Bio

Freshman (2017): Made 32 starts primarily at designated hitter and second base … Hit .231 in a team-high 132 plate appearances … Drew 16 walks and was hit by nine pitches for a .374 on-base percentage … Shared the team lead with six stolen bases … Also totaled 24 hits, three doubles, a triple and eight RBI … Batted leadoff or second in all 32 starts … Successfully converted 41 of 42 defensive chances … Reached base when leading off an inning at a 41 percent clip (17-for-42) … Hit .292 (7-for-24) when batting second in the lineup … Hit .289 with a .460 on-base percentage in 12 games in March … Had four hits and a season-high two RBI in his collegiate debut at Rust on March 5 … Tripled against Robert Morris-Springfield on March 18 for his first extra-base hit … Scored three times against Iowa Wesleyan on April 19.

Sophomore (2018): Appeared in 31 games as a second baseman/infielder for the Red Devils … Tallied 23 hits, 14 runs, 14 walks, 11 RBIs, four doubles, one triple and one home run … Recorded a .267/.393/.372 slash line … Notched 32 total bases, six extra-base hits, three sacrifice hits and two sacrifice flies … Had four multi-hit games … Went 3-for-3 with a double and a triple, along with a walk and a run scored, in a 5-4 win over Elmhurst on March 4 … Recorded his first career home run against No. 25 Webster on in Game 1 on April 7 and went 3-for-5 and scored a run against No. 25 Webster in Game 2 … Registered 54 assists and 43 putouts in 108 chances for an .898 fielding percentage …Made a season-high six putouts and four assists in the season opener against Lawrence.

Junior (2019): Appeared in 34 games primarily as the Red Devils’ starting second baseman … Tallied 21 hits, 18 runs, 11 RBIs, 19 walks, six doubles, three stolen bases and one home run … Recorded a .216/.397/.309 slash line … Collected 30 total bases, seven extra-base hits and three sacrifice hits … Had six multi-hit games … Recorded first double of the season at Sewanee on March 13 … Went 5-for-8 with six runs scored, four RBIs, two doubles and a home run in back-to-back win over Iowa Wesleyan on March 31 and April 1 …Went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in a 6-5 win over Knox on the last day of the season … posted 54 putouts and 43 assists for an .898 fielding percentage … Helped turn five double plays … Made five assists in an 8-7 win over Elmhurst on March 17 … Recorded four putouts in a game twice. 

Carlinville High School: Named to the All-South Central Conference First Team as a junior in 2015 and again as a senior in 2016 ... A two-time All-Area Honorable Mention choice by The State Journal-Register in Springfield, Ill.

Personal: The son of Todd and Kelly, Jake was born June 8, 1998 in Carlinville, Ill. ... Majoring in pre-law.