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Jersey Number 34
Jake Brooks
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fountain Valley, Calif.
- High School:
- Fountain Valley HS
Bio
Career Highlights
Selected by the Miami Marlins in the 11th round of the 2023 MLB Draft (No. 323 overall) ... Three-year member of the UCLA baseball program from 2021-23 ... Two-time Opening Day starter for the Bruins (2022-23) ... Over his three years on campus, went 13-10 with a 4.96 ERA and 152 strikeouts over 158 innings ... Named to the Golden Spikes Award Watch List midway through the 2022 season as a sophomore; he posted a 2.12 ERA through his first seven starts of that campaign.ย
Career Highlights
Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-23)
Six-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2022 Shriner's Children's College Classic All-Tournament Team
2022, 2023 Opening Day Starter
2022 Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List
2023 UCLA All-Academic Team
2023
Appeared in 14 games, all starts, as a junior ... UCLA's primary Friday night starter for the second year in a row ... Went 6-6 with a 5.64 ERA and .282 batting average against over 74 innings ... Had a career-high 77 strikeouts, against 19 walks and 12 hit batters ... Finished the year ranked second in the Pac-12 in both strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.05) and walks allowed per nine innings (2.28) ... His 14 starts and 5.36 innings per appearance ranked first on the UCLA staff ... Went 4-4 with a 6.10 ERA in conference play ... UCLA was 8-6 in his starts ... Posted a 3.09 ERA over four starts in April ... Pitched to a 3.38 ERA over eight starts at home ... Named to the inaugural Preseason All-Pac-12 Team ... Was UCLA's Opening Day starter for the second year in a row, joining a prestigious club of multi-time UCLA opening day starters including Gerrit Cole, James Kaprielian, Adam Plutko, and Zach Pettway ... Allowed one earned run or fewer in four of his first six starts of the year ... Top outing of the year came on Mar. 24 against Washington, as he set season-bests in innings (6.2) and strikeouts (nine) while allowing no runs and just five hits ... Tossed six shutout innings against Utah on Apr. 7 ... Selected to the 2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... Named to the 2023 UCLA All-Academic Team, which honors the student-athlete from each program with the highest cumulative GPA.
2022
Appeared in 10 games, all starts, during his sophomore season ... Didn't appear after Apr. 22 due to injury ... Went 5-4 with a 3.96 ERA over 63 2/3 innings ... Struck out 57, against 10 walks ... Limited opponents to a .233 batting average ... Named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List ... Was UCLA's Opening Day starter on the mound, tossing five scoreless innings of two-hit ball with five strikeouts ... First Bruin to allow no runs on Opening Day since Griffin Canning in 2017 ... Followed that up with a masterpiece against UC Riverside on Feb. 25, striking out a career-high 12 while allowing just three hits over seven scoreless innings ...ย Selected to the all-tournament team at the Shriner's Children's College Classic after a standout start against Baylor (8 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K) ... Had a 2.12 ERA through his first seven starts of the year ... At the time of his final start of the year, had a top-10 WHIP in the country ... Allowed one walk or fewer in seven consecutive starts from Feb. 25 to Apr. 8 ... Threw an eight-inning complete game against Baylor on Mar. 4, making him the lone Bruin to log a CG in 2022 ... Led the team in innings per appearance (6.4) and was second in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.7) ... Had a 1.08 ERA over four starts against non-conference opponents ... UCLA was 6-4 in his starts ...ย Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, 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
