2014 Baseball Roster
Jake Thompson
- Position:
- Right Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 204
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Florence, Ore.
- High School:
- Siuslaw
MLB First-Year Player Draft
• Selected in the 34th round of the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Chicago Cubs but did not sign.
• Selected in the fourth round of the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft by Boston.
2017
• D1Baseball.com All-America First Team.
• NCBWA All-America First Team.
• Perfect Game All-America First Team.
• Baseball America All-America First Team.
• Collegiate Baseball All-America First Team.
• ABCA All-America First Team.
• Dick Howser Trophy Finalist.
• ABCA All-Region First Team.
• NCBWA District Player of the Year.
• CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team.
• All-Pac-12 Conference First Team.
• NCBWA National Pitcher of the Month for April (5/8).
• Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (3/21).
• Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (5/22).
• Pac-12 All-Academic First Team.
• Gregg Olson Award Finalist.
• Gregg Olson Award Semifinalist.
• Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist.
• College Baseball Hall of Fame National Collegiate Pitcher of the Year Semifinalist.
• CoSIDA Academic All-District 8.
• Made 20 appearances, including 19 starts, and went 14-1 with a 1.96 ERA in 128 2/3 innings. Struck out 119 and held opponents to a .189 average.
• Won his 14th game after going 7 2/3 innings against Vanderbilt, allowing seven hits and four runs with seven strikeouts (6/9).
• Struck out 10 in 7 2/3 innings in the Corvallis Regional against Holy Cross, limiting the Crusaders to four hits and a run (6/2).
• Tossed a complete-game shutout versus Washington State, the first of his career, to become the nation’s first 12-game winner (5/20).
• Picked up win No. 11 after limiting Oregon to three hits and two walks in 6 2/3 scoreless innings (5/13).
• Earned his 10th win of the season after holding Cal to two runs with six strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings (5/7).
• Struck out a career-high 11 and held USC to five hits and a run over eight innings for his ninth win of the season (4/30).
• Held UCLA to three hits - none through six - with a run and three strikeouts, but did not figure in the decision in the series finale (4/23).
• Tied for the nation’s lead with his eighth win after holding Washington to six hits and three walks, with seven strikeouts (4/15).
• Earned his seventh win after allowing Utah just one hit and one run in a career-long 8 1/3 innings, striking out seven (4/9).
• Spun seven scoreless innings at Stanford, striking out six, to earn his sixth win of the season (4/2).
• Held Arizona State to two hits and three walks with 10 strikeouts for his fifth win of the season (3/18).
• Tied a season and career high with eight strikeouts against Ball State, getting the win after allowing one run in 7 1/3 innings (3/11).
• Started against Ohio State and tossed a career-long eight innings, limiting the Buckeys to only a bunt single and solo home run. Earned his third win of 2017 (2/26).
• Set a career-high with eight strikeouts and held Indiana to three hits and a run in 5 1/3 innings for his second win of the season (2/20).
• Faced one batter in the season-opening win over Indiana, getting the win (2/17).
2016
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
• Pitched in 14 games, 13 starts, and went 3-3 with 4.28 ERA in 6 1/3 innings. Struck out 53.
• Did not figure in the decision after allowing Washington State six hits and three runs with seven strikeouts in six innings (4/15).
• Started and held Central Arkansas to three hits and two runs over 5 1/3 innings for his third win of the season (4/9).
• Stifled Arizona State, holding the Sun Devils to five hits and two walks in seven shutout innings for third second win of the season (3/19).
• Started, allowing three hits and a walk with three strikeouts, against San Francisco (3/12). Worked 4 2/3 innings.
• Shut down Kansas State, picking up the win after limiting the Wildcats to five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings (2/26).
2015
• Pitched in three games, all starts, and went 0-1 with a 9.95 ERA in 6 1/3 innings.
• Did not figure in the decision after allowing four hits and three runs in a start against Kansas (2/22).
• Allowed eight hits and four earned runs in four innings against New Mexico, taking the loss (2/16).
2014
• Appeared in 14 games, starting six, and went 3-2 with a 4.25 ERA in 36 innings.
• Struck out 23 and limited opponents to a .203 batting average.
• Pitched in five games in relief during Pac-12 play, going 0-0 with a 2.45 ERA in 3 2/3 innings.
• Finished with an inning of scoreless relief in the midweek win over Oregon (5/6).
• Earned his third win with five scoreless innings against Portland, tossing seven strikeouts while allowing just one hit (3/4).
• Tossed seven scoreless innings in a start against Pacific, striking out three, to get the win (2/17).
Siuslaw High School
• Four-year letterwinner for head coaches Josh Thomas-Dotson and Jim Dietz.
• Played in the Oregon 4A All-Star Game.
• League MVP his senior year.
• All-League pitcher as a senior.
• Went 7-2 his senior year, finishing with a 0.88 ERA and 105 strikeouts in 63 innings.
• League MVP in 2011 and all-league pitcher as a sophomore.
• Named all-league catcher as a freshman.
• First-team all-state as a utility player in 2011.
• As a junior, was 6-2 with a 1.35 ERA in 10 games.
• Struck out 87 in 52 innings of work.
• Has also lettered four years in football and three years in basketball.
• First-team all-league as a tight end in 2011 and honorable mention as a quarterback in 2010.
• First-team all-league in defense in basketball in 2010 and 2011
Personal
• Majoring in Economics.
• Born September 22, 1994.
• Son of Pam and Jon Thompson.
• Has one brother, Joe.
• Enjoys fishing, golf, watching movies and playing basketball in his spare time.
• On National Honor Society in high school.
• On Honor Roll for four years.
• Favorite athlete is Prince Fielder.
• Chose Oregon State because of “the history and the closeness of the baseball team.”
Thompson’s Career Single-Game HighsThompson
Innings pitched: 9.0, Washington State, May 20, 2017
Walks allowed: 4, at Portland, Apr 01, 2014 ; Arizona, Mar 26, 2017
Strikeouts: 11, USC, Apr 30, 2017
Batters faced: 32, Vanderbilt, Jun 09, 2017
Field chances: 5, at UC Irvine, Jun 02, 2014
Assists: 5, at UC Irvine, Jun 02, 2014
