| Kevin Jacob |
|
|
Kevin Jacob Photo Gallery
Right-handed pitcher with outstanding size and frame ... Has an unorthodox delivery which makes him very effective ... Possesses a very strong arm and has an excellent work ethic, both on and off the mound ... Has three pitches he throws for strikes, including a very good fastball ... One of the Jackets' top middle- and long-relievers but could see time as a starter in 2009.
2008
Made 20 appearances on the season, all out of the bullpen ... Took part in three of the Yellow Jackets' five shutouts on the season ... Struck out 29 batters in 30 innings of work ... Twelve of his 20 appearances were scoreless outings ... Held Georgia Southern (2/27) to two hits while striking out four in his first collegiate appearance ... Struck out the side in a 1-2-3 inning against Rutgers (3/2) ... Tossed a scoreless eighth inning against Kennesaw State (3/18) and threw two shutout innings at Boston College (3/29) ... Made a scoreless relief appearance at Georgia Southern (4/16) and had a pair of scoreless outings vs. Wake Forest (4/25, 4/27) by facing the minimum while working an inning in relief in both contests ... Threw two shutout innings against Coastal Carolina (5/3) and another vs. Clemson (5/11) ... Worked 1.1 scoreless innings against Georgia (6/1) in the NCAA Athens Regional.
High School
Three-year letterwinner for coach Jeff Markle at Parkville High School ... Tabbed a Louisville Slugger High School All-American in 2007 ... Holds the school strikeout record for a season (125) and a career (316) ... Named first-team all-metro by the Baltimore Sun after going 9-2 with a 0.45 ERA while holding opponents to a .112 average in 2007 ... Posted a career record of 23-8-3 with a 0.91 ERA in three years at Parkville ... Earned first-team Baltimore County and second-team all-metro honors by the Baltimore Sun in 2006 ... Participated in the Brooks Robinson all-star game ... Rated the No. 4 player in Maryland in 2006, according to Baseball America Prospect Plus ... Also lettered two years in cross country and two years in indoor track ... Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society ... Graduated in the top five percent of his class.
Personal
Full name is Kevin Walker Jacob ... Born March 26, 1989 ... Son of Larry and Sally Jacob ... Majoring in management at Georgia Tech.
Career Statistics
Year ERA W-L App/GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK
2008 4.50 0-0 20/0 0 0/3 0 30.0 38 18 15 17 29 7 1 1 142 .309 8 2 0 0 0
TOTAL 4.50 0-0 20/0 0 0/3 0 30.0 38 18 15 17 29 7 1 1 142 .309 8 2 0 0 0
Tournament Central
|
