Jake Washer

Height:
6-0
Weight:
220
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
King
High School:
West Stokes
Major:
Business Marketing

All-conference and Johnny Bench Award candidate … Set to open redshirt junior campaign as the Pirates top catcher … Preseason All-American Athletic Conference selection by the leagues head coaches and by College Baseball Daily … 2018: Johnny Bench Award semifinalist who started 55 of 58 games (49/C, 6/DH) … Hit at a .287 clip (58-for-202) with six home runs, 40 RBI and scored 32 runs … Laced 10 doubles and one triple … Drew 32 walks and struck out 51 times … Was hit by six pitches, which was tied for third on the team … Swiped one of two bases … One of seven players to start at least 50 games … Tallied 14 multi-hit and nine multi-RBI games … Established career-long 13-game hitting streak (March 29 to April 20) where he batted .367 (18-for-49) with three home runs, 16 RBI and scored 10 runs … Drove in at least one run in 14 of 18 games (19 RBI) from March 24 to April 27 … Reached base safely in 17 consecutive games from March 23 to April 21, which was a career-long … Belted home runs against Charlotte, Cincinnati, No. 20 UCF, USF, UNCW and Washington … Recorded a hit in 39 of 57 games with an official at-bat … Plated at least one run in 28 games … Scored at least one run in 24 contests (multiple six times) … Drew multiple walks six times with a career-best three against UNCW (June 3) … Also had at least one walk in 25 outings … Tallied three total sacrifices … Stood second on the club with 16 two-out RBI … Tallied five game-winning RBI (Charlotte, Memphis/twice, Tulane, UNCW) … ECU posted a 33-16 record in games which he started behind the plate … Hit primarily in the four-hole of the lineup (34 games) … In league play, started 22 of 23 games … Batted .244 (21-for-86) with three home runs, 13 RBI and 12 runs scored … Drew 10 walks and struck out 20 times … Added four doubles and was hit twice … Started all eight postseason games batting .226 (7-for-31) with a double, four RBI, six runs scored and five walks … Posted a .995 fielding percentage committing two errors to go along with 33 assists and 368 putouts in 403 chances … Turned a pair of double plays … Threw out 12 of 38 would be base stealers (31.6 percent) … Registered double-digit putouts in a game 12 times with a season-high 14 on two occasions … Multiple assists in a contest nine times.

2017: Played in 12 games making five starts (1/C, 4/DH) during redshirt freshman campaign … Batted .133 (2-for-15) with an RBI and two runs scored … Struck out six times while walking twice … Made collegiate debut at Houston (April 7) … First career start came the same weekend (April 9) going 1-for-1 with an RBI and run scored … Second collegiate hit came at UNC Wilmington (April 18) where he went 1-for-1 scoring a run as the designated hitter … Registered first start behind the plate at Connecticut (May 20) … Recorded four putouts behind the dish against the Huskies in regular season finale … Batted in the fourth and fifth spots in the lineup … Appeared in nine league games with one start … Batted .091 (1-for-11) with one RBI and a run scored … 2017 Summer: Played for the New Market Rebels of the Valley League … Teammate of Nick Barber … Played in 39 games (all starts) where he batted .333 (50-for-150) with five home runs and 36 RBI … Scored 37 runs, drew 17 walks and struck out 27 times … Named to North All-Star Squad … Finished runner-up in the 2017 Valley League Home Run Derby … Participated in the Prospect and Summer Showcases representing the Valley League.

2016: Redshirted during freshman season serving as bullpen catcher … 2016 Summer: Played for the Holly Springs Salamanders of the Coastal Plains League … Teammate of Cam Colmore and Bryce Harman … Batted .265 (27-for-102) with a home run, 13 RBI and eight runs scored … Started 27 of 31 games where he struck out 18 times and drew 10 walks … Laced three doubles … Committed two errors in 161 chances for a .988 fielding percentage … Registered 150 putouts, nine assists and turned six double plays … Threw out 4 of 47 would be base stealers.

West Stokes High School: Four-year letterwinner for coach Kirk Goodson … Guided the Wildcats to three regular season Western Piedmont Athletic Conference titles (2012-14) and the conference tournament title in 2014 … Four time All-WPAC selection … Named WPAC Player-of-the-Year as a junior and senior … Earned North Carolina 2A All-State honors as a junior … Helped the Wildcats to a 71-28 four-year record … As a freshman batted .394 (37-for-94) with five home runs and 23 RBI … Legged out a team-high 12 doubles, while scoring 12 runs and walking five times … Followed rookie season batting .418 (23-for-55) with four home runs and 18 RBI … Scored 21 runs with nine doubles and 10 walks … During junior campaign hit at an impressive .542 clip (40-for-74) with a team-best nine home runs and 20 RBI on his way to the first of two-straight conference player-of the-year honors … Recorded 10 doubles, one tripe, six walks and scored a program high 31 runs … Participated in the 2014 Powerade State Games for Region 5 … Closed out prep career batting .540 with five home runs and claiming league player-of-the-year accolades … Selected to play for the North Carolina squad for the 2015 NC-SC Challenge All-Star Game (NCBCA) alongside ECU teammate Turner Brown … Honors Graduate at West Stokes … Member of Honors Society … North Carolina Scholar … Received Marine Corps Most Distinguished Athlete Award … Played travel ball for coach Andy Partin and the Dirtbags … Member of Winston-Salem American Legion squad under direction of coach Lovelace … Rated as the second-best catching prospect and 24th-overall prospect in North Carolina by Perfect Game … Named 2014 Underclass Honorable Mention by Perfect Game … Second-Team All-Atlantic Regional selection by Perfect Game following senior season … Also named 2015 Honorable Mention All-America by Perfect Game … Listed as the 113th-best prospect in North Carolina following senior year by MaxPreps.com … Participated in several showcase events including 2012-13 PG WWBA Underclass World Championship (Ft. Myers, Fla.), 2013-14 PG WWBA World Championship (Jupiter, Fla.), 2013 16U Perfect Game World Series (Ft. Myers, Fla.), 2013 17U Perfect Game BCS Finals (Ft. Myers, Fla.), 2014 PG WWBA 17U National Championship (Emerson, Ga.) and 2014 East Coast Professional Showcase (Syracuse, N.Y.).

Personal: Full name is Jacob Scott Washer, but prefers to go by Jake … Son of Sharon and Scott Washer … Born in Clearwater, Fla. … Has two siblings (Olivia and Trent) … Majoring in marketing … Seven-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll member (Fall 2015 to present) … Three-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team (2016-18).