Jacob graduated from Preble Shawnee High School in his
home town of Camden Ohio.
Jacob played short stop and pitched for the Arrows and as
a senior in 2003 was
voted the Most Valuable Player Award by his teammates.
After graduating in 2003,
Jacob joined the Dayton Rangers where he played with his
brother James until 2009.
Jacob won the Rangers Cy Young award for his performance
on the mound four straight
seasons (2005-2008). In 2008 he was voted the MVABL's
top pitcher as he set the
MVABL single season wins record with 10. When not
pitching, Jacob played short
stop and outfield for the Rangers. He is a 5 time MVABL
all star (2005, 2007,
2008, 2010, 2011) and won the MVABL all star games
Defensive Player Award as a short stop in
2007 and as a right fielder in 2011. In 2009 Jacob was
forced off the mound with a torn labrum in his throwing
shoulder. He subsequently won the Rangers gold glove
award in 2009 after taking up
a full time role in the outfield. After the Rangers won
the league championship in
2009 Jacob decided to take up a new challenge and start
his own expansion team, the
Camden Redlegs. The Redlegs finished their first season
with a respectable 16-12 record and Jacob was voted as
the MVABL's Coach of the Year. Prior to the 2011 season,
Jacob was voted into the MVABL Hall of Fame.
Career Hitting Statistics |
0.390 | 1807 | 704 | 628 | 14 | 364 | 191 |
Career Pitching Statistics |
70 | 31 | 14 | 4.98 | 365.00 | 439 | 283 | 146 |
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