Post by The Cats on Jan 18, 2014 8:41:26 GMT -5
It's 27 days until the 2014 season's first pitch and the first three game home series against the Ohio Bobcats.
#27 Jacob Hoyle
Class: Junior
Hometown: Hickory, N.C.
High School: St. Stephen HS
Height / Weight: 6-2 / 250
Position: 1B/LHP
B/T: L/L
2013 (Sophomore): Saw action in 57 of WCU's 59 seasonal games, making 53 appearances among the starting lineup including 30 games at first base, 19 as the designated hitter, four in right field and twice starting on the mound ... Finished the season batting .310 (66-of-213) with 29 extra base hits including 16 doubles to rank tied for second on the squad, two triples and 11 home runs, ranking him third on the squad ... Finished ranked third on the team with a career-best 52 RBI ... Posted 20 multiple hit games with 14 two-hit outings while recording 13 multi-RBI games where he was one of just four Catamounts to record five-or-more RBI in a game ... Finished with a .559 slugging percentage ... Hit .276 (29-for-105) in SoCon play, collecting 10 extra base hits including four doubles, a triple and five home runs while driving in 24 runs, fourth on the team ... On the mound, made four appearances including two starts ... Tossed a combined 9.2 innings with a 4.66 ERA ... Allowed 13 hits including four for extra bases, surrendering seven runs of which five were earned ... Struck out five against eight walks ... Made his first collegiate start on the mound in game two of a twin bill against Hofstra (March 3), scattering one run on five hits with three strikeouts through five innings to pick up his first career victory ... Helped his own cause to the win, driving in a career-high tying five RBI on a 2-for-4 showing at the plate ... Matched his career-high with four hits against UNC Asheville (April 2), scoring a career-best three runs against the Bulldogs ... Enjoyed a career-long, nine-game hitting streak which included four multiple-hit games ... Legged out a career-high three doubles in a home win over OVC regular season champion, Tennessee Tech (May 3), posting a 3-for-4 outing at the dish ... Delivered a career performance with two home runs and four RBI against The Citadel (May 23) in the 2013 SoCon Tournament at Fluor Field ... Named to the 2013 Southern Conference Spring Academic All-Conference team and to the 2012-13 Southern Conference Honor Roll; Summer League: Started 44 of the 45 games in which he saw action for the Morehead City Marlins of the Coastal Plain League ... Posted a .280 (45-of-161) batting average, collecting 10 doubles and four home runs ... Scored 23 runs while driving in 20 ... Walked 15 times and was hit by six pitches while striking out 49 times ... Additionally made four appearances on the mound including three starts ... Finished with an 0-1 record and a 5.79 ERA, tossing 14 innings with 16 strikeouts against four walks ... Surrendered 10 runs (nine earned) on 16 hits with just three extra base hits allowed and a .281 opposing batting average.
2012 (Freshman): Played in 52 games, making 47 starts including 33 as the designated hitter, seven in right field and seven at first base ... Led the team with 45 RBI on the year, racing out of the gates with 30 runs driven in through the first 19 games before an oblique strain slowed his pace ... Finished with a .308 collective batting average, collecting 18 extra base hits among the 57 on the season ... His batting average did not dip below .306 all season, recording hits in all but 16 of the 52 games he played ... Was second on the team with 14 doubles ... Paced the squad with six sacrifice flies ... Named second team All-Southern Conference as a designated hitter, while also being tabbed to the SoCon All-Freshman Team by the league's head coaches ... Was additionally selected second team All-SoCon by College Sports Madness ... Named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team as selected and announced by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper ... Made two appearances on the mound, tossing two-thirds of an inning officially with two walks and a wild pitch ... In his first collegiate game, finished 4-for-5 with a home run and two doubles including one in his first career at-bat with three RBI in the win over Fordham (February 17) ... Drove in a career-best five runs in the home win over Duke (March 6) on a 3-for-5 outing with two doubles; Summer League: Played with the Waynesboro Generals of the Valley League during the summer of 2012 ... Finished ranked third on the team with a .348 (56-of-161) batting average with 19 extra base hits including 11 doubles and a triple and seven home runs ... Had a .559 slugging percentage ... Drove in 38 RBI ... Also made 11 pitching appearances for a combined 14 innings with a 2-1 record and a 1.29 ERA ... Walked 12 against 22 strikeouts giving up three runs, two of which were earned ... Was selected as the Generals' player of the week earlier in the summer ... Named to the midseason All-Star team in the Valley League ... Named by Perfect Game as the 14th best prospect out of the Valley League.
Prior to Western Carolina: Was a three-time All-Northwestern 3A/4A Conference selection, garnering the honor each of his final three seasons as a prep ... Posted a career .457 batting average with 91 hits including 27 doubles, four triples and 10 home runs ... Drove in 59 runs with a career slugging percentage of .784 ... Tossed a no-hitter against Watauga for St. Stephen High ... Picked up all-tournament team plaudits following a Easter weekend tournament as a junior ... Named an all-star for Hickory Post 48 in American Legion baseball during the summer months, hitting .425 with 12 doubles, a triple and 10 home runs ... As a pitcher, posted a 9-1 record with four saves in legion ball ... Also lettered in swimming as a sophomore, placing in the state 3-A Championships.
