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Jersey Number 24
Jake Wong
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 210
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
- HS:
- Hamilton
- Major:
- Sports Management
Bio
Suggested Reading: Wongs go beyond bond | What a relief for Wong
Suggested Viewing: 1-on-1 with Jake Wong
High School
Personal
Suggested Viewing: 1-on-1 with Jake Wong
- Became GCU's highest draft pick since Tim Salmon (1989) when he went in the third round (80th overall) to the San Francisco Giants.
Grand Canyon
2018 | Junior
- Earned All-WAC second team honors.
- Single-season rankings in GCU Division I history: 3rd in ERA (2.81), t-3rd in wins (9), t-2nd in strikeouts (89).
- Career rankings in GCU Division I history: 2nd in ERA (3.59), 4th in wins (16), 4th in innings pitched (223.0), 3rd in strikeouts (168).
- Finished third in the WAC in ERA (2.81) and t-3rd in wins (9).
- Had stretch of five consecutive starts allowing two or less runs spanning from March 8 to April 6.
- Limited No. 4 TCU to two hits in six scoreless innings while striking out nine in front of a record crowd of 3,749 in the opening of the new Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark on Feb. 16. Named WAC Pitcher of the Week.
- Reset career-high strikeout total when he fanned 10 Penn State batters in six scoreless innings, part of a 19-strikeout effort as a team.
- Threw six one-hit innings in Lopes' 18-1 blowout of Northern Colorado on March 29.
- Held No. 25 Illinois to two hits over six one-run innings in series-opening win on April 20.
- Finished season by setting new career strikeout record with 11 in GCU's opening game of the WAC Tournament against Seattle U on May 24. Did not allow an earned run in eight innings of work.
2017 | Sophomore
- Made the jump from a mostly-bullpen role as a freshman to the team's Friday night starter and staff ace in 2017. Finished 5-3 with a 4.00 ERA in 78.2 innings.
- Was a two-time WAC Pitcher of the Week, once on Feb. 20 and once on April 3.
- Allowed one or no earned runs in five of his first seven starts of the season.
- At the season's mid-way point, had one of the top 20 ERAs in the nation, sitting at 1.38 after an April 7 performance at Sacramento State.
- Started the season out on the right note, tossing 6.0 scoreless one-hit innings on Opening Night against No. 22 Oklahoma State. He struck out seven.
- In longest outing of career (7.1 innings), limited Northern Colorado to two hits and no runs on March 31.
2016 | Freshman
- Split time between starting (6 games) and relieving (12 games), going 2-3 with a 4.28 ERA.
- Second on the Lopes with an opposing batting average of .254.
- Made his first career appearance in opening weekend, a 3.0-inning stint in a loss to Gonzaga on Feb. 21.
- Struck out four of the seven batters he faced in 2.0 innings vs. Omaha on March 6.
- Appeared in relief for his first five games in a GCU uniform before making debut as a starter against UNLV on March 22. In his first career start, he allowed just one earned run in 5.0 innings as GCU topped the Rebels 10-8.
- Earned first collegiate win in a long relief appearance at North Dakota on April 22. He tossed 3.2 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits in Grand Canyon's 10-4 series-opening victory.
- Flashed best performance in final series of the year, holding UTRGV to two hits and no runs in 5.0 innings of work in a 10-0 GCU win.
High School
Hamilton High School - Chandler, Ariz.
- Posted ERAs of 2.17 and 2.86 ERA as a junior and senior, respectively, while going 9-2 with 17 combined appearances.
- Helped lead team to a state championship as a junior in 2014.
- Named a top-15 right-handed pitcher in the state of Arizona by Perfect Game and a top-50 overall player.
- Graduated with high academic honors.
Personal
- Parents are Pete Wong and Amy Yanish.
- Father, Pete, played soccer at Kent State from 1985-1987 and worked in the front offices of the Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks.
- Mother, Amy, played women's basketball at Northern Arizona University from 1993-1995.
- Younger sister, Jessica, is a member of the GCU women's soccer team. She is a freshman for the Fall 2017 season and also wears No. 24. (Read story)
- Outside of baseball, he enjoys playing basketball, fishing, hunting and hanging out with friends.
- Also considered Arizona State and San Diego State.
- Interested in making a career as a firefighter or working in professional baseball.
- Favorite motivational quote is "you didn't come this far only to come this far."
- Favorite music artists are Garth Brooks, Rascal Flatts and Tim McGraw.
- Favorite movie is Lone Survivor.
GCU Baseball - WAC Tournament vs. Utah Tech - Highlights
Thursday, May 22
Baseball at Stanford - Barreras' game-winning double
Saturday, May 10
Baseball vs. Arizona (5/6/25) - Yorke homers twice to break record
Wednesday, May 07
GCU Baseball - Eli Paton walk-off single vs. UTA
Saturday, April 26
