2019 Baseball Roster
Pfennigs, Jake
Jersey Number 19
Jake Pfennigs
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Post Falls, Idaho
- High School:
- Post Falls
Bio
MLB First-Year Player Draft
• Selected in the 35th round of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft by San Diego but did not sign.
2022
• Started 11 games, going 4-1 with a 3.96 ERA. Struck out 30 in 36 1/3 innings.
• Threw 5 1/3 innings in a start, earning the win vs. San Diego. Struck out three and scattered six hits and three runs (6/4).
• Worked a season-long 6 1/3 innings against UCLA, earning the win after scattering five hits and three runs with five strikeouts (5/21).
• Tied a career-high with six strikeouts in five scoreless innings in a start versus Oregon, earning his second win (5/8).
• Picked up the win with five scoreless innings against Gonzaga, striking out five in a start (2/19).
2021
• Made 13 starts and finished with a 5-0 record and 3.24 ERA. Struck out 50 in 58 1/3 innings and held opponents to a .240 batting average.
• Started versus TCU, scattering two hits and two runs with six strikeouts in five innings but did not figure in the decision (6/6).
• Picked up his fifth win of the season after holding Stanford to five hits and a run with five strikeouts in six innings (5/29).
• Worked a career-long seven innings in a start versus Arizona, and allowed eight hits and four runs; did not figure in the decision (5/23).
• Earned his fourth win of the season after allowing six hits and four runs with two strikeouts in the series finale at Arizona State (5/16).
• Did not figure in the decision after scattering five hits and a run with a strikeout in five innings versus USC (5/9).
• Won his third game of the season after scattering three hits and three runs - one earned - with six strikeouts in a start at UCLA (5/2).
• Tied a career-high with six strikeouts in five scoreless innings versus, Oregon, limiting the Ducks to four hits for the win (3/14).
• Held Grand Canyon to three hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings, picking up the win (2/27).
2020
• Made four starts and was 2-2 with a 3.57 ERA in 17 2/3 appearances.
• Scattered 13 hits and seven runs with 10 walks and 14 strikeouts.
• Worked a career-long six innings (three hits, one run, four strikeouts) against UC Santa Barbara but was charged with the loss (3/7).
• Held San Diego State to three hits and a run with three strikeouts in five innings for the win (2/27).
• Held Gonzaga to five hits and a run in five innngs for his first win of the season (2/16).
2019
• Pitched in 17 games, with three starts, and posted a 1-1 record and 4.55 ERA with one save. Struck out 22 in 31 2/3 innings.
• Pac-12 play: Appeared in six games, all in relief, and was 0-0 with a 1.64 ERA and one save. Struck out six in 11 innings.
• Earned his first career save after holding USC scoreless over two innings, striking out three (5/24).
• Held Oregon to one hit and one walk in 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief (5/11).
• Set a season-high with four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings at Nevada (4/23).
• Earned the first win of his career with two scoreless innings of relief versus San Diego State. Struck out two (4/3).
Post Falls High School
• Four-year letterwinner for head coach Mick Zeller.
• Rated as the No. 1 prospect in the states of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming by Baseball Northwest.
• Area Code participant with the Royals.
• As a senior, was 3-0 with a 1.91 earned run average and 39 strikeouts in 36 2/3 innings. Led Post Falls to a third-place state finish.
• Idaho’s Gatorade state player of the year in 2018.
• During his career, earned First-Team All-League honors and earned the League Pitcher of the Year award.
• Also lettered in basketball, averaging 18.4 points and 12.2 rebounds as a senior.
Personal
• Born Sept. 9, 1999 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
• Son of Michelle and Dustin Pfennigs.
• Has one brother, Joey.
• Majoring in business administration.
• Cousin, Bobby, lettered with the Oregon State wrestling team from 2004-07.
• Helps in the community every year by assisting at an event called “Holidays and Heroes.” Assists families by wrapping presents, and gives them a full meal to take home for Christmas dinner.
• Chose Oregon State because “I have full trust in the coaching staff, program and academics to help me reach and maintain my goals.”
Pfennigs’ Career Single-Game Highs
Innings pitched: 7.0, Arizona, May 23, 2021
Walks allowed: 5, at Mississippi State, Feb 22, 2020 ; at Arizona, May 15, 2022
Strikeouts: 6, 6 times
Batters faced: 27, Arizona, May 23, 2021
Field chances: 2, 7 times
Putouts: 1, 5 times
Assists: 2, 4 times
Runners CS: 1, 5 times
• Selected in the 35th round of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft by San Diego but did not sign.
