- 2010 NCAA Atlanta All-Regional Team
- 2010 All-ACC Academic Team
- 2009 and 2010 ACC Honor RollA talented two-way player that started 59 games at second base in 2010 … One of just two returning position starters … Served as a relief pitcher in 2009 … Is also a line-drive hitter that has very good patience at the plate … Has good defensive skills and is a very good all-around baseball player.
2010
Hit .284 with 43 runs, six doubles, three home runs and 38 RBIs in 61 games at second base (59 starts) … Carried a .974 fielding percentage, while making just seven errors defensively … Had 17 multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games … Hit .342 with runners on base and also with runners in scoring position … Batted .500 (19-for-38) through the first 11 games played this season …Was 5-for-11 (.455) with three RBI and two multiple-hit games in the season-opening series sweep of Missouri State (2/19-21) … Recorded his first career start, hit and RBI in the opening game against the Bears (2/19) … Was 3-for-5 with three RBI at Georgia Southern (2/24) … All three RBI were in the final two innings, sparking a five run assault by Tech … Batted 1-for-3 with an RBI double in a 5-4 win over Xavier (2/26) … Hit his first career home run, a two-run shot, going 3-for-4 with 4 RBI the next day against the Musketeers (2/27) … Missed the Feb. 28 loss to Xavier with an illness … Was 7-for-12 (.583) with a double and 3 RBI in the Rutgers series (3/5-7) … Had multiple hits in all three games, and was 3-for-4 with 2 RBI in game No. 2 of the series … Went 2-for-4 and drew the bases-loaded walk for the eventual win over Georgia (3/16) … Batted 4-for-7 in two mid-week games against Mercer (3/23-24) … Went 7-for-12 in the series against Clemson (4/16-18) … Had the game-tying RBI single in game two, before hitting his second home run of the season in the finale … Grabbed a pair of hits in a midweek win over Georgia Southern (4/21) … Was 3-for-6 with an RBI in the series opener against Boston College (5/20) … Named to the NCAA Atlanta All-Regional Team after batting .533 (8-for-15) with a home run and six RBI.2009
Made 14 relief appearances on the mound, six of which were scoreless outings … Posted a 4.82 ERA with 19 strikeouts … Picked up one save on the year … Struck out two in an inning of work against Rutgers (2/28) … Had two strikeouts in two scoreless innings of work against Mercer (3/10) … Struck out three in two scoreless and hitless innings of work against Georgia State (4/15) … Struck out five in a career-long four innings of work against Western Carolina (4/21) to pick up the first save of his career.High School
A three-sport athlete at Cretin-Derham Hall that earned three letters in baseball and football and two in basketball … Played shortstop and pitched for baseball coach Jim O’Neill … Tabbed the Pioneer Press Player of the Year in 2007 … Tabbed All-State following his junior and senior seasons … Led Cretin-Derham Hall to the state title in 2007 following a runner-up finish in 2006 … Named to the all-tournament team in both state appearances … Posted a career prep record of 16-1 with a 1.50 ERA and 125 strikeouts in 121 innings of work over a three-year span … Also hit .445 with 13 HR, 21 doubles and 92 RBI at Cretin-Derham Hall … Selected to the Lions All-Star Tournament and East vs. West game at Midway Stadium … An academic all-state performer for football coach Mike Scanlan, playing both offense and defense … Helped his high school team to the state finals in 2006 and 2008 … Received all-conference accolades in 2008 … Helped the Cretin-Derham Hall basketball team, under the direction of coach Jerry Kline Jr., to conference titles in 2007 and 2008 … Captain of the baseball and basketball teams his senior season … Played summer baseball for the Edina ESox … Member of the National Honor Society and Math Team … Recipient of the Van Buren Spirit Award for Attitude and Athletics at Cretin-Derham Hall … Attended the same high school as current Minnesota Twins Star Joe Mauer and 2000 Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke.Personal
Full name is Jacob Otto Esch, but goes by Jake … Born March 27, 1990 … Son of John Esch and Leah Hawke … Majoring in engineering at Georgia Tech.Career Statistics
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2010 .284 61-59 211 43 60 6 0 3 38 75 .355 22 2 39 5 .356 1 3 2-7 85 174 7 .974 TOTAL .284 61-59 211 43 60 6 0 3 38 75 .355 22 2 39 5 .356 1 3 2-7 85 174 7 .974
Year ERA W-L App/GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK 2009 4.82 0-0 14/0 0 0/0 1 18.2 21 11 10 6 19 1 0 3 83 .284 1 2 1 0 0 TOTAL 4.82 0-0 14/0 0 0/0 1 18.2 21 11 10 6 19 1 0 3 83 .284 1 2 1 0 0
