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Jersey Number 26
Jake Jones
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Oak Forest, Ill.
- High School:
- Oak Forest HS
- Prev School:
- Oak Forest HS
2021
2020
2019
2018
Before MSU
Personal
- Made 24 appearances, second on the team with an ERA of 4.34 in 47.2 and gave up 50 hits.
- Struck out 48 and walked 18, opponents batted .270 against him.
- Appeared in two games at the OVC Tournament with two innings pitched on no hits, no walks and four strikeouts
- Had a season-high strikeouts against Memphis (March 28) with five.
- Including the OVC Tournament, finished the season with six appearances giving only one run on eight hits in 12.2 innings with 16 strikeouts and two walks.
2020
- Appeared in five games on the mound, all in relief
- Had a 7.27 ERA and struck out 12 in 8.2 innings pitched
- Struck out four in two scoreless innings at Austin Peay.
- The season was cut short to only 17 games because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
2019
- Pitched in 16 games for the Racers, making seven starts, finishing with a 1-2 record and one save
- Led the team with a 3.46 ERA
- Struck out 27 batters in 39.0 innings pitched
- Had a 3.16 ERA in 12 appearances in OVC play
- Held opposing batters to a .240 average
- Pitched five scoreless innings with four strikeouts in shutout win over Austin Peay on March 11
2018
- Made 15 appearances on the mound, including two starts
- Struck out 24 in 34.2 innings pitched
- Struck out six batters in four innings in win over SIU Edwardsville
- Earned first-career win by allowing just one run in 4.2 innings against Fort Wayne
Before MSU
- Two-time all-conference selection for Oak Forest High School
- Recorded an 8-0 record with an ERA of 0.81 his junior season
- Also played basketball in high school
Personal
- Born October 1, 1998
- Son of Cindy and Dan Jones
- Majoring in Business Admistration
- Has one brother, Josh and two sisters, Jordan and Jessica
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Casey Brockman
Tuesday, January 20
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Danny Alfeldt
Tuesday, January 20
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Alexa Becker
Tuesday, January 20
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Ivan Roe
Tuesday, January 20
