2023 Baseball Roster

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19 Jacob McKeon

  • Position First Base / Outfield
  • Class Senior
  • B/T R/R
  • Major Kinesiology
  • Hometown Phoenix, Ariz.
  • Height 6-4
  • Highschool Mountain Pointe HS
  • Weight 230
  • Prev School Central Arizona College
  • Letters 2

Biography

WASHINGTON STATE
CAREER:
Played three seasons…appeared in 139 games, 129 as a starter…hit .344 with 46 doubles, three triples, 17 home runs and 108 RBI…two-time All-Pac-12 Conference…two-time All-West Region…two-time CSC Academic All-American and All-District selection…three-time Pac-12 Academic Spring Honor Roll selection…2023 Pac-12 Conference Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year…earned bachelor’s degree in kinesiology (3.95 GPA).
 
SENIOR (2023): Named to ABCA All-West Region First Team…named to All-Pac-12 Conference Team…started all 52 games, 35 at designated hitter and 17 at first base…hit .341 with 18 doubles, one triple, eight home runs and 47 RBI…scored 52 runs and was perfect 6-for-6 in stolen bases…recorded 21 multiple-hit games including team’s only 5-hit game…recorded 14 multiple-hit RBI games…had 10-game hitting streak…closed season with 30-game on-base streak…in Pac-12 play, hit .339 with eight doubles, five home runs, 20 RBI and 27 runs scored…named to Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List…named to Preseason All-Pac-12 Team…had three-run home run and RBI-single in win over UC Riverside in Arizona (2/19)…had three hits including two-run home run with five RBI in win at San Diego State in Tony Gwynn Legacy (2/24)…had game-tying RBI-double in win at UC San Diego (2/26)…homered in win over Oregon (3/17)…homered in win over No. 12 UCLA (3/31)…had two-games in both wins over No. 12 UCLA…had three hits and walked twice at Arizona State (4/7)…had four hits with a triple, two RBI and two runs scored in win over Arizona (4/15)…had three hits with two doubles in win over Santa Clara (4/22)…had three hits, homered, drove in three runs and scored four times in win at Utah Valley (4/26)…had two hits, drove in two runs and stole a base in win over Gonzaga (5/2)…homered and scored twice against Washington (5/6)…had pair of two-hit games, had a hit and run scored in all three games in series-win at California (5/12-14)…went 5-for-5 with two home runs, three RBI and two runs scored against No. 3 Stanford (5/18)…named to CSC Academic All-America First Team and All-District Team…named Pac-12 Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year…named to Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll (3.95, Kinesiology).