Appeared in 16 games, including three starts, as a true freshman ... Posted a 2-0 record, 5.31 ERA, 18 strikeouts, and six walks over 20 1/3 innings pitched ... All three starts came in midweek contests ... Made his first career start on Mar. 23 at home against Loyola Marymount ... Made his NCAA debut on Feb. 26 against UC Irvine, facing three batters (struck out two, walked one) ... Went six-up, six-down in a two-inning relief appearance against Cal State Fullerton on Mar. 2 ... Picked up his first career win on May 11 at Loyola Marymount; he struck out a pair and didn't allow a hit in a 2 1/3 inning start ... In his third and final start of the year (May 18 vs. Nevada), allowed one hit and one earned run over two innings ... In his most-extended outing of the year, allowed just two hits over three shutout relief innings against Cal on May 21 ... In that outing against Cal, recorded season-highs in both innings and strikeouts (four) ... Had a 4.05 ERA over six appearances in Pac-12 action (all in relief) ... Struck out over a batter per inning against league foes (eight Ks in 6 2/3 IP) ... Had a 3.0 strikeout-to-walk ratio ... UCLA was 3-0 in his starts ... Stranded five of his 12 inherited runners on the season (58%) ... 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 spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12 units passed) ... Over the summer, pitched for the Cotuit Kettleers in the Cape Cod League ... Had a 3-3 record and a 3.06 ERA over eight appearances (six starts) ... Struck out 24 batters, against four walks, over 32 1/3 innings ... Unscored in his first three, and four of his first five, appearances ... Tossed five shutout innings, with just two hits allowed, against Wareham on Jul. 12 ... Ranked the No. 61 prospect in the Cape by Perfect Game.ย
2020 (Summer)
PItched for Fond du Lac in the Northwoods League ... Made 10 appearances, finishing with a 1-2 record and 5.26 ERA ... Struck out 27 batters in 25 2/3 innings ... Struck out five and allowed just one hit over three innings in his Northwoods debut on Jul. 4 ... Tossed four scoreless innings on Aug. 4.ย
Highย School
Played at Fountain Valley HS ...ย In the state of California, ranked the No. 23 RHP and No. 88 prospect overall โฆ Had a 4-0 record in 2020 before the season was shut down due to COVID-19 ... Threw a one-hitter on Mar. 9, 2020 against Newport Harbor HS ... Named the Fountain Valley High School Male Athlete of the Year for the 2019-20 school year ... Was a Preseason All-American in 2020 and an Underclass All-American in 2019 โฆ Played in the 2019 Perfect Game 17U World Series โฆ Had a 2.30 ERA as a high school junior at Fountain Valley HS.
Career Highs (as of conclusion of 2023)
Innings: 8.0 (twice)
Strikeouts: 12 vs. UC Riverside (2/25/22)
Selected by the Miami Marlins in the 11th round of the 2023 MLB Draft (No. 323 overall) ... Three-year member of the UCLA baseball program from 2021-23 ... Two-time Opening Day starter for the Bruins (2022-23) ... Over his three years on campus, went 13-10 with a 4.96 ERA and 152 strikeouts over 158 innings ... Named to the Golden Spikes Award Watch List midway through the 2022 season as a sophomore; he posted a 2.12 ERA through his first seven starts of that campaign.ย
Career Highlights
Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-23)
Six-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2022 Shriner's Children's College Classic All-Tournament Team
2022, 2023 Opening Day Starter
2022 Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List
2023 UCLA All-Academic Team
2023
Appeared in 14 games, all starts, as a junior ... UCLA's primary Friday night starter for the second year in a row ... Went 6-6 with a 5.64 ERA and .282 batting average against over 74 innings ... Had a career-high 77 strikeouts, against 19 walks and 12 hit batters ... Finished the year ranked second in the Pac-12 in both strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.05) and walks allowed per nine innings (2.28) ... His 14 starts and 5.36 innings per appearance ranked first on the UCLA staff ... Went 4-4 with a 6.10 ERA in conference play ... UCLA was 8-6 in his starts ... Posted a 3.09 ERA over four starts in April ... Pitched to a 3.38 ERA over eight starts at home ... Named to the inaugural Preseason All-Pac-12 Team ... Was UCLA's Opening Day starter for the second year in a row, joining a prestigious club of multi-time UCLA opening day starters including Gerrit Cole, James Kaprielian, Adam Plutko, and Zach Pettway ... Allowed one earned run or fewer in four of his first six starts of the year ... Top outing of the year came on Mar. 24 against Washington, as he set season-bests in innings (6.2) and strikeouts (nine) while allowing no runs and just five hits ... Tossed six shutout innings against Utah on Apr. 7 ... Selected to the 2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... Named to the 2023 UCLA All-Academic Team, which honors the student-athlete from each program with the highest cumulative GPA.
