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2008
Freshman catcher has played sparingly this year as he has seen and learned from veterans Joe Blackburn and Rob Yodice, who received most of the playing time behind the plate....Played in nine games, including three starts....Displayed a good ability to get on base in his limited time as he is 3-for-12 at the plate and has a .471 on-base percentage, also drawing three walks and getting hit by a pitch twice....Two of his three hits are doubles....Started two games at catcher and one at DH....Started games vs. UConn (3-11), Lehigh (3-23) and Akron (4-15).
Game-by-Game Highlights
_vs. Connecticut (3/11): In his first start against UConn, he went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored.
_vs. Bethune-Cookman (3/15): Drew a walk and scored versus Bethune-Cookman.
_vs. Akron (4/15): Drew a walk and was hit by a pitch and scored one run versus Akron.
_vs. Villanova (4/30): Doubled in his only at-bat against the Wildcats.
West Chester East HS
Played for four years on the varsity baseball team at West Chester East High School in West Chester, Pa....Named first team All-Chesmont as both a junior and a senior and second team All-Chesmont as a sophomore....Named second team All-Area as both a sophomore and junior and first team All-Southeastern PA as a senior....Helped lead the team to Chesmont championships in three out of his four years....Team won District 1 championship as a freshman, made to the state semifinals as a sophomore and the state quarterfinals as a senior....Hit .400 as a senior as the team went 20-5....Hit .386 as a junior and .400 as a sophomore....Was a member of the honor roll.
Background
Robert Gordon Jacobs was born on June 10, 1989 in Bryn Mawr, Pa....He is the son of Bob and Cheryl Jacobs and has a younger sister, Andrea (18) and a younger brother, Brian (15)....His mother as well as an aunt also attended Penn State....Majoring in business management....Hobbies include hunting and fishing.
