College baseball
After graduating from Luxemburg-Casco High School,Tim Jorgensen enrolled at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh,where he played college baseball for the Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in Division III. Jorgensen played shortstop. [1] In 1994,his junior year,he was named the Division III player of the year by the American Baseball Coaches Association, [1] and he was named a Division III All-American. [2] UW-Oshkosh won the 1994 Division III national championship. [3] In 1994,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [4] [5]
The San Diego Padres drafted Jorgensen in the 28th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft. After considering San Diego's offer,Jorgensen opted to return to Wisconsin–Oshkosh for his senior season. [1] In his senior season,Jorgensen set the Division III record for home runs in a season,with 39. [6] He also set the career home run record with 70, [7] surpassing the 58 of John Deutsch of Montclair State University. [8] [a] Jorgensen's 1995 campaign also set Division III single-season records in grand slams (6),runs batted in (121),slugging percentage (1.275) and total bases (218). [7]
