Jared Martin

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Photo by: Hardy Meredith | SFA Photography

Photo by: Hardy Meredith | SFA Photography

Photo by: Cedrique Flemming | Texas State Athletics

Class:
Freshman
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 210
Position:
1B
Hometown:
Frisco, TX
High School:
Wakeland HS

2020(Junior) Started in all 16 games for the Jacks while racking up 17 hits, 22 total bases, 7 RBI's, and a home run to his resume... Led the team with a batting average of .347 and finished the short season with a .484 on-base percentage... Defensively he gave the Jacks 22 putouts in addition to no errors which led to posting a perfect fielding percentage of 1.000... In the game against So. Illinois-Ed (2/22) aided the Jacks score by adding 2 runs... Notably in the Arkansas St. game (2/16), he had 2 RBI's and smacked his only homerun of the season...

2018 (Freshman) | Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-American...Burst onto the scene as a true freshman and proceeded to become on of the best offensive players both on the team and in the Southland Conference...Played and started in 52 of the team's 53 games throughout the year...Hit .284/.382/.472. and wound up leading the team in runs scored (39), hits (56) and total bases (93)...Of his team-best 56 base knocks, 25 of them went for extra bases including a team-high 18 doubles...That total represented the fourth-highest by any player in the Southland Conference and the second-most by any NCAA Division I freshman while helping him drive in 32 runs....Accounted for a team-high two of SFA's seven triples and five of the squad's 36 homers to make him one of three players on the team who belted five or more long balls...Made his collegiate debut with a 2-for-4 day at the dish in a non-conference setback against Central Michigan (2/16)...Drew a season-high three walks in a non-conference setback against Central Michigan (2/18)...Posted the first of his three two-double games in a non-conference loss at UT-Arlington where he went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a walk (2/25)...Drove in a season-high three runs on four occasions, the first of which came in a non-conference home setback to Louisiana-Monroe (3/9)...Totaled a trio of three-hit performances, the last of which saw him go 3-for-5 with a double, a triple, three runs scored and three RBI in a non-conference home win over Louisiana-Monroe (3/11).

High School | Doubled as a highly effective first baseman and pitcher under the direction of head coach Barry Rose through his four-year varsity career at Wakeland High School...Played first base as a freshman before moving to the pitching rubber as a sophomore and earning First Team All-District honors while helping his team advance to the region finals...Shifted back to first base as a junior and was named a First Team All-State choice after leading the Wolverines to a district title...In his final prep campaign, batted .420 with seven home runs en route to Second Team All-District and Third Team All-State accolades...As a senior, helped propel Wakeland to a 39-5-1 mark which featured both district and regional titles and an appearance in the state semi-finals.

Personal | Born Jared Michael Martin on August 12, 1998...Son of Andrew and Jennifer Martin...Has two sisters, Brindan and Mallory...Will major in kinesiology at Stephen F. Austin.