2016 Baseball Roster
Jake Mueller
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Columbia, S.C.
- High School:
- Richland Northeast HS
2017:
Second Team All-ACC
ABCA Second Team All-Region
All-ACC Academic Team
Career Summary
Mueller was a four-year contributor and three-year starter, finishing his career wih a .303 average, 26 doubles, four homers, 70 RBIs, 97 walks and 28 stolen bases ... Became the program's 27th member of the 200-hit club, finishing his career with 203 ... Finished career with an impressive .975 fielding percentage.
2019 (Senior)
Played in 47 games and made 42 starts ... Finished season with .243 average, .356 OBP, five doubles and four stolen bases ... Made at least 15 starts at both second base and third base ... Recorded 12 multi-hit games, including a pair of three-hit efforts ... Went 3-for-4 with a walk, two runs and stolen base against App State (March 12) ... Went 3-for-6 with two stolen bases at Duke (March 24) ... Finished that Duke series (March 22-24) 6-for-12 with two doubles and three walks ... Reached base four times in ACC Tournament win over Florida State (May 21) with two hits and two walks ... Made just two errors for a .984 fielding percentage.
2018 (Junior)
Was the only Deacon to start all 57 games, finishing the season with a .303 average, five doubles, a triple, two homers, 20 RBIs, 18-for-25 in stolen bases and a team-high 43 walks ... Tied the program-record with five walks against App State (March 20), when he officially finished 0-for-0 with five walks and three runs ... Played every inning at second base ... Batted .291 with 11 stolen bases in ACC play ... Best game of the year came in the regular-season finale against Virginia (May 19), when he went 3-for-3 with a double, homer, three walks and four runs scored ... Led the team with 21 multi-hit games, including eight games with three hits or more ... Went 4-for-5 at Elon (May 2) ... Had a trio of three-hit games in a four-game span from Feb. 25-March 3, going 9-for-14 with four walks in those games ... Went 3-for-6 with a double, home run and walk as the Deacs erased a 9-1 deficit to beat UNCG in extra innings (Apr. 17) ... Stole three bases in the first game of the season against Georgetown (Feb. 16) ... Rebounded from a slow start in the field, making just two errors over the final 42 games.
2017 (Sophomore)
Had a breakout campaign in his first regular action ... Finished the year with a .345 average, two homers, 16 doubles, 34 RBIs and 58 runs scored and six stolen bases in 62 appearances and 60 starts at second base ... The Deacs went 29-3 in Mueller's 32 multi-hit games ... He had a trio of four-hit games, including back-to-back efforts against Radford (March 5 - 4-for-6, 2B, RBI) and Coastal Carolina (March 8 - 4-for-5, two 2Bs, walk, four RBIs), adding another in the NCAA Regional-clinching victory over West Virginia (June 4 - 4-for-6, 2B, SB, RBI) ... Also had a three-RBI effort in the Regional-opening win over UMBC (June 2) ... Had six doubles in a four-game span from Apr. 26-May 7, including a career-high three against Davidson (Apr. 26) and two more in a game against Boston College (May 7) ... Both of his homers came in a three-game span, one during a four-RBI output vs. Georgia Tech (March 25) and another at App State (March 28) ... Hit .328 in ACC play and .276 in the NCAA Tournament ... Was steady with the glove, making just one error over the final 43 games, finishing with a .979 fielding percentage ... Was the best bunter on the team, leading the squad in sacrifice bunts (eight) and bunt singles (12) ... Played summer ball with the Amsterdam Mohawks in the PGCBL.
2016 (Freshman)
Performed well in limited action ... Played in 11 games, making three starts at shortstop and finishing 4-for-16 with a pair of walks ... Made his first-career start at Notre Dame, going 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored (Apr. 3) ... Also knocked in a pair of runs in a win over UNCG (Apr. 12) ... Spent the summer with the Baltimore Redbirds in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League.
High School
Rated as the No. 426 prospect nationally by Perfect Game, also the No. 6 recruit in South Carolina and No. 68 middle infielder nationally ... High Honorable Mention All-American by Perfect Game in 2014 and 2015 ... Named to Top Prospect Team at the 2014 Perfect Game National Showcase ... All-Tournament Team pick at Perfect Game's 2014 WWBA 17U National Championship, 2013 Underclass World Championship, and 2013 16U World Series ... Three-time First Team All-State and All-Region honoree ... Four-time team MVP ... Hit .427 with seven doubles, five triples, a homer, and 16 steals his senior year, also throwing the first perfect game in school history ... As a junior in 2014, hit .410 with nine doubles, three triples and 25 steals ... Committed only five errors at shortstop in 165 career games ... Named The Diamond Prospects gold glove winner at shortstop for the state of South Carolina his last three seasons ... Named the high school Male Athlete of the Year in 2015 ... Named the MVP of the SC-NC Select All-Star Games at Coastal Carolina ... Teammate of fellow Demon Deacon Logan Harvey with the Evoshield Canes.
Personal
Born on Nov. 15, 1996 ... Son of Rob and Marybeth Mueller ... Member of the honor roll for all 16 quarters of high school.
