2024 Baseball Roster
Reinisch, Jake
Jersey Number 31
Jake Reinisch
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Clifton Park, N.Y.
- High School:
- Shenendehowa HS
- Deals:
Bio
Career Accolades
2024 Second Team NCBWA All-American
2024 Team Captain
2024 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
ACC Player of the Week (May 16, 2022)
Senior (2024)
Named Team Captain by Coach Walter... Named a Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist... Named a Second Team NCBWA All-American... One of three Demon Deacons to start in all 60 games... Set career highs in home runs (18), RBIs (67), hits (69), doubles (15), and triples (2)... Led the team in RBIs while finishing with a .308/.419/.634 slash line... Safely reached base in 52 contests... Recorded a hit in 45 games, including 17 multi-hit performances... Registered an RBI in 35 games with 21 games with multiple RBIs... Notched a two-RBI double on opening day against Fordham (Feb. 16)... Hit a grand slam for his first home run of the season against Dayton (Feb. 23)... Recorded an RBI triple against North Carolina A&T (Feb. 27)... Registered a seven-game RBI streak (March 2-12)... Had a three-RBI performance against Georgetown (March 5)... Hit a double, triple, and home run against Duke (March 10) as part of a series where he recorded six RBIs on six hits, including two home runs (March 8-10)... Homered in three consecutive games against Duke (March 9-10) and Coastal Carolina (March 12)... Hit a home run in both games of the doubleheader against Florida State (April 20)... Posted a nine-game hit streak (April 26-May 8)... Notched a career-high five RBIs off of four hits against High Point (May 1)... Recorded a home run in all three games to drive in six runs in the series against Western Carolina (May 4-5)... Hit a grand slam in the very next game against North Carolina A&T to cap off a four-game home run streak that saw him hit a solo home run, a two-run home run, a three-run home run, and grand slam... Hit a three-run home run in the series finale against Clemson (May 12)...Notched a home run the regular season finale at NC State (May 18)... Recorded a two-run home run in the ACC Tournament against Pitt (May 22)... Drove in a run in the ACC semifinal against Florida State (May 25).
Junior (2023)
Made 27 appearances and 19 starts as a designated hitter and outfielder… Batted .171 with 12 hits, eight RBIs, and 14 walks… Recorded a season-high two hits with two RBIs against App State (April 11)...Put up two runs scored against Elon (March 21).
Sophomore (2022)
Appeared and started in 60 games at designated hitter and first base... Led team and ACC with 55 walks (tied for fifth in program history)... Also posted career highs in average (.318), hits (64), home runs (8), RBIs (50), slugging (.517) and on-base (.467)... Went on a career-long and team-best 45-game reached base streak to start off the season... Reached safely in 58 contests overall... Registered an 11-game hit streak from Feb. 19-March 8... Posted 16 multi-hit, 12 multi-RBI and 13 multi-walk performances... Posted a .533 batting average with team highs in hits (eight), home runs (two), RBIs (five), runs scored (six), doubles (two) and slugging percentage (1.067) against High Point (May 11) and North Carolina (May 13-15) to earn ACC Player of the Week honors... Hit HRs against VCU (Feb. 20), NJIT (Feb. 26-27), Clemson (April 17), Notre Dame (April 24), North Carolina twice (May 14-15) and Miami (May 27)... Helped Wake Forest tie ACC Tournament record in home runs (7) with his solo shot against the Hurricanes in Charlotte... Posted a career-high four hits and four RBIs in series finale victory at North Carolina (May 15)... Walked a career-high three times in series opener at Boston College (April 1)... Notched first career triple in non-conference victory versus Liberty (May 3)... Scored a career-high four runs in Wake Forest's historic 20-run victory at Georgia Tech (March 19)... Stole first base of his career in first game of Longwood doubleheader (April 30).
Freshman (2021)
Appeared in seven games, making a trio of starts... Went 4-for-14 (.286) at the plate, adding a pair of runs and walks... Made collegiate debut versus Appalachian State (March 30)... Tallied first career hit at Appalachian State (April 13), starting a three-game hit streak... Collected a hit and scored a run in second game of double header versus Belmont (May 9)... Ended campaign with a run scored in final road game of season at Coastal Carolina (May 18).
Summer Ball
Played for the Amsterdam Mohawks in the PGCBL... Hit .322 with a .441 on-base percentage... Led team and Eastern Division with 31 RBIs while recording 29 hits, two home runs, 10 doubles and 20 runs scored... Won PGCBL Player of the week (July 17th) hitting .583 with four extra-base hits and 10 RBIs.
Background
Rated as a top-500 prospect by Perfect Game, as well as the No. 30 recruit from New York ... Senior season canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak ... Earned first team all-area in 2019 as he led his team to regional and section titles and to the state finals ... Hit .346 with a .469 on-base percentage and 15 RBIs as a junior after batting .329 as a sophomore ... Earned six total varsity letters, three in baseball and three in basketball ... Also earned all-area honors in hoops ... Selected Wake Forest over Boston College, West Virginia, Siena and Delaware.
Personal
Born on Feb. 10, 2002 ... Son of Paul and Melissa Reinisch ... Father, Paul, played baseball at Wake Forest from 1988-90 and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers ... Uncle, Tom Reinisch, played at SUNY Cobleskill and Coastal Carolina from 1981-84 ... Another uncle, Pete, played at SUNY Oneonta and Albany from 1984-87 ... Cousin, Ben, played at Trinity College from 2016-19 ... Jake was on the high school high honor roll all four years and served as the class vice president ... Won the 2018 Neil Hessen Award for Integrity and Academic Achievement.
