Jacob Burley

Photo by: Brown Athletics

Photo by: David Silverman Photography

Class:
Senior
Position:
C
Height/Weight:
6-1 / 195
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Hollister, Calif.
High School:
San Benito
Concentration:
Applied Math-Economics

2023: Appeared and started in 36 games as the team’s starting catcher…Served as a team captain…Batted .268 on the season…Finished second on the team with three home runs…Scored 20 runs and added 15 RBIs…Stole two bases in as many attempts…Had a nine-game hitting streak from March 3-March 18…Reached base in 16 straight games from March 3-April 15…Went 9-for-19 over a four game stretch March 31-April 8.

2022: Started all 36 games at catcher for Brown, catching all but one inning throughout the season…Scored 18 runs and added 11 RBIs…Hit two home runs…Drew 12 walks…Led the Ivy League with 14 runners caught stealing…Had two RBIs, including a solo homer in a 7-6 win at Memphis (2/27)…Hit his second homer of the year against Bryant, while throwing out two runners attempting to steal (3/30)…Served as the Bears’ catcher for its combined no-hitter against Holy Cross, the first no-hitter in program history (4/5)…Had two hits, two RBIs and reached base three times at URI (4/12)…Had two hits, a walk, two runs scored and an RBI in the season finale against Cornell (5/8).

2021: Team did not compete due to COVID-19.

2020: Made five appearances with four starts at catcher … Hit a home run in his first career at-bat in the game against Wofford (2/22) … Finished with two runs and two RBIs … Posted a .333 slugging percentage … Threw out two runners from behind the plate … Season shortened due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Before Brown: Played catcher at San Benito High School … Perfect Game All-Tournament Team … Hit .357 with four home runs and 28 RBIs as a senior … Also added a .429 on-base percentage and a .607 slugging percentage that same season … Awarded the PG Galvan Memorial baseball scholarship ... Also played basketball at San Benito ... Played for Watsonville Aggies.

Personal: Son of Joan and Mitch Burley ... Has three older siblings, Kevin, Matt and Ellie ... Hobbies include basketball and fishing ... Plans to concentrate in business, entrepreneurship and organizations.

Why Brown? “I loved the idea of an open curriculum and the education I would receive. Also I connected with the coaching staff and players really well and felt like it was the perfect fit.”