2021 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 24
Jacob Castro
- Position:
- C
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 200
- B/T:
- L/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Camarillo, Calif.
- Major:
- Masters of Finance
Career
Sophomore
- In his fifth year with the program having played 119 career games, 89 as a starter
- A career .277-hitter with 89 career hits, 21 doubles, three triples, one home run, 60 RBIs, and 39 runs scored
- Graduated in the Winter of 2021 as an economics major
- Named to the All-Stanford Regional Team
- Played 48 games in the 2021 season as a catcher, first baseman, and designated hitter starting 45 times
- Hit .314 (49-for-156) with nine doubles, two triples, 34 RBIs, and 25 runs scored
- Registered an eight-game hit streak from March 21 to April 9
- Had a career day vs. Hawai'i March 28 going 4-for-5 with a double, two RBIs, and four runs scored
- Posted a high of three RBIs in a win vs. UCLA February 27 - had 13 games with multiple RBIs
- Started all five postseason games posting four hits, three RBIs, and four runs scored including a two-hit game June 5 vs. Stanford and two-RBI game June 6 vs. NDSU
- Appeared in 10 games, six times as a starter
- Hit .304 going 12-for-57 with four doubles
- His .478 slugging percentage rated second on the squad
- Drove in three runs and scored twice
- Three-hit game at Fresno State, Feb. 15, with two doubles and a run scored
- Ended the season with hits in three straight games
- Caught one baserunner attempting to steal
- Big West Spring All-Academic
- Dean's List Spring 2020
Sophomore
- Appeared in 22 games
- Recorded 12 hits from 57 at bats for an average of .211
- Hit his only home run against Iowa on May 5th
- Had three hits in two games this season
- Batted in three runs against San Diego and four runs against Iowa
- On base percentage of .324 and a slugging percentage of .351
- Played summer ball in the California Collegiate League with Conejo Oaks hitting .245 with 12 RBI
- Appeared in 36 games as a catcher and DH, started 22
- 21 hits including four for extra bases to hit .247
- Scored 5 runs while driving in 12
- Played summer ball for the Anchorage Bucs of the Alaska Baseball League
- 2017 1st Team All-League, 1st Team All-County
- 2016 League Player of the Year, 1st Team All-County
- 2015 Team MVP, 2nd Team All-League , & 2nd Team All-County
- 2014 Team MVP, 1st Team All-League, 1st Team All-County
- League Champs in 2016 & 2017
- Played for club teams Conejo Oaks (2017) & Bownet Elite (2014-2016)
- Parents are Ed and Irma
- Three older brothers - Eddi, Isaac, and Vicente - and a younger sister, Tatiana
- Currently in graduate school studying toward his Master's of Finance
- Earned degree in Economics in Winter Quarter of 2021
- Valedictorian & Top 10 in graduating class
- Involved in Relay for Life fundraising event
- Aunt, Carmen Perez, was a chair member of starting the Women's March on Washington
- Fan of Robinson Cano, Lebron James, Leonardo DiCaprio, and the musical stylings of Hans Zimmer and Kanye West
- Roots for the Dodgers, Rams, and Lakers
- Favorite movie is Whiplash
- Also enjoys ceviche, hiking, exercise, hiking, photography, and mango, but does not enjoy olives
- Big fan of forests and national parks and his dog, Teddy
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