Biography
2025 (JUNIOR): Shifted focus to the mound, making 17 appearances while starting 12 games…Season pitching stats: 3-6 record, 63.0 IP, 7.29 ERA, 46 K, 21 BB, 1 save…Earned a win at San Diego (Mar. 2) with 7.2 IP, longest outing of season, allowing just 3 runs while striking out 4 batters…Pitched five scoreless inning in win vs. UC Riverside (Apr. 6)…Against No. 11 UC Irvine, struck out season-high 8 batters, pitching 5.0 innings while allowing 0 earned runs.
2024 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 47 games, starting 24 times as a two-way player…Made 6 starts on the mound to go with 15 total pitching appearances…Started 14 times at first base and five times as designated hitter…Season offensive stats: .238 BA, .330 OB%, 11 R, 7 RBI, 6 2B, 9 BB, 27 K…Season pitching stats: 1-2 record, 47.1 IP, 5.51 ERA, .260 BAA, 16 BB, 41 K…Pitched career-high 7.0 innings at UC Davis May 24…Struck out career-high 10 batters vs. San Francisco Mar. 2…Tallied two 3-hit games, including a 2-RBI game vs. NJIT Mar. 9.
2023 (FRESHMAN): Flashed outstanding potential as a two-way player with 10 appearances on the mound and 7 starts while taking the plate and field for 21 games and 14 starts...Posted a 6.28 ERA while holding a 2-2 record to go with 21 strikeouts...Took 25 at-bats in limited time at the plate, hitting excellently at a .360 clip with 9 hits, two doubles, and 7 RBI...Made excellent pitching debut in relief, tossing 3.1 solid innings, allowing just three hits and no runs while tallying 5 K's...In a definitive home win over Cal Poly Apr. 16, enjoyed first complete game from a CSUB freshman since 2016...Went 5-for-7 in the UC Davis series, knocking in 3 RBI with the help of one double as well.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2022 graduate of Ridgeview High School…Coached by Jason Hunsaker and Robert Shahan…As a junior, named B-Varsity Player of the Year and earned Cal Hi All-State honors…Reset RHS records for single-season home runs, batting average, and strikeouts thrown…As a junior, led the Wolfpack to win the State Championship…Played travel ball with the KC Eagles.
PERSONAL: His aunt played softball at Arizona State and pitched two years for the Sun Devils…A kinesiology major who hopes to become a firefighter after his time at CSUB…First name is Jorge, just as his father, but goes by Jacob.
