Purdue Personal Preferences
Favortie Athlete & Coach: Michael Jordan & Mike Ditka
In His MP3 Player: Kesha
Last Concert He Attended: Dave Matthews Band
Favorite Writer: Dr. Seuss
Film Favorites:
Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, Actress: Natile Portman, Director: James Cameron
Favorite Month: May
Favorite Holiday: New Year's
Favorite Cuisine: Italian
Favorite Purdue Building: Ford Dining Hall
Enjoyed this Professor's Class: Linda Niemi, Organizational Leadership & Supervision
Favorite Big City: Nashville
Unique Travel Locale: Disney World
Foreign Country He'd Most Like to Visit: Australia
Favorite Outdoor Activity: Running
Another Sport He Enjoys Playing: Hockey
Furry Friend: Sheala, English Springer Spaniel
Career & Game-by-Game Stats through 2011
2011 Season
Hansen played in 22 games and started three times... started at shortstop in the win against Pittsburgh and the rubber game victory of the Tennessee Tech series... started at third base in the midweek win at Butler... saw action off the bench at second base as well... went 2-for-7 as a pinch hitter... with a runner on third and less than two outs, plated that runner on all three of his opportunities... helped Purdue turn four double plays... did not commit an error after early April, handling his final 12 defensive chances cleanly... saw action in Big Ten series against Minnesota, Northwestern and Indiana as well as the Big Ten Tournament game against Michigan State... singled twice in the win against Pittsburgh... doubled and reached base safely twice in game three of the Morehead State series... recorded a pinch hit double in the finale of the Lipscomb series... was pressed into action early in the finale of Tennessee-Martin series, recording a base hit, walk and sac bunt... tallied a sacrifice fly and was hit by a pitch in the rubber game win at Tennessee Tech... saw action at third base in the finale of the Minnesota series at Target Field... singled home a run, walked and scored in the midweek win at Butler... was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to drive in a run in the home win against Ball State... delivered an RBI single in the home win against Illinois-Chicago.
2010 Season
Hansen played in six games and started four times at shortstop early in the year before an injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season ... started games Rutgers, Le Moyne, Morehead State and the finale of the Southern Illinois series ... did not commit an error in 11 defensive chances, helping Purdue turn four double plays ... went 2-for-2 with a run scored against West Virginia ... singled, drew a walk and was hit by a pitch in the finale of the SIU series.
2009 Season
Did not see action ... redshirted.
High School
Earned four varsity letters in baseball at Westfield High School ... Named All-Hamilton County in baseball his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Three-time all-conference honoree (2006-08) ... Honorable mention all-state his junior and senior years ... Broke the Westfield record for runs in a single season his sophomore year ... All-time runs scored leader in school history ... Captain of the team his senior year and helped lead Westfield to a sectional championship ... Also played basketball his freshman year.
Personal
Full name in Jacob Daniel Hansen ... Born: Feb. 21, 1990 in Chicago, Ill. ... Son of Mike and Tonya Hansen ... Has two brothers, Michael and Will, and a sister, Emily ... Both parents are Purdue graduates, as well as two of his uncles, Les and Dan Hansen, an aunt, Ann Hansen, and a cousin, Kelly Hansen ... His father and two uncles also played baseball at Purdue ... Majoring in organizational leadership.
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