University of South Alabama Athletics

Career Notes:  Has made 153 consecutive starts at third base entering 2011 season • Ranks ninth with 140 RBI on USA’s career RBI list • Also enters season tied for eighth place on USA’s career doubles list • Tied for Sun Belt Conference lead with 74 RBI in 2010, which ranks second on USA’s all-time single-season list • Led Sun Belt Conference with 13 doubles in league play in 2009 • Additionally, ranked third with 46 hits and seventh with .390 batting average in conference action

 
2010 (Junior):  Started all 59 games as the Jags’ third baseman • Hit .346 with 11 home runs, 10 doubles and 74 RBI • Tied for 23rd in the nation in RBI • Led the Jags with 21 multiple-RBI games • Recorded 22 multiple-hit games, which tied for the second-most on the team • Set career highs in batting average, hits (82), home runs, RBI, total bases (127), runs scored (51), walks (26), sacrifice flies, slugging percentage (.536), on-base percentage (.418), total plate appearances (283) and at-bats (237) • Named second-team South Central all-region by American Baseball Coaches Association • Named National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball (3/22-28) • Named Southeast Regional Player of the Week by College Baseball Insider (3/22-28) • Earned SBC Player of the Week honors (3/22-28) • Hit four home runs and drove in 11 runs in a doubleheader at Middle Tennessee (3/27) • Ended the season on a six-game hitting streak.

2009 (Sophomore):  Started all 55 games as the Jags’ third baseman • Hit .336 with four home runs, 18 doubles and 39 RBI • Was successful on eight of nine stolen bases attempted • Hit .229 with one double and no steals through first 21 games of season, then hit .401 with 17 doubles and eight steals over last 34 games • Led Sun Belt Conference with 13 doubles in league play • Also ranked third with 46 hits and seventh with .390 batting average in conference play • Went 2-for-4 and scored game-winning run after drawing a two-out walk in 10th inning of Jags’ walk-off win against sixth-ranked Ole Miss (2/22) • Also scored game-winning run in USA’s next win, another walk-off, after singling with one out in bottom of ninth against Southern Illinois (2/27) • Went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI in finale at Western Kentucky (3/15) • Hit first home run of season and drove in three runs in series-opening win against New Orleans (3/20) • Got first stolen base of season and went 2-for-4 with a two runs and two RBI in Jags’ win over Mississippi State (3/24) • That game got him going on a streak with hits in nine of 10 games • Doubled twice and scored three runs in opener against Arkansas State (3/27) • Went 3-for-5 with a pair of runs and three RBI as Jags evened series with Red Wolves (3/28) • Had a pair of hits and scored a run in all three games of Jags’ sweep at Louisiana-Lafayette (4/17-19) • Set new career highs with four hits and six RBI in Jags’ win over 22nd-ranked Alabama (4/22) • All six RBI came in third inning when he hit a go-ahead three-run homer and later cleared the bases with a three-run triple • Doubled in fifth inning, and came up a single short of the cycle when he doubled again in the eighth • Started a career-long, 11-game hitting streak when he went 3-for-4, doubled and drove in two runs in finale against Middle Tennessee (4/26) • Went 8-for-11 with a pair of doubles and four runs in series against Florida International (5/8-10) • Had two hits and scored at least once in all three games of final series of season against Troy (5/14-16) • Had first multi-homer game of career when he belted two-run home runs in consecutive innings in SBC tournament game against Louisiana-Monroe (5/21).

2008 (Freshman):  Appeared in 55 games, making 50 starts • Started 42 games at third base and eight as the designated hitter • Batted .295 (54-for-183) with 15 doubles • Went 4-for-5 stealing bases • Went 3-for-4 and collected first collegiate hit against Samford (3/4) ... Doubled twice and set a career high for hits in a game in 4-for-5 effort vs. Nicholls State (3/18) • Set a career high for RBI in a game (3) vs. Florida Atlantic (4/8) • Recorded three hits in games against Samford (3/4), Ole Miss (4/8) and Jackson State (4/22) • Had a pair of seven-game hitting streaks (3/18-3/26) and (4/18-4/26) • Hit .500 (14-for-28) with six doubles, a triple and six runs scored in first streak • Reached base safely in 20 consecutive games (4/4-5/4) • Recorded a .402 (33-for-82) on-base percentage, scored 19 times, hit five homers and drove in 16 runs during that streak • Homered against Arkansas State (3/30), Florida Atlantic (4/5), Louisiana-Lafayette (4/18 & 4/19), Jackson State (4/22) and Louisiana-Monroe (5/2).

High School:  Lettered four years at Thomasville High School in Thomasville, Ala. • Played shortstop and third base for the Tigers • Was named first team all-state and all-region for three times • Also played quarterback for Tiger football team • Led Thomasville to state championship game in his senior season.

Personal:  Born March 2, 1989 • Son of Mike and Teri Overstreet • Full name is Jake Bishop Overstreet • Has a younger sister, Lindsey • Business major.

Career Bests

Runs:  3, nine times (last vs. Troy, 5/22/10)

Hits:  4, six times (last at Middle Tennessee, 3/27/10)

Doubles:  2, three times (last vs. Alabama, 4/22/09)

Triples:  1, five times (last at Memphis, 3/16/10)

Home Runs:  2, three times (last at Middle Tennessee, 3/27/10)

RBI:  7 at Middle Tennessee (3/27/10)

Total Bases:  11 vs. Alabama (4/22/09)

Walks:  2, seven times (last vs. Florida Atlantic, 5/8/10)

Stolen Bases:  1, 17 times (last vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 4/17/10)

Hitting Streak:  10 games (4/26-5/16/09)

On-Base Streak:  20 games (4/4-5/4/08)