Jake Agnos

Photo by: Megan Stearman

Jake Agnos 2019 Houston AAC Championships

Height:
5-11
Weight:
207
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Haymarket, Va.
High School:
Battlefield
Major:
Management Information Systems

All-conference candidate that will likely see action both as a starter and out of the bullpen … Preseason All-American Athletic Conference selection by the leagues head coaches … Owns a 7-7 overall record with a 3.66 ERA and 150 strikeouts in 128.0 career innings … Preseason All-AAC selection by College Baseball Daily … Tabbed as the 70th-best player in the country by College Baseball Daily heading into 2019 … 2018: Opened the season as the No. 2 starter in the weekend rotation … Appeared in 22 games making 14 starts … Posted a 4-4 record with one save … Allowed 32 runs (29 earned) on 61 hits for a 4.10 ERA … Fanned a team-high 86 batters while walking 38 in 63.2 innings … Stood 18th nationally in strikeouts per nine innings (12.16) … Earned wins against Charleston, No. 3 Duke, Elon and No. 20 UCF (relief) … Picked up lone save vs. Tulane (May 23) in the AAC Tournament fanning three batters over two frames … Suffered losses against No. 22 Connecticut, No. 18 Houston, No. 28 Missouri State and VCU … Got the start against No. 22 Connecticut in the 2018 AAC Baseball Championship game where he tossed four scoreless frames, surrendered six hits and struck out a championship game record nine batters in ECU’s 4-3 win … Worked five-plus innings in a game four times with a season-high 5.1 against VCU (March 13) … Fanned multiple batters in a contest 19 times (four-plus in 14 outings) with a season-high coming against the Huskies (May 26) … Started the third game of the Greenville Regional vs. instate foe UNCW (June 3) tossing 3.2 scoreless innings with six strikeouts before the contest was delayed by lightning (no decision) … Allowed two or less runs in a game 16 times (one or fewer on 11 occasions) … Did not allow a run in nine contests with six of those coming in relief outings … Struck out four or more hitters in a game 13 times (five-plus seven times) … Fourteen of 61 hits he allowed went for extra bases (10 doubles, four home runs) … In games he appeared in, ECU outscored its opponents 118-85 … Surrendered three or less hits 13 times (one or fewer on eight occasions) … As a starter posted a 3-3 record where he allowed 29 runs (26 earned) on 54 hits with 66 strikeouts and 28 walks in 51.2 innings for a 4.53 ERA … Out of the bullpen he went 1-1 with a save … Surrendered just three runs (all earned) on seven hits with 20 strikeouts to 10 walks in 12.0 innings … Allowed three of four inherited runners to score (75.0 percent) … Held opposing hitters to a composite .175 batting average in relief … In last 10 outings of the season (six starts) allowed 16 runs (all earned) on 32 hits with 44 punch outs to 13 walks in 28.0 innings … Against AAC members in the regular season, went 1-1 with a 4.79 ERA in nine appearances (three starts) … Struck out 33 batters while walking 13 in 20.2 frames … Allowed 11 runs (all earned) on 23 hits in league play … Appeared in four postseason games (AAC Tournament/Greenville Regional) making a pair of starts … Surrendered three runs (all earned) on 10 hits with three walks and 18 strikeouts … Ranked among AAC leaders fewest triples allowed (0/t1st), intentional walks (2/t3rd), strikeouts (sixth), strikeouts looking (26/sixth), wild pitches (8/t6th), fewest hits allowed (t7th), fewest home runs allowed (4/t8th) and fewest runs allowed (ninth) … 2018 Summer: Selected to play for Team USA (Collegiate National Team) … Appeared in four games (all in relief) where he sported a 0.96 ERA and combined on one shutout … Allowed just one run (earned) on five hits … Fanned a team second-best 14 batters while walking one in 9.1 innings … Helped Team USA to a 12-3 summer record that included series wins over Chinese Taipei, Japan and Cuba … Prior to stint with the Collegiate National Team, played for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod League where he made one appearance tossing six shutout innings (vs. Falmouth) allowing three hits, two walks and fanned 10 batters in a 4-1 victory.

