Player Profiles



Jacob                              Rice
24
Jacob
Rice
Class: Jr.
Hometown: Tulsa, Okla.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 200
Sport: Baseball
Position: OF

Biography

At Eastern Oklahoma State College in 2012
  • Helped team to a 36-20 record and a Region II Championship
  • Batted .364 with 37 runs, seven doubles, two triples, eight homers, 49 RBIs and nine stolen bases
  • Named to the 2012 All-Region 2 First Team


At Arkansas in 2011

  • Played in 21 games with 12 starts
  • Earned the starting nod in final two games of NCAA Tempe Regional, finishing each game with a hit and scoring two runs


Prep

  • Three-year starter at Union High
  • Named all-conference and all-metro after senior season, in which he hit .338 with seven homers and 47 RBIs
  • Led team to the 6A State Championship as a senior
  • Selected to play in the Oklahoma East vs. West All-Star Game
  • Hit .481 in his junior season with seven home runs and 29 RBIs
  • Earned all-conference and all-metro honors following the season and also was voted team MVP
  • Also was a three-year letterwinner for the football team, where he helped the team to two state championships
  • Ranked the No. 157 player nationally, No. 2 player in Oklahoma and No. 26 infielder in the Class of 2010 by Perfect Game
  • Named a 2010 Rawlings/Perfect Game Third Team All-American and West Region First Team All-American


Personal

  • Son of Terry and Mary Rice
  • Has three brothers
  • Birthday is Nov. 22
  • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

Related Articles

Rice Takes Big 12 Weekly Honor
Posted: 2.25.13



< Roster Home

Citynet