Hall of Fame
Frank Jeney was a four-time baseball letterwinner (2002-05) and the 2005 GLIAC Player of the Year in balloting by the league’s coaches.
He was a three-time All-GLIAC recipient (First Team in 2003 and 2005, and Honorable Mention in 2004).
Jeney twice earned First Team All-North Central Region accolades – at second base in 2003 and at shortstop in 2005.
As a senior, he led the team in eight offensive categories and set three single-season school records for hits (77), at bats (186) and total bases (121). His team leading totals included a .414 batting average, a .651 slugging percentage, a .452 on-base percentage, 51 runs batted in, 18 doubles, and four triples in addition to his hits and total bases marks.
He also led the 2005 squad in multiple-hit games (23) and multiple-RBI contests (13).
The year before, he led WSU with 36 RBI, 83 total bases and four triples. As a sophomore, his .363 batting average ranked among the best in the GLIAC.
He concluded his Warrior career ranked first in hits (215), total bases (323) and extra-base hits (67); second in RBI (134), games played (185), at bats (591) and doubles (41); third in runs scored (122) and triples (11); and seventh in home runs (15).
Jeney garnered 61 multiple-hit games in his career and finished with a .364 batting average, a .547 slugging percentage and a .422 on-base percentage, which included 53 walks and 21 stolen bases.
He was named to the GLIAC All-Tournament Team as a senior, and earned WSU’s Warrior Award for outstanding contributions to the baseball program and to the University as a junior.
He started a total of 180 games at four different positions (91 at second base, 67 at shortstop, 19 at third base, two in left field, and one as the designated hitter).
Jeney graduated from WSU in 2005 with a B.S. in business administration/marketing, and served as a volunteer assistant coach for two years (2006-07) with the Warrior baseball program, while completing Graduate Studies in Sports Administration. He was also a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
