five runs scored (Mar. 30-Apr. 1).
2006
Appeared in 50 games, making 45 starts (41 at second base and four at third base) ... Hit .221 with one home run and nine RBI ... In MAC contests, batted .224 with one home run and four RBI ... Collected nine multi-hit contests ... Scored four runs in three-game series at Northern Illinois (May 18-20) ... Batted .500 (5-for-10) with three runs scored in three-game series vs. Ohio (Mar. 31-Apr. 2).
High School
A 2005 graduate of McNicolas High School ... Four-year letterwinner in baseball ... Ranked 45th-best prospect in state by The Buckeye Scout ... Batted .424 with two home runs and 26 RBI as a senior, garnering first-team all-conference accolades ... Hit .389 with three home runs and 34 RBI during junior campaign, earning first-team all-conference honors by Cincinnati Enquirer.
Personal
Born Jacob Maxwell Oester on July 22, 1986 ... Parents are Ron and Jackie Oester ... Has two sisters, Julianne and Jill, and a brother, Josh ... Enjoys fishing and watching movies ... Majoring in marketing.
Oester's Career Statistics
| 2006 |
.221 |
50 |
154 |
22 |
34 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
16 |
1 |
| 2007 |
.323 |
53 |
186 |
38 |
60 |
12 |
2 |
3 |
24 |
24 |
3 |
| 2008 |
.305 |
48 |
177 |
35 |
54 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
37 |
21 |
3 |
| Totals |
.286 |
151 |
517 |
95 |
148 |
26 |
2 |
11 |
70 |
61 |
7 |
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