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    Jim Sharwarko
    43 Jim Sharwarko
    Class:
    RS Senior
    Hometown:
    Downers Grove, Ill.
    High School:
    Downers Grove North
    Height / Weight:
    6-0 / 191
    Position:
    C
    Birthdate:
    05/14/1984
    B/T:
    L/R

    AT ILLINOIS
    2004 RS Freshman: Started seven games, all at DH • Went 2-for-4 in a start in the Michigan series • Also 2-for-4 with a run and RBI against MacMurray • Fist collegiate hit was a double at Michigan.

    2003 Freshman: Redshirt season.

    High School
    Earned five varsity letters at Downers North, three in football and two in baseball • Earned All-Conference and All-Area honors in baseball.

    Personal
    Born May 14, 1984 • Parents are Jim and Laura Sharwarko • Majoring in business • Lists his biggest thrill in sports as returning an interception 101 yards for a touchdown as a senior • Favorite athletes are Vladimir Guerrero and Jim Edmonds • Earliest baseball memory is his first trip to Wrigley Field • Lists his father, who got him started, as the biggest influence on his athletic career.

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