University of Massachusets Athletics
2024 Baseball Roster
Jake Given
- Position:
- C/INF
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Boulder, Colo.
- High School:
- Monarch
2024 – Redshirt Senior: Started in 14 of 18 appearances for the Minutemen … Had 13 hits with one double, nine runs and five RBI in 45 at-bats … Tallied a .289 batting average and a .989 fielding percentage … Recorded a career-high three hits, including his lone double of the season, a career-best two runs and career-high three RBI in the 12-2, game two victory at Elon (3/8) … Totaled 85 putouts with seven assists and an error.
2023 – Redshirt Junior: Competed in 24 games, starting in 17 on the season … Registered a .130 batting average with two runs on six hits and five RBI in 46 at bats … Recorded his first collegiate double and had a career-best two RBI at Penn (3/18) … Totaled a career high two hits with a RBI against Stonehill (5/10).
2022 – Junior: Saw action in 15 games and started in two behind the plate… Posted a 1.000 fielding percentage, with a season-high eight putouts and one assist vs. Sacred Heart … Recorded his solo hit of the season in his first start against UMass Lowell (4/13) … In his second start, the junior threw out a runner stealing in a win over Sacred Heart (4/20).
2021 – Freshman: Started in one game, appearing in eight, and finished the season with a .250 batting average and a .944 fielding percentage … Had one hit apiece at Northeastern (3/26) and at Saint Joseph’s (4/10) … Drove in a run at Saint Joseph’s (4/10) … Recorded four putouts and an assist at Saint Joseph’s (4/9) … Had a season-high eight putouts at Saint Joseph’s (4/10).
2020 – Freshman: Did not see game action ... Season was canceled after nine games due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Before UMass: Attended Monarch High School in Louisville, Colorado ... Played under coach Scott Weiss ... Member of Front Range Conference Championship team as a junior ... Honorable mention for Perfect Game West Region and Front Range Conference as a junior and senior ... Three-year letter winner in ice hockey ... 2019 Second Team All-State, 2019 First Team All-Conference, and a member of USA Hockey High School Div. II National Champion team ... Front Range League Academic Honorable Mention in 2018 and 2019.
Personal: Son of Matt and Tasha Given ... Has three siblings, Luke, Sonya, and Zack ... Enjoys playing ice hockey and skiing in his spare time ... Undecided on major ... Admires Nolan Arenado for his dedication to the game of baseball.
