2016 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jacob Walker
- Position:
- OF/1B
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Advance, N.C.
- High School:
- Calvary Baptist Day School
2015 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 36 games and made 22 starts … Saw starting assignments in right field, at first base and as the team’s designated hitter … Also saw duty off the bench at third base … Batted .222 with 18 hits, three home runs and 15 RBI in 81 at bats … Scored eight runs and hit four doubles … Forged a .383 slugging percentage and .293 on base percentage … Had a pair of multi-hit games on the season … Went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and two RBI vs. Valparaiso (2/27) … Went 2-for-4 with two more RBI in the series finale vs. Valpo (3/1) … Hit home runs in back-to-back games at Winthrop, belting a pair of two-run shots on March 20 and March 21 … Went 1-for-2 with a solo home run at Charleston Southern (4/10).
2014 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 24 games and made 18 starts … Saw action in right field, at third base and as a designated hitter … Batted .266 with 17 hits, four runs scored, one double, one home run and 1seven RBI … Forged a .324 on base percentage … Walked five times … Collected multiple hits in four different games … Was 3-for-4 with a steal and run scored at Kennesaw State (2/22) … Went 3-for-4 with an RBI vs. USC Upstate (3/5) … Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a home run at Furman (3/8) … Walked twice and was 1-for-1 with a run at North Carolina (3/12) … Was 2-for-2 with a double and the game-winning RBI vs. Coastal Carolina (4/25) … Had a career-high three RBI in that game … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI vs. Presbyterian (5/16).
2013 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in 12 games … Made five starts, including one at third base and four as the team’s designated hitter … Batted .240 with six hits and a pair of RBI in 25 at bats … Scored two runs and stole one base … Went 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored in first career start at Western Carolina (4/17) … Was 1-for-3 with a run scored in a start vs. UNC Asheville (4/27) … Had a pinch hit single at High Point (5/12) … Went 1-for-1 in a pinch hit appearance vs. Presbyterian (5/17).
High School: Played at Calvary Baptist (N.C.) School in Winston-Salem under Coach Dean Epling … Earned All-Conference honors as a senior … Batted .458 with six home runs and a .557 on base percentage … Had a healthy .898 slugging percentage as a senior … Played third base on the prep level.
