Jacob Cruce Season 2019

2020 SEASON (As A Senior): Appeared in 13 games during a shortened 2020 campaign due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making seven starts at designated hitter and three at first base … Ranked fourth on the Aztecs in batting average (.300) and slugging percentage (.425) … Collected 12 hits in 40 at-bats, adding two doubles and seven RBIs with four runs scored … Strung together two three-game hitting streaks (Feb. 16-21 and Feb. 29-March 3), driving in at least one run in each of those contests … Earned his first start of the year vs. UNC Greensboro in the Brittain Resorts Baseball by the Beach event in Conway, South Carolina, where he went 2-for-4 with an RBI (2-16-20) … Helped the Scarlet and Black claim an 8-4 decision over No. 24 Cal State Fullerton in the 2020 home opener after logging a 2-for-3 effort at the plate, including a run-scoring single (2-18-20) … Laced a clutch two-run single as a pinch hitter vs. Iowa in the Tony Gwynn Legacy, lifting the Aztecs to a 4-1 victory in the tourney opener (2-21-20) … Cracked two hits and scored a pair of runs in SDSU’s 6-0 shutout over Oregon State, driving in other runner after reaching on a fielder’s choice (2-29-20) … Came back with two more hits and a run scored in the series finale vs. the Beavers, highlighted by a key RBI ground-rule double, propelling the Aztecs to a wild 12-11 victory (3-1-20) … Roped another RBI double two days later for SDSU’s final tally in a 7-2 triumph over No. 17/17 Long Beach State (3-3-20) … Drew a leadoff walk and scored in a crucial four-run outburst in the second inning of the Aztecs’ series-opening victory at No. 11/15 Oklahoma (3-6-20) … Ended with a 2-for-4 performance in the series finale vs. the Sooners (3-8-20).     

2019 SEASON (As A Junior): Played 15 games in his first season at San Diego State after transferring from San Joaquin Delta College …Earned three starts on the year, including two at designated hitter and one at first base … Recorded four hits in 20 at-bats (.200) along with three RBIs … Singled up the middle in the fifth inning of the series opener at Air Force for his first hit as an Aztec (3-1-19) … Finished with two hits,  two RBIs and a run scored in the regular-season finale vs. New Mexico (5-18-19) … Delivered a run-scoring single in the first game of the Mountain West Championships vs. UNLV (5-23-19) … Also appeared in the second game of the conference tournament vs. Nevada (5-24-19) … Did not commit an error in 17 chances finishing with 16 put-outs and one assist.

AT SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE: Received all-Big Eight Conference recognition as a sophomore in 2018 after helping the Mustangs to a 43-9 record with a team-high 11 home runs ... Also ranked second on the squad with 59 RBIs, including a run-scoring double in SJD's 7-5 victory over Sacramento City College in the CCCAA state championship game ... Logged a pair of multi-homer games against Mission (2-24-18) and vs. Ohlone College (5-20-19) ... Began that season with a 17-game hitting streak.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Heritage High in Brentwood, California ... Ranked as the No. 9 catcher in the state of California out of high school according to Perfect Game ... Played catcher, first base and third base as a prep ... Logged a career .307 batting average over 76 varsity games ... Hit .354 during his junior campaign and belted three home runs as a senior.