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Jersey Number 8
Jakob Nixon
- Position:
- IF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Canton, Ga.
- High School:
- Creekview HS
- Prev School:
- Middle Georgia College
Bio
2013 (Junior)
Started 14 games, with 11 starts coming at second base, two as the designated hitter and one in left field … Hit safely in 8-of-14 starts, reached base safely in 11-of 14 starts and scored in 7-of-14 starts … Hit a triple in first start of the year against Florida A&M … In the series finale, recorded first home run of the season and finished 2-of-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored … Made first career start in the outfield against Southern Miss in the final game of the series
2012 (Sophomore)
Hit safely in six of his last nine starts of the season, which included hitting three of his four home runs on the year … Started 44 games in his first season with the Trojans and played in 48 games … Had a pair of game-winning hits – RBI single in the seventh inning against ULM and a walk-off single with the bases loaded against Monmouth … Hit safely in 27 of his 44 starts and reached base safely in 33 of those contests … Drove in a run in 18 different games and in six of the final nine games of the season … Started 32 games as the designated hitter and 12 at second base … Finished fourth on the team with 16 multi-hit games and fifth with seven multi-RBI games … Had a season-high three hits against Jacksonville State (twice), Middle Tennessee and Arkansas State … Against the Blue Raiders, finished 3-for-5 with two runs scored, four RBIs and a pair of doubles … Spent 24 games as the leadoff hitter for the Trojans; hit .383 (23-of-60) when leading off an inning … Drove in 16 of his 29 runs with two outs in the inning … Put together an eight-game hit streak which was the fourth longest on the season by a Trojan … Drove in four runs on a pair of hits in the finale against Arkansas State … Opened the Sun Belt Conference Tournament with four hits and three RBIs in his first eight at-bats
Middle Georgia College
Played one season at Middle Georgia College … Hit .329 with two home runs and 18 RBIs … Made just one error in 57 games
Prep
Played four seasons at Creekview High School in Canton, Ga. … Hit .370 with two home runs and 25 RBIs while stealing 19 bases … Two-time Cherokee Ledger & Tribune all-county first team player … Hit .391 and drove in 30 runs as a junior
Personal
Full name is Jakob Phillip Nixon … Son of Phillip and Kathy Nixon … Born Aug. 21, 1992 … Majoring in accounting
Started 14 games, with 11 starts coming at second base, two as the designated hitter and one in left field … Hit safely in 8-of-14 starts, reached base safely in 11-of 14 starts and scored in 7-of-14 starts … Hit a triple in first start of the year against Florida A&M … In the series finale, recorded first home run of the season and finished 2-of-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored … Made first career start in the outfield against Southern Miss in the final game of the series
2012 (Sophomore)
Hit safely in six of his last nine starts of the season, which included hitting three of his four home runs on the year … Started 44 games in his first season with the Trojans and played in 48 games … Had a pair of game-winning hits – RBI single in the seventh inning against ULM and a walk-off single with the bases loaded against Monmouth … Hit safely in 27 of his 44 starts and reached base safely in 33 of those contests … Drove in a run in 18 different games and in six of the final nine games of the season … Started 32 games as the designated hitter and 12 at second base … Finished fourth on the team with 16 multi-hit games and fifth with seven multi-RBI games … Had a season-high three hits against Jacksonville State (twice), Middle Tennessee and Arkansas State … Against the Blue Raiders, finished 3-for-5 with two runs scored, four RBIs and a pair of doubles … Spent 24 games as the leadoff hitter for the Trojans; hit .383 (23-of-60) when leading off an inning … Drove in 16 of his 29 runs with two outs in the inning … Put together an eight-game hit streak which was the fourth longest on the season by a Trojan … Drove in four runs on a pair of hits in the finale against Arkansas State … Opened the Sun Belt Conference Tournament with four hits and three RBIs in his first eight at-bats
Middle Georgia College
Played one season at Middle Georgia College … Hit .329 with two home runs and 18 RBIs … Made just one error in 57 games
Prep
Played four seasons at Creekview High School in Canton, Ga. … Hit .370 with two home runs and 25 RBIs while stealing 19 bases … Two-time Cherokee Ledger & Tribune all-county first team player … Hit .391 and drove in 30 runs as a junior
Personal
Full name is Jakob Phillip Nixon … Son of Phillip and Kathy Nixon … Born Aug. 21, 1992 … Majoring in accounting
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