Jacke Healey

Jacke M. Healey

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 189 lb.

• School Youngstown State University, Potomac State College
• High School Lackawanna Trail High School

• Born June 26, 1988 in Trenton, NJ USA

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Biographical Information

Jacke Healey played two seasons in the minors.

Healey was All-State in high school, then hit .456 with 11 homers as a sophomore to win NJCAA All-American honors. He transferred to Youngstown State and twice was All-Conference at shortstop there, setting single-season school records in homers (12), runs (63) and RBI (59). The Houston Astros, behind scout Nick Venuto, took him in the 27th round of the 2010 amateur draft.

Jacke made his pro debut with the Tri-City ValleyCats, hitting .170/.211/.383 as their starting shortstop; 11 of his 24 hits went for extra bases. He struggled with contact again in 2011 (.156/.243/.273 for Tri-City, 3 HR, 8 SB, 2 CS in 49 G) to end his pro career. He returned to his old high school as an assistant coach in 2012, then was a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Pittsburgh in 2013 before becoming an assistant at Oakland University in 2014, going from the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh to Oakland University in Michigan. He became co-head coach in 2017.

Sources

• 2011 Astros Media Guide
• Pitt bio