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Became a part-time starter last season after seeing little action in his first year...Should be a significant member of the team this year...Fastest player on the team and very effective as a pinch-runner...Played last summer with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod League...Batted .308 and pitched 12.0 innings with the Hawaii Island Movers of the Alaska League during the summer of 1998.
As a Sophomore in 1999 - Moved into the starting center field slot in mid-March and took full advantage of his new role with a career-high 12-game hitting streak from March 21-April 11 (including four straight multiple-hit games from March 26-April 1)...Stayed somewhere in the lineup for most of the remainder of the season even after regular starter Edmund Muth returned to his primary starting role in center field...After playing in just eight of Stanford's first 18 games, ended up with 45 appearances and 28 starts...Finished the season by hitting .321 (fourth on the team) with two homers, 18 RBI and nine stolen bases...In his home state of Texas, blasted his first collegiate homer in 11-8 win at Texas on March 21...Banged out a career-high four hits in 7-4 win at Washington on April 10...Went 3-for-3 with three runs scored in 7-0 win over Oregon State on April 30...Blasted a three-run homer to break open 14-4 win at UCLA on May 16.
As a Freshman in 1998 - Used primarily as a pinch-runner and late-inning defensive replacement in right field...Scored four runs in nine appearances off the bench but did not have an official at bat...Also pitched in two games and had an 11.57 ERA in 2.1 innings of work...Worked 2.0 scoreless innings against Minnesota in NCAA West Regional on May 22, allowing one hit and striking out two.
High School - 1997 graduate of St. Thomas High School...Named to Preseason All-Greater Houston Team...Three-time TCIL all-state selection...Team captain as a senior in both baseball and basketball...Named Scholar-Athlete of the Year...Class valedictorian...Student Council President...Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal - American Studies major...Son of Harry and Susan Jacobson...Mother, Susan, was a three-year basketball captain at Princeton from 1972-74...Hobbies include baseball trivia and reading.
Jacobson's Career Stats (Hitting)Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB/SBA1998 .000 9/0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/01999 .321 45/28 131 32 42 3 2 2 18 7 31 9/12Totals .321 54/28 131 36 42 3 2 2 18 7 31 9/12
Jacobson's Career Stats (Pitching)Year ERA G/GS W-L CG SV SHO/CBO IP R-ER H K BB1998 11.57 2/0 0-0 0 0 0 2.1 3-3 1 2 3
Career vs. Pac-10 (Hitting)Team Avg AB H HR RBIArizona .500 14 7 0 3Arizona State .000 0 0 0 0California .444 9 4 0 0Oregon State .375 8 3 0 0UCLA .200 10 2 1 3USC .211 19 4 0 0Washington .375 16 6 0 3Washington State .286 14 4 0 2Totals .333 90 30 1 11
Career NCAA Post-Season (Hitting)Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB/SBA1999 .222 4/2 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0/0
Career NCAA Post-Season (Pitching)Year ERA G/GS W-L CG SV SHO/CBO IP R-ER H K BB1998 0.00 1/0 0-0 0 0 0/0 2.0 0-0 1 2 0
Career Game Highs (Hitting)AB - 7, at UCLA (5/16/99)R - 3, three times, last at California (4/24/99)H - 4, at Washington (4/10/99)HR - 1, twice, last at UCLA (5/16/99)RBI - 3, at UCLA (5/16/99)SB - 2, twice, last vs. Oregon State (4/30/99)Hit Streak - 12 games (3/21/99-4/11/99)
Career Game Highs (Pitching)IP - 2.0, vs. Minnesota (5/22/98)K - 2, vs. Minnesota (5/22/98)