Prior to UALR: A two-time First Team All-Region XI selection at Muscatine CC ... Batted .412 with five home runs, 24 RBI and a .565 on-base percentage in his first season with the Cardinals ... Followed that up by hitting .351 with five homers, 15 doubles, 34 RBI and a .469 on-base percentage as a sophomore in 2009 ... Named to the Dean’s List in the Fall of 2008 ... Originally signed with Nebraska out of high school, where he sat out the 2006-07 season as a redshirt ... Named to the Big 12 Honor Roll for the 2006-07 academic year.

High School: A standout prep athlete who earned First Team All-State honors in three sports (baseball, football and track) at Ankeny HS ... Rated the No. 2 high school prospect in Iowa by Baseball America heading into the 2006 MLB Draft ... Started all four years as a prep, ending his baseball career with 26 homers and 55 stolen bases ... Also totaled 158 runs scored, 27 doubles and eight triples ... Garnered First Team All-State honors in baseball and football as a senior ... Batted .375 with two homers, 30 runs scored and eight steals as a senior ... Hit .392 with 12 homers, 31 RBI, 67 runs scored and 23 stolen bases as a junior to lead the Hawks to a 39-7 record and a Class 4A state runner-up finish ... Named to the Des Moines Register Elite All-Star Team as a defensive back and was rated the No. 95 safety in the country by ESPN.com ... Won the 2004 Class 4A state title in the long jump with a school-record distance of 23-3 ... An honor roll student all eight semesters ... Played baseball under head coach Mark Hey.

Personal: Full name is Aaron Conrad Jarosh ... Born Sept. 28, 1987 in Des Moines, Iowa ... Son of Randal and Lisa Jarosh ... Has one brother, Nick ... Undecided on an academic major.