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BOBBY JACOBS PHOTO GALLERIES 
INSIDE THE COACH'S BOX 2010 UPDATE Game-By-Game Statistics
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2009: Shared time at catcher with fellow classmate Ben Heath ... Played in 29 games, starting 27 while nearly cracking a .300 batting average ... Hit .298 (fifth on the team) with two home runs, 18 RBI and 19 runs scored ... Also had two doubles and a triple for a .426 slugging percentage ... Walked seven times and was hit by four pitches for a .361 on-base percentage ... Was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI in the season-finale against #21 Minnesota (5/16) ... Finished 1-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in the series-opener (5/14) ... Drove in Penn State's only run via his second home run of the season at Michigan State (5/1) ... Hit first-career triple and had an RBI vs. Mount St. Mary's (4/15) ... Finished 3-for-5 with a walk, RBI and three runs scored at Michigan (4/5) ... Drove in one of the Lions' two runs against #16 Ohio State (3/28) ... Was 1-for-3 with two runs at Kent State (3/24) ... Impressive against NYIT (3/21) with a 1-for-3 showing, along with a walk, double, RBI and two runs scored ... Went 1-for-4 a day earlier (3/20) with a clutch two-run home run ... Strong in game one of a doubleheader vs. Rutgers (3/14) included 2-for-4 with a double and two runs ... Finished 3-for-5 with three runs scored in the series-opener (3/13) ... Drove in two runs against Florida Gulf Coast (3/11) ... Had a hit, RBI and run a day prior (3/10) while catching all 14 innings ... Finished with a hit and two RBI against Lehigh (3/8) ... Went 1-for-3 in game two of a doubleheader at #4 Texas (2/28) ... Reached base in all four plate appearances against Seton Hall (2/22) via a pair of walks and hits. AS A FRESHMAN IN 2008: Backed up veteran catchers veterans Joe Blackburn and Rob Yodice ... Played in nine games, including three starts ... Displayed a good ability to get on base in limited time, finishing 3-for-12 while also drawing three walks and two hit-by-pitches for a.471 on-base percentage ... Two of the three hits were doubles ... Started two games at catcher and one at DH .... Doubled in only at-bat against Villanova (4/30) ... Had a walk and run scored against Bethune-Cookman (3/15) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and run against Connecticut (3/11) in first-career start. HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of varsity baseball at West Chester East High School in West Chester, Pa. ... Named First Team All-Ches-Mont as both a junior and senior and Second Team All-Ches-Mont as a sophomore ... Garnered Second Team All-Area as both a sophomore and junior and First Team All-Southeastern PA as a senior ... Helped lead squad to Ches-Mont championships in three of four years ... Team won District 1 championship as a freshman, made the state semifinals as a sophomore and the state quarterfinals as a senior ... Hit .400 as a senior in team's 20-5 season ... Hit .386 as a junior and .400 as a sophomore ... A member of the honor roll. PERSONAL: Full name is Robert Gordon Jacobs ... Born on June 10, 1989 in Bryn Mawr, Pa. ... Parents are Bob and Cheryl Jacobs ... Brother of Andrea (19) and Brian (16) ... Mother and aunt also attended Penn State ... A communication arts and sciences major. ON CHOOSING PENN STATE: "I chose Penn State for the outstanding academics and unbelievable athletic tradition."
CAREER BESTS At-Bats: 5, five times; last at Michigan (4/5/09) Runs: 3, two times; last at Michigan (4/5/09) Hits: 3, three times; last vs. Minnesota (5/16/09) RBI: 3, two times; last vs. Minnesota (5/16/09) Doubles: 1, six times; last vs. Minnesota (5/16/09) Triples: 1 vs. Mount Saint Mary's (4/15/09) Home Runs: 1, two times; last at Michigan State (5/1/09) Walks: 1, two times; last at Michigan (4/4/09, Game 1) Hitting Streak: 6 games (4/24/09 - present & 3/8/09 - 3/14/09) Multi-Hit Games: 6; Multi-RBI Games: 5 GETTING TO KNOW BOBBY
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