2014 West Virginia University Baseball Guide

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Jacob Rice OF 6-3 • 210 • Sr. • Tulsa, Okla. • Eastern Oklahoma State College At West Virginia in 2013

At EASTERN OKLA. STATE COLLEGE 2012

• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention

• Helped team to a 36-20 record and a Region II Championship

• Big 12 All-Tournament Team • Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (2/25) • Played in 56 games, starting 54, leading the team in batting average (.333) and hits (73)

• Named to the 2012 All-Region 2 First Team

• Ranked No. 8 in hits and No. 9 in batting average in the Big 12

At ARKANSAS 2011

• Ranked second on the team in doubles (13) and on-base percentage (.383)

• Played in 21 games with 12 starts

• Had a team-leading 27 multi-hit games, including two four-hit and five three-hit performances • Had an eight-game hitting streak (2/17-3/3) in which he amassed 18 hits, five runs, eight RBIs and three stolen bases

• Earned the starting nod in final two games of NCAA Tempe Regional, finishing each game with a hit and scoring two runs

PREP • Three-year starter at Union High

• Had two hits, including the game-winning single in extra innings to defeat Oklahoma State (5/25) at the Big 12 Championship

• Named all-conference and all-metro after senior season, in which he hit .338 with seven homers and 47 RBIs

• Went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI against TCU (5/24) in game two of the Big 12 Championship

• Led team to the 6A State Championship as a senior • Earned all-conference and all-metro honors following the season and also was voted team MVP

• Drove in two runs with one hit at Oklahoma State (5/18), finishing the series with three hits and three RBIs

• Also was a three-year letterwinner for the football team, where he helped the team to two state championships

• Went 3-for-5 with a run against TCU (5/12)

• Ranked the No. 157 player nationally, No. 2 player in Oklahoma and No. 26 infielder in the Class of 2010 by Perfect Game

• Batted 2-for-3 with two walks, one run and one stolen base against TCU (5/11) • Drove in two runs on two hits with one run against Oklahoma (5/5) • Went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs at Texas (4/21) • Scored three runs to go along with two hits, two walks and two stolen bases against Morehead State (4/16) • Recorded seven hits, six runs, four doubles and five RBIs during New Orleans (3/28-3/30) series • Had two hits in each of the Kansas State games, including a home run and two RBIs on 5/15 • Drove in two runs with four hits against Indiana (3/1) • Scored one run and drove in one run with four hits against Wake Forest (2/23)

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• Batted .364 with 37 runs, seven doubles, two triples, eight homers, 49 RBIs and nine stolen bases

• Named a 2010 Rawlings/Perfect Game Third Team All-American and West Region First Team All-American

PERSONAL • Son of Terry and Mary Rice • Has three brothers • Birthday is Nov. 22 • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll


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