Jacob Ference

HEIGHT

6’2″

WEIGHT

225 lbs

POSITION

C/3B

B/T

R/R

CLASS

Sr.

HOMETOWN

Mount Airy, Md.

SCHOOL

Virginia

@ference_jacob

INSTAGRAM

@jacob_ference28

Transferred to Virginia during the 2023 summer season.

SUMMER 2023

Appeared in 11 games down the stretch for the Tom Sox, batting .333 with a 1.214 OPS
Hit four doubles and three home runs while scoring 12 runs and driving in six
Hit by six pitches, tied for the fifth-most in a single season
Homered in his first at-bat of the summer (July 21)
Homered for the second-straight game in the first end of a doubleheader at Winchester (July 23)
3-5 with three runs, an RBI, and a pair of walks in a doubleheader against Woodstock (July 24)
Set a team record with three doubles in one game at Front Royal, forcing a winner-take-all game three in the first round of the playoffs (July 28)
Went back-to-back with future Virginia teammate Henry Ford in the comeback win at Strasburg (August 1)

*** BIO INFORMATION COURTESY OF SALISBURY ATHLETICS ***

SPRING 2023

Consensus Third-Team All-Region V
First-Team All-C2C, All-C2C Tournament Team
C2C Player of the Week, 4/17
D3baseball.com National Team of the Week (C), 2/22
National rankings: 13th in HR/G (0.38), t-26th in home runs (14), 31st in slugging percentage (.773)
C2C rankings: T-first in home runs, fifth in RBIs (45), t-seventh in batting average (.364)
Three multi-homer games (four career)
Homered on first two pitches he faced with five RBIs on Opening Day, 2/18 vs. Widener
Three-game homer streak, 3/19-3/23
Hit two home runs with three runs, three RBIs, 3/21 vs. VWU
Homered twice with four RBIs, four runs scored, 4/12 at Stevenson
Went 1-for-3 with home run, two runs, three RBIs in C2C Championship, 5/12 vs. UMW
Hit rally-sparking home run and finished 3-for-3 with three walks, one RBI, four runs in Salisbury Super Regional clincher, 5/27 at Rowan
Broke 25-year-old SU single-season home run record with 14th long ball at CWS, 6/2 vs. ETBU
Hit two-run double to ice game at CWS, 6/3 vs. UW-La Crosse

SPRING 2022

All-C2C Honorable Mention
D3baseball.com National Team of the Week, 5/11
Caught 10 of 19 would-be base stealers (.526)
Scored five runs in season-opening doubleheader, 2/12 vs. Alfred State
Executed ninth-inning sac bunt to set up game-winning hit, 2/27 vs. Oswego
Went 4-for-4 with run and RBI, 4/9 vs. UMW (Game 1)
Belted two homers and drove in six runs, 5/3 at DeSales
Starting catcher in all but two postseason games
Went 2-for-4 with double, run and two RBIs in elimination game at Granville Regional, 5/22 vs. William Paterson
Hit key two-run triple in fifth inning at College World Series, 6/6 vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point

SPRING 2021

C2C rankings: t-fourth in home runs (four), t-15th in RBIs (20)
Went 3-for-5 with first career home run, triple and three RBIs, 3/17 at Randolph-Macon
Went 2-for-4 with double, homer, two RBIs and two runs scored, 4/30 at Mary Washington
Drove in three runs and scored twice in C2C championship clincher, 5/22 vs. CNU
Tripled and plated three runs, 5/29 vs. Lynchburg
Started every game and caught all but one inning of five games in College World Series, tallying six hits with two homers, three RBIs and five runs scored
Belted go-ahead two-run homer in second inning to put Sea Gulls ahead to stay in opener of CWS finals, 6/7 vs. St. Thomas (Minn.)

SPRING 2020

Appeared in six games
Scored run in collegiate debut, 2/16 vs. Alfred State

HIGH SCHOOL

Played baseball and basketball at Linganore
Two-time all-County First Team in baseball (2018-19)

PERSONAL

Son of Jeffrey and Tammy Ference
Brother of Lucas Ference…Favorite food is chicken and rice
Favorite professional team is the Cleveland Browns
Favorite athlete is Justin Meekins because of his beard and ’stache
Favorite song is “Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2” by A$AP Rocky
Favorite vacation spot is Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Enjoys lifting weights and playing video games
Plays ping pong at an elite level
Chose SU for its great baseball program and highly-accredited business program

Transferred to Virginia during the 2023 summer season.

