Western Carolina University

2023 (Senior): Played in 48 of the team’s 54 games with 47 starts including 44 in center field and three as the designated hitter … Batted .293 (55-of-188) with 11 extra-base hits including six doubles, a triple, and four home runs … Scored 37 runs with 21 RBI including 11 with two outs … Had 15 multiple hit games and five multiple-RBI efforts ... Added four stolen bases … Collected a season-high three base hits seven times including in the season opener against Akron (Feb. 17) … Drew a career-high three walks against Akron (Feb. 18), matching with a trio of free passes against The Citadel (May 12) … Scored a career-high three RBI in the home win over UNC Asheville (May 3) … Legged out his first triple as a Catamount at UNCG (March 25).

2022 (Junior): Played in 50 games on the season with 24 starts including 15 as the designated hitter, seven in right field, and one apiece in left field and centerfield … Batted .266 with 25 hits in 94 at-bats including four doubles … Scored 21 runs and drove in 18 including a career-best three twice … Drew 20 walks on the season with two walks in four games … Recorded six multiple-hit and six multiple-RBI games … Made his WCU debut as a pinch-runner in the season-opening weekend against Niagara (Feb. 18) … Drove in a career-high three RBI with his first extra-base hit with a double against Niagara (Feb. 20) … Plated three runs at Gardner-Webb (May 17), one on a sacrifice fly and two on an eighth-inning single.

Prior to Western Carolina: Began his collegiate career in 2019 at Furman before transferring to Spartanburg Methodist after the Paladins dropped their baseball program ... At Spartanburg Methodist: Played in 49 games with a .348 batting average (56-for-161), collecting seven doubles, a triple and a home run ... Scored 48 runs while driving in 31 ... Added 32 walks and four HBP's to bolster a .458 on-base percentage; At Furman: Saw action in 44 games as a freshman including 28 starts - 26 in center field and twice in left field ... Hit .225 with 13 RBI on the year, batting .267 (8-for-30) over his final 15 games; High School: Earned region player of the year honors as a senior after helping Northwestern HS to a 24-4 record ... Was a three-time all-region selection in both baseball (OF) and football (WR)... Was on the 2017 region and state championship baseball squad in 2017 and on Northwester's 2015 state football championship team as a sophomore. 

Personal: Full name is Jordan Tyler Starkes ... Is the son of Megan and Wayne Starkes.

Career-Highs:
At Bats: 7, at UNCG (3/25/23)
Hits: 3, eight times (MR: at UNC Asheville, 4/11/23)
Runs: 3, UNC ASHEVILLE (5/3/23)
Doubles: 1, 10 times (MR: at Oregon State, 5/18/23)
Triples: 1, at UNCG (3/25/23)
Home Runs: 1, four times (MR: at Samford, 5/7/23)
Walks: 3, AKRON-2 (2/18/23)
RBI: 3, three times (MR: at Samford, 5/7/23)