2022 Baseball Roster
Friend, Jacob
Jersey Number 13
Jacob Friend
- Class:
- Freshman
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Va.
- High School:
- Yorktown
Bio
Career Highlights
• Sixth-round pick (No. 179) of MLB’s Cincinnati Reds (2024)
• A-10 All-Championship Team (2022)
• Atlantic 10 Second Team (2023)
2024: • Played in and started 44 games, including 31 at catcher • Hit .274 with a 1.000 OPS, 48 runs, seven doubles, 10 home runs and 29 RBIs • Ranked second in the Atlantic 10 with 46 walks and was fourth with a .473 on-base percentage • Led the A-10 and ranked ninth nationally with 1.05 base on balls per game • Drew three walks in four games, including in three straight in March • Had 10 multi-hit games, including a high of four against Brown (3/10) • Turned in 10 multi-RBI games, driving in three runs in four contests • Slugged .527 and stole eight bases • Had a 19-game reached base streak • Was named to the Buster Posey Award Watch List.
2023: Named to the Atlantic 10 Second Team • Played in 47 games, starting 46, including 32 at catcher • Hit .277 with a 1.026 OPS, 48 runs, seven doubles, one triple, 11 home runs and 40 RBIs • Also drew 41 walks and stole four bases • Had 10 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games • Was named A-10 Player of the Week (5/8) after hitting .667 with three home runs in the VCU series • Ranked fifth in the A-10 with a .465 on-base percentage • Had two home runs, including a grand slam, and drove in five against VCU (5/4) • Hit two home runs and drove in five against Richmond (5/18)• Had a 10-game hit streak • Ended the season on a 32-game reached-base streak.
2022: Earned a spot on the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team • Played in 36 games, making 25 starts as a designated hitter (17) and catcher • Hit .274 with a .797 OPS, five doubles, a triple, a home run and 17 RBIs • Earned his first college hit with a double against Lafayette (3/20) • Hit his first college home run, a two-run shot, against UNCG (3/27) • Posted four multiple-hit and four multi-RBI games • Hit .385 (5-for-13) in the A-10 Tournament and had his best offensive game in the win against George Mason, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and four RBIs.
Before Davidson: Played at Yorktown High, where he was an all-conference and all-region pick • Also named Athlete of the Year • As a senior, hit .331, with an .563 OBP to go with three home runs, 12 RBIs and 15 stolen bases.
Personal: Parents are Abdon and Allison • Born Feb. 21, 2003 • Has a younger sister, Sarah.
• Sixth-round pick (No. 179) of MLB’s Cincinnati Reds (2024)
• A-10 All-Championship Team (2022)
• Atlantic 10 Second Team (2023)
2024: • Played in and started 44 games, including 31 at catcher • Hit .274 with a 1.000 OPS, 48 runs, seven doubles, 10 home runs and 29 RBIs • Ranked second in the Atlantic 10 with 46 walks and was fourth with a .473 on-base percentage • Led the A-10 and ranked ninth nationally with 1.05 base on balls per game • Drew three walks in four games, including in three straight in March • Had 10 multi-hit games, including a high of four against Brown (3/10) • Turned in 10 multi-RBI games, driving in three runs in four contests • Slugged .527 and stole eight bases • Had a 19-game reached base streak • Was named to the Buster Posey Award Watch List.
2023: Named to the Atlantic 10 Second Team • Played in 47 games, starting 46, including 32 at catcher • Hit .277 with a 1.026 OPS, 48 runs, seven doubles, one triple, 11 home runs and 40 RBIs • Also drew 41 walks and stole four bases • Had 10 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games • Was named A-10 Player of the Week (5/8) after hitting .667 with three home runs in the VCU series • Ranked fifth in the A-10 with a .465 on-base percentage • Had two home runs, including a grand slam, and drove in five against VCU (5/4) • Hit two home runs and drove in five against Richmond (5/18)• Had a 10-game hit streak • Ended the season on a 32-game reached-base streak.
2022: Earned a spot on the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team • Played in 36 games, making 25 starts as a designated hitter (17) and catcher • Hit .274 with a .797 OPS, five doubles, a triple, a home run and 17 RBIs • Earned his first college hit with a double against Lafayette (3/20) • Hit his first college home run, a two-run shot, against UNCG (3/27) • Posted four multiple-hit and four multi-RBI games • Hit .385 (5-for-13) in the A-10 Tournament and had his best offensive game in the win against George Mason, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and four RBIs.
Before Davidson: Played at Yorktown High, where he was an all-conference and all-region pick • Also named Athlete of the Year • As a senior, hit .331, with an .563 OBP to go with three home runs, 12 RBIs and 15 stolen bases.
Personal: Parents are Abdon and Allison • Born Feb. 21, 2003 • Has a younger sister, Sarah.
2024 Davidson Baseball Alumni Game Will DuBose message
Wednesday, August 14
Baseball Wins at Kannapolis
Thursday, March 16
Baseball - A-10 Regular Season Champions
Monday, January 30
Baseball - Parker Nolan Mic'd Up
Monday, January 30
