Completed Event: Baseball versus No. 11 seed Kansas State on May 19, 2026 , Loss , 5, to, 9
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Jersey Number 9
Jake Long
- Position:
- OF
- B/T:
- L/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 225
- Hometown:
- Whittier, Calif.
- High School:
- La Serna HS
- Prev School:
- Santa Ana College
- Major:
- Parks, Recreation And Tourism
MLB Draft
2026 – Junior
2025 – Sophomore
Prior to Utah
Prior to College
Personal
Long on the U
“I chose Utah because it has been a program I have always wanted to play for. The mentality that the program has is exactly the style that I want to play.”
- Selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the 2026 MLB Draft (Round 13, Pick 379)
2026 – Junior
- ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Second Team
- All-Big 12 Conference Second Team
- Started all 51 games, including 49 in left field and two at DH.
- One of the most improved players in the Big 12 from the 2025 season, showing huge upside in batting average (.263 to .374), slugging (.329 to .626), OBP (.347 to .445), doubles (eight to 16), home runs (one to 11) and RBIs (21 to 58).
- Primarily batted out of the two-hole in the lineup and ranked among the team leaders in batting average (1st), slugging (1st), hits (1st; 79), RBIs (1st), home runs (1st), runs scored (2nd), doubles (2nd), total bases (1st; 132) and walks (T-3rd; 25).
- Regular season Big 12 rankings included ninth in batting average, eighth in hits, fourth in hits per game and 11th in RBIs.
- Numbers in league play were even more impressive, finishing seventh in the Big 12 in batting average (.380), second in hits (49) and tied for third in doubles (11).
- Had a 21-game hitting streak from Feb. 22 through March 31, the longest at Utah since 2011.
- Hit for the cycle vs. Kansas State (March 29), becoming just the third player in Utah history to accomplish the feat and first since 2005.
2025 – Sophomore
- Played in 45 games during his first season at Utah, starting 41 contests (all in left field).
- Hit .263 for the season with eight doubles, one home run, 21 RBIs and 25 runs scored.
- Led the team with three sac flies and was third among the club with 20 walks.
- Added six steals as well.
- Had the second-longest on-base streak on the team (18 games).
- Season-best three hits came in three games, including a 3-for-5 showing in the BYU series opener (April 10), including two doubles, an RBI and a run scored.
- Drove in a run and scored three times during a 3-for-4 outing at Utah Valley (April 22).
Prior to Utah
- Spent the 2024 season at Santa Ana College, where he played in 49 games and slashed .353 / .438 / .476.
- Contributed 13 doubles, a triple, two homers and 23 RBI.
Prior to College
- Graduated from La Serna High School, playing for head coach Anthony Gonzales.
- Named All-CIF, All-Area and League MVP.
- Also was a football standout, being named an All-CIF quarterback, All-Area and Offensive MVP.
Personal
- Parents are Larry and Gina.
- Has four siblings, Dylan, Owen, Grady and Samantha.
- Dylan played baseball at Cal Poly Pomona.
- Owen is a linebacker on the Arizona State football team.
- Enjoys hunting, fishing and listening to country music.
Long on the U
“I chose Utah because it has been a program I have always wanted to play for. The mentality that the program has is exactly the style that I want to play.”
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