2022
Appeared in 10 games, all starts, during his sophomore season ... Didn't appear after Apr. 22 due to injury ... Went 5-4 with a 3.96 ERA over 63 2/3 innings ... Struck out 57, against 10 walks ... Limited opponents to a .233 batting average ... Named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List ... Was UCLA's Opening Day starter on the mound, tossing five scoreless innings of two-hit ball with five strikeouts ... First Bruin to allow no runs on Opening Day since Griffin Canning in 2017 ... Followed that up with a masterpiece against UC Riverside on Feb. 25, striking out a career-high 12 while allowing just three hits over seven scoreless innings ...ย Selected to the all-tournament team at the Shriner's Children's College Classic after a standout start against Baylor (8 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K) ... Had a 2.12 ERA through his first seven starts of the year ... At the time of his final start of the year, had a top-10 WHIP in the country ... Allowed one walk or fewer in seven consecutive starts from Feb. 25 to Apr. 8 ... Threw an eight-inning complete game against Baylor on Mar. 4, making him the lone Bruin to log a CG in 2022 ... Led the team in innings per appearance (6.4) and was second in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.7) ... Had a 1.08 ERA over four starts against non-conference opponents ... UCLA was 6-4 in his starts ...ย Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, 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
Appeared in 16 games, including three starts, as a true freshman ... Posted a 2-0 record, 5.31 ERA, 18 strikeouts, and six walks over 20 1/3 innings pitched ... All three starts came in midweek contests ... Made his first career start on Mar. 23 at home against Loyola Marymount ... Made his NCAA debut on Feb. 26 against UC Irvine, facing three batters (struck out two, walked one) ... Went six-up, six-down in a two-inning relief appearance against Cal State Fullerton on Mar. 2 ... Picked up his first career win on May 11 at Loyola Marymount; he struck out a pair and didn't allow a hit in a 2 1/3 inning start ... In his third and final start of the year (May 18 vs. Nevada), allowed one hit and one earned run over two innings ... In his most-extended outing of the year, allowed just two hits over three shutout relief innings against Cal on May 21 ... In that outing against Cal, recorded season-highs in both innings and strikeouts (four) ... Had a 4.05 ERA over six appearances in Pac-12 action (all in relief) ... Struck out over a batter per inning against league foes (eight Ks in 6 2/3 IP) ... Had a 3.0 strikeout-to-walk ratio ... UCLA was 3-0 in his starts ... Stranded five of his 12 inherited runners on the season (58%) ... 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 spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12 units passed) ... Over the summer, pitched for the Cotuit Kettleers in the Cape Cod League ... Had a 3-3 record and a 3.06 ERA over eight appearances (six starts) ... Struck out 24 batters, against four walks, over 32 1/3 innings ... Unscored in his first three, and four of his first five, appearances ... Tossed five shutout innings, with just two hits allowed, against Wareham on Jul. 12 ... Ranked the No. 61 prospect in the Cape by Perfect Game.ย
2020 (Summer)
PItched for Fond du Lac in the Northwoods League ... Made 10 appearances, finishing with a 1-2 record and 5.26 ERA ... Struck out 27 batters in 25 2/3 innings ... Struck out five and allowed just one hit over three innings in his Northwoods debut on Jul. 4 ... Tossed four scoreless innings on Aug. 4.ย
Highย School
Played at Fountain Valley HS ...ย In the state of California, ranked the No. 23 RHP and No. 88 prospect overall โฆ Had a 4-0 record in 2020 before the season was shut down due to COVID-19 ... Threw a one-hitter on Mar. 9, 2020 against Newport Harbor HS ... Named the Fountain Valley High School Male Athlete of the Year for the 2019-20 school year ... Was a Preseason All-American in 2020 and an Underclass All-American in 2019 โฆ Played in the 2019 Perfect Game 17U World Series โฆ Had a 2.30 ERA as a high school junior at Fountain Valley HS.
Career Highs (as of conclusion of 2023)
Innings: 8.0 (twice)
Strikeouts: 12 vs. UC Riverside (2/25/22)
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. LSU (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Arkansas (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
Highlights - UCLA Baseball vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
