University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2022 Baseball Roster
Hammond, Jake
Jersey Number 50
Jake Hammond
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 245
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Monroe, La.
- High School:
- Ouachita
- Prev School:
- LSU-Eunice
Bio
2023 Season (Senior)
Named the team's Friday night starter and posted a 3-3 record with a 3.78 earned run average ... fanned 51 batters in 50.0 innings and recorded three quality starts ... made 12 appearances on the mound with 11 starts ... limited to 7.2 innings over his final four appearances of the season due to back issues ... struck out six batters in the season-debut at Rice (2/17) ... earned a quality start against BYU (2/24) after allowing an unearned run with five strikeouts in 6.0 innings ... earned the win against High Point (3/10), fanning six batters ... pitched a gem in the Sun Belt Conference opener against Arkansas State (3/17) after fanning a season-high 10 batters and scattering four hits in 7.0 innings ... tossed seven solid innings to earn the win at Marshall (4/6), scattering four hits and fanning five batters.
2022 Season (Junior)
Led the team in games finished (12) and tied for fourth in appearances (22) ... posted a 3-1 record with a 3.77 earned run average in 31.0 innings pitched ... earned win in his Louisiana debut tossing 1.1 innings with a pair of strikeouts in an extra-inning victory over Southeastern Louisiana (2/22) ... fanned four batters in three scoreless innings of relief to earn the win at Georgia State (4/22) and pitched the final 1.1 innings to earn the win over Georgia Southern (5/29) in the championship game of the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless relief with three strikeouts to earn the save against UT Arlington (5/7) ... pitched a season-high 3.2 innings with four strikeouts at App State (5/1).
Junior College
A three-time NJCAA Academic All-American and team captain at national power LSU-Eunice ... a two-time JBB All-American (Third-Team 2020, First-Team 2021) ... named the 2021 JBB Preseason and Midseason Pitcher of the year ... recorded a team-low 0.89 ERA in 40.2 innings pitched in leading LSU-Eunice to the NJCAA national championship ... struck out 58 batters and walked 17 while posting a 4-0 record on the mound with eight saves ... went 6.1 innings in a 112-pitch relief effort and struck out nine batters before the Bengals pulled off a 5-4 victory in the 14th inning and clinching the NJCAA national title ... got out of a critical seventh-inning jam and slammed the door shut as LSU-E captured its 10th Region 23 Tournament Championship with a 7-5 victory over East Central CC ... notched a save in all four of LSUE's Region 23 wins, giving up just one run and two hits in 5.2 innings of work ... was a combined 7-0 on the mound with a 0.87 ERA in 26 career appearances for the Bengals ... fanned 94 batters in 62.1 career innings pitched ... served as President of LSUE's FCA chapter.
High School
The 2017 Class 2-5A Pitcher of the Year at Ouachita High School ... was 5-2 on the mound with one save and a 2.36 ERA as a junior ... recorded 63 strikeouts in 50.1 innings pitched ... rated as the No. 29 overall prospect in the state of Louisiana by Perfect Game ... an honorable mention Class 5A All-State selection in both football (2016/2017) and baseball (2018) ... a four-time All-District 2-5A selection in baseball and two-time all-district pick in football ... an All-Ouachita Parish honoree on both the diamond and gridiron ... a 4.0 student and OHS' valedictorian.
Personal
Born September 9, 1999 in Fairport, N.Y. ... the son of Holly and J.C. Hammond ... has one brother ... father played football at Central Connecticut State and was a member of the NFL's Miami Dolphins and then-St. Louis Rams ... a pre-law political science/english major.
Named the team's Friday night starter and posted a 3-3 record with a 3.78 earned run average ... fanned 51 batters in 50.0 innings and recorded three quality starts ... made 12 appearances on the mound with 11 starts ... limited to 7.2 innings over his final four appearances of the season due to back issues ... struck out six batters in the season-debut at Rice (2/17) ... earned a quality start against BYU (2/24) after allowing an unearned run with five strikeouts in 6.0 innings ... earned the win against High Point (3/10), fanning six batters ... pitched a gem in the Sun Belt Conference opener against Arkansas State (3/17) after fanning a season-high 10 batters and scattering four hits in 7.0 innings ... tossed seven solid innings to earn the win at Marshall (4/6), scattering four hits and fanning five batters.
2022 Season (Junior)
Led the team in games finished (12) and tied for fourth in appearances (22) ... posted a 3-1 record with a 3.77 earned run average in 31.0 innings pitched ... earned win in his Louisiana debut tossing 1.1 innings with a pair of strikeouts in an extra-inning victory over Southeastern Louisiana (2/22) ... fanned four batters in three scoreless innings of relief to earn the win at Georgia State (4/22) and pitched the final 1.1 innings to earn the win over Georgia Southern (5/29) in the championship game of the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless relief with three strikeouts to earn the save against UT Arlington (5/7) ... pitched a season-high 3.2 innings with four strikeouts at App State (5/1).
Junior College
A three-time NJCAA Academic All-American and team captain at national power LSU-Eunice ... a two-time JBB All-American (Third-Team 2020, First-Team 2021) ... named the 2021 JBB Preseason and Midseason Pitcher of the year ... recorded a team-low 0.89 ERA in 40.2 innings pitched in leading LSU-Eunice to the NJCAA national championship ... struck out 58 batters and walked 17 while posting a 4-0 record on the mound with eight saves ... went 6.1 innings in a 112-pitch relief effort and struck out nine batters before the Bengals pulled off a 5-4 victory in the 14th inning and clinching the NJCAA national title ... got out of a critical seventh-inning jam and slammed the door shut as LSU-E captured its 10th Region 23 Tournament Championship with a 7-5 victory over East Central CC ... notched a save in all four of LSUE's Region 23 wins, giving up just one run and two hits in 5.2 innings of work ... was a combined 7-0 on the mound with a 0.87 ERA in 26 career appearances for the Bengals ... fanned 94 batters in 62.1 career innings pitched ... served as President of LSUE's FCA chapter.
High School
The 2017 Class 2-5A Pitcher of the Year at Ouachita High School ... was 5-2 on the mound with one save and a 2.36 ERA as a junior ... recorded 63 strikeouts in 50.1 innings pitched ... rated as the No. 29 overall prospect in the state of Louisiana by Perfect Game ... an honorable mention Class 5A All-State selection in both football (2016/2017) and baseball (2018) ... a four-time All-District 2-5A selection in baseball and two-time all-district pick in football ... an All-Ouachita Parish honoree on both the diamond and gridiron ... a 4.0 student and OHS' valedictorian.
Personal
Born September 9, 1999 in Fairport, N.Y. ... the son of Holly and J.C. Hammond ... has one brother ... father played football at Central Connecticut State and was a member of the NFL's Miami Dolphins and then-St. Louis Rams ... a pre-law political science/english major.
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