University of Dayton Athletics

2009
Played an instrumental role at second base starting 55 of 57 games this season...Jacob ranked in the Top 10 in the Atlantic 10 in hits (79 - 2nd), runs (56 - 2nd) and total bases (129 - 8th)...Tied for second on the Flyers with 11 home runs...Had a .578 slugging percentage...Collected the team's third-best RBI total with 50...Had four runs on four hits against Duquesne on May 4...Had a season-high seven RBI against Fordham on April 25...Had a pair of two-home run games, one against Saint Louis on April 18 and the other against Shawnee State on April 21...Also had one triple in the April 18 game against Saint Louis...Jacob led the Kitsap BlueJackets of the West Coast League in home runs.

Prior to UD
Played two seasons at San Joaquin Delta College...Jacob started 37 games during his sophomore campaign batting .277 with 25 RBI...As a freshman he started 37 games...Hit .344 with 20 RBI...Jacob attended South Kitsap High School...Was a two-time First-Team All-Narrows League shortstop...Also named team MVP his junior year.

Personal
An economics major, Jacob was born on June 30, 1988...He is the son of Brian... Has one sister, Marki Jacob.