2025 Baseball Roster

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15 Jacob French

  • Position Utility
  • Class Sophomore
  • Height/Weight 6-1 / 205
  • Bat/Throw L/R
  • Hometown Benicia, Calif.
  • High School Benicia HS
  • Prev School San Francisco State
  • Twitter jacobfrench2023
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Biography

Career (San Francisco State, 2024; California, 2025 - Present)
112 G/108 GS, .366, 12 HR, 83 RBI, 6 SB
Career Highs: AB -
7, at Cal State East Bay (3/16/24 - Game 1); R - 4, at Stanford (3/22/25); H - 4, six times, last vs. Georgia Tech, ACC Championship Quarterfinal (5/22/25); RBI - 4, at Azusa Pacific (2/16/24); HR - 1, 12 times, last vs. Boston College (5/15/25); SB - 1, six times, last vs. Clemson (4/6/25); Hit Streak - 13, twice, (last 4/27/25 - 5/22/25)

At Cal
2025 (So.)

53 G/51 GS, .390, 4 HR, 36 RBI, 2 SB
THIRD-TEAM ALL-ACC, ALL-ACC CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

ACC/National Rankings (Thru 5/23/25): 3B - T2/T18; BA - 3/30; Toughest To Strike Out - 6/91 (9.8); Hits - T6/T109
- Led the team in batting average (.380), triples (5), hit by pitches (12) and on-base percentage (.440), second in hits (76) and total bases (110), tied for second in doubles (12), third in RBI (36), and among regulars first in OPS (1.004) and second in slugging percentage (.564)
- Finished the season with a torrid Cal career-high and a collegiate career-high-tying 13-game hit streak (.509, 27-53, 10 R, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 10 RBI, BB, 6 HBP, SF) that included six games of three more hits
- Hit .692 (9-13, 3 R, 2B, 4 RBI, BB, 2 HBP) in three games at the ACC Championship and posted a career-high-tying four hits in each of his last two games May 21 against Wake Forest (4-6, 3 R, 2B, 3 RBI) and May 22 vs. Georgia Tech (4-5)\
- Hit .636 (7-11) in the final series of the regular season against Boston College, including a pair of three-hit contests in the first two games May 15 and 16, and a game-tying two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth of the series opener
- Also had a nine-game hit streak from March 28 - April 11 (.457, 16-35)
- Hit .286 in his first 18 games and .432 overall his final 35, raising average over those 35 contests 104 points to its final .390
- Became the first Cal player to win ACC Player of the Week honors for his performance in games played March 17-23 (.647, 11-17, 9 R, 2 2B, 3 3B, 5 RBI, 1 HBP, 1.118 SLUG%, .632 OB%), reaching base safely in each of his first nine plate appearances (8-8, HBP) of a March 21-23 series at Stanford
- Other notable moments and games included a key three-run long ball against Utah on March 11, a career-high-tying four hits March 21 and March 22 at Stanford, a game-winning RBi single in the top of the ninth to plate Alex Birge at Sacramento State on April 1, a 3-for-3 game with a triple and three RBI April 7 against Pacific, a 3-for-4 contest with a double in the April 13 series finale at Georgia Tech, a 3-for-4 game April 27 at Notre Dame, and a 3-for-5 contest with two runs scored, a double and an RBI May 6 at Pacific

