2010 (Junior): Appeared in 15 games in relief and posted a 6.08 ERA in 23 2/3 innings pitched • Recorded seven strikeouts over five walks • Allowed only one run on four hits in a season-high 3 1/3 innings pitched against Troy (5/20) • Tossed 2 1/3 innings of shutout relief at Western Kentucky (4/9) • Pitched one inning of shutout relief and recorded one strikeout against Auburn (5/11) • Tossed one inning of shutout relief and recorded one strikeout against Siena (3/7) and combined with one other Jaguar for a shutout in that game • Also pitched an inning of shutout relief against Nicholls State (4/13).
2009 (Sophomore): Pitched six innings over eight appearances • Worked 0.2 innings of perfect relief against Southern Miss (2/25) • Allowed one run in one inning against Memphis (3/11) • Went three consecutive outings with an inning of relief and no earned runs allowed • First such outing came against New Orleans (3/20) • Allowed an unearned run against Auburn (4/15), and completed streak with a scoreless inning against Nicholls State (4/21).
2008 (Freshman): Appeared in one game and worked one perfect inning with two strikeouts • Lone outing came vs. Jackson State (4/22) • One of three Jaguars to combine on a shutout in that game.
2007 (Redshirt): Sat out the season as a non-medical redshirt.
High School: Lettered three years in baseball and five years in swimming at Biloxi High School in Biloxi, Miss. • Named to the all-district baseball squad following his junior and senior seasons • Won the Indians' team pitching award and was team captain his final two years • Holds Biloxi's all-time pitching record for career wins (20) • Voted Most Outstanding Swimmer in his ninth and 11th-grade years • Was a four-time state champion in the pool • Part of team that set the Mississippi high school swimming record for the 400-meter relay.
Personal: Full name is Jake Gerard LeBlanc •Born April 29, 1988, in Thibodaux, La. • The oldest of two children • Brother, Shane is also a pitcher on the USA baseball team • Favorite pro sports team is the Atlanta Braves • Lists Tim Hudson as his favorite athlete • Favorite musical artist is Pearl Jam • Majoring in chemical engineering.
Career Highs
Innings: 3.1 vs. Troy (5/20/10)
Long Start: none
Short Start: none
Long Relief: 3.1 innings vs. Troy
Hits: 6 vs. Tennessee Tech (3/10/10)
Runs: 3 at Western Kentucky (3/15/09)
Earned Runs: 3, three times (Last vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 4/18/10)
Walks: 2, twice (last at Nicholls State, 4/27/10)
Strikeouts: 2, three times (last vs. Troy, 5/20/10)
Home Runs: 1, twice (last vs. Troy, 5/20/10)
Wild Pitches: 2 vs. Eastern Michigan (2/28/10)
Hit Batsmen: 2 vs. Eastern Michigan (2/28/10)
