2022 Baseball Roster
Melton, Jacob
Jersey Number 29
Jacob Melton
- Position:
- Outfield/Infield
- B/T:
- L/L
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 208
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Medford, Ore.
- High School:
- South Medford
Bio
2022
• NCBWA First-Team All-American
• ABCA First-Team All-American
• Perfect Game First-Team All-American
• Collegiate Baseball First-Team All-American
• Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
• Golden Spikes Award semifinalist
• Pac-12 Player of the Year
• ABCA All-Region First Team
• All-Pac-12 First Team
• All-Pac-12 Tournament Team
• Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list
• Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (March 14)
• Played in and started in 63 games. Batted .360 with 22 doubles, four triples, 17 home runs and 83 RBI. Stole 21 bases.
• Set the OSU single-season record with 175 total bases. Tied the Oregon State single-season record with 83 RBI.
• Homered in the fourth inning versus Auburn (6/12).
• Homered and finished 2-for-5 with a run against Vanderbilt (6/6).
• Tied a career-best with four hits against Stanford in the Pac-12 Tournament Title Game (5/29).
• Drove in the game-winning run on a single in the ninth versus UCLA. Went 3-for-5 in the win (5/28).
• Homered in the win over UCLA (5/21).
• Hit a three-run home run in the first against UCLA (5/20).
• Homered and doubled twice in the opener at Arizona (5/13).
• Drove in three runs and doubled once in a 2-for-4 night versus Portland (5/10).
• Hit a home run for the second consecutive game, a two-run blast in the fifth, in the series finale versus Oregon (5/8).
• Went 4-for-5 with a double, home run and five RBI in game two of the series versus Oregon (5/7).
• Doubled home a pair of runs in the first in the finale at Utah (5/1).
• Went 3-for-5 with three RBI and three stolen bases at Utah (4/30).
• Doubled once, walked once and finished 2-for-3 with a run at Oregon (4/26).
• Homered in the eighth against Washington, and scored twice (4/23).
• Tripled with two walks in the win versus Portland (4/5).
• Homered and went 2-for-5 in the opener at Cal (3/25).
• Went 3-for-5 with three runs, two RBI and a home run vs. ASU (3/19).
• Homered, doubled and went 3-for-4 with four runs scored versus Grand Canyon (3/15).
• Tied a career-high with four hits and doubled with three RBI in the finale at Washington State (3/13).
• Hit two home runs and went 2-for-5 in the series-opening win at Washington State (3/11).
• Homered in the seventh inning versus UC Irvine (3/6).
• Homered twice, including a grand slam, with six RBI in a 3-for-4 day versus Xavier (2/24).
• Scored three runs, drove in one and finished 2-for-5 against New Mexico (2/20).
• Doubled, tripled and drove in three runs in a 3-for-4 effort in the win over Gonzaga (2/20).
• Doubled and finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI against Gonzaga (2/19).
• Drove in two and finished 2-for-5 with a run scored against New Mexico in the 2022 season opener (2/18).
2021
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention.
• Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (April 5).
• Perfect Game National Player of the Week (April 6).
• Pac-12 Player of the Week (April 6).
• Played in 32 games, making 25 starts. Batted .404 with five foubles, three triples, six home runs, 25 RBI and eight stolen bases.
• Hit a ninth-inning, two-out home run and walked twice in the opener at UC Irvine (4/23).
• Went 4-for-6 with a triple, home run and six RBI in the opener versus Cal (4/16).
• Posted a 3-for-3 effort with two runs and a walk versus Gonzaga (4/5).
• Became the first Beaver in 20 years to hit three home runs in a game, doing so in a 4-for-5 night with seven RBI versus Utah (4/2).
• Extended his hit streak to four games with his third three-hit game of the season in the opener versus Utah (4/1).
• Hit his first career home run and finished 2-for-4 in a win at Portland (3/30).
• Went 3-for-4 with an RBI versus Washington (3/27).
• Drove in the game-winning run on a walkoff single in the ninth and finished 2-for-4 with three RBI in the finale versus BYU (3/6).
• Posted a career-best three hits in the opener versus BYU (3/4).
• Drove home the game-winning run on an eighth-inning double in the finale at Grand Canyon (2/28).
• Posted his first career two-hit game and drove in a run in the eighth in the series opener at Grand Canyon (2/25).
