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2003 All-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention 2002 WCC First Team 2001 Freshman All-American GENERAL CAPSULE - Versatile switch hitter capable of power and average from both sides... proven offensive producer... looked upon to be a continued force in the lineup for the Dons his senior season. AT USF (2003): Enjoyed a solid junior year on the Hilltop... started the season hampered by a back injury... hit .301 with seven doubles, a triple, four homeruns and a team-leading 39 RBI... elevated his game during West Coast Conference play, hitting .354 with a double, triple, three homers and 26 RBI... finished the season strong with a 10-game hitting streak (5/3-5/18)... went 3-for-3 with a season-high four RBI at San Diego (3/14)... hit .385 (10-26) with a triple and six RBI in six games against Loyola Marymount... turned in 16 multi-hit games, including five straight games with two hits (4/18-4/27)... went 2-for-3 with a three-run homerun in a win at Saint Mary's (4/27)... earned All-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention selection. AT USF (2002) - Named to West Coast Conference, First Team... became USF's single-season hits leader with 85, passing former USF three-time All-American Taggert Bozied... ranked eighth for single-season batting average (.383) and tenth for single-season runs (48)... led the team in five offensive categories, including hits (85), runs (48), triples (3) and walks (35)... enjoyed a 15-game hitting streak (4/2 - 4/27), longest by a Don in the 2002 season... had a 13-game hitting streak (2/9 - 3/8) earlier in the year... hit .465 against left-handed pitchers... went 5-for-6 with 6 RBIs vs. LMU (3/24)... drove in multi-RBIs in 11 games with three or more four times... drew three walks five times and had nine multi-walk games... was the league leader in on-base percentage (.521) against WCC opponents... had four outfield assists. AT UNLV - Earned Freshman All-American honors... hit .312 with 11 doubles, three triples and a pair of homeruns to go along with 29 RBI in 47 games for the Rebels... rated fourth on the team in batting average, and was fifth on the team in RBI. PREP CAREER - Three-year letter winner for Saint Ignatius... named to the all-league team after junior and senior campaigns with the Wildcats... posted a .410 batting average and tallied 114 RBIs in his prep career... also played basketball and football. PERSONAL - Joe Jacobitz... chose USF for its academic and athletic traditions... his goal for the season is to win... best advice he's ever been given is "Doing a little extra makes all the difference."... Will Clark is his sports hero... would like to trade places for a day with Mickey Mantle... favorite movie is Caddyshack... enjoys hunting and fishing... father, James, competed in track & field at Marquette University... cousin, Dave Stachelski, played for the New Orleans Saints... parents are James and Sylvia Jacobitz... born January 12, 1982 in San Francisco, CA. GIARRATANO ON JACOBITZ - "I can't say enough about the emergence of Joe. Breaking Tagg Bozied's hit record last year was really something." |
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