Skeeter Jarquín

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José César Jarquín Mendoza
(La Maravilla, El Potrillo)

Biographical Information[edit]

Skeeter Jarquín was a long-time star in Nicaragua.

Jarquín first appeared for the Nicaraguan national team in the 1969 Amateur World Series. [1] He appeared in the 1970 Amateur World Series [2]. He hit .263/.365/.319 for Flor de Caña in Nicaragua in 1970. [3] He was Nicaragua's starting shortstop and primary leadoff hitter in the 1971 Pan American Games, batting .209 and making four errors in eight games. [4] He won Bronze with Nicaragua in the 1971 Amateur World Series. [5] He batted .260/.361/.359 for Flor de Caña in 1971, scoring 47 runs in 70 games. He stole 17 bases in 20 tries. [6] At this time, he was being scouted by scouts from MLB teams, but was not offered a contract due to his age and small size. [7]

In the 1972 Amateur World Series, he again won Bronze with Nicaragua. [8] In Nicaragua that year, he hit .287/.344/.368 and swiped 28 bases in 36 attempts, scoring 44 runs in 64 games. He was four steals behind leader Gersán Jarquín (it is unclear if they are related). [9] He led the 1974 Amateur World Series with ten RBI, hit .407 and played error-free ball at short. He was named the All-Star shortstop. [10] He hit .250/.309/.317 for an off-season in Nicaragua, though he was not caught in 14 steal attempts. [11]

He led the 1975 Intercontinental Cup with two triples, while Nicaragua won Bronze. [12] He moved to Estelí that season and batted .300/.373/.387, stealing 31 bases while only being caught three times. He scored 54 runs and led the league in steals. [13] His batting line was .283/.342/.347 in 1976, stealing 23 bases in 29 tries and 57 runs in 89 games. He was three swipes behind leader Wayne Taylor. [14] He played for Nicaragua when they won Gold in the 1977 Central American Games. [15] In 1977, he hit .280/.352/.362 in Nicaragua, though his steals fell to nine and he would not reach double-digits again. [16]

The San Isidro native won a Silver Medal in the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games. [17] In the 1978 Amateur World Series, he hit .188/.235/.219 as Nicaragua's starting shortstop, fielding .952. [18] He batted .295/.321/.409 with 20 doubles and 62 runs in 83 games that year in Nicaragua. [19] He was with Nicaragua for the 1979 Intercontinental Cup. In '79, he hit .291/.350/.383 for Carazo and his five triples tied Taylor for the league lead. [20]

During 1980, he was 8 for 33 with a double back with Estelí. [21] Moving to Dantos for 1981, the 35-year-old posted a .244/.303/.286 batting line. [22] He last played for Nicaragua in the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games. [23] Ending his playing career with Dantos in '82, he hit .293/.341/.345. He had hit .279/.342/.358 with 149 steals (in 185 tries) and 432 runs in 711 games in Nicaragua. [24]

He then coached for Nicaragua in the 1983 Intercontinental Cup, 1985 Intercontinental Cup, 1988 Baseball World Cup, 1995 Intercontinental Cup, 1997 Intercontinental Cup and 1998 Baseball World Cup. [25] In 2003, he was inducted into the Nicaraguan Sports Hall of Fame. [26]

Sources[edit]

  1. ↑ Nicaraguan Sports Hall of Fame
  2. ↑ Ecured
  3. ↑ Nicaraguan Baseball Federation
  4. ↑ Memoria Panamericanos by the Nicaraguan Olympic Committee, 2011
  5. ↑ Ecured
  6. ↑ Nicaraguan Baseball Federation
  7. ↑ Nicaraguan Sports Hall of Fame
  8. ↑ Ecured
  9. ↑ Nicaraguan Baseball Federation
  10. ↑ A History of Cuban Baseball by Peter Bjarkman, Nicaraguan Sports Hall of Fame
  11. ↑ Nicaraguan Baseball Federation
  12. ↑ Ecured
  13. ↑ Nicaraguan Baseball Federation
  14. ↑ ibid.
  15. ↑ Nicaraguan Sports Hall of Fame
  16. ↑ Nicaraguan Baseball Federation
  17. ↑ Nicaraguan Sports Hall of Fame
  18. ↑ Defunct IBAF site
  19. ↑ Nicaraguan Baseball Federation
  20. ↑ ibid.
  21. ↑ ibid.
  22. ↑ ibid.
  23. ↑ Nicaraguan Sports Hall of Fame
  24. ↑ Nicaraguan Baseball Federation
  25. ↑ Defunct IBAF site
  26. ↑ Nicaraguan Sports Hall of Fame

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