2020
• Played in seven games, making three starts.
• Batted .091 (1-for-11) with one walk.
• Recorded his first career hit, a single in the eighth, in the opener at San Diego State (2/27).
Linn-Benton Community College
• Named First-Team All-Northwest Conference and named a Gold Glove winner in the region.
• Batted .365 with 14 doubles, seven triples, three home runs, 39 runs batted in and 16 stolen bases.
• Helped guide LBCC to a 30-9 overall record under former Beaver Andy Peterson.
South Medford High School
• Was a two-time First-Team All-State and First-Team All-League selection.
• Batted .513 as a senior, collecting eight home runs and 28 RBI with 33 stolen bases.
• He batted .453 his junior season, hitting nine home runs with 27 RBI and 22 stolen bases.
Personal
• Born Sept. 7, 2000.
• Son of Tracy and Joe Melton.
• Majoring in fisheries and wildlife sciences.
• Enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time.
• Chose Oregon State because “it is an amazing opportunity and it is a really good school for my major.”
Melton’s Career Single-Game Highs
Hits: 4, 5 times
Doubles: 2, at Arizona, May 13, 2022
Triples: 1, 7 times
Home runs: 3, Utah, Apr 02, 2021
Total bases: 14, Utah, Apr 02, 2021
RBI: 7, Utah, Apr 02, 2021
Runs scored: 4, Utah, Apr 02, 2021 ; Grand Canyon, Mar 15, 2022
Walks: 2, 7 times
Hit by pitch: 1, 5 times
Struck out: 3, at Oregon, Apr 10, 2021 ; Gonzaga, Apr 18, 2022 ; Portland, Apr 20, 2021
Sac flies: 1, 6 times
Sac bunts: 1, at Oregon, Apr 11, 2021
At bats: 6, California, Apr 16, 2021 ; at California, Mar 27, 2022 ; at Arizona, May 13, 2022
Stolen bases: 3, at Utah, Apr 30, 2022
Caught stealing: 1, vs Xavier, Feb 26, 2022 ; at Washington, Mar 27, 2021
Field chances: 13, Gonzaga, Apr 05, 2021
Putouts: 12, Gonzaga, Apr 05, 2021
Assists: 1, 5 times
• NCBWA First-Team All-American
• ABCA First-Team All-American
• Perfect Game First-Team All-American
• Collegiate Baseball First-Team All-American
• Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
• Golden Spikes Award semifinalist
• Pac-12 Player of the Year
• ABCA All-Region First Team
• All-Pac-12 First Team
• All-Pac-12 Tournament Team
• Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list
• Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (March 14)
• Played in and started in 63 games. Batted .360 with 22 doubles, four triples, 17 home runs and 83 RBI. Stole 21 bases.
• Set the OSU single-season record with 175 total bases. Tied the Oregon State single-season record with 83 RBI.
• Homered in the fourth inning versus Auburn (6/12).
• Homered and finished 2-for-5 with a run against Vanderbilt (6/6).
• Tied a career-best with four hits against Stanford in the Pac-12 Tournament Title Game (5/29).
• Drove in the game-winning run on a single in the ninth versus UCLA. Went 3-for-5 in the win (5/28).
• Homered in the win over UCLA (5/21).
• Hit a three-run home run in the first against UCLA (5/20).
• Homered and doubled twice in the opener at Arizona (5/13).
• Drove in three runs and doubled once in a 2-for-4 night versus Portland (5/10).
• Hit a home run for the second consecutive game, a two-run blast in the fifth, in the series finale versus Oregon (5/8).
• Went 4-for-5 with a double, home run and five RBI in game two of the series versus Oregon (5/7).
• Doubled home a pair of runs in the first in the finale at Utah (5/1).
• Went 3-for-5 with three RBI and three stolen bases at Utah (4/30).
• Doubled once, walked once and finished 2-for-3 with a run at Oregon (4/26).
• Homered in the eighth against Washington, and scored twice (4/23).
• Tripled with two walks in the win versus Portland (4/5).
• Homered and went 2-for-5 in the opener at Cal (3/25).
• Went 3-for-5 with three runs, two RBI and a home run vs. ASU (3/19).
• Homered, doubled and went 3-for-4 with four runs scored versus Grand Canyon (3/15).
