2026 Baseball Roster

Emma Jones

27 Jake Paulick

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 210
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Centerville, Ohio
  • Highschool Centerville

Biography

2026 (Redshirt Junior)
- Horizon League Player of the Year
- Horizon League All-League First Team
- ABCA Second Team All-Region
- Horizon League All-Academic Team
- CSC Academic All-District
- Horizon League Batter of the Week x2 (2/23 & 3/23)
- Buster Posey Award Midseason Watchlist
- Made 52 starts on the year, primarily at catcher
- Posted a .330 average, a .474 on-base percentage, and a .619 slugging mark in 194 at-bats
- Recorded 64 hits, 14 doubles, 14 home runs, 57 runs scored, 51 RBI, and 42 walks with three steals
- Had 17 multi-hit games, 13 multi-run games, 12 multi-RBI games, six multi-extra-base-hit games, and two multi-homer games
- Put up 256 putouts with 31 assists on a .986 fielding percentage
- Caught 15 baserunners on 44 attempts
- Batted 2-4 with two home runs and six RBI vs. Eastern Kentucky (2/17)
- Batted 2-3 with two homers, three RBI, four runs, and two walks vs. Morehead State (2/25)
- Had a 19-game hit streak from April 14 to May 16
- Led the Norse in OPS, runs, home runs, RBI, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, and walks
- Finished top-100 in the nation in on-base percentage, runs per game, and walks per game

2025 (RS-Sophomore)
  • Horizon League All-Academic Honorable Mention
  • Made 47 appearances and 42 starts
  • Slashed .265/.404/.518, totaling a .922 OPS
  • Batted 44-166 on the season, scored 40 runs while batting in 41
  • Recorded 16 doubles, one triple, and eight home runs
  • Drew 30 walks and stole five bases
  • Had 14 multi-hit games, 13 multi-RBI games, and nine multi-run games
2024 (RS-Freshman)
  • Horizon League All-Freshman Team
  • Appeared in 52 games, making 50 starts with a .271/.408/.469 slash line
  • Launched 7 home runs with 45 RBI
  • 12 doubles and a triple among 48 total hits
  • Drew 31 walks on the season
  • Stole 4 bases in 5 tries
  • 12 multi-hit performances, including a 2-3 day with a HR and 3 RBI vs. Missouri on 3/1/24

2023 (Redshirt)
  • Did not appear in any games. 
Prior to NKU / Personal
  • Attended Centerville High School in his hometown of Centerville, Ohio.
    • Was named First Team All-GWOC, along with First Team All-Area
    • Paulick in addition to catching also played first and third baeball for Centerville 
  • Will be looking to major in Finance while attending Northern Kentucky University 
  • Son of Marcia and Doug Paulick, has one sibling, Mollie
    • Mollie played softball at Eastern Kentucky and currently serves as the pitching coach for the Colonels

Statistics

Season:
2026

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2023Freshman

    Catcher
    6'2" 195 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2024Redshirt Freshman

    Catcher
    6'2" 210 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2025Redshirt Sophomore

    Catcher
    6'2" 210 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2026Redshirt Junior

    Catcher
    6'2" 210 lbs
    27