JUNIOR (2022): Named All-Pac-12 Conference…appeared in 48 games, 44 as a starter…hit .348 with 15 doubles, one triple, seven home runs and 32 RBI…led team in home runs, slugging (.584) and on-base percentage (.446)…scored 33 runs and stole one base…recorded 16 multiple-hit games including 13 two-hit games, one 3-hit game and two 4-hit games…team-best 15-game hitting streak…made 22 starts at first base and 22 at designated hitter…led team in Pac-12 Conference play with .351 average, seven doubles, four homers and .574 slugging pct.…singled and scored in season-opening win at Hawaii (2/18)…had RBI-double and walked twice in win at Hawaii (2/19)…hit two-run home run in game one of doubleheader against Long Island (2/25) in Arizona…walked twice and scored twice in game two win of doubleheader against Long Island (2/25)…had two-run double, three RBI and bases-loaded walk in ninth inning of comeback win at Tarleton State (3/2)…walked twice and scored a run in win over Texas A&M (3/4) at Frisco Classic in Texas…had two hits and RBI against No. 4 Oregon State (3/11)…had two hits and run scored at No. 18 Stanford (3/26)…had two hits with a double at BYU (3/29)…had pinch-hit game-tying RBI-single in ninth inning of walkoff win over Utah (4/3)…had RBI-single, walked an scored twice in win at No. 9 Arizona (4/8)…doubled, tripled and drove in two in game one win of doubleheader against California (4/15)…had two hits, doubled and scored twice against California (4/16)…had two hits and four RBI in win at Seattle U (4/20)…named Pac-12 Player of the Week after win at Seattle U/Oregon series win, hit .529 (9-of-17), three multiple-hit games, two doubles, three home runs, four runs, 10 RBI and slugged 1.176…homered in all three games of series win at No. 10 Oregon…doubled and homered at No. 10 Oregon (4/22)…had career-high four hits with three RBI and homer in win over No. 10 Oregon (4/23)…hit two-run home run in eighth inning for comeback win at No. 10 Oregon (4/24)…had go-ahead RBI-single in eighth inning of win over No. 11 Gonzaga (4/26)…recorded three hits with a double against USC (4/29)…had RBI-single against USC (5/1)…homered in win over Utah Valley (5/8)…homered, drove in two runs and scored twice in win at UC Riverside (5/11)…had 15-game hitting streak snapped at No. 15 UCLA (5/14)…had two hits, scored twice and homered at No. 15 UCLA (5/15)…doubled twice in win at Portland (5/17)…matched career-high with four hits, one RBI and two runs scored in win over Arizona State (5/20)…named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team and All-District Team…named to Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll (Kinesiology)...played summer ball in West Coast League for Edmonton Riverhawks, appeared in 20 games, hit .267 with three doubles, three homers, 20 hits, 10 RBI and 13 runs.

SOPHOMORE (2021): Appeared in 39 games, 33 as a starter…hit .345 with 40 hits, 13 doubles, one triple, two home runs, 29 RBI and 27 runs scored…recorded 10 multiple-hit games including three 3-hit games and recorded eight multiple-RBI games…hit safely in final eight games…in Pac-12 Conference play, led team with .348 batting average, tied for sixth in leaguer with 10 doubles and tied for tenth with 25 RBI…recorded first career WSU hit in first career at-bat, a pinch-hit single and later scored in game one of doubleheader at UC Davis (2/20)…took over starting left field job during series at No. 18 Oregon State…doubled and homered at No. 18 Oregon State (3/20)…drove in two runs at No. 18 Oregon State (3/21)…had three hits at No. 16 Arizona State (3/27)…doubled in all three games including a pair of two-hit games against No. 24 Stanford (4/1, 4/3)…had RBI-triple and scored a run at Utah (4/10)…had three hits, doubled twice, hit a grand slam and drove in six runs in win over No. 13 Arizona (4/16)…had two-run double in series-clinching win at California (4/25)…had 21-game on-base streak snapped against No. 8 Oregon (4/30)…had three hits, doubled and scored three times against Seattle U (5/5)…doubled twice and scored two runs against Portland (5/11)…had pair of two-hit games at USC (5/15-16)…had RBI-doubles in wins over Washington (5/27, 5/29)...played summer ball for Battlecreek in the Northwoods League…named to Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll (Undeclared).

JUNIOR COLLEGE
Attended Central Arizona College…as a FRESHMAN, helped Central Arizona to a Junior College National Championship…hit .286 with nine doubles, one triple, one home run and 23 RBI…as a SOPHOMORE, limited to just 10 games due to injury…recorded one double, one triple and one stolen base…season shortened due to Covid-19.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Mountain Pointe High School…as a JUNIOR, named to All-State First Team and all-conference first team after hitting .360 with six doubles, one triple, two home runs, 11 stolen bases and 21 RBI…as a SENIOR, named to All-Tempe Region First Team after hitting .371 with 13 doubles, two triples, five home runs, six stolen bases and 30 RBI.

PERSONAL
Born in Phoenix…parents, Daniel and Andrea…older sister, Allie…older brother, Christian and younger brother, Matthew.

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Historical Player Information

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    2021Junior

    Outfield
    6'3" 225 lbs
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    2022Junior

    First Base / Outfield
    6'3" 230 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2023Senior

    First Base / Outfield
    6'4" 230 lbs
    19