2023 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 27
Jacob King
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 225
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Galt, Calif.
- Major:
- Education Science
2022
Buchanan High School
- Appeared in 24 games going 1-1 with a 5.56 ERA
- Tossed 22.2 innings with 12 walks, 29 strikeouts, and recorded four saves
- Big West Spring All-Academic
- Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll with honors
- Named to Dean's List in Fall and Spring quarters
- UC Irvine Scholar-Athlete
- In summer ball, won the Alaska Baseball League championship with the Anchorage Glacier PIlots with UCI teammate Caden Kendle
- Went 1-1 with a 2.51 ERA in 15 relief appearances recording eight saves, four walks, and 22 strikeouts in 14.1 innings
- Named Perfect Game USA Third Team All-American
- Named Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-American
- Named All-Big West First Team
- Led the Big West in 2021 with 29 appearances on the mound, all in relief
- Posted 41 innings pitched including career best three innings, April 25 vs. Oregon State and June 7 vs. Stanford
- Team's leader with eight saves and a 1.98 ERA
- Finished with record of 3-1 including wins in the season opener vs. Washington, March 27 vs. Hawai'i, and June 6 at Stanford
- Struck out 45 to 10 walks including season highs of four strikeouts on three occasions
- Put up a scoreless inning streak of 15.2 IP spanning 12 games
- Made two appearances in the postseason pitching 1.1 scoreless innings June 6 at Stanofrd and again three innings in the June 7 elimination game at Stanford allowing one run while striking out four
- Made four relief appearances in 2020
- Allowed three runs on four hits, three walks, and four strikeouts in 2.2 innings for a 10.12 ERA
- Dean's List Spring 2020
Buchanan High School
- Two-time league champion at Buchanan High School
- 2019 League Player of the Year
- Two-time all-league
- Mom is Rebecca, attended Fresno State
- Sister, Sarah, is a swimmer
- Born in Sacramento
- Majoring in education
- Fan of Derek Dietrich, Bo Jackson, and the Oakland Athletics
- Favorite movie is Twins
- Enjoys fishing and lifting weights
- Enjoys the musical stylings of Lil Uzi Vert, George Strait, Kenny Chesney, and Alan Jackson
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