10 Jacob Hild
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Weight:
- 180
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- Hometown:
- Holly, Mich.
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- Position:
- C
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
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- High School:
- Holly
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- gp
- 48
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- avg
- .356
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- hr
- 1
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- rbi
- 25
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- r
- 19
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- sb
- 3
Bio
Senior (2025)
- Once again served as the primary catcher for the Yellow Jackets and played in 48 games with some assignments at DH
- Led the team with a .356 batting average, which was 17th among all hitters in the WHAC
- Connected on a career-high 53 hits, which was 18th in the WHAC and tied for sixth-most in a season in program history
- Also set career marks with 25 RBIs, 28 walks (7th in program history), 10 doubles, three triples, one homer and 14 extra-base hits
- Led the team with 18 multi-hit games with six three-hit games and one four-hit contest
- Slugged his first career home run, a grand slam, on Apr. 22 vs. Siena Heights that also included a three-run double to finish one RBI shy of the program single-game record of eight
- Threw out 17 runners attempting to steal, which led all WHAC catchers during the regular season
- Failed to reach base in just eight games
- Made first-career pitching appearance on April 22 vs. Siena Heights and tossed two scoreless innings
- Awarded the Male Breakthrough Athlete of the Year at the 2025 Swarm Awards
- Named Academic All-WHAC
Junior (2024)
- Served as DC's primary catcher and played in 35 contests
- Set career-high numbers in hits (29), walks (20), batting average (.248), runs (17), and steals (4)
- His 20 walks were tied for the team lead while 29 hits were tied for third-best in the program
- Also cut down 15 baserunners out of 29 total steal attempts for a 32.6% caught stealing rate, which were all single-season bests for his career
- His 15 runners thrown out stealing were tied for the most in the HCAC
- Recorded two different five-game hitting steaks, one from 3/27-4/7 (7-for-20, .350) and another from 4/16-4/27 (6-for-18, .333)
- Carried a season-long on-base streak of 10 games from 3/27-4/15
- Was one of the team's steadiest hitters over 18 games from 3/27-4/28 with a .292 (19-for-65) with five RBIs and six walks
- Despite just two hits in last four games, worked seven walks with a pair of three-walk games on 5/4 at Manchester
- Named Academic All-HCAC
Sophomore (2023)
- Made 25 starts and appeared in 27 games at catcher or designated hitter
- Improved batting average to .216 from .162 as a freshman
- Held a .273 average (12-for-44) over 13 games in April with two doubles
- Threw out three runners trying to steal on March 21 at Heidelberg
- Cut down five total runners stealing on 28 total attempts for 18 percent
- Named Academic All-HCAC
Freshman (2022)
- Played in 23 games and made 21 starts
- Recorded 11 hits and drove in 15 runs
- Led team with six sacrifice flies
- Threw out two runners attempting to steal
- Recorded first career hit with a two-run double against Wittenberg
- Recorded three multi-hit games
Personal
- Majoring in sport management and wants to work with in team sports
- 2021 graduate of Holly High School, where he earned three varsity letters in baseball and football
- Named First Team All-League in baseball as a senior
- Favorite teams are the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Lions
- Son of Chris and Debbie Hild
- Youngest of three children
- Both parent were athletes at Wayne State, dad played baseball and mom played softball
Recent games
Season Statistics
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 48 | 27 |
| Plate appearances | 182 | 104 |
| At Bats | 149 | 87 |
| Runs | 19 | 8 |
| Hits | 53 | 29 |
| Doubles | 10 | 6 |
| Triples | 3 | - |
| Home Runs | 1 | 1 |
| Runs Batted In | 25 | 12 |
| Total bases | 72 | 38 |
| Walks | 28 | 14 |
| Hit by pitch | 3 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 35 | 23 |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1 | - |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 1 |
| Hit into double play | 4 | 3 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | - |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Batting Average | .356 | .333 |
| On Base Percentage | .464 | .437 |
| Slugging Percentage | .483 | .437 |
Game Log - Hitting
Game Log - Base Running
Game Log - Pitching
Game Log - Fielding
Career Stats: Hitting
Career Stats: Base Running
Career Stats: Pitching
Career Stats: Fielding
Splits Stats: Hitting
Splits Stats: Base Running
Splits Stats: Pitching
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