AT SAN JOSÉ STATE: Completed his first season with the Spartans.
2017: Appeared in 11 games, all out of the bullpen... Finished with a 1-0 record and a 2.00 ERA... Struckout 11 over 9.0 innings allowing six hits... Made his Spartan debut against Northern Colorado (2/24)... Picked up his first Spartan win versus Santa Clara pitching 0.2 innings of scoreless relief... Did not allow a run in 10 of his 11 appearances.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2016 graduate of La Mirada High School in La Mirada, Calif. … Two-time letter winner playing for coach Jimmy Zurn… Named Suburban League MVP for his senior year performance posting a 7-1 record with a 1.14 ERA… Cal-Hi Sports second team all-state selection… Struck out 62 in 55.1 innings allowing only 24 hits… Also saw time behind the dish hitting .443 in 92 plate appearances… Whittier Daily News first team selection as a utility player… During his junior year, appeared in seven games, including five as starter… Tallied a 4-1 record with a 1.73 ERA… Fanned 21 and allowed 18 hits in 28.1 innings pitched… Played summer baseball with the Garciaparra Baseball Group.
MORE ON JAKOB: Aspires to become an officer in the Marines… Parents are Orlando and Sasha Gonzalez… Native of El Paso, Texas… Now calls La Mirada, Calif., his hometown.