2024 Second Team NCBWA All-American
2024 Team Captain
2024 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
ACC Player of the Week (May 16, 2022)
Senior (2024)
Named Team Captain by Coach Walter... Named a Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist... Named a Second Team NCBWA All-American... One of three Demon Deacons to start in all 60 games... Set career highs in home runs (18), RBIs (67), hits (69), doubles (15), and triples (2)... Led the team in RBIs while finishing with a .308/.419/.634 slash line... Safely reached base in 52 contests... Recorded a hit in 45 games, including 17 multi-hit performances... Registered an RBI in 35 games with 21 games with multiple RBIs... Notched a two-RBI double on opening day against Fordham (Feb. 16)... Hit a grand slam for his first home run of the season against Dayton (Feb. 23)... Recorded an RBI triple against North Carolina A&T (Feb. 27)... Registered a seven-game RBI streak (March 2-12)... Had a three-RBI performance against Georgetown (March 5)... Hit a double, triple, and home run against Duke (March 10) as part of a series where he recorded six RBIs on six hits, including two home runs (March 8-10)... Homered in three consecutive games against Duke (March 9-10) and Coastal Carolina (March 12)... Hit a home run in both games of the doubleheader against Florida State (April 20)... Posted a nine-game hit streak (April 26-May 8)... Notched a career-high five RBIs off of four hits against High Point (May 1)... Recorded a home run in all three games to drive in six runs in the series against Western Carolina (May 4-5)... Hit a grand slam in the very next game against North Carolina A&T to cap off a four-game home run streak that saw him hit a solo home run, a two-run home run, a three-run home run, and grand slam... Hit a three-run home run in the series finale against Clemson (May 12)...Notched a home run the regular season finale at NC State (May 18)... Recorded a two-run home run in the ACC Tournament against Pitt (May 22)... Drove in a run in the ACC semifinal against Florida State (May 25).
Junior (2023)
Made 27 appearances and 19 starts as a designated hitter and outfielder… Batted .171 with 12 hits, eight RBIs, and 14 walks… Recorded a season-high two hits with two RBIs against App State (April 11)...Put up two runs scored against Elon (March 21).
Sophomore (2022)
Appeared and started in 60 games at designated hitter and first base... Led team and ACC with 55 walks (tied for fifth in program history)... Also posted career highs in average (.318), hits (64), home runs (8), RBIs (50), slugging (.517) and on-base (.467)... Went on a career-long and team-best 45-game reached base streak to start off the season... Reached safely in 58 contests overall... Registered an 11-game hit streak from Feb. 19-March 8... Posted 16 multi-hit, 12 multi-RBI and 13 multi-walk performances... Posted a .533 batting average with team highs in hits (eight), home runs (two), RBIs (five), runs scored (six), doubles (two) and slugging percentage (1.067) against High Point (May 11) and North Carolina (May 13-15) to earn ACC Player of the Week honors... Hit HRs against VCU (Feb. 20), NJIT (Feb. 26-27), Clemson (April 17), Notre Dame (April 24), North Carolina twice (May 14-15) and Miami (May 27)... Helped Wake Forest tie ACC Tournament record in home runs (7) with his solo shot against the Hurricanes in Charlotte... Posted a career-high four hits and four RBIs in series finale victory at North Carolina (May 15)... Walked a career-high three times in series opener at Boston College (April 1)... Notched first career triple in non-conference victory versus Liberty (May 3)... Scored a career-high four runs in Wake Forest's historic 20-run victory at Georgia Tech (March 19)... Stole first base of his career in first game of Longwood doubleheader (April 30).
Freshman (2021)
Appeared in seven games, making a trio of starts... Went 4-for-14 (.286) at the plate, adding a pair of runs and walks... Made collegiate debut versus Appalachian State (March 30)... Tallied first career hit at Appalachian State (April 13), starting a three-game hit streak... Collected a hit and scored a run in second game of double header versus Belmont (May 9)... Ended campaign with a run scored in final road game of season at Coastal Carolina (May 18).
Summer Ball
Played for the Amsterdam Mohawks in the PGCBL... Hit .322 with a .441 on-base percentage... Led team and Eastern Division with 31 RBIs while recording 29 hits, two home runs, 10 doubles and 20 runs scored... Won PGCBL Player of the week (July 17th) hitting .583 with four extra-base hits and 10 RBIs.
Background
Rated as a top-500 prospect by Perfect Game, as well as the No. 30 recruit from New York ... Senior season canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak ... Earned first team all-area in 2019 as he led his team to regional and section titles and to the state finals ... Hit .346 with a .469 on-base percentage and 15 RBIs as a junior after batting .329 as a sophomore ... Earned six total varsity letters, three in baseball and three in basketball ... Also earned all-area honors in hoops ... Selected Wake Forest over Boston College, West Virginia, Siena and Delaware.
Personal
Born on Feb. 10, 2002 ... Son of Paul and Melissa Reinisch ... Father, Paul, played baseball at Wake Forest from 1988-90 and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers ... Uncle, Tom Reinisch, played at SUNY Cobleskill and Coastal Carolina from 1981-84 ... Another uncle, Pete, played at SUNY Oneonta and Albany from 1984-87 ... Cousin, Ben, played at Trinity College from 2016-19 ... Jake was on the high school high honor roll all four years and served as the class vice president ... Won the 2018 Neil Hessen Award for Integrity and Academic Achievement.
Wake Forest Football Highlights vs WCU (Sept 6, 2025)
Sunday, September 07
Wake Forest Football 2025 Week Two Trailer
Friday, September 05
Football Media Availability (9/3/25)
Wednesday, September 03
Football Media Availability (9/2/25)
Tuesday, September 02
