Honors & Awards
*2012 ACC Academic Honor Roll
*2013 ACC Academic Honor Roll
Coach Hall on Jonathan Roberts
[quote]He[apos]s a talented senior, a good leader, a good kid, and a hard worker. Jonathan had a tremendous fall and we[apos]re letting him hit a little. I think he[apos]s a guy who can bring a little power to the table for us. He[apos]s put the effort in and I[apos]m hoping he can have the best year he[apos]s had.[quote]
2013
Put together an impressive junior campaign and emerged as one of the Jackets most reliable options from the bullpen… Made 21 appearances all in relief with a 2-0 record, two saves and a 3.29 ERA… He was lights out in ACC play, making seven appearances with a 1.00 ERA and one save… Earned his first career decision (a win) with 2.1 innings of relief at Georgia Southern on Feb. 27 in Tech[apos]s 14-8 win… … Pitched a scoreless inning of relief versus Kennesaw State on April 3 and was credited with his second win… Tossed a career-long 3.0 innings and recorded his first career save with a hitless, scoreless appearance at Clemson on April 27 in a 14-9 win as the Jackets snapped a six-game skid… Recorded two key outs versus No. 2 North Carolina on May 12 to keep the game tied at 8-8, before Tech won with a walk-off hit in the 11th… Matched his career-high outing by working the final three innings with one hit and one run, while setting a career-high with four strikeouts in closing out East Tennessee State, 5-1, in the NCAA Nashville Regional.
2012
Made 16 appearances, including his first career start that came versus Georgia Southern (2/22)… Finished the season with a 7.89 ERA in 21.2 innings of work… Made his season-debut with 1.2 innings of work against Kent State (2/17)… Fired a scoreless eighth inning at Georgia (3/20)… Worked 2.0 scoreless innings vs. Georgia Southern (3/28) to preserve the lead in 10-5 win… Made two scoreless appearances versus No. 1 Florida State on 4/7 and 4/8 — one inning and one strikeout in each appearance… Matched career high with two strikeouts in 1.2 innings vs. Clemson (4/28)… Made an appearance in the 8-6 win over Georgia (5/9) in a game that helped Tech clinch the season series… Worked a scoreless inning versus No. 1 Florida in the NCAA Gainesville Regional.
2011
Saw limited action on the mound for the Jackets as a freshman… Made four appearances and worked 3.1 innings.
High School
Four-year letterwinner at Landmark Christian in Fairburn, GA under head coach Phil Williams… Landmark was the state runner-up team in 2008 and 2009… Named the 2009 Georgia Dugout Club Player of the Year … Earned all-region honors in 2009 and 2010 … Posted a 10-1 record with 83 strikeouts and a 1.26 ERA his senior season … Held opponents to a .152 batting average in 61 innings in 2010.
Personal
Full name is Jonathan David Roberts… Born July 8, 1991 in Atlanta, Ga…. Son of David and Janet Roberts… Has an older sister, Emily… Great uncle Mickey Babb played football for Georgia from 1961-1963 (All-SEC in 1962) and the Philadelphia Eagles in 1964… Majoring in mechanical engineering.
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