2023 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jake Saum
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ventura, Calif.
- High School:
- St. Bonaventure HS
Notes
Four-year member of the UCLA baseball program from 2020-23 ... Utilized as a left-handed reliever ... Over 69 career appearances with the Bruins, went 7-2 with a 4.31 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 64 2/3 innings.ย
Career Highlights
Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-23)
Eight-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2023
Made 22 appearances, all in relief, during his senior season ... Went 1-0 with a 7.36 ERA and .302 batting average against over 11 innings ... Had 16 strikeouts, against 10 walks and two hit batters ... Didn't allow an earned run over his first nine appearances dating to Mar. 25 ... Later in the season, had a streak of seven consecutive outings without an earned run (Apr. 11 to May 5) ... Set season highs in innings (2.1) and strikeouts (3) at Washington State on Mar. 31 ... Retired all three batters he faced, striking out a pair, against Arizona on Mar. 18 ... Stranded 20 of his 33 inherited runners for the season ... Co-led the team in inherited runners, and led the squad in stranded inherited runners ... Had a 1.13 ERA through the end of March, and a 2.70 ERA through May 5 ... Didn't allow an earned run in a midweek game (six appearances), night game (nine appearances), non-conference game (10 appearances), or away game (six appearances)ย ... Selected to the 2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.ย
2022
Made a career-high 26 appearances, all in relief, as a junior ... Had a 4-0 record, 4.11 ERA, and .243 BAA over 30 2/3 innings ... Had 33 strikeouts against 21 walks ... Missed about a month of the season (Apr. 22 to May 25) due to injury ... Was third on the team in appearances, and first among left-handed pitchers ... Unscored open in nine consecutive outings from Mar. 12 to Apr. 10, a span of 13 innings ...ย Had a 3.68 ERA in Pac-12 play ... Struck out a season-high five batters over three scoreless innings against UC Santa Barbara on Mar. 29 ... Followed that up with a career-high four innings against Oregon on Apr. 3, striking out four and allowing just a single ... Had multiple strikeouts in three consecutive outings after returning from injury, from May 25-28 ... Appeared in all four of UCLA's games at the Auburn Regional ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed) ...ย Selected toย the 2022ย Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (3.3+ cumulative GPA, 1+ year of residence at institution).
2021
Made 17 relief appearances during his sophomore season ... Finished the year with a 2-2 record, one save, and 3.15 ERA over 20 innings ... Posted 23 strikeouts compared to just three walks ... Didn't appear after Apr. 10 due to injury ... Amongย UCLA pitchers with 2+ IP, Saum had the best BB/9 (1.35) and K-BB (7.7) ... In his most-extended outing to date, struck out a career-high six over 3 2/3 innings against USC on Mar. 7 en route to his first collegiateย save... Notched four strikeouts without allowing a hit in 1 2/3 innings against San Francisco on Opening Day (Feb. 19) ... Didn't allow an earned run in 12 of 17 appearances ... Tossed two scoreless innings at UC Irvine on Feb. 27 ... Had a 1.74 ERA through Mar. 12 ... Posted a 1-2-3 inning of relief against Cal State Fullerton on Mar. 2 ... Went six-up, six-down with three strikeouts against Loyola Marymount on Mar. 23 ... Needed just eight pitches to record three outs at Stanford on Apr. 9ย ... Recorded his first-career win with 2 2/3 innings of one-run relief against Arizona on Mar. 21 ... Stranded nine of his 14 inherited runners on the season (64%) ... Named to the 2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (3.3+ cumulative GPA, 1+ year of residence at institution) ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and springย quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Over the summer, pitched for the Orleans Firebirds in the Cape Cod League ... Posted a 6.40 ERA over 12 appearances (all in relief), striking out 27 in 19 2/3 innings ... Finished his time in the Cape with nine strikeouts and one hit against over four innings of relief against Chatham on Aug. 1.ย
2020
Made four appearances as a true freshman, all out of the bullpen ... Had no record, a 3.00 ERA, and two strikeouts in three innings ... Unscored upon in three of four outings ... Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 16 against UC Riverside, walking the first batter he faced but bouncing back to get the next two out in a row ... Retired the lone batter he faced against Oklahoma State on Feb. 28 ... Pitched a season-high two innings against TCU on Mar. 7, allowing just a single ...ย Named to the Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring (quarter GPA of 3.0 or higher and pass at least 12 units) ... Over the summer,ย made nine appearances for the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders of the Northwoods League ... Posted a 1-1 record, 3.72 ERA, and 30 strikeouts in 29.0 innings pitched ... Had a four-appearance span from Jul. 11-30 without allowing an earned run, a streak of 13.1 innings ... Struck out seven over 5.0ย innings on Aug. 6.ย
2019 (Summer)
Played with the Wenatchee AppleSoxย in the West Coast League ... Over 10 appearances (eight starts), crafted a 5-1 record with a 2.42 ERA ... Struck out 64 batters in 52 innings ... Was a First Team All-WCL pick ... Selected to the 2019 WCL All-Star Game ... In his lone playoff start, fanned 10 batters over seven scoreless innings, allowing just four hits to Victoria in a 5-1 Wenatchee win ... Allowed four hits or fewer in all but one of his 10 appearances.ย
Highย School
Three-year letterwinner in baseball at St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura, Calif. ... Spent his freshman season at Aiea High School in Honolulu, Hawaii ... All-time career strikeout leader at St. Bonaventure with 327 Ks ... Three-time Tri-Valley League Pitcher of the Year and first team all-league recipient ... Named the Tri-Valley League Player of the Year after his senior season ... As a senior, went 6-3 with a 0.94 ERA and 97 strikeouts in 52 1/3 innings ... Was 11-2 with a 1.08ย ERA with 134 strikeouts in 74 1/3 innings as a junior in 2018 ... Had a 5-0 record and 1.39 ERA as a sophomore in 2017 ... Ranked the No. 8 LHP and No. 78 prospect overall in California by Perfect Game ... Nationally, ranked the No. 51 LHP ... Was an Under Armour Underclass All-American ... Played for the Brewers at the 2018 Area Code Games.ย ย
Personal
Jacob Christoper Saumย was born in 2000 to parents Cheryl and Mike in Fairfield, Calif. ... Has one younger brother, Charlie ... Chose UCLA because "I believed it was the best fit for me academically, and the baseball program has a history of success under Coach Savage that I was excited to be a part of" ... Plans on majoring in environmental science ... Aspires to play pro baseball or join the military ... Describes recording extra-inning 1-0 wins in CIF Playoffs over Simi Valley HS in back-to-back years as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Mike Trout ... In his free time, likes to surf, hike, fish, swim, and work out ... Is part of a military family and has lived in eight different places.ย
Career Highs
Innings: 4.0 vs. Oregon (4/3/22)
Strikeouts: 6 vs. USC (3/7/21)
