Jacob Padilla Season 2020

NOTES
Transferred to Penn State after playing two seasons at Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma.

2019 (JUNIOR)
Season: Made 25 appearances with 23 starts (21 at catcher)…Had a .371 on-base percentage and tallied five doubles.

vs. Monmouth (2/16): Made Penn State debut as a pinch-hitter. vs. Fairfield (2/24): Made first Penn State start as a catcher. at Pitt (3/12): Hit a double in second inning and scored off a Justin Williams’ double two batters later. UMass Lowell (3/15-17): Doubled twice and scored a run in second game of series. Minnesota (3/24, G1): Drew a bases-loaded walk. at Ohio State (5/11, G2): Went 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and two runs scored. Mount St. Mary’s (5/14): Scored and reached base twice, tallying a single and walk. Arizona (5/16): Singled and scored.

2018 (MURRAY STATE COLLEGE - SOPHOMORE)
Awards: NJCAA Division II First-Team All-American and Region II All-Region First Team...Region II Player of the Year and Gold Glove Award Winner

Season: Batted .375 with 11 home runs and 60 RBIs.

2017 (MURRAY STATE COLLEGE - FRESHMAN)
Awards: Region II First Team All-Region.

Season: Batted .342 with 11 home runs and 50 RBIs.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain at Wylie East High School...District 10-5a Defensive Player of the Year and MVP in 2016...All-district first team and Ted Williams Award winner as a junior...Also played football for one year.

PERSONAL
Full name is Jacob Donovan Padilla...Married to wife, Kendall...Parents are Chris and Renee Padilla...Has an older sister, Kayla...Hobbies include welding and metal work...Major is communications arts and sciences…Born on November 9, 1997 in Denver, Colorado.