2024 Baseball Roster

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43 Jacob Gomez

  • Position
    LHP
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Rutherford, N.J.
  • Ht./Wt.
    5-10 / 190
  • High School
    Rutherford

Biography

2023: Appeared in 21 games for two starts in 2023, finishing with a ERA of 4.70 … Opponents hit .236 off of him ... Pitched in 77 innings and allowed only 39 hits and 27 runs ... Gained a save on the season in a game against Fordham on Feb. 26 … Threw 46 strikeouts (fourth-most on the team) and had his highest strikeout number of five against St. Joseph’s on March 4 … Delivered at least one strikeout in all games but two and allowed no more than four hits in any game … Allowed zero hits and runs against Arkansas State on May 5.

2022: Appeared in 19 games, all out of the bullpen ... Was used primarily as a long reliever ... Went 5-1 with a 5.29 ERA and one save in 49.1 innings ... Led the bullpen in innings pitched ... Pitched three scoreless innings with four strikeouts in his first outing of the season in a win over Iona ... Went 4.1 innings, allowing one hit and no runs with four strikeouts in a win at VCU ... Pitched three shutout innings with three strikeouts to earn his first career save in the win over UTSA ... Struck out a career-best 10 in a career long tying outing of 4.2 innings in the extra-inning win over Marshall ... Recorded seven strikeouts in 3.1 innings, allowing one run in a win at WKU ... Had four innings of one-run ball in the C-USA Tournament win over Charlotte, he struck out five and walked two ... After his first eight appearances of the year he had an ERA of 9.00. In his final 11 outings he had a 3.84 ERA to bring his ERA for the season to 5.29.

2021: Pitched in 17 games, all but one coming out of the bullpen ... Was 6-1 with a 4.75 ERA ... Pitched 30.1 innings, allowing 25 hits, 19 runs (16 earned), with 28 strikeouts and 18 walks ... Held opponents to a .233 batting average ... In his first career collegiate appearance, tossed two shutout innings and did not allow a hit, striking out three in a win over Norfolk State ... Pitched 1.1 shutout innings with a pair of strikeouts in ODU's 6-5 12 inning win at No. 17 ECU ... Saved his best performance of the season for last, pitching a career-high 4.2 innings, allowing just one hit and no runs, with two strikeouts and a walk in ODU's 4-3 NCAA Regional win over Jacksonville.

PREP: A two-time First-Team All-State selection ... Three-time First-Team All-League honoree ... A freshman second-team All-American ... Helped lead Rutherford to the league championship three times.. In two seasons compiled 149 strikeouts and allowed 16 earned runs and 53 hits.

PERSONAL: Son of Irving and Kimberly Gomez ... Has one brother, Alex ... Majoring in leadership.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 43

    2021Freshman

    LHP
    5'10" 180 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2022Sophomore

    LHP
    5'10" 180 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2023Junior

    LHP
    5'10" 190 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2024Senior

    LHP
    5'10" 190 lbs
    43