2016 Baseball Roster
Sidwell, Jake
Jersey Number 29
Jake Sidwell
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Windermere, Fla.
- High School:
- Olympia
Bio
First MLB-drafted player to attend Davidson
First Davidson player to ever be named to Johnny Bench Award Watch List
Named Rawlings Gold Glove Finalist
Major: Physics
2017: Started and played in 51 games at catcher, missing 10 due to injury… named Rawlings Gold Glove Finalist at catcher (1 of 3)…. became first player to ever be named to Johnny Bench Award Watch List prior to 2017 season start… made “the tag”, getting the potential tying run out at the plate in the bottom of the 9th in the NCAA Regional Final vs. No. 2 UNC (6/4)… also threw a runner out trying to steal second during that game… single up the middle at La Salle (4/9) brought in the go-ahead run and allowed ‘Cats to get sweep… smoked a ball to CF in final at bat at Wilson Field for a single (5/7)… tallied nine multi-hit games including a three-hit performance vs. Winthrop in Uptown Charlotte (5/10) as part of a string of eight hits across five games… collected homers vs. Georgetown (2/18) and at then-No. 3 North Carolina (5/9)… threw out 15 runners this season… scored two runs three separate times this season, including two in NCAA Regional opener vs. UNC… finished season with a .205 average, scoring 26 runs and tallying 39 hits
2016: Started 48 of his 52 games played at catcher and designated hitter … finished with 54 hits, 34 runs scored, six doubles, one home run and 23 RBI in 175 at bats for a .309 batting average … his .309 batting average ranks second on the squad … posted a .360 slugging percentage and a .410 on base percentage … drew 31 walks and went 4-for-4 in stolen bases … finished with two errors and made 259 putouts with 22 assists for a .993 fielding percentage … recorded 16 multi-hit performances, including five with three-or-more, and six multiple RBI games outings … posted a 10-game reached base streak … started out the season with a 2-for-3 performance with two RBI and one run scored in the win against Marist (2/19) … went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored in the win against Iona (3/22) … went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored against Massachusetts (3/25) … capped off the week going 2-for-4 in game one against Massachusetts (3/26) … was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for his efforts against Iona and the Minutemen (3/28) … recorded a season-high four hits, three RBI and two runs scored in the win at Winthrop (4/19) … led the squad with a 3-for-4 performance with one run scored against Saint Joseph’s in the semi-finals of the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/27).
2015: Appeared in 44 games, making 39 starts at catcher … posted a .984 fielding percentage behind the plate … recorded 21 hits, 21 runs scored and six RBI in 109 at bats for a .193 batting average … went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in the win against Georgetown (3/1) … went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in the win against Akron (3/14) … had two hits, one run scored and one RBI at George Mason (5/2) … had two hits, including a double in the win against Richmond (5/15).
2014: Appeared in nine games with three starts at catcher … recorded first career hit in first career at-bat with a pinch-hit RBI single against Mount St. Mary’s (2/23) … had four walks and a stolen base in 14 total plate appearances … posted a .958 fielding percentage in seven appearances behind the plate.
Prep/Personal: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 39th round (1,174th overall) of the 2013 MLB Entry Draft … three-year letterwinner at Olympia H.S. … named honorable mention all-area … for two consecutive years, team won district championship and was regional runner-up … named to National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta … AP Scholar with Distinction … son of Rob and Molly Sidwell … has two younger siblings, Kirk and Marissa … father, Rob, played baseball at Flagler College, coached at University of Central Florida.
First Davidson player to ever be named to Johnny Bench Award Watch List
Named Rawlings Gold Glove Finalist
Major: Physics
2017: Started and played in 51 games at catcher, missing 10 due to injury… named Rawlings Gold Glove Finalist at catcher (1 of 3)…. became first player to ever be named to Johnny Bench Award Watch List prior to 2017 season start… made “the tag”, getting the potential tying run out at the plate in the bottom of the 9th in the NCAA Regional Final vs. No. 2 UNC (6/4)… also threw a runner out trying to steal second during that game… single up the middle at La Salle (4/9) brought in the go-ahead run and allowed ‘Cats to get sweep… smoked a ball to CF in final at bat at Wilson Field for a single (5/7)… tallied nine multi-hit games including a three-hit performance vs. Winthrop in Uptown Charlotte (5/10) as part of a string of eight hits across five games… collected homers vs. Georgetown (2/18) and at then-No. 3 North Carolina (5/9)… threw out 15 runners this season… scored two runs three separate times this season, including two in NCAA Regional opener vs. UNC… finished season with a .205 average, scoring 26 runs and tallying 39 hits
2016: Started 48 of his 52 games played at catcher and designated hitter … finished with 54 hits, 34 runs scored, six doubles, one home run and 23 RBI in 175 at bats for a .309 batting average … his .309 batting average ranks second on the squad … posted a .360 slugging percentage and a .410 on base percentage … drew 31 walks and went 4-for-4 in stolen bases … finished with two errors and made 259 putouts with 22 assists for a .993 fielding percentage … recorded 16 multi-hit performances, including five with three-or-more, and six multiple RBI games outings … posted a 10-game reached base streak … started out the season with a 2-for-3 performance with two RBI and one run scored in the win against Marist (2/19) … went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored in the win against Iona (3/22) … went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored against Massachusetts (3/25) … capped off the week going 2-for-4 in game one against Massachusetts (3/26) … was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for his efforts against Iona and the Minutemen (3/28) … recorded a season-high four hits, three RBI and two runs scored in the win at Winthrop (4/19) … led the squad with a 3-for-4 performance with one run scored against Saint Joseph’s in the semi-finals of the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/27).
2015: Appeared in 44 games, making 39 starts at catcher … posted a .984 fielding percentage behind the plate … recorded 21 hits, 21 runs scored and six RBI in 109 at bats for a .193 batting average … went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in the win against Georgetown (3/1) … went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in the win against Akron (3/14) … had two hits, one run scored and one RBI at George Mason (5/2) … had two hits, including a double in the win against Richmond (5/15).
2014: Appeared in nine games with three starts at catcher … recorded first career hit in first career at-bat with a pinch-hit RBI single against Mount St. Mary’s (2/23) … had four walks and a stolen base in 14 total plate appearances … posted a .958 fielding percentage in seven appearances behind the plate.
Prep/Personal: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 39th round (1,174th overall) of the 2013 MLB Entry Draft … three-year letterwinner at Olympia H.S. … named honorable mention all-area … for two consecutive years, team won district championship and was regional runner-up … named to National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta … AP Scholar with Distinction … son of Rob and Molly Sidwell … has two younger siblings, Kirk and Marissa … father, Rob, played baseball at Flagler College, coached at University of Central Florida.
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