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2020 Baseball Roster

22 Jacob Williamson

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 205
  • Hometown Sims, N.C.
  • High School James Hunt

Biography

Career Honors:
- Patriot League All-Tournament Team (2019)
- Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American (2017)
- Patriot League Player of the Week (2/26/18)
- Patriot League Rookie of the Week (2/28/17)
- Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020)

Career Highs (Hitting):
Runs: 4, vs. Lafayette (3/31/18)
Hits: 4, vs. Air Force (2/23/18)
RBI: 4, four times, MR: vs. Georgetown (2/16/20)
Stolen Bases: 2, vs. Air Force (2/22/19)
Hit Streak: 10 games (3/17/17-3/29/17)

Career Highs (Pitching):
Innings Pitched: 1.1, vs. Cornell (3/5/17)
Strikeouts: 1, vs. Cornell (3/5/17)
Longest Outing w/o Hit: 1.1 IP, vs. Cornell (3/5/17)
Longest Outing w/o Walk: 0.2 IP, two times, MR: at Holy Cross (4/3/17)

2020 (Senior)
- Ended the 2020 season with a .308 batting average to rank third on the team
- He ranked second on the team with 16 hits and 12 RBIs
- Capped off his career with a .462 slugging mark and a .383 on-base percentage during his senior season
- He finished with career-highs in average, slugging percentage and on-base percentage
- Williamson finished six multi-hit games and a trio of multi-RBI games
- Tied his career-best with four RBIs against Georgetown on Feb. 16
- Over the final four games of the season, he finished with eight hits for Navy and four RBIs
- Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

2019 (Junior)
- Named to the 2019 Patriot League All-Tournament Team
- Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
- Finished the season with a .225 batting average and slugged .368 overall
- Had a pair of four-RBI games after hitting a grand slam against Bucknell on March 16 for four RBIs and also drove in four runs against Lehigh on April 27 after recording three hits
- Belted five home runs during the year and drove in 24 runs for Navy
- Led the team with 13 doubles and had a triple on April 13 at Lehigh
- Started in 54 games and has started and played in all but two games during his first three seasons at Navy
- On defense, he recorded a .924 fielding percentage with 36 putouts and 74 assists

2018 (Sophomore)
- Voted as the Patriot League Player of the Week on Feb. 26
- Williamson was one of four Mids to start in all 54 games and he compiled an average of .274, while leading the team with 46 RBIs
- Led the team with 14 games, where he had multiple RBIs and he was third with 19 multi-hit games
- Racked up 15 doubles to finish fourth on the team and finished fourth with 82 total bases
- His 57 hits were fourth-most on the team, to go along with 33 runs scored
- Set career highs in hits and RBIs on Feb. 23 against Air Force with a 4-for-5 day, which included four RBIs
- Williamson also set a personal best with four runs scored on March 31 against Lafayette

2017 (Freshman)
- 2017 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American
- Staple in the Mids' lineup since Opening Day; appeared in and started 53 of Mids' 54 games
- Hit .296 with a .444 slugging percentage courtesy of 18 extra-base hits (13-2b, 5-HR); scored 32 runs, drove in 25, stole four bases and fielded his position at a .926 clip
In the conference standings, he recorded the eighth-most doubles, 11th-most home runs and ranked 16th in BA
- Second on Navy in the home run category, third in doubles and fourth in total hits (56)
One of three Mids with 25 RBIs (fifth-most on the team)
Recorded 13 multi-hit games with nine games of two hits and four with three, in addition to six multi-RBI games with four two-RBI contests and two games with three: versus Air Force (2/25) and George Mason (4/19)
Ran off a 10-game hit streak from March 17 through March 29, that was part of a longer 19-game streak of reaching base safely (March 17 to April 8); during that run he reached base via hits 18 times and once from a walk
Hit in the five-, six- and seven-hole in all 53 games as the Mids' staring third baseman
Patriot League Rookie of the Week on March 1 after batting .375 (3-8) with a .615 OBP, a home run, three runs scored and four RBIs versus Air Force
Connected for home runs versus Air Force (2/25), Holy Cross (4/2), Holy Cross (4/3), Wofford (4/4) and Lehigh (4/16)
Hit .280 (14-50) against LHP, .302 (42-139) versus RHP and .383 (36-94) with runners on base
Pitched 2.2 innings over three relief appearances: Cornell (3/5), Princeton (3/25) and at Holy Cross (4/3)

High School
- A five-sport athlete at Hunt High School, he played baseball (4 years), football (3), track & field (2), soccer (1) and basketball (1); Jon Smith was his head coach for baseball where he pitched and played the infield
- Recognized on the 2016 NCBCA Class 3A All-State Team
- Four-time 3A All-Big East Conference honoree from 2013 through 2016; twice named Hunt's Team MVP
- Perfect Game's publication noted Williamson on its 2015 Underclass High Honorable Mention All-American list, as well as on its 2016 Atlantic Region Honorable Mention team
- As a quarterback with the football team, he earned three All-Conference playing honors, as well as the team's Offensive MVP in 2014 and 2015; holds the school record for passing yards
- Elected to serve as team captain of both his baseball and football teams
- Member of five conference championship winning teams: baseball (2013, 2016), football (2013, 2015) and soccer (2015)

Personal
- Son of Jim and Laurie
- Father played collegiate baseball at Mount Olive College
- In his free time enjoys hunting, fishing, water sports and helping with his family's business, Williamson Peanuts
- Participated in National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, SGA, DECA and FCA, as well as served as a volunteer with the Special Olympics and Headbands of Hope
- High school teammates with East Carolina C Bryson Worrell '21, OF Dwanya Williams-Sutton of the San Diego Padres and Zeke White of the Cincinnati Red. On the football field, he played alongside Dallas Cowboy DE Lewis Neal (LSU '17), Pittsburgh Steelers RB Malik Williams (Louisville '18) and Houston Texans S Dexter Wright (NC State '18)
- Named to Naval Academy's Commandant's List four times and Dean's List three times

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

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    6'" 195 lbs
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    2018Sophomore

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    6'1" 205 lbs
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    2019Junior

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    6'1" 205 lbs
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    2020Senior

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    6'1" 205 lbs
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