Vanguard University

The athlete: Jacob joins the Lions as a junior, after two years spent at Cuesta College...played for Head Coach Bob Miller and the conference-champion Cougars?was named All-Southern California and first- team Western States Conference-North twice?hit .345 overall with 20 extra-base hits and 42 RBI?also was 11-12 in stolen base attempts?prepped at Paso Robles High School in Paso Robles, California?graduated from PRHS in 2006 with a 3.1 GPA?played for Coach Derek Stroud at Paso Robles, where he was named All-League four times?also earned first-team All-CIF honors as a senior?played football in high school as well?has played baseball for 12 years?was a member if the SLO Raptors in the summer of 2009?will be counted on to contribute in the middle of the lineup for VUSC?strong arm in left field?runs well for a player his size?should have a terrific 2010 for the Lions.

The person: Jacob was born on June 7, 1988, in San Luis Obispo, California?parents are Darrell and Kari?has one brother, Jesse, who is a member of the US Coast Guard?majoring in Sociology at VU?loves to eat at "TGI Friday's"?favorite movie is "Transformers" and TV show is "Sienfeld"?loves birthdays?enjoys the color Crimson and the number three?believes that trust is the most important characteristic to have?most respects his brother?has learned in life that you get out of it what you put into it?baseball has taught him discipline.

His thoughts: My favorite thing about Vanguard is the baseball program.

Coach Grajeda's Comments: "JD is a tough minded and physical player. He brings intensity everyday and comes from a disciplined program."