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Jersey Number 7
Jake Rucker
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- INF
- B/T:
- R/R
- Ht/Wt:
- 6-1 / 195
- Hometown:
- Greenbrier, Tenn.
- High School:
- Pope John Paul II HS
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Runs Scored: 4 // at Texas A&M, 4/25/21
- Hits: 3 (14x) // last vs. LSU, 6/13/21
- Doubles: 2 (4x) // last vs. LSU, 6/12/21
- Triples: 1 (4x) // last vs. LSU, 3/26/21
- Home Runs: 2 // vs. LSU, 6/13/21
- Total Bases: 9 // vs. LSU, 6/13/21
- RBI: 5 (2x) // last vs. Kentucky, 5/1/21
- Walks: 2 (9x) // last at Western Carolina, 4/13/21
- Stolen Bases: 1 (13x) // last vs. LSU, 6/13/21
- Hit By Pitch: 1 (12x) // last at Missouri, 5/7/21
- Strikeouts: 4 // vs. Kentucky, 4/30/21
- At-Bats: 6 (6x) // last at Missouri, 5/8/21
- Sac Bunts: 1 (8x) // last at Georgia Southern, 2/20/21
- Sac Flies: 1 (5x) // last vs. Georgia State, 3/5/21
- Putouts: 4 (5x) // last at Florida, 5/12/19
- Assists: 6 (2x) // last vs. Ole Miss, 5/17/19
CAREER HONORS
- Selected in the Seventh Round of 2021 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins
- 2021 Baseball America Third Team All-American
- 2021 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Third Team All-American
- 2021 ABCA/Rawlings Southeast All-Region First Team
- 2021 First Team All-SEC (3B)
- 2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- SEC Co-Player of the Week -- April 26, 2021
- 2021 Baseball America Preseason Third Team All-American
- No. 56 on Baseball America's Top 2021 College MLB Draft Prospects List
- No. 20 on D1Baseball.com's Top 2021 College MLB Draft SEC Prospects List
- 2020 Round Rock Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2020 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 - JUNIOR
- Started all 67 games he played in at third base while batting in the three-hole for the Vols
- Led the team with a career-high 90 hits, which ranked seventh in the nation and third in the SEC. Also finished second in the SEC with 21 doubles
- Batted .330 and set career highs in at-bats (273), runs (48), doubles (21), home runs (nine), RBI (55), total bases (142), walks (27) and stolen bases (7)
- Singled in both of Tennessee's College World Series games against Virginia (6/20) and Texas (6/22)
- Batted .556 during Tennessee's two super regional games against LSU (6/12-6/13)—doubling twice during game one and homering twice during game two. Drove in four runs in total during the Vols' series-clinching win over the Tigers
- Went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in SEC Championship game vs. No. 1 Arkansas (5/30)
- Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in midweek win over Belmont (5/18)
- Tied a career high with three hits and had an RBI in win over No. 1 Arkansas (5/15)
- Doubled, drove in two runs and scored a run in series opener vs. No. 1 Arkansas (5/14)
- Tied a career high with three hits, scored a run and had an RBI in series finale at Missouri (5/9)
- Hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his second of the season, to break open the game in a win over Kentucky (5/1) and tied a career high with five RBI
- Doubled, scored two runs and had an RBI in series-opening win vs. Kentucky (4/29)
- Had a monster series at Texas A&M (4/24-4/25) tying a career high with three hits in all three games while also hitting four doubles and a home run in the series to earn SEC Co-Player of the Week honors
- Set a new career high with four runs scored, drove in two runs and doubled twice in series finale at Texas A&M (4/25)
- Combined for six hits, two runs, an RBI, two doubles and a home run in doubleheader at Texas A&M (4/24)
- Hit his fifth home run of the year with a solo shot in the first inning against Vanderbilt (4/18)
- Set a career high with seven total bases and tied a career high with three hits, including a double and a home run while totaling three RBI in series-opening win vs. Florida (4/9)
- Went 3-for-5 with a double and scored twice in series finale at Alabama (4/4)
- Had an RBI double and scored a run in series opener at Alabama (4/2)
- Had four RBI and hit a three-run homer in win over Western Carolina (3/30)
- Drew two walks, scored a run and had an RBI triple in series-opening win vs. LSU (3/26)
- Hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning at Georgia (3/20)
