Jake Arledge - Baseball - Arkansas Razorbacks

#15 Jake Arledge

OF | Sr | 5-9 | 180 | R/R | Huntington Beach, Calif. | Panola JC

As a Senior (2017)
Played in 60 games, starting 59 in the outfield … Hit .300, good for third-highest on the team … Also totaled 47 runs scored, 63 hits, three home runs, and 30 RBIs … Walked a team-best 33 times … Stole 7-of-10 bases, good for most on the team … Only made two errors in 126 chances for a .984 fielding percentage … His six assists, were good for most among all Razorback outfielders … In conference play, hit .243 with nine RBIs and 12 walks … Went 5-for-9 (.556) with six runs scored and four RBIs in two games against Bryant (Feb. 25 – 26) … Also homered in back-to-back games during that series … Tied a career-high three hits four times during the season vs. Bryant (Feb. 25), ULM (March 8), at Alabama (March 31), and vs. Auburn (May 25) … Had at least one RBI in each of those four games … Tied a career-high three RBIs in a 3-for-4 game with three runs scored against ULM (March 8) … Tallied two hits or more in five of his final 13 games at Texas A&M (May 18 & May 20), vs. Auburn (May 25), Oral Roberts (June 2 & June 4) … Hit .385 in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional, highest among all Arkansas batters over the five-game stretch … Four of his five hits came against Oral Roberts, including a double and a triple in the elimination game.

As a Junior (2016)
Played in 40 games, starting 28 in the outfield … Hit .245 with 28 runs scored, 26 hits, six being doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI … Added a team-best three triples … Was a perfect 7-for-7 in stolen bases, good for the most on the team … First career hit as a Razorback was a triple against Central Michigan (Feb. 19) … Made first career start the next day against the Chippewas (Feb. 20) … Had a season-high three hits in a game twice during season vs. Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 24) and Eastern Illinois (March 5) … Also scored season-high four runs in both games … Drove in three runs against Eastern Illinois as part of 3-for-6 game with two home runs … Was one of three Razorback players (Carson Shaddy, Michael Bernal) to have a multi-home run game.

Panola JC (2015)
Played for head coach Todd Shelton … Appeared in 46 games for the Ponies last season … Batted .399 with 71 hits, including 13 doubles, six triples and three homeruns … Boasted an OPS of 1.073 over 208 plate appearances … Ranked seventh in the NJCAA with 37 stolen bases in 42 attempts.

High School
Played for head coach Bob Marshall … CIF Division I runner-up as a senior … Hit .392 as a senior with one home run and eight stolen bases … Also played basketball … Most memorable athletic moment was playing at Dodger Stadium for the CIF finals.

Personal
Born on Aug. 31, 1994 … Son of Andrew and Donna Arledge … Has one brother, Matthew … Has one sister, Carlee … His aunt, Sam Compton, played softball at UCLA … Is 25 percent Japanese … Business management major.