At San Francisco State
2024 (Fr.)
59 G/51 GS, .347, 8 HR, 47 RBI, 4 SB
Season Highs (Batting): AB - 
7, at Cal State East Bay (3/16 - Game 1); R - 3, four times, last at Cal State Dominguez Hills (5/4); H - 4, twice, last at Cal State Dominguez Hills (5/4); RBI - 4, at Azusa Pacific (2/16); 2B - 2, three times, last at Cal State Dominguez Hills (5/4); 3B - 1, four times, last vs. Stanislaus State (4/14); HR - 1, eight times, last at Cal State Dominguez Hills (5/4); SB - 1, four times, last at Cal State Dominguez Hills (5/2)
Season Highs (Fielding): C - 10, at Azusa Pacific (2/16 - Game 1); PO - 7 (vs. Cal State Monterey Bay, 5/9); A - 6, at Cal Poly Pomona (5/10)
Season Highs (Pitching): IP - 3.0, vs. Cal State Monterey Bay (3/10); SO - 5, vs. Cal State Monterey Bay (3/10); Pitches - 48, vs. Cal State Monterey Bay (3/10)
- Racked up the honors in his collegiate rookie season earning second-team BCA/Rawlings All-West Region, honorable mention NCBWA All-West RegionCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association Freshman of the Yearsecond-team All-CCAA, CCAA All-Tournament and CCAA All-Academic Award honors
- Played in 59 of 60 games with 57 starts primarily at second base, while also making 12 appearances on the mound all out of the bullpen for a team that finished 34-26 overall, reached the final of the California Collegiate Athletic Association's double elimination tournament after winning four games in the event and added two more victories in the NCAA Division II West Regional played in Seaside, Calif. to reach the finals before falling twice to host Cal State Monterey Bay
- Set a single-season school record with 239 at bats
- Hit .347 (83-for-239) with 19 doubles, four triples, eight home runs, 47 RBI and four stolen bases, while scoring 54 runs
- Posted a .428 on-base percentage that included 17 walks and 18 hit by pitch, as well as a .561 slugging mark
- Totaled 25 multiple-hit games including seven with three knocks and two with four
- Posted a career-long and team season-high-tying 13-game hit streak from Feb. 16 - Mar. 9, going 21-for-54 (.389) with five doubles, two triples, two home runs and 13 RBI during the stretch
- Reached base in career-long and team season-high-tying 20 straight contests from the second game of a Mar. 10 doubleheader through Mar. 20 that began with six straight multiple-hit games to begin a nine-game hit streak from the Mar. 10 twinbill nightcap against Cal State Monterey Bay through the nightcap of a doubleheader Mar. 25 at Sonoma State
- Added 11 multiple-RBI contests including three with three and one with four
- Registered a .994 fielding percentage with only a single error in 181 defensive chances (163 PO, 17 A, 1 E)
- Named to the ACC All-Academic Team for the third of three consecutive seasons
- Finished with a 3-1 record and a 6.23 earned run average in 12 appearances on the mound
- Allowed 23 hits and 11 runs (nine earned) while striking out 13 in 13.0 innings pitched for a .383 opponents' batting average and a 2.16 WHIP
- Did not allow a run in 4.1 innings of work over his final five outings
- Notable Games/Series
- Made his collegiate debut in the opener of a doubleheader against Montana State Billings on Feb. 3, scoring a run and being hit by a pitch twice
- Picked up his first hit and RBI while scoring two runs in a 13-6 win in the third game of the series on Feb. 6
- Was 2-for-6 with a double for his first extra-base hit and four RBI in the first game of a doubleheader at Azuza Pacific on Feb. 16 then had a triple and scored twice in the nightcap
- Was 2-for-4 with his first career stolen base in a 3-2 win against Cal State San Bernardino on Feb. 23
- Hit his first home run in the bottom of the opening inning and then pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in the eighth and the ninth to earn first win in a 5-4 comeback victory against Cal State San Bernardino on Feb. 24 as the Gators scored single runs in both the bottom of the eighth and ninth
- Was 3-for-9 with three runs scored, a double, a homer and four RBI in a doubleheader sweep at Chico State on Mar. 4
- Had his first four-hit day (4-for-5, 3B, RBI) in the nightcap of a twinbill on Mar. 9 against Cal State Monterey Bay 
- Was 11-for-21 (.524) with nine runs scored, three doubles, a homer and five RBI in a four-game sweep Mar. 15-17 at Cal State East Bay including his first career two-double game in the Mar. 15 opener
- Was 3-for-5 with his second career two-double contest in the first game of a doublheader Mar. 25 against Sonoma Stae, then tripled, scored and had an RBI on offense while being credited with the win on the mound in a 10-6 victory in the nightcap
- Was 7-for-17 (.412) with five runs scored, a double, triple and four RBI while winning three-of-four Apr. 12-14 against Stanislaus State, highlighted with his performance in the opener when he was 2-for-5 with three RBI including a two-run single and game-tying run scored in a six-run bottom of the eighth inning of a 12-11 comeback win
- Was 3-for-5 with a double, homer and three RBI in the Apr. 19 opener of a four-game set at Cal State San Marcos
- Was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI in a 9-5 victory in the Apr. 26 opener of a three-game home series against Cal State Los Angeles
- Had a huge game in a May 4 series finale at Cal State Dominguez Hills for the third win of a four-game series when he was 4-for-5 with three runs scored, two double, a homer and three RBI in a 16-2 victory
- Was 8-for-23 (.348) with four runs scored, two doubles and two RBI in six games in the CCAA Tournament
Other

Collegiate Summer League
2024 (Kamloops NorthPaws, California Collegiate League)

- Played in and started 23 games with 17 of his starts coming at third base, while he also started at first base (4) and second base (2)
- Hit .330 (30-91) with five doubles, one home run, nine RBI and four stolen bases
- Posted a .396 on-base percentage that included seven walks and three hit by pitch, as well as a .418 slugging mark
- Registered a .958 fielding percentage with four errors in 96 defensive chances (56 PO, 36 A, 4 E)

High School
Benicia HS (Class Of 2023)

- Racked up the honors as a 2023 senior when highlighted by his All-State selection by CalHiSports.com, while he was also named the Vallejo Times Herald Male Athlete of the Year, the Diablo Athletic League Most Valuable Pitcher, first-team All-DAL and also MVP of both his team and the Bay Area Collegiate All-Star Game
-  Added a first-team DAL selection and was an All-State nominee for CalHiSports squad during his 2022 junior campaign
Also played basketball and was the team MVP as a 2022-23 senior
Personal
-  March 24, 2005
-  Parents are Peter and Lora French
-  Has two sisters, Grace and Emma

Last Updated
May 25, 2025

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