The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jacob Felts
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Orange, Texas
- High School:
- Orangefield
2014
Went 1-for-2 with a run scored against Oklahoma on April 13 ... was 5-for-16 with a triple, two RBI, and a run scored in the series against Hawai'i (March 7-9) ... went 2-for-4 with a triple, RBI, and run scored against Hawai'i in the series opener (March 7) ... had an RBI double against Valparaiso March 4 ... was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in his first start of the season against Sam Houston State on March 2 ... first hit of the season was a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 11th to lift Texas to a 2-1 win over UTPA.
2013
Played in 47 games and started 42 while batting .272 ... had 40 hits, 15 RBIs, five doubles and one home run ... the one homer came against West Virginia on April 20 on a three-run shot ... went 2-for-4 on the day with four RBIs ... went 3-for-3 with a double, two singles and a walk on April 27 at Baylor ... recorded a six-game hit streak from April 20 through April 28, throughout the six games he had nine total hits, five RBIs and three extra base hits ... recorded two or more hits in 11 games ... as catcher he picked off two runners and caught another 11 stealing ... he was named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2012 fall and 2013 spring semesters.
2012
Started in every game (52 games) at catcher, batting .282 (53-for-188) with eight doubles, 21 RBIs and two stolen bases ... committed only six errors in 438 chances for a .986 fielding percentage ... behind the plate, he threw out 20 of 52 baserunners (39.5%) ... he registered six hits in a three-game series three times during the season as he tallied two hits in every game ... had a season-high 14-game hitting streak snapped on May 19 against Baylor ... went 3-for-6 with two RBIs combined on May 12 in a doubleheader against Texas Southern ... went 6-for-15 in the Missouri series (May 4-6), collecting two hits in each game ... had a double against Missouri on May 4 and 5 ... recorded a season-high three hits with one RBI in a 3-for-4 game on April 29 against Texas A&M ... went 2-for-3 with a double and one RBI on April 17 against Texas State ... posted a nine-game hitting streak from March 30 - April 14 ... recorded two RBIs on April 14 against Oklahoma State ... went 6-for-14 in the series against California (March 30 - April 1), collecting two hits in every game ... had a 6-for-14 series at Oklahoma (March 16-18) with two doubles and two RBIs ...went 2-for-3 with a double, walk and one RBI on March 3 against Tennessee ... during the summer, played for the Santa Barbara Foresters and helped them win their second-straight NBC World Series title in Wichita, Kansas ... batted .270 (33-for-122) in 38 games for the Foresters with three home runs and 17 RBIs.
2011
Appeared in 63 games, including 59 starts as a freshman ... hit .215 with 22 runs, 40 hits, three doubles, one home run, 20 RBIs and five stolen bases ... named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team ... appeared in 26 Big 12 games, including 24 starts ... combined for two hits and two runs in the College World Series (June 18-20) ... went 1-for-3 against North Carolina on June 20 in the CWS ... in the first CWS game on June 18 against Florida, went 1-for-3 ... scored a run and added a sacrifice bunt on June 11 against Arizona State ... batted 2-for-4 against Arizona State in the first game of the NCAA Super Regional on June 10 ... went 2-for-3 with a run scored on June 5 against Texas State in the NCAA Austin Regional ... had two hits with one run scored on May 3 against Prairie View A&M ... against Oklahoma on April 30, he went 2-for-3 at the plate ... scored twice and went 1-for-3 on April 21 against Kansas ... scored two runs in the series opener on April 8 against Baylor ... hit a three-run homer in the series finale on April 3 against Missouri ... went 1-for-2 with two runs, one RBI and a stolen base on March 23 against Houston Baptist ... recorded two RBIs in a 1-for-4 game against Kansas State on March 18 ... had a 3-for-3 day at the plate on March 13 against Brown with two runs scored, one RBI, two doubles and a walk ... had two RBIs in a 2-for-4 game on March 11 against Brown ... recorded two runs, one RBI and two stolen bases on March 8 against UTSA ... scored his first career run on March 5 against Stanford ... in his first collegiate action, went 4-for-8 in the series against Maryland (Feb. 18-19) ... opened his career with a 1-for-2 performance on Feb. 18 against Maryland, adding three RBIs, one sacrifice bunt, and a walk ... member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letter winner at Orangefield (Texas) High School ... participated in USA Baseball Tournament of Stars in 2010 ... tabbed Rawlings Second-Team All-American and to Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason Texas All-Region First Team in 2010 ... named first-team Class 3A All-State by the Texas Sports Writers Association as a junior and senior ... earned first-team Class 3A All-State from the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association as a senior ... participated in the 2009 Under Amour All-American Game ... also played for the Texas Rangers Area Code Team in Long Beach in 2009 ... led Orangefield with a .471 batting average, six home runs and 38 RBIs, earned District 21-3A Co-MVP and was tabbed Class 3A All-State as a junior ... named District 21-3A Co-Defensive Player of the Year and second-team All-District 21-3A as a sophomore ... member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Parents are Steve and Stephanie Felts ... favorite team is the Boston Red Sox ... favorite athletes are Yadier Molina and LeBron James ... favorite movies are Old School and Tombstone ... favorite television shows are anything on ESPN and Intentional Talk ... majoring in health promotion.