2017: Appeared in 16 games making 10 starts … Posted a 3-3 record allowing 31 runs (23 earned) on 58 hits … Struck out 64 while walking 32 in 64.1 innings for a 3.22 ERA, which ranked second on the team … Made collegiate debut at No. 8 Ole Miss (Feb. 18) tossing two scoreless frames … In second outing allowed one run (earned) over two innings with a pair of strikeouts against La Salle … Made first career start moving into the weekend rotation on March 10 against Charlotte where he threw six scoreless innings surrendering five hits, walking four and striking out one … Named to American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team after tossing seven scoreless innings against No. 24 UCF where he allowed two hits with three walks and six punch outs helping the Pirates advance to the Championship Game … Tallied four quality starts (Charlotte, Towson, Tulane, UCF) … Notched win over Towson (March 24), Tulane (April 30) and No. 24 UCF (May 26) … Struck out career-best 11 batters in five innings of relief against Western Carolina (March 3) in the LeClair Classic – all coming in relief … Added second career double-digit strikeout game against Tulane (April 30) fanning 10 over 7.1 innings … Worked into the sixth inning of a start five times (twice into the seventh inning) … Allowed two or less hits in an outing seven times (none on two occasions) … Surrendered one or less runs in a start five times (none three times) … Suffered losses to Connecticut (April 2), at Houston (April 7) and at USF (May 7) … Had multiple punch outs in a contest 10 times (five or more on six occasions) … Allowed four of five inherited runners to score (80.0 percent) … Appeared in nine games making six starts in league play … Posted a 1-3 record with a 4.40 ERA … Allowed 22 runs (15 earned) on 36 hits … Struck out 31 while walking 18 in 30.2 innings … Ranked among the AAC leaders in earned runs allowed (t2nd), fewest doubles allowed (t2nd), fewest hits allowed (fourth), runs (sixth), ERA (seventh) and opposing batting average (.242/ninth) … Held opposing hitters to a .242 composite batting average … 2017 Summer: Played for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod League … Appeared in six games making three starts … Posted a 1-1 record with a 6.17 ERA … Allowed 18 runs (16 earned) on 25 hits … Struck out 31 and walked 17 in 23.1 innings … Picked up win at Hyannis (July 3) allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits with five strikeouts … Fanned 11 batters against Yarmouth-Dennis (July 18) where he earned CCBL Pitcher-of-the-Week honors (July 25).

