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Jersey Number 25
Jacob Cook
- Year:
- Senior
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 210
- B/T:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Mechanicsville, Va.
- High School:
- Lee-Davis
As a senior:
- Signed free agent contract with Toronto Blue Jays
- JMU's career appearances record-holder at 92
- Second with 280 career innings
- Third with 240 career strikeouts
- Tossed second career complete game in 6-2 win over Towson
- Emerged to pitch 8 1/3 shutout innings in 1-0 JMU win on Sunday at GSU in first CAA start of the season
- Pitched 1 1/3 innings of relief in the series opener versus Georgia State
- Started against Virginia Tech, giving up three runs on four hits in four innings
- Threw two innings of relief in second Hofstra game, and did not allow an earned runs
- Received the loss in that game due to an unearned run scoring off of two JMU errors
- Picked up his fourth win of the season in a start against Liberty
- Lasted 5 innings giving up four hits and no runs, while striking out three
- Started against Longwood and lasted 4 1/3 innings
- Gave up four runs on five hits and stuck out one
- Pitched a perfect inning of relief against Radford
- Threw three shutout innings in relief against Virginia Tech
- The win evened his record at 3-3
- Pitched 4 2/3 innings of relief in second W&M game
- Gave up two runs and struck out three to earn his second victory of the season
- Started and earned the victory in first Marshall game
- Gave up three runs on six hits, while striking out three in five innings pitched
- Pitched one inning in relief giving up two hits and striking out one in Liberty game
- Struck out four in just 2 1/3 innings pitched in second ODU game
- Threw season-high 6 1/3 innings pitched and matched season-high with six strikeouts in game against The Citadel
- Had season-high six strikeouts in first appearance of the season versus Seton Hall.
As a junior:
- Pitched two innings of one-hit relief in tournament win over Georgia State
- Made two relief appearances in UNCW series
- Tossed a scoreless eighth in game two with a walk and a strikeout
- Started final game of Towson series and earned the victory
- Yielded a first-inning homer before tossing zeros for the rest of his seven innings
- Scattered eight hits and fanned six while walking three
- Threw one inning of scoreless relief in game two against Georgia State, walking one and fanning one
- Missed the Hofstra series with a bruised leg suffered when struck with a batted ball
- Pitched 2/3 of an inning allowing one run on three hits against Richmond
- Came in relief in game two versus George Mason, pitching three innings, allowing two runs on five hits to pick up his first save of the season
- Got the start at Maryland and pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing five runs, four were earned, on seven hits while walking two and striking out two
- Pitched one inning of relief in game two at Northeastern, allowed two singles, but preserved the shutout with two strikeouts
- Threw two scoreless innings in relief in game one against Old Dominion
- Picked up his third win of the season in the first game against Virginia Tech, pitching five innings, giving up two runs, and striking out five
- Pitched two innings in relief in first William and Mary game to pick up his second win of the season
- No decision in five innings of starting assignment in Longwood game
- Left game with 5-3 lead, having allowed six hits, walking two, and striking out three
- Started and went 6 1/3 innings with four earned runs and four strikeouts in the 10-5 win against Liberty
- Started and went 5 2/3 innings with one earned run, four hits, three walks, and five strikeouts versus GWU
- Worked 2 2/3 innings in first game of the Clemson series, yielding three runs on five hits and one walk while whiffing four
- Played for the Manchester Silkworms of the New England Collegiate Baseball League during the 2006 summer
- Went 4-1 with a 2.14 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 46 1/3 innings
- Ranked ninth in the league in ERA, tied for fifth in strikeouts, and fourth with a .185 opposing batting average.
As a sophomore:
- Worked two innings of one-hit, shutout relief in second Hofstra game, striking out two
- Picked up win with 2/3 innings relief in Hofstra series opener
- Threw two hitless innings at Longwood, fanning two
- Threw final 2 1/3, allowed one run on one hit and fanned four to pick up a win in the Dukes' 9-8 13-inning victory against William & Mary
- Hurled the Dukes' first complete game of the season with a four-hitter at ODU
- Fanned five and walked one Monarch
- Lost shutout bid in the ninth inning
- Retired all six batters he faced at Radford, including two on strikeouts
- Starter in final game of VCU series
- Threw 5 2/3 against the Rams and left the game with a 6-3 lead in eventual no-decision
- Gave up six hits and six walks and fanned three
- Pitched 7 2/3 strong innings in Penn State finale
- Scattered four hits and yielded the game's only run while striking out five
- Started and worked 6 2/3 against Wagner, retiring 13 of last 15 he faced in a no-decision
- Thwarted a Maryland first-and-third run attempt in bottom of the eighth with step-off execution
- Came out of the pen to toss 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief in final Kent State game to earn first career save
- Gave up one hit, walked one, and fanned five
- Victimized by sun-aided hits and unfavorable ruling on a bunt play at Virginia
- Quality start with 7 1/3 innings against No. 23 Coastal Carolina
- Fanned a career-best eight Chants
- Settled in and allowed eight hits and walked two while yielding two earned runs
- Retired nine Chants in a row in middle innings
- Started versus Tennessee
- Gave up seven earned runs and 14 total in 3 2/3 vs. the Vols.
As a freshman:
- First career swing of the bat went for a two-run home run, in the second game against Coppin State
- Pitched two innings in the season opener, against Longwood, striking out two
- Allowed one run with three strikeouts in the series finale with Coppin State
- Hit second homer in just fourth at-bat of season, in fourth game of the LeMoyne series
- Struck out five in just 3 2/3 innings against UNCW
- Made first career start against Virginia Tech, allowing one earned run over six innings pitched in a no-decision
- Gained his second victory of the year with a career-high 7 1/3 innings at Hofstra, his first CAA start
- Fanned a career-high seven, walked one, and gave up nine hits
- Worked six innings and fanned six Delaware Blue Hens in his next start
- Went 6 2/3 as a starter against Old Dominion, whiffing seven Monarchs
- Tossed 5 2/3 innings against William and Mary with five strikeouts
- Averaged one strikeout per inning in each of his four CAA starts
- Played for the Herndon Braves of the Clark Griffith League during the summer of 2004
- Went 4-0 with a 3.12 ERA in nine starts.
Before JMU:
- Picked by Montreal in the 40th round of the 2003 draft
- Named the Metro Player of the Year by the Richmond Times Dispatch as a senior
- Earned first-team All-Metro and second-team Virginia High School League Group AAA All-State honors as a senior
- Played in the 2003 VHSL All-Star Game
- Was named the Capital District Player of the Year as a senior in addition to first-team Laurels as an outfielder and pitcher
- First-team pitcher and second-team outfielder in the Central Region
- All-Academic
- As a junior first-team Blue-Grey Showcase in Jacksonville and second-team Blue-Grey at William and Mary
- All-Academic in baseball and football
- Confederates won Capital District titles his freshman through junior seasons
- Took home the 2001 Central Region crown and the Group AAA State championship in 2001
- Coached by Kenny Lewis.
Personal:
- Son of Holli and Tim Cook
- Enjoys golf and fishing
- Interdisciplinary social sciences major with secondary education minor.
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