University of Connecticut Athletics
2019 Baseball Roster
Jacob Wallace
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Methuen, Mass.
- High School:
- Methuen
2019 Season: 3rd Round pick by the Colorado Rockies in the 2019 MLB Draft. Named First Team All-American by ABCA/Rawlings, College Baseball Foundation, Baseball America, D1Baseball.com and NCBWA. Second Team Collegiate Baseball All-American. First Team All-Conference. First Team All-New England. One of five pitchers up for National Pitcher of the Year and was a finalist for NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award, given to the top reliever in college baseball. NCAA Oklahoma City All-Tournament Team. American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team. Recorded fifth-lowest ERA in program history with a 0.64 ERA in 42.0 innings pitched. Tied single-season save record at UConn (P.J. Poulin) by notching 16 saves in 2019. Went 3-1 in 30 appearances, allowed just three earned runs, walked 10 and struck out 68 while holding batters to a .140 Avg. against. Did not allow a hit and struck out four in 3.1 scoreless innings against No. 4 Louisville to notch a pair of saves on opening weekend. After allowing a run against No. 25 Illinois (3/3), did not allow a run over next 18 innings (11 appearances). Earned victory out of the pen after tossing 3.2 scoreless innings at Texas State (3/9). Struck out six in 3.0 innings of work to pick up win at UCF (3/30). Did not allow a run in final 12 appearances to close out career. Struck out all seven batters he faced to close out No. 9 Oklahoma State (6/2) to send Huskies to winner-take-all Regional Final. Followed it up the next night with five strikeouts in 2.2 perfect frames against No. 9 Oklahoma State.
2018 Summer: Co-Recipient of the Cape Cod League Baseball John Claffey New England Top Prospect Award... Appeared in 12 games for the Bourne Braves in the Cape Cod Baseball League… Did not allow a run in 13.2 innings… Posted 25 strikeouts and six saves… Earned a spot on the CCBL All-Star team… Recorded the final two outs with strikeouts to earn the save in the CCBL All-Star Game.
2018 Season: American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team…Pitched in 28 games out of the pen serving primarily as the Huskies setup man…Wen 1-0 with a 3.95 ERA and collected three saves…Logged 43.1 innings, struck out 63 batters and held opponents to a .226 batting average against…17 times pitched more than one inning…Did not allow an earned run in 20 outings…Had five-straight scoreless outings from March 11 to March 20 spanning 7.1 innings and featured 11 punch outs…Struck out five in season-high 3.0 innings of work vs. No. 22 UCF (April 7)…Picked up first career win and first career save in back-to-back games at Cincinnati (April 21-22)…Retired all four batters he faced at Memphis (May 4) to notch second save of the season…Went through stretch without allowing an earned run in 10 of 11 outings (April 18-May 25)…Two-inning save vs. Cincinnati (May 23) in The American Championship…2.2 inning performance that included a career-high five strikeouts vs. USF in American Championship semifinals.
2017 Summer: Was a Futures Collegiate Baseball League All-Star playing for the Bristol Blues in 2017…Pitched in 14 games and made one start…Recorded a 1.80 ERA in 20 innings, struck out 25 and notched two saves…Did not allow a run in 12 appearances out of the pen…Started and pitched 6.0 innings at North Shore (6/22)…Struck out all four batters he faced to lock down save against Pittsfield (6/30).
2017 Season: Appeared in 13 games out of the bullpen during his freshman season…Went 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA…Logged 12.0 innings and notched 12 strikeouts…Made UConn debut against UMass Lowell (2/18) and pitched a career-high 2.0 innings…Recorded career-high in strikeouts (3) at Seton Hall (3/26) in 1.1 inning performance.
2016 Summer: Pitched for the Bristol Blues in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League...Appeared in eight games, including one start...logged 17 innings and struck out 17 for the Blues. Earned a save against Wachusett on July 18, pitching two innings of scoreless ball...pitched a season-high 4.2 innings against Pittsfield on July 10.
High School: Earned varsity letters three years at Methuen High School under Coach Eric Cyr...Selected for the All-Conference team twice...Named a team captain his senior year...Helped his team win the Junior Legion State Championship in 2014...Named MVP of the Lawrence Tournament...Recorded a career 15-8 record over 171 innings pitched with 217 strikeouts and a 0.73 ERA...Also ran indoor track (four years) and cross country (three years)...Was team captain of indoor track team his senior year.
Personal: Jacob Michael Wallace...Son of Michael and Susan Wallace...Has two brothers, Alex and Ethan and two sisters, Hannah and Lydia...An exploratory major.
