2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jake Pries
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
- High School:
- J Serra HS
Notes
Selected in the 24th round (735th overall) of the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the New York Yankees ... Finished his career with a .265/.384/.429 slash line and 16 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs, and 66 RBIs in 408 at-bats over 165 career games.
2019
Slashed .284/.390/.536 in his senior season, setting career highs in home runs (12), doubles (seven), triples (three), RBIs (41), and walks (29) ... Entered 59 games, making 52 starts ... Started 49 games at DH and three contests in left field ... Ranked second on the team in home runs and third in slugging ... Named the DH on the Los Angeles Regional All-Tournament Team after going 5-16 with two home runs, four extra-base hits, and five RBIs ... Slashed .314/.414/.629 in road games ... Went 9-19 (.474) with five runs scored over five games from Feb. 23 to Mar. 3 ... Had 10 multi-RBI games, third-most on the team ... Added 13 multi-hit games ... Team was 43-6 when he was the starting DH ... Hit between fourth and sixth in the lineup every game he started ... Hit .348 against left-handed pitchers ... Recorded 18 "productive outs," tied for third-most on the team ... Slashed .279/.387/.512 in conference play with five home runs and 18 RBIs in 27 games (23 starts) ... Batted .250 overall in postseason play, co-led team with three home runs ... Served as one of three team captains for the season ... Hit a grand slam in the first inning to help defeat Loyola Marymount on Mar. 26 ... Hit a pair of home runs and scored three times on May 4 at Arizona State; first career multi-HR game ... Hit postseason home runs on Jun. 1 against LMU and on Jun. 2 against Baylor ... Went 2-4 with a triple and three RBIs against LMU on Feb. 19 ... Had three hits in back-to-back games at Georgia Tech on Feb. 23 and 24 ... Hit four home runs over a four-game span from Apr. 27 to May 4 ... Walked three times against Arizona on Mar. 22 ... Picked up his first career stolen base on Feb. 17 against St. John's.
2018 (Summer)
Had four hits in seven at-bats over two games for the OC Riptides … Riptides finished runner-up in the CCL.
2018
Played in 46 games, making 30 starts … hit .274 with 20 runs scored and 18 RBIs … totaled six extra-base hits with five doubles and one home run … ended season with .345 slugging percentage and a .403 on-base percentage … drew 12 walks and 15 hit by pitches … finished 64th in the NCAA in hit by pitches … registered six multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games … hit .308 in 23 Pac-12 games with 11 runs and five RBIs … tallied one double in conference play … finished conference season with a.435 on-base percentage and a .327 slugging percentage … drove in two runs including a walk-off sacrifice fly to cap off a four-run ninth inning in comeback win over Gonzaga in NCAA Minneapolis regional on June 1 … set career-high with five RBIs and hit a grand slam at UC Irvine on May 1 … went 2-for-3 with a run scored against Arizona State on March 23.
2017 (Summer)
Named to Northwoods League All-Star Team for Duluth … batted .311 with one home run, five doubles, 10 RBIs and 11 runs scored … slugged .419 and recorded a .402 on-base percentage with seven walks … played with teammates Chase Strumpf, Jack Stronach and Nick Scheidler.
2017
Appeared in 31 games and started in 12 games at designated hitter … hit .224 with nine runs scored and four RBIs … totaled five extra-base hits with two home runs and three doubles … slugged .379 and posted a .348 on-base percentage … drew seven walks and was hit by a pitch four times … totaled two multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game … appeared in 17 conference games with five starts … hit .233 with three runs and two RBIs during conference play … slugged .400 with one home run and two doubles in Pac-12 play and recorded a .281 on-base percentage … Went 3-for-3 and hit first career home run against Gonzaga on Feb. 26 … Hit two-run home run at Washington state on May 14.
2016 (Summer)
Played for the Duluth Huskies in the Northwoods League ... batted .210 with five home runs, two triples, three doubles, 27 RBI and 17 runs scored in 37 games ... drew 16 walks and was hit by a pitch seven times ... Duluth went 30-42 overall in the Northwoods League
2016
Appeared in 29 games, making 11 starts at designated hitter…hit .209 with two runs and three RBI…led the team with 18 pinch-hit appearances, hitting .308 in those appearances…totaled one extra-base hit, a double…slugged .233 and posted an on-base percentage of .352…drew seven walks and was hit by pitch three times…converted his only stolen base attempt…recorded one multi-hit game…went 5-for-25 (.200) with one run and one RBI during Pac-12 play…made his first career appearance as a pinch-hitter on February 21 against North Carolina…drove in his first career run on February 27 at Cal Poly…recorded his first career hit, a double, on March 8 at CSUN…posted his first career multi-hit game, going 2-for-4, in the final game of the season on May 29 at Oregon State.
2015 (Summer)
Played for the Victoria HarbourCats in the West Coast League ... batted .198 with 15 runs and 14 RBI over 30 games … totaled five extra-base hits, including two homeruns … racked up five multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games … drove in a season-high six runs, scored twice and notched three hits on August 2 at Wenatchee … helped lead Victoria to a 29-24 overall record and a second place finish in the West Coast League West Division.
High School
Three-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Junipero Serra Catholic High School (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) under head coach Brett Kay … drafted in the 37th round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles … ranked No. 89 on Perfect Game USA’s list of Top 500 High School prospects in California for 2015 … 2015 Perfect Game USA honorable mention All-American … 2015 Perfect Game USA California Region second team All-American … named 2013 and 2014 Perfect Game USA Underclass All-American High Honorable Mention … as a senior at Junipero Serra Catholic, hit .307 with seven doubles, 17 runs and 18 RBI, while leading his team to the quarterfinals of the CIF-SS Division I playoffs … as a junior, hit .275 with two homeruns, one double, one triple and 20 runs, while leading his team to the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division I playoffs … posted a .353 on base percentage and a .727 OPS … son of former UCLA baseball player Jeff Pries.
Personal
Full name: Jake Michael Pries … born in Newport Beach, Calif. … parents are Jeffery and Barbara Pries … has a younger brother Micah (17) and two younger sisters McKenna (15) and Kylie (13) … decided to attend UCLA for the prestigious academics and storied baseball program … lists his biggest athletic thrill as winning back-to-back league titles in high school … admires Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim outfielder Mike Trout and Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant … lists his hobbies outside of baseball as going to the beach and playing golf … his father Jeff played baseball at UCLA … majoring in political science.
Career Highs
At-Bats: 5 (seven times)
Runs: 3 (twice)
Hits: 3 (five times)
RBI: 5 at UC Irvine (5/1/18)
Doubles: 1 (16 times)
Triples: 1 (three times)
Home Runs: 2 at Arizona St. (5/4/19)
Stolen Bases: 1 (twice)