• Tied a career-high with four hits and doubled with three RBI in the finale at Washington State (3/13).
• Hit two home runs and went 2-for-5 in the series-opening win at Washington State (3/11).
• Homered in the seventh inning versus UC Irvine (3/6).
• Homered twice, including a grand slam, with six RBI in a 3-for-4 day versus Xavier (2/24).
• Scored three runs, drove in one and finished 2-for-5 against New Mexico (2/20).
• Doubled, tripled and drove in three runs in a 3-for-4 effort in the win over Gonzaga (2/20).
• Doubled and finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI against Gonzaga (2/19).
• Drove in two and finished 2-for-5 with a run scored against New Mexico in the 2022 season opener (2/18).
2021
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention.
• Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (April 5).
• Perfect Game National Player of the Week (April 6).
• Pac-12 Player of the Week (April 6).
• Played in 32 games, making 25 starts. Batted .404 with five foubles, three triples, six home runs, 25 RBI and eight stolen bases.
• Hit a ninth-inning, two-out home run and walked twice in the opener at UC Irvine (4/23).
• Went 4-for-6 with a triple, home run and six RBI in the opener versus Cal (4/16).
• Posted a 3-for-3 effort with two runs and a walk versus Gonzaga (4/5).
• Became the first Beaver in 20 years to hit three home runs in a game, doing so in a 4-for-5 night with seven RBI versus Utah (4/2).
• Extended his hit streak to four games with his third three-hit game of the season in the opener versus Utah (4/1).
• Hit his first career home run and finished 2-for-4 in a win at Portland (3/30).
• Went 3-for-4 with an RBI versus Washington (3/27).
• Drove in the game-winning run on a walkoff single in the ninth and finished 2-for-4 with three RBI in the finale versus BYU (3/6).
• Posted a career-best three hits in the opener versus BYU (3/4).
• Drove home the game-winning run on an eighth-inning double in the finale at Grand Canyon (2/28).
• Posted his first career two-hit game and drove in a run in the eighth in the series opener at Grand Canyon (2/25).
2020
• Played in seven games, making three starts.
• Batted .091 (1-for-11) with one walk.
• Recorded his first career hit, a single in the eighth, in the opener at San Diego State (2/27).
Linn-Benton Community College
• Named First-Team All-Northwest Conference and named a Gold Glove winner in the region.
• Batted .365 with 14 doubles, seven triples, three home runs, 39 runs batted in and 16 stolen bases.
• Helped guide LBCC to a 30-9 overall record under former Beaver Andy Peterson.
South Medford High School
• Was a two-time First-Team All-State and First-Team All-League selection.
• Batted .513 as a senior, collecting eight home runs and 28 RBI with 33 stolen bases.
• He batted .453 his junior season, hitting nine home runs with 27 RBI and 22 stolen bases.
Personal
• Born Sept. 7, 2000.
• Son of Tracy and Joe Melton.
• Majoring in fisheries and wildlife sciences.
• Enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time.
• Chose Oregon State because “it is an amazing opportunity and it is a really good school for my major.”
Melton’s Career Single-Game Highs
Hits: 4, 5 times
Doubles: 2, at Arizona, May 13, 2022
Triples: 1, 7 times
Home runs: 3, Utah, Apr 02, 2021
Total bases: 14, Utah, Apr 02, 2021
RBI: 7, Utah, Apr 02, 2021
Runs scored: 4, Utah, Apr 02, 2021 ; Grand Canyon, Mar 15, 2022
Walks: 2, 7 times
Hit by pitch: 1, 5 times
Struck out: 3, at Oregon, Apr 10, 2021 ; Gonzaga, Apr 18, 2022 ; Portland, Apr 20, 2021
Sac flies: 1, 6 times
Sac bunts: 1, at Oregon, Apr 11, 2021
At bats: 6, California, Apr 16, 2021 ; at California, Mar 27, 2022 ; at Arizona, May 13, 2022
Stolen bases: 3, at Utah, Apr 30, 2022
Caught stealing: 1, vs Xavier, Feb 26, 2022 ; at Washington, Mar 27, 2021
Field chances: 13, Gonzaga, Apr 05, 2021
Putouts: 12, Gonzaga, Apr 05, 2021
Assists: 1, 5 times
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