2022
• Started 11 games, going 4-1 with a 3.96 ERA. Struck out 30 in 36 1/3 innings.
• Threw 5 1/3 innings in a start, earning the win vs. San Diego. Struck out three and scattered six hits and three runs (6/4).
• Worked a season-long 6 1/3 innings against UCLA, earning the win after scattering five hits and three runs with five strikeouts (5/21).
• Tied a career-high with six strikeouts in five scoreless innings in a start versus Oregon, earning his second win (5/8).
• Picked up the win with five scoreless innings against Gonzaga, striking out five in a start (2/19).
2021
• Made 13 starts and finished with a 5-0 record and 3.24 ERA. Struck out 50 in 58 1/3 innings and held opponents to a .240 batting average.
• Started versus TCU, scattering two hits and two runs with six strikeouts in five innings but did not figure in the decision (6/6).
• Picked up his fifth win of the season after holding Stanford to five hits and a run with five strikeouts in six innings (5/29).
• Worked a career-long seven innings in a start versus Arizona, and allowed eight hits and four runs; did not figure in the decision (5/23).
• Earned his fourth win of the season after allowing six hits and four runs with two strikeouts in the series finale at Arizona State (5/16).
• Did not figure in the decision after scattering five hits and a run with a strikeout in five innings versus USC (5/9).
• Won his third game of the season after scattering three hits and three runs - one earned - with six strikeouts in a start at UCLA (5/2).
• Tied a career-high with six strikeouts in five scoreless innings versus, Oregon, limiting the Ducks to four hits for the win (3/14).
• Held Grand Canyon to three hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings, picking up the win (2/27).
2020
• Made four starts and was 2-2 with a 3.57 ERA in 17 2/3 appearances.
• Scattered 13 hits and seven runs with 10 walks and 14 strikeouts.
• Worked a career-long six innings (three hits, one run, four strikeouts) against UC Santa Barbara but was charged with the loss (3/7).
• Held San Diego State to three hits and a run with three strikeouts in five innings for the win (2/27).
• Held Gonzaga to five hits and a run in five innngs for his first win of the season (2/16).
2019
• Pitched in 17 games, with three starts, and posted a 1-1 record and 4.55 ERA with one save. Struck out 22 in 31 2/3 innings.
• Pac-12 play: Appeared in six games, all in relief, and was 0-0 with a 1.64 ERA and one save. Struck out six in 11 innings.
• Earned his first career save after holding USC scoreless over two innings, striking out three (5/24).
• Held Oregon to one hit and one walk in 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief (5/11).
• Set a season-high with four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings at Nevada (4/23).
• Earned the first win of his career with two scoreless innings of relief versus San Diego State. Struck out two (4/3).
Post Falls High School
• Four-year letterwinner for head coach Mick Zeller.
• Rated as the No. 1 prospect in the states of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming by Baseball Northwest.
• Area Code participant with the Royals.
• As a senior, was 3-0 with a 1.91 earned run average and 39 strikeouts in 36 2/3 innings. Led Post Falls to a third-place state finish.
• Idaho’s Gatorade state player of the year in 2018.
• During his career, earned First-Team All-League honors and earned the League Pitcher of the Year award.
• Also lettered in basketball, averaging 18.4 points and 12.2 rebounds as a senior.
Personal
• Born Sept. 9, 1999 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
• Son of Michelle and Dustin Pfennigs.
• Has one brother, Joey.
• Majoring in business administration.
• Cousin, Bobby, lettered with the Oregon State wrestling team from 2004-07.
• Helps in the community every year by assisting at an event called “Holidays and Heroes.” Assists families by wrapping presents, and gives them a full meal to take home for Christmas dinner.
• Chose Oregon State because “I have full trust in the coaching staff, program and academics to help me reach and maintain my goals.”
Pfennigs’ Career Single-Game Highs
Innings pitched: 7.0, Arizona, May 23, 2021
Walks allowed: 5, at Mississippi State, Feb 22, 2020 ; at Arizona, May 15, 2022
Strikeouts: 6, 6 times
Batters faced: 27, Arizona, May 23, 2021
Field chances: 2, 7 times
Putouts: 1, 5 times
Assists: 2, 4 times
Runners CS: 1, 5 times
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