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High School
Three-year varsity baseball letterwinner - senior year at South Hills under head coach Kevin Smith; junior and sophomore years at West Covina High School under head coach Drew Lorenger (2007, 2008)...earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section Division III acclaim as a senior (2010)...also secured first-team All-San Antonio League honors during his senior year...batted .440 as a senior, recording three home runs, two triples, 10 doubles, 14 walks and 15 stolen bases...named an all-tournament team selection at the Diamond Sports National Classic in April 2010...batted .433 as a sophomore (2008), collecting three homers, three triples, 10 doubles, 23 RBI and 18 runs...batted .430 as a freshman (2007), totaling six doubles, one triple, 15 RBI and 23 runs...twice earned first-team All-San Antonio League honors (2007, 2008) at West Covina...two-time Most Valuable Player of the Chino Tournament (2007, 2008)...two-year varsity football letterwinner (2007, 2009) - played as a senior at South Hills under head coach Steve Bogan; competed as a sophomore at West Covina under head coach Mike Maggiore...completed 67 of 132 passes for 1366 yards, throwing 16 touchdowns and one interception as a senior...served as starting quarterback in 2009, leading South Hills to a 10-3 record and perfect 4-0 league mark...secured second-team All-San Antonio League honors as a quarterback his sophomore year (2007)...did not play football in 2008 or baseball in 2009 (junior season) due to CIF transfer rules.
Personal
Full name: Jacob Young Shirley...born January 18, 1992 in Moreno Valley, Calif...Jacob is the youngest of Russell and Marta Shirley's four children...has two older brothers, Nick and Kyle, and one older sister, Michelle...undeclared major.
