USF Athletics

• Most hit by pitches in program history (75)
• Fourth most games played in program history (229)
• Top 10 in at-bats (862), hits (274), runs (181), and doubles (49)
• Third most hit by pitches (20) in single season program history (08, 11)

2011: Playing in all 54 games, led the team in batting average (.340), hits (72), at-bats (212), runs (39), hit by pitches (21) and on-base percentage (.447)… Made 45 starts at third, seven at second and two at shortstop…  Named to 2011 All-BIG EAST First Team… Was the lone Bull to play in all 54 games… Hit .355 in BIG EAST games with a .405 slugging percentage… His 20 hit by pitches are tied for the third most in a single season in program history… Four of eight in stolen bases… Hit .389 vs. left-handed pitching… Reached base at .539 clip leading off innings… Seven two-out RBI…  Hit .340 with runners in scoring position… Tied for the team lead in doubles (10)… Lead the team in total bases with 82… Finished the season on a nine-game hit streak… Tallied a team best 22 multi-hit games… Moved to the lead-off spot in the order in Game 7 for the remainder of the season… Made 45 starts at third base, seven at second base and two at shortstop… Had a season-high four hits against Central Florida (3/15)… Had two doubles in series finale vs. West Virginia (3/27)… Koscso started 229 consecutive games and in doing so placed himself among the top 10 in numerous offensive categories…  Tied for third in career games (229), seventh in at-bats (862), eighth in hits (274), ninth in doubles (49), seventh in runs scored (181) and is the school's all-time hit by pitcher leader. His 75 career hit by pitches are the eighth-most in NCAA history…

2010 Honors
3/29 BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week

2010: Started all 58 games for the Bulls and by doing so extended his consecutive start streak to 175 games... Made 34 starts at third base, 14 at shortstop and 10 at second base... Finished the season with a .295 batting average but hit a solid .324 in BIG EAST play... Drove in 34 runs on the season but was first on the team with 49 runs scored ...Tied for the team lead with 17 two-out RBI... Had a team-best .364 average with runners in scoring position... Eclipsed 200 hits for his career with his fifth-inning double against West Virginia in the second round of the BIG EAST Championship ... Did so in 644 at-bats... Tied the USF career hit-by-pitch mark after being struck in the eighth inning of the second-round game against West Virginia in the BIG EAST Championship... Was hit a team-high 18 times... Picked up his first career BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week (3/29) honor following the Notre Dame sweep... Filling in for an injured Sam Mende, played errorless ball at short stop... Hit .500 in four games, going 8-for-16 ... In the conference opener against Notre Dame (3/26) homered in his first at-bat ... Drove in seven runs on the week and hit .571 with runners in scoring position... Was second on the team with 20 multiple-hit games with seven three-hit outings... Went 5-for-5 against Eastern Illinois (3/13) with a double, four singles and one RBI.

2009: His .355 batting average which was second highest on the team ... Started a total of 59 games which was tied for first on the team ... Started all 59 games at third base ... Was second on the team in multiple hit games with 25 ...  Seven multiple RBI games ...  Started out the season with an 11 game hitting streak ... Accumulated the longest hitting streak on the team with his 13 game hitting streak from March 28-April 15 ... Drove in a total of 36 runs ...  Scored 60 runs which was the highest on the team ...  Led the team in runs scored per game with an average of 1.02 ... Led the team in number of hits with 83 ... Led the team in hits per game with a average of 1.41 ... Second on the team in at bats per game with an average of 3.97 ...  Led the team in total bases with 110 and led the team in sacrifice flies with 7 ... Hit by a pitch 17 times which ties for first on the team ... Batted .362 in BIG EAST games ...  .495 slugging percentage in BIG EAST games ...  On base percentage of .433 in BIG EAST games ... Recorded 18 RBIs in BIG EAST games which was the fourth highest on the team ... Hit six doubles in BIG EAST games which is the fourth highest number on the team ... Batted .389 in The BIG EAST Tournament which was the third highest batting average on the team ... Played and started in four BIG EAST tournament games ... Led the team in runs scored in The BIG EAST Tournament with seven ...  .444 slugging percentage in The BIG EAST Tournament ... Two runs, two hits, two RBIs and one double against Towson (3/1) ... Accumulated a total of two runs, three hits, and two RBIs against Marshall (3/8) ... Two runs, three hits and three RBIs against Rutgers (3/21) ... Had a total of two runs, three hits, three RBIs and one home run against Pittsburgh (4/5).

