Biography
AS A JUNIOR (2018)
Made 14 starts and two relief appearances, totaling a 4.75 ERA in 77.2 innings…Threw 2.1 perfect innings in MAC Tournament win over Eastern Michigan (5/24)…First career complete game shutout came against Bowling Green (5/18). Struck out eight and did not allow a walk...Started against Ball State (5/13), throwing 5.0 innings, allowing three earned runs and striking out two...Returned to the starting rotation at NIU (5/6), lasted three innings and allowed four runs...Made two appearances out of the bullpen: at Michigan State (4/25) and vs. Kent State (4/28)...Shortest start of the season came against Eastern Michigan (4/20), lasted just 2.1 innings...5.1 innings, three earned runs allowed, and three strikeouts against Central Michigan (4/13)...Threw 4.0 innings, allowed six earned runs in series opener against Ohio (4/6)...Pitched 3.2 innings at Miami (3/30), second-shortest start of the season...Threw 7.0 innings against WMU, tying a career-high, while striking out five (3/23)...Tied a career-high with 7.0 innings pitched at Cincinnati (3/16), struck out six and walked just one...Started the series opener at Georgia, throwing 4.2 innings, allowing two earned runs, and striking out four...Tossed 6.0 innings at LSU (3/2), allowing three runs and striking out five...Started game one of the doubleheader at Austin Peay (2/23)...Made his first-career start against Iowa (2/16). Pitched 7.0 innings, giving up one run, striking out seven, and allowing just six baserunners. Struck out five of the first six batters he faced against the Hawkeyes.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)
Academic All-MAC…Appeared in 13 games out of the bullpen, throwing 26.1 innings…Posted a 4.10 ERA and a team-high six saves as Toledo's closer...Did not allow a run in seven of his 13 outings…Picked up his first save of the year at Richmond (2/24), when he threw three innings and allowed just one run…Earned the save in a 6-4 win over Florida Atlantic (3/12); threw 2.2 shutout innings and struck out three...Pitched 3.2 innings at USF (3/3) and struck out a season-high eight batters…Picked off two runners, tied for most on the team.
AS A FRESHMAN (2016)
Served as Rockets’ closer...Sported a 2-5 record with a 3.43 ERA in 42.0 innings...Appeared in a team-high 25 games, all out of the bullpen...Ranks tied for fourth in school history in single-season appearances...Led the team with eight saves... Ranks fourth in school history in single-season saves...Fourth on the team with 42.0 innings pitched...Fourth on the team with 31 strikeouts...Allowed two runs on three hits in 3.1 innings while striking out six batters in collegiate debut vs. Niagara (2/20)...Notched first career save by giving up an unearned run on one hit and a strikeout at Charlotte (2/26)... Picked up four saves in five appearances (3/27-4/10) including a 5.0-inning scoreless streak (Buffalo, Bowling Green, Youngstown State, Kent State)...Collected save with a scoreless 1.2 innings on one hit vs. Ball State (5/14)... Pitched 2.0 no-hit innings and walked one at Duke (3/6).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2015 graduate of St. Clairsville High School... Four-year letterwinner in baseball and two-year letterwinner in football... Sported 8-1 record with one save and 0.22 ERA as a senior...Pitched 63 innings and allowed 20 hits and two earned runs... Punched out 104 batters... Earned Hoffman Hustle Scholarship for his efforts... Sported 3-2 record with 0.68 ERA as a junior...Pitched 31 innings and gave up three earned runs.
PERSONAL
Born Michael Benjamin Jacob...Parents are Michael and Wendy Jacob...Has two sisters, Jessica and Julie... National Honors Society member...Majoring in professional sales and finance.
Career Highs
IP: 9.0, (vs. Bowling Green, 5-18-18) K’s: 8, two times (Last vs. Bowling Green, 5-18-18)
