2019 Baseball Roster
Jake Vander Wal
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Major:
- Consumer Relations
- Hometown:
- Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Prev School:
- Central Arizona College
2019 (Junior): Appeared in 39 games while making 25 starts… posted a .170 batting average with four doubles, a triple and a pair of home runs… drove in 14 runs while scoring 12 of his own… drew 14 walks and one hit by pitch while striking out 34 times.
Prior to Long Beach State: Played two years at Central Arizona College from 2017-18 after spending the 2016 season at Ohio State University … Was a .339 career hitter in 114 games at CAC, scoring 87 runs and driving in 92 … Hit a total of nine home runs, including seven as a sophomore, and stole 23 bases during his two seasons … Hit .353 as a sophomore with a .455 on-base percentage and .582 slugging percentage.
High School: As a senior for Forest Hills Central High School, picked up All-Conference and All-Area honors in 2015 … Named to the Perfect Game U18 World Series All-Tournament Team and the Connie Mack World Series All-Tournament Team.
Personal: Son of John and Debra … His father, John Vander Wal, had a 14-year MLB career from 1991-2004 … Majoring in consumer relations.
