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Jersey Number 7
Jacob Martinez
- Position:
- LHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 160
- Class:
- Senior
- B/T:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Ventura, Calif.
- HS:
- Buena
- Prev School:
- Ventura College
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Grand Canyon |
2023 | Senior
- Made Lopes roster after successful fall.
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GCU Club Baseball Team |
- Named a Rawlings National Club Baseball Association D-I Second Team All-American for GCU's club team in 2022.
- Earned first team all-region as both an outfielder and a relief pitcher.
- Hit .426 and slugged .759, helping lead GCU to a 21-10 record.
- Threw 16 innings, going 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA.
- Selected as GCU's Club Sports Student-Athlete of the Month in March.
- Tossed a nine-inning complete game shutout, allowing just two hits and striking out 17 against UC San Diego's club team on Feb. 12.
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Ventura College |
Ventura, Calif. |
- Earned second-team all-conference as a relief pitcher in the Western State Conference in 2019.
- Hit .357 in 15 games in the shortened 2020 season as a sophomore. Tossed 15 1/3 innings with a 3.52 ERA and 16 strikeouts.
- Was primarily a pitcher in his freshman season in 2019. Made 15 appearances and accumulated 44 1/3 innings, posting an impressive 2.44 ERA with a 3-1 mark and 35 strikeouts.
Summer Leagues |
- 2022: Santa Barbara Foresters | California Collegiate League | Santa Barbara, Calif.
Buena HS |
Ventura, Calif. |
- Played outfield and pitched for the Bulldogs.
- Also played football, where he was voted the team's MVP as a sophomore in 2015. He played wide receiver, cornerback, was a kickoff and punt returner along with being the kicker.
Personal |
- Parents are Gary and Lisa Martinez. Cites his parents as the biggest influence on his sport: "My parents would be the biggest personal influence for me, they raised me to be a good respectful young man and sacrificed so much for me to be where I'm at."
- Grandpa, Ronald Martinez, was a fifth-round draft pick by the Detroit Tigers in 1974 out of Buena High School.
- Off the field, enjoys fishing, camping, being in the outdoors and playing pickle ball.
- Chose GCU because: "I love the culture. I love what GCU brings to the table, I love the friendships it allows you to create. GCU is a beautiful place to be, and the staff/students make everything worth it."
- Favorite quote is: “There may be people that have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.” – Derek Jeter
- Favorite athletes to watch growing up include Hideki Matsui, Derek Jeter and Mike Trout.
- Got an MLB logo tattooed on his wrist when he was 17. "This sport really is my dream."
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