Daniel Jones

Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Coppell, TX
High School:
Coppell
Position:
OF

Junior (2018):
- Appeared in 52 games, making 50 starts in left field and at DH
- Batted .272, with 46 hits, 15 doubles, two triples and two home runs
- Knocked in 30 runners and scored 32 runs, while drawing 21 walks
- Was hit by pitch a team-high 15 times, which ranked second in the MW and 64th in the nation
- Third on the team with a .394 OBP while also slugging .420
- Had an 18 game reached base streak, fifth-best on the team
- Tied his career-high with four RBIs vs. UNLV, March 17
- Earned Academic All-Mountain West honors for the second straight season

Sophomore (2017):
- Played in 31 games, making 14 starts.
- Hit seven home runs in 64 at bats.
- Homered once every 9.1 at bats.
- Batted .369 (24 for 65).
- Scored 25 runs and drove in 16.
- Slugged .815 with .446 on base percentage.
- First-career home run came against Omaha.
- Also homered in back-to-back games vs. New Mexico.
- Homered twice in game against San Diego State.
- Also homered against Charleston Southern.
- Scored three runs in a game three times.
- Drove in four runs against Omaha.
- Academic All-MW.

Summer (2017):
- Played summer ball for Eau Claire Express in Northwoods League during his three weeks of allowed leave from cadet duties.

Freshman (2016):
- Played in six games.
- Had two hits and one run scored.
- First-career hit in first-career at bat vs. Adams State.
- Second hit came in second-career at bat vs. Iowa.

HIGH SCHOOL (Coppell): Three-year letterwinner in baseball…team captain as a senior…Perfect Game Preseason All-American prior to his senior season…Preseason Perfect Game Second Team All-Region entering 2015…second team all-district his senior year…first team all-district selection as a junior…Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American entering his junior year…represented North Texas at USA Baseball’s National Team Identification Series…played for Kendall Clark at Coppell HS…summer baseball team was Dallas Mustangs, coached by Barry Hoffpauir.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 33… will attend pilot training following graduation ... parents are Rob and Kristi Jones…has two brothers…his brother, Tyler, played baseball at Air Force from 2014-17…his father Rob played baseball at TCU from 1986-89…his grandfather Bob played baseball and basketball at SMU from 1964-67…nickname is DJ…favorite food is steak with fried rice…favorite book is The Bible…favorite movie is American Sniper.

Why I came to the Academy: “I came to Academy because it presented opportunities that other schools did not. Not only will I get to play college baseball but I will receive a degree from the number one public school in the country and do other things every other college baseball player will never get to do.