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  Jacob Wilson
Jacob Wilson

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Arlington, Tenn.

High School:
Bartlett HS

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 200

Position:
Infield

Experience:
1L

Bats/Throws:
R/R

Outlook for 2010
Had a strong finish to 2009, as well as a productive fall...Will again man the role of starting third baseman and will be relied on to be a major threat in the lineup...Coaches expect great things from him thanks to the experience he gained from playing every day in 2009.

2009 (Freshman)
The lone Tiger to play in all 53 games...Started in 43 games as Memphis' primary third baseman...Filled in adequately in seven games at shortstop for an injured Brett Bowen...Tied for the team lead with 14 doubles...Cranked four homers en route to hitting .250...Drove in 33 runs and was 6-for-7 in the stolen base category...Recorded 13 multi-hit games and posted multiple RBI eight times...Hit .241 in league action...Tallied 11 two-out RBI...Three of his four home runs came against C-USA competition, including a two-run blast that was part of a 3-for-4 day in a 10-5 win over UCF...Drove in a career-best four runs, legged out two doubles and scored twice in that game...First career home run was a grand slam versus Indiana State 3/14/09)...Provided Memphis with a walk-off triple to defeat the Indiana State 6-5 in 10 innings (3/13/09)...Had a career night, going 4-for-5 with three RBI and a team season-high four runs in a 16-6 win over Arkansas State (4/7/09)...Was 4-for-5 with a homer, two runs and two RBI at Tulane (4/26/09)...Capped and highlighted his freshman season by hitting .455 (5-for-11) with a team-best 1.000 slugging percentage, a .500 on-base percentage, 11 total bases, five runs scored and four RBI to help Memphis to a 2-1 series win over Southern Miss...Tabbed C-USA Hitter of the Week (5/11/09)...Finished the year on a career-long seven-game hit streak.

Prep
Two-time Tennessee All-State pick...2007 TSWA AAA All-State...TBR First Team...Two-time Shelby Suburban All-Metro...Two-time Commercial Appeal Best of Preps finalist...All-District MVP and All-Region performer... Hit .331, drove in 45 runs and scored 29 more en route to making the 2006 TBR Super Soph Team as well as earning All-District accolades...Also legged out eight doubles and slugged four homers to lead Bartlett to a runner-up finish in the Tennessee AAA State tournament...Led Bartlett to district and region championships in 2008...A three-year letterman for former Tiger baseball player, Phil Clark at BHS... Led the Panthers to the pinnacle of the Tennessee State AAA ranks with a 40-5 mark and the school's first-ever baseball State championship in 2007...Went 3-for-3 with four RBI and four runs scored in the Panthers'18-7 state-title win...Led the state of Tennessee with 71 RBI in 2007 and finished his prep campaign with 170 RBI...Hit .488 with six home runs as a senior...Hit .437 with 51 runs scored, 19 doubles and 13 home runs as a junior...Hit 23 homers and 37 doubles in high school career...Recruited by Indiana and Middle Tennessee...High school teammate of Tiger sophomore Heith Hatfield.

Personal
Son of Brenda and Stan Wilson...Born on July 29, 1990... Undecided on a major.

Wilson's Career Stats
Season GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO SB-A
2009 53-53 .250 192 31 48 14 2 4 33 78 .406 26 4 39 6-7
2010 ------- ---- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- ----
Career 53-53 .250 192 31 48 14 2 4 33 78 .406 26 4 39 6-7

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