2016 Baseball Roster
Roster
Sandlin, Jake

Jersey Number 12
Jake Sandlin
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 163
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Evans, Ga.
- Prev School:
- Georgia College
Bio
A 2105 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division II All-American in 2015, transferred to Southern Miss this fall after graduating from Georgia College the previous spring…Banged up a knee during the spring, but is expected to compete for starting job in center field…Older brother of Southern Miss freshman reliever Nick Sandlin.
Georgia College
Played for Coach Tom Carty at Division II Georgia College in Milledgeville, Ga….In three years, hit .335 with .438 on-base percentage…Collected 205 hits, including 41 doubles,12 triples and 29 home runs…Finished with 159 RBIs, scored 159 runs and 30 stolen bases …2015 (r-Jr.): Hit .380 with 55 RBIs and 61 runs scored…Had 17 doubles, six triples and 14 home runs, while swiping 12 bases in 13 tries…Helped Bobcats to second Peach Belt Conference Baseball Tournament title in three years…2014 (r-So.): Hit .365 with 12 doubles, four triples and six home runs…Had 59 RBIs, 59 runs scored and 12 stolen bases…2013 (r-Fr.): Burst onto the D-II scene in big way, hitting .311 with a .409 on-base percentage … Finished with 45 RBIs and 39 runs scored…Hit 12 doubles, two triples and nine home runs…2012 (Fr.): Redshirted.
Prep
Played for Coach Chris Wilkins at Evans (Ga.) Greenbrier High School ...As senior, named team’s best defensive player on team that went 21-10…Two-time All-County selection; named All-Region 2 AAAA by MaxPreps.com.
Personal
Son of John and Daisy Sandlin…Majoring in Sports Management…Born Sept. 5, 1992.
Georgia College
Played for Coach Tom Carty at Division II Georgia College in Milledgeville, Ga….In three years, hit .335 with .438 on-base percentage…Collected 205 hits, including 41 doubles,12 triples and 29 home runs…Finished with 159 RBIs, scored 159 runs and 30 stolen bases …2015 (r-Jr.): Hit .380 with 55 RBIs and 61 runs scored…Had 17 doubles, six triples and 14 home runs, while swiping 12 bases in 13 tries…Helped Bobcats to second Peach Belt Conference Baseball Tournament title in three years…2014 (r-So.): Hit .365 with 12 doubles, four triples and six home runs…Had 59 RBIs, 59 runs scored and 12 stolen bases…2013 (r-Fr.): Burst onto the D-II scene in big way, hitting .311 with a .409 on-base percentage … Finished with 45 RBIs and 39 runs scored…Hit 12 doubles, two triples and nine home runs…2012 (Fr.): Redshirted.
Prep
Played for Coach Chris Wilkins at Evans (Ga.) Greenbrier High School ...As senior, named team’s best defensive player on team that went 21-10…Two-time All-County selection; named All-Region 2 AAAA by MaxPreps.com.
Personal
Son of John and Daisy Sandlin…Majoring in Sports Management…Born Sept. 5, 1992.
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