2008 Summer: Batted .240 in his 30 starts with the Eastern Division Champion Glens Falls Golden Eagles of the New York Collegiate Baseball League  ...  The Golden Eagles ended the season in the best of three series, losing two games to one, to the Brockport Riverbats in the 2008 New York Collegiate Baseball League Championship  ...  Totaled 13 runs and 12 RBI, as well as a pair of stolen bases  ...  Posted a .217 batting average in seven playoff games, collecting five hits and three runs  ...  Also drove in a pair of RBI in the playoffs and drew two walks.

2008: Collegiate debut was the first game of the season, earning the starting job at second base  ...  Batted .276 with 53 hits, including six doubles  ...  Drove in 24 RBI and scored 33 runs  ...  Drew 19 walks and was hit by 20 pitches, tied for third most in program single season history  ...  Ended the season 16th in the NCAA in hit by pitch (20)  ...  Tied for second in the BIG EAST in HBP with nine  ...  One of two players to start all 58 games, the other was infielder Addison Maruszak  ...  Recorded 11 multiple-hit games and four multi-RBI nights  ...  Started 50 games at second base, the other eight were at shortstop  ...  Primarily held down the ninth spot in the batting order (26 games), but also batted eighth (18), second (12) and seventh (2)  ...  Batted .311 against left-handed pitchers and .372 when he lead off an inning at the plate  ...  Stellar .824 batting average with a runner on third and less than two outs  ...  Successful advancing runners 58.2 percent of the time  ...  Led the team with nine sac bunts  ...  First hit of his career was a single against Indiana State on Feb. 24, the third game of the season  ...  Second hit was a double just two innings later  ...  The pair of hits started an eight-game hitting streak from Feb. 24 - March 8  ...  Posted two hits in half of those eight games  ...  Doubled in back-to-back games against ISU (2/24) and Oklahoma State (2/28)  ...  Collected three RBI on March 9, despite not getting a hit  ...  Hit by a pair of pitches and drew two walks to tally the runs  ...  Scored his season high four runs from two hits, a walk and a hit by pitch on March 21 at Cincinnati  ...  Only stolen base was taken on April 5 at West Virginia  ...  Recorded second eight-game hitting streak from April 5-16  ...  First three-hit outing on April 13 against Louisville, collecting two RBI from a double  ...  Second three-hit game was April 22 at Florida Atlantic and third was against Notre Dame on May 15  ...  Ended the season with a pair of hits and an RBI against Cincinnati in the BIG EAST Championships.

2007 Summer: Played for the 17U All-American Prospects, who won the Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association National Championship in East Cobb, Ga.

High School: As a senior was first team all-state, All-Hillsborough County and All-Suncoast  ...  Jesuit Most Valuable Player  ...  Jesuit Offensive Player of the Year  ...  .525 with five home runs and 41 RBI his senior year  ...  First team all-county (academic)  ...  Class 4A, District 13 player of the year  ...  Batted .395, striking out only five times in 94 at bats as a junior  ...  Also had 23 RBI  ...  Second team all-county and All-Suncoast in 2006  ...  Jesuit "Unsung Hero" Award  ...  Has played in the state final four baseball tournament twice  ...  Three-year letterwinner at Jesuit HS  ...  Four-year honor roll student  ...  Member of the National Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society and the National Society of High School Scholars... Accepted in USF's College of Medicine.

Personal: Full name Jonathan Michael Koscso  ...  Born Oct. 28, 1988 in Tampa, Fla.  ...  Son of Martin and Sheryl Koscso  ...  One brother, Kevin, who played four years at St. Michael's College  ...  Enjoys golfing and video games  ...  Is majoring in biomedical sciences.

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