Battlefield High School: Three-year letterwinner for coach Jay Burkhart … Helped the Bobcats to a 55-18 three-year record which included a pair of conference tournament titles (2014 and 2016), one conference regular season crown (2016) and a runner-up finish in the state playoffs … As a sophomore helped the Bobcats to the Conference 8 tournament title and a 16-5 record … Earned second-team all-conference honors as an outfielder batting .378 (17-for-45) with three doubles, 11 RBI and eight runs scored … Tallied five multi-hit games with a season-best three on two occasions (Osbourn Park HS and McLean HS) … Was a perfect 4-for-4 on the base paths … Appeared in four games on the mound in relief … Did not allow a run in 5.1 innings … Struck out six and walked two … Held opposing hitters to a .150 composite batting average … During junior campaign posted a 7-0 record with a 0.65 ERA … Fanned 129 batters in 64.1 innings while holding opposing hitters to a composite .091 batting average … Posted victories in seven of 11 starts with three complete games and two complete game shutouts … Tossed no-hitter against Nitro HS (4/1/15) with 11 strikeouts and four walks … Tallied double-digit strikeouts six times with a career-high 21 against Osbourn Park (5/19/15) … He fanned 21-straight batters after giving up a leadoff home run on an 0-2 pitch, which tied a Virginia single-game state record along with Todd Morgan (1980) and Doug Bates (1983) … In that game he also had three nine-pitch innings … Did not allow a run in five outings and one or fewer in 10 of 11 starts … Led the state of Virginia (all divisions) in total strikeouts … Allowed seven runs (six earned) on 19 hits and walked 43 … Offensively he batted .360 (32-for-89) with two extra base hits, 22 RBI and scored 11 runs … Recorded 12 multi-hit games with a season-high three against Potomac (4/7/15) … Drew six walk while striking out just eight times … Swiped six of seven bases … Earned first-team all-conference, all-region and Virginia 6A All-State honors … Named Second-Team All-Metro by the Washington Post … 2015 Underclass High Honorable Mention selection by Perfect Game … Named team captain as a senior … Posted an 11-0 record with a 0.54 ERA … Struck out 136 batters in 65.0 innings and held opposing hitters to a composite .071 batting average … Allowed just seven runs (five earned) on 14 hits while walking 24 … Recorded seven complete games and a pair of complete game shutouts (Patriot HS and Centreville HS) … Tallied multiple strikeouts nine times with a season-high 17 twice (Hylton HS and Patriot HS) … Did not allow a run in four of 11 outings … Tossed a no-hitter in his season debut vs. Hylton (3/15/16) in an 8-1 victory … Followed that with three no-hit frames versus Daniel Boone HS (3/21/16) where he fanned seven of nine batters faced … Led the state of Virginia in total strikeouts for the second-straight year … Offensively batted .348 (31-for-89) with seven doubles, 15 RBI and scored 15 runs … Swiped 13 of 15 bases … Slugged .426 and had a .410 on-base percentage … Tallied 11 multi-hit games with a season-high three against Daniel Boone HS (3/21/16) … Earned MaxPreps Second-Team All-America honors … Other honors included: Washington Post Player-of-the-Year, Prince William County (Va.) Player-of-the-Year, Virginia High School League 6A State Player-of-the-Year, Conference 8 Player-of-the-Year and regional player-of-the-year … Played travel ball for the Marrucci Stars under the direction of coaches Carson Carron, Larry Prange and Mike Colangelo … Four-year all-academic selection with a cumulative 4.0 GPA … Summa Cum Laude … Top 10 percent in class (600-plus students) … Rated as the No. 1 left-hander and No. 10 overall prospect in the state of Virginia by Perfect Game … Tabbed as the 33rd-best lefty nationally and No. 273 overall by Perfect Game … 2016 Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-America … First-team All-Atlantic Regional selection in 2016 by Perfect Game … Baseball America tabbed him as the 13th-best prospect in Virginia for the 2016 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft … Participated in several showcase events including 2014 WWBA Underclass World Championship in Fort Myers, Fla., 2014 WWBA 2016 Grads or 16U National Championship in Cartersville, Ga., 2014 PG Super25 16U/2016 Grads Mid-Atlantic Qualifier in Lanoka Harbor, N.J., 2015 WWBA World Championship (all-tournament team) in Jupiter, Fla., 2015 WWBA Southeast Qualifier (MVP and all-tournament team) in Cartersville, Ga., 2015 WWBA Northeast Qualifier (all-tournament team) in Vineland, N.J., 2015 East Coast Professional Showcase in Tampa, Fla., 2015 WWBA 2016 Grads or 17 National Championship in Cartersville, Ga. (all-tournament team) and 2015 WWBA 2015 Grads or 18U National Championship in Cartersville, Ga.

Personal: Full name is Jake Anthony Agnos … Born in Haymarket, Va. … Son of Niko and Lee Agnos … Has three siblings (Katie, John and Zach) … Brother Zach is committed to playing baseball at ECU after signing a National Letter of Intent on Nov. 14, 2018 … Majoring in management information systems … Five-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll selection (Chancellor’s List four semesters) … Two-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team member (2017-18) … Named to 2018 Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 First-Team … Chosen to represent ECU and The American at the 2017-18 NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum in Washington D.C. (Nov. 16-19, 2017).