Lincoln Land Community College Athletics

Jack is a 2024 graduate of Harrisburg High School, where he played football and baseball. In his junior year, he made the 2023 Southern Illinois Coaches Association All-South Team in baseball. During both his junior and senior years, he was named All-Conference in the River-to-River Conference and All-South in baseball. In his senior year for football, he received First Team Southern Illinois River to River All-Conference honors and was recognized by the Southern Illinois Coaches Association All-South for both offense and defense. In 2022, he was the catcher for the Colt League World Series Team. From 2022 to 2024, he played for American Legion Post 167, where he earned the 2022 Offensive Player of the Year award and the 2023 MVP award. Academically, he was on the honor roll. Jack plans to play baseball while majoring in kinesiology and is the son of Matt and Hilary Ford.

Fun Facts: Favorite sports team: St. Louis Cardinals, Favorite candy bar: Butterfinger, Favorite movie: Kung Fu Panda, Favorite athlete: Juan Soto, Person with greatest influence on your athletic career: Yadier Molina, Most memorable moment in your athletic career: Breaking school record for most consecutive hits with 13.