University of Memphis Athletics
2022 Baseball Roster
Compton, Jacob
Jersey Number 8
Jacob Compton
- Position:
- 1B/OF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 221
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Olive Branch, Miss.
- Prev School:
- NE Mississippi CC / Memphis / South Carolina
- NIL:
- L/L
Bio
Honors
2023 (Junior - South Carolina)
2022 (Sophomore)
2019-21 (Northeast Mississippi CC)
- 2022 First Team All-AAC
- 2022 AAC Weekly Honor Roll (3/21, 5/16)
- Returned to Memphis and led the Tigers with 14 home runs and 54 RBI.
- Tallied 56 hits and slugged .545.
- Totaled 110 bases and 25 extra-base hits.
2023 (Junior - South Carolina)
- Did not play.
2022 (Sophomore)
- Appeared in all 55 games for the Tigers and started 53
- Hit .291 with a team-best 11 home runs and 56 RBIs (most in AAC)
- Led team with 18 doubles (most in AAC), 115 total bases, and a .540 SLG
- Tallied a season-high five RBIs vs. UT Martin (5/3), which equaled the most by any player in any game in 2022
- Had a team-best 20 multi-hit games, 14-multi-RBI games, and a 25-game on-base streak
2019-21 (Northeast Mississippi CC)
- Hit .298 with 11 home runs, 11 doubles, and 55 RBIs over two seasons
- Appeared in 55 total games and served as the team captain
- Multi-year starter at Desoto Central High School
- Played first base and was the team captain under head coach Mark Monaghan
- Part of the Desoto 2018 State Championship team
- Father played baseball at Christian Brothers University
- Both parents graduated from UofM
- Son of Billy and Candi Compton
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