2015 (Senior): Made six (6) appearances in relief during his final season with the Rainbow Warriors, finishing the season with a 10.38 ERA and 0-0 record…Tough outings against No. 15 Oregon, Loyola Marymount an Pepperdine raised his ERA, but Jones made scoreless appearances against Hofstra (2/20), Oklahoma (3/15) and No. 21 Cal State Fullerton (5/17)…Pitched 8.2 total innings, striking out two (2)…Went three (3.0) innings against Hofstra to tie his career high, allowing five (5) hits and no runs...Closed out his senior year with one (1.0) inning against No. 21 CSF, allowing no hits or runs as the closer on Senior Night.
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2014 (Junior): Played in 47 games with 35 starts...Batted .189 with 11 runs, two (2) doubles, and 13 RBI...Was also a two-way player, pitching 18.1 innings in 15 bullpen appearances...Had an early-season streak where he recorded a hit in 11-of-13 games...Batted 2-for-4 with two (2) runs against Albany (2/22), then the next day against the Great Danes he posted two (2) hits including a double with a run and a career-high four (4) RBI...had two (2) hits and two (2) RBI including a double against Pepperdine (3/1)...Recorded two (2) hits, a run, and an RBI over the first two games at Texas (3/7, Â 3/8)...Batted 3-for-5 with two (2) runs and two (2) RBI at No. 10 UC Santa Barbara (3/30)...Posted one (1) hit and one (1) run at Cal State Fullerton (4/26)...On the mound, Jones finished with a 3.93 ERA and tied for the team lead with three (3) saves...Had four (4) strikeouts in three (3.0) scoreless innings for a save against NYIT (5/4).
Prior To UH: Lettered two seasons for Sacramento City College in Sacramento, Calif.
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Prep: A 2010 graduate of Vanden High School in Fairfield, Calif…Lettered three seasons in baseball…Named all-league in 2009 as a junior and honorable mention in 2010 as a senior…Batted .451 as a junior and .379 as a senior.
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Personal: Born in Vocaville, Calif…Majored in Communication and graduated with his Bachelor of Arts in Spring 2015…Has one older brother and one younger sister…Brother, Jonathan, plays professionally in the Blue Jays organization…Mother is Laverne Jones of Vacaville, Calif.
Career Highs (Hitting)Runs: 2 (2x) Last at UC Santa Barbara (3/30/14)Â
Hits:Â 3 vs. UC Santa Barbara (3/30/14)
RBI: 4Â vs. UC Santa Barbara (3/30/14)
Doubles: 1 (2x) Last vs. Pepperdine (3/1/14)
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
Stolen Bases: 1 (3x) Last vs. Cal Poly (4/12/14)
Career Highs (Pitching)Innings: 3.0 (3x), Last vs. Hofstra (2/20/15)
Earned Runs: 5 vs. UC Irvine (4/6/14)
Walks: 3Â vs. Hofstra (2/20/15)
Strikeouts: 4 vs. NYIT (5/4/14)
Hits: 5Â vs. Hofstra (2/20/15)
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