Personal: Full name is Jacob Edwin Hoyle ... Is the son of Terry and Jean Hoyle ... Has a sister, Katie.
Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations
#27 Jacob Hoyle
Class: Junior
Hometown: Hickory, N.C.
High School: St. Stephen HS
Height / Weight: 6-2 / 250
Position: 1B/LHP
B/T: L/L
2013 (Sophomore): Saw action in 57 of WCU's 59 seasonal games, making 53 appearances among the starting lineup including 30 games at first base, 19 as the designated hitter, four in right field and twice starting on the mound ... Finished the season batting .310 (66-of-213) with 29 extra base hits including 16 doubles to rank tied for second on the squad, two triples and 11 home runs, ranking him third on the squad ... Finished ranked third on the team with a career-best 52 RBI ... Posted 20 multiple hit games with 14 two-hit outings while recording 13 multi-RBI games where he was one of just four Catamounts to record five-or-more RBI in a game ... Finished with a .559 slugging percentage ... Hit .276 (29-for-105) in SoCon play, collecting 10 extra base hits including four doubles, a triple and five home runs while driving in 24 runs, fourth on the team ... On the mound, made four appearances including two starts ... Tossed a combined 9.2 innings with a 4.66 ERA ... Allowed 13 hits including four for extra bases, surrendering seven runs of which five were earned ... Struck out five against eight walks ... Made his first collegiate start on the mound in game two of a twin bill against Hofstra (March 3), scattering one run on five hits with three strikeouts through five innings to pick up his first career victory ... Helped his own cause to the win, driving in a career-high tying five RBI on a 2-for-4 showing at the plate ... Matched his career-high with four hits against UNC Asheville (April 2), scoring a career-best three runs against the Bulldogs ... Enjoyed a career-long, nine-game hitting streak which included four multiple-hit games ... Legged out a career-high three doubles in a home win over OVC regular season champion, Tennessee Tech (May 3), posting a 3-for-4 outing at the dish ... Delivered a career performance with two home runs and four RBI against The Citadel (May 23) in the 2013 SoCon Tournament at Fluor Field ... Named to the 2013 Southern Conference Spring Academic All-Conference team and to the 2012-13 Southern Conference Honor Roll; Summer League: Started 44 of the 45 games in which he saw action for the Morehead City Marlins of the Coastal Plain League ... Posted a .280 (45-of-161) batting average, collecting 10 doubles and four home runs ... Scored 23 runs while driving in 20 ... Walked 15 times and was hit by six pitches while striking out 49 times ... Additionally made four appearances on the mound including three starts ... Finished with an 0-1 record and a 5.79 ERA, tossing 14 innings with 16 strikeouts against four walks ... Surrendered 10 runs (nine earned) on 16 hits with just three extra base hits allowed and a .281 opposing batting average.
2012 (Freshman): Played in 52 games, making 47 starts including 33 as the designated hitter, seven in right field and seven at first base ... Led the team with 45 RBI on the year, racing out of the gates with 30 runs driven in through the first 19 games before an oblique strain slowed his pace ... Finished with a .308 collective batting average, collecting 18 extra base hits among the 57 on the season ... His batting average did not dip below .306 all season, recording hits in all but 16 of the 52 games he played ... Was second on the team with 14 doubles ... Paced the squad with six sacrifice flies ... Named second team All-Southern Conference as a designated hitter, while also being tabbed to the SoCon All-Freshman Team by the league's head coaches ... Was additionally selected second team All-SoCon by College Sports Madness ... Named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team as selected and announced by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper ... Made two appearances on the mound, tossing two-thirds of an inning officially with two walks and a wild pitch ... In his first collegiate game, finished 4-for-5 with a home run and two doubles including one in his first career at-bat with three RBI in the win over Fordham (February 17) ... Drove in a career-best five runs in the home win over Duke (March 6) on a 3-for-5 outing with two doubles; Summer League: Played with the Waynesboro Generals of the Valley League during the summer of 2012 ... Finished ranked third on the team with a .348 (56-of-161) batting average with 19 extra base hits including 11 doubles and a triple and seven home runs ... Had a .559 slugging percentage ... Drove in 38 RBI ... Also made 11 pitching appearances for a combined 14 innings with a 2-1 record and a 1.29 ERA ... Walked 12 against 22 strikeouts giving up three runs, two of which were earned ... Was selected as the Generals' player of the week earlier in the summer ... Named to the midseason All-Star team in the Valley League ... Named by Perfect Game as the 14th best prospect out of the Valley League.
Prior to Western Carolina: Was a three-time All-Northwestern 3A/4A Conference selection, garnering the honor each of his final three seasons as a prep ... Posted a career .457 batting average with 91 hits including 27 doubles, four triples and 10 home runs ... Drove in 59 runs with a career slugging percentage of .784 ... Tossed a no-hitter against Watauga for St. Stephen High ... Picked up all-tournament team plaudits following a Easter weekend tournament as a junior ... Named an all-star for Hickory Post 48 in American Legion baseball during the summer months, hitting .425 with 12 doubles, a triple and 10 home runs ... As a pitcher, posted a 9-1 record with four saves in legion ball ... Also lettered in swimming as a sophomore, placing in the state 3-A Championships.
Personal: Full name is Jacob Edwin Hoyle ... Is the son of Terry and Jean Hoyle ... Has a sister, Katie.
Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations
