University of Memphis Athletics
2016 Baseball Roster
Jacob Elliott
- Position:
- INF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 213
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bartlett, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Bartlett HS
- NIL:
- L/R
Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.
2016 - Sophomore
Played in 53 games with 46 starts at first base … Batted .269 with 49 hits, eight doubles and four home runs … Drove in 30 runs and scored 22 runs … Produced 13 multiple-hit games and five multiple-RBI games … Made just two starts through the first 14 games of the season but went on to start 44 of the final 47 games … Hit his first career home run against SIUE (2/28) ... Went 3-for-3 with a grand slam and six RBI against Eastern Illinois (3/20) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double, one run scored and one RBI against Murray State (3/22) ... Went 1-for-4 with a stolen base, one run scored and one RBI versus UCF (4/1) ... Went 2-for-5 with a home run and a double against USF (4/8) ... Went 3-for-3 with an RBI against Mississippi State (4/13) ... Went 2-for-4 with one RBI in game two and 2-for-3 with a double, one RBI and one run scored in game three of the UConn series (4/30-5/1) ... Went 3-for-4 with two RBI in a win at Tulane (5/14).
2015 - Freshman
Played in 20 games and made three starts at third base as a freshman in 2015 ... Finished the season with a .174 batting average, three RBI and three runs scored with a triple ... First career hit and RBI came against Alcorn State (3/21) as a pinch hitter ... Only multiple hit performance of the season was in second game of doubleheader with Alcorn (3/21), finished 2-for-3 with an RBI off the bench ... Started in the Tigers' American Athletic Conference opener against USF (5/19) and walked twice and scored a run.
Prep
Lettered three seasons for former Tiger Phil Clark and one season for Memphis alum Josh Stewart at Bartlett High ... Played third base, first base and pitcher for the Panthers ... 2014 Perfect Game Preseason All-Southeast Region Honoroable Mention ... Played in the 2014 Shelby County All-Star Game with Memphis teammates Brandon Montgomery, Bryan Cruse, Cody Duncan and Connor Alexander ... Hit .319 in senior season to help Bartlettto a 32-9 record and a district title ... Hit .336 in junior season with 32 RBI after hitting .380 in his sophomore campaign ... Three-time All-District 14-AAA selection and three-time member of the Commercial Appeal's All-Metro Team ... Competed on the Region 7 and Region 8 roster for the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association's Showcase Classic.
Personal
Son of Tim and Rebecca Elliott ... Finished in top-10 percent of his high school class academically ... Member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club and the Spanish Honor Society while at Bartlett High School.
