2018 Baseball Roster
Booker, Jacob
Jersey Number 18
Jacob Booker
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fairfield, CA
- High School:
- Rodriquez
- Position:
- IF
Bio
Junior (2017):
- Played in three games as a reserve.
- Had an RBI and was hit by a pitch.
- Had two assists in the field.
Sophomore (2016):
- Played in 14 games, making one start.
- Had two hits and three runs scored.
- Fielded a perfect 1.000 in 11 chances defensively.
- Made debut against Adams State, scoring a run.
- First-career hit against New Mexico.
- Second hit came next day against UNM.
- Started against UNLV.
Freshman (2015):
- Did not appear in any games.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years in baseball ... Under Armour Preseason All-American ... team captain as a junior and senior ... first-team all-league as a junior and senior ... All-Star Team selectee ... Rodriquez High School Male Athlete of the Year as a senior ... led team with .372 average as a senior ... led Rodriquez to San-Joaquin Section Div. III State Championship as a junior ... San-Joaquin Section Div. III runner-ups as a sophomore ... Baseball Factory Freshman/Sophomore Team selectee for Arizona Fall Classic ... high school baseball coach was Jason Chatham ... played summer ball for the Fairfield Expos, coached by Brad Hanson ... Legion team won state title and batted .406 on team as a junior ... National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 17 ... Son of Albert and Tammy Booker ... has a younger brother ... nickname is `Book’ ... father is a 1989 USAFA grad and was a running back on the football team, lettering from 1986-88 ... uncle, Travis Pacheco, is a 1995 USAFA grad and lettered four years with the men’s soccer team ... spent 2013-14 at USAFA prep school and played on baseball team ... favorite food is Chipotle, favorite class subject is math, favorite book is Ender’s Game, favorite TV show is Dexter, favorite movie is Remember the Titans ... person in history he’d most like to meet is Jackie Robinson because he was a great baseball player and would have loved to know what he went through ... something not many people know about him is that he’s good at ping pong ... noteworthy thing about his hometown is that one of two Jelly Belly factories is there ... greatest personal sports moment is winning the section championship as a junior in high school.
Why I came to the Academy: “I came to the Academy because it will set me up to be successful no matter what I plan to do afterwards.”
- Played in three games as a reserve.
- Had an RBI and was hit by a pitch.
- Had two assists in the field.
Sophomore (2016):
- Played in 14 games, making one start.
- Had two hits and three runs scored.
- Fielded a perfect 1.000 in 11 chances defensively.
- Made debut against Adams State, scoring a run.
- First-career hit against New Mexico.
- Second hit came next day against UNM.
- Started against UNLV.
Freshman (2015):
- Did not appear in any games.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years in baseball ... Under Armour Preseason All-American ... team captain as a junior and senior ... first-team all-league as a junior and senior ... All-Star Team selectee ... Rodriquez High School Male Athlete of the Year as a senior ... led team with .372 average as a senior ... led Rodriquez to San-Joaquin Section Div. III State Championship as a junior ... San-Joaquin Section Div. III runner-ups as a sophomore ... Baseball Factory Freshman/Sophomore Team selectee for Arizona Fall Classic ... high school baseball coach was Jason Chatham ... played summer ball for the Fairfield Expos, coached by Brad Hanson ... Legion team won state title and batted .406 on team as a junior ... National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 17 ... Son of Albert and Tammy Booker ... has a younger brother ... nickname is `Book’ ... father is a 1989 USAFA grad and was a running back on the football team, lettering from 1986-88 ... uncle, Travis Pacheco, is a 1995 USAFA grad and lettered four years with the men’s soccer team ... spent 2013-14 at USAFA prep school and played on baseball team ... favorite food is Chipotle, favorite class subject is math, favorite book is Ender’s Game, favorite TV show is Dexter, favorite movie is Remember the Titans ... person in history he’d most like to meet is Jackie Robinson because he was a great baseball player and would have loved to know what he went through ... something not many people know about him is that he’s good at ping pong ... noteworthy thing about his hometown is that one of two Jelly Belly factories is there ... greatest personal sports moment is winning the section championship as a junior in high school.
Why I came to the Academy: “I came to the Academy because it will set me up to be successful no matter what I plan to do afterwards.”
Booker Career Hitting Stats
| Year | avg | gp-gs | ab | r | h | 2b | 3b | hr | rbi | tb | slg% | bb | hbp | so | gdp | ob% | sf | sh | sb-att | po | a | e | fld% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 (So.) | .154 | 14-1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .154 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .214 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2017 (Jr.) | .000 | 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Career | .143 | 17-1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 |
Falcons win on senior day over New Mexico
Sunday, May 11
Lobos top Falcons to even series
Saturday, May 10
Falcons big 8th inning leads to win over Lobos
Friday, May 09
Falcons fall in series finale to Nevada
Sunday, April 27