- Hit a grand slam and tied a career high with five RBI in SEC opener at Georgia (3/19)
- Tied his career high with three hits and also scored two runs in win over UNC Greensboro (3/13)
- Set a career high with four RBI after going 2-for-4 with a home run in win over Georgia State (3/7)
- Had two hits, including a double, and drove in a run in win over Georgia State (3/6)
- Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in series-opening win over Georgia State (3/5)
- Had two hits and two RBI in win at Austin Peay (3/3)
- Singled, walked twice and scored two runs in win over Indiana State (2/28)
- Singled and drove in two runs vs. Indiana State (2/27)
- Went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI in series-opening win over Indiana State (2/26)
- Tripled, drove in two runs and scored a run in win vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/24)
- Drove in two runs to tie the game with a clutch 2-out single in the eighth inning in win at Georgia Southern (2/20)
2020 - SOPHOMORE
- Started all 17 games on the infield during the shortened 2020 season (COVID-19)
- Was on pace to set career highs in nearly every statistical category before the season was canceled
- Ranked fourth on the team with three home runs and 13 RBI
- Had two hits (including a triple), scored two runs and drove in a run against ETSU (3/10)
- Had an RBI, scored a run and tied a career high with three hits in series opener against Wright State (3/6)
- Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in win over UNC Asheville (2/26)
- Went 3-for-6, scoring a run and adding one RBI in win over Houston at the Round Rock Classic (2/22)
- Hit a solo home run in win over No. 1 Texas Tech at the Round Rock Classic (2/21)
- Went 3-for-5 and had a home run to go along with two RBIs in win vs. Charlotte (2/18)
- Went 2-for-2 with two RBIs in win against Western Illinois (2/16)
- Hit first-career home run in win against Western Illinois (2/14)
2019 - FRESHMAN
- Played in 61 games (54 starts) as a true freshman for the Vols. He finished hitting .273, which led all freshmen, with 50 hits, 28 RBIs and eight doubles. Finished the season leading the Vol freshman with a .303 average during SEC play.
- Went 2-for-5 with an RBI in a victory over Liberty (6/2)
- Batted 2-for-4 with a run scored in a win over Ole Miss (5/16)
- Went 3-for-4 with his first career triple, two runs scored and an RBI in a 15-10 win over Tennessee Tech (5/14)
- Recorded a 2-for-5 outing with two RBIs in a win over Missouri (5/3)
- Notched a 2-for-3 outing in a loss to Arkansas where he recorded two runs in a loss at Arkansas (4/28)
- Batted 2-for-4 while batting in one run in a loss to Arkansas (4/26)
- Hit 2-for-3 with three runs scored in a win at Kentucky (4/19)
- Went 2-for-2 with a run scored in the win over Mississippi State (4/6)
- Had two hits and two RBIs in the win over South Carolina (3/24)
- Went 3-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI in the win against Fresno State (3/9)
- In the win over Indiana, he went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a double (2/23)
- Went 2-for-4, scored a run, and got two RBIs in a win over South Carolina (3/24)
- Recorded his first collegiate run against Northern Kentucky (2/19)
- Saw his first collegiate action in the 6-0 win over App State on Feb. 15 where he went 1-for-2 and recorded his first collegiate RBI
HIGH SCHOOL
- Two-sport athlete playing basketball and baseball
- TN Baseball Coaches Association Mr. Baseball Finalist
- Two-time Division 2AA All-Region First Team
- Division 2AA All-Region Second Team
- 2018 Sumner County Player of the Year
- All-Sumner County First Team
- All-Sumner County Second Team
- 2018 Division II-A Player of the Year
- 2018 Division II All-State Team
- 2012 Little League World Series Champion, 2013 Junior League World Series U.S. Runner-up, 2016 Mickey Mantle World Series Champion
- Perfect Game WWBA Third Place
- Three straight appearances to the State Tournament for High School Ball (2015-17)
- Averaged .368 at the plate over four years
- Set a school record his senior season with 26 stolen bases
PERSONAL
- Full name is Jacob Andrew Rucker
- Born on Sept. 14, 1999
- Majoring in Recreation and Sport Management
- Son of Andrew and Jill Rucker
- Recipient of the Betty Lawson Copeland Baseball Scholarship Fund
- Recipient of the Ron Lawson Baseball Scholarship Fund
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