SUMMER 2023

Appeared in 11 games down the stretch for the Tom Sox, batting .333 with a 1.214 OPS
Hit four doubles and three home runs while scoring 12 runs and driving in six
Hit by six pitches, tied for the fifth-most in a single season
Homered in his first at-bat of the summer (July 21)
Homered for the second-straight game in the first end of a doubleheader at Winchester (July 23)
3-5 with three runs, an RBI, and a pair of walks in a doubleheader against Woodstock (July 24)
Set a team record with three doubles in one game at Front Royal, forcing a winner-take-all game three in the first round of the playoffs (July 28)
Went back-to-back with future Virginia teammate Henry Ford in the comeback win at Strasburg (August 1)

*** BIO INFORMATION COURTESY OF SALISBURY ATHLETICS ***

SPRING 2023

Consensus Third-Team All-Region V
First-Team All-C2C, All-C2C Tournament Team
C2C Player of the Week, 4/17
D3baseball.com National Team of the Week (C), 2/22
National rankings: 13th in HR/G (0.38), t-26th in home runs (14), 31st in slugging percentage (.773)
C2C rankings: T-first in home runs, fifth in RBIs (45), t-seventh in batting average (.364)
Three multi-homer games (four career)
Homered on first two pitches he faced with five RBIs on Opening Day, 2/18 vs. Widener
Three-game homer streak, 3/19-3/23
Hit two home runs with three runs, three RBIs, 3/21 vs. VWU
Homered twice with four RBIs, four runs scored, 4/12 at Stevenson
Went 1-for-3 with home run, two runs, three RBIs in C2C Championship, 5/12 vs. UMW
Hit rally-sparking home run and finished 3-for-3 with three walks, one RBI, four runs in Salisbury Super Regional clincher, 5/27 at Rowan
Broke 25-year-old SU single-season home run record with 14th long ball at CWS, 6/2 vs. ETBU
Hit two-run double to ice game at CWS, 6/3 vs. UW-La Crosse

SPRING 2022

All-C2C Honorable Mention
D3baseball.com National Team of the Week, 5/11
Caught 10 of 19 would-be base stealers (.526)
Scored five runs in season-opening doubleheader, 2/12 vs. Alfred State
Executed ninth-inning sac bunt to set up game-winning hit, 2/27 vs. Oswego
Went 4-for-4 with run and RBI, 4/9 vs. UMW (Game 1)
Belted two homers and drove in six runs, 5/3 at DeSales
Starting catcher in all but two postseason games
Went 2-for-4 with double, run and two RBIs in elimination game at Granville Regional, 5/22 vs. William Paterson
Hit key two-run triple in fifth inning at College World Series, 6/6 vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point

SPRING 2021

C2C rankings: t-fourth in home runs (four), t-15th in RBIs (20)
Went 3-for-5 with first career home run, triple and three RBIs, 3/17 at Randolph-Macon
Went 2-for-4 with double, homer, two RBIs and two runs scored, 4/30 at Mary Washington
Drove in three runs and scored twice in C2C championship clincher, 5/22 vs. CNU
Tripled and plated three runs, 5/29 vs. Lynchburg
Started every game and caught all but one inning of five games in College World Series, tallying six hits with two homers, three RBIs and five runs scored
Belted go-ahead two-run homer in second inning to put Sea Gulls ahead to stay in opener of CWS finals, 6/7 vs. St. Thomas (Minn.)

SPRING 2020

Appeared in six games
Scored run in collegiate debut, 2/16 vs. Alfred State

HIGH SCHOOL

Played baseball and basketball at Linganore
Two-time all-County First Team in baseball (2018-19)

PERSONAL

Son of Jeffrey and Tammy Ference
Brother of Lucas Ference…Favorite food is chicken and rice
Favorite professional team is the Cleveland Browns
Favorite athlete is Justin Meekins because of his beard and ’stache
Favorite song is “Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2” by A$AP Rocky
Favorite vacation spot is Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Enjoys lifting weights and playing video games
Plays ping pong at an elite level
Chose SU for its great baseball program and highly-accredited business program

Season:

2023 Statistics

Hitting Statistics

Date	Opponent	Result	GS	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	HR	BB	HBP	SO	SB	AVG
7/21/2023	at New Market	W, 8-1	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	.500
7/23/2023	at Winchester	W, 10-0	1	3	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	.400
7/23/2023	at Winchester	L, 5-7	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.250
7/24/2023	Woodstock	W, 11-8	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	.273
7/24/2023	Woodstock	W, 9-3	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.385
7/28/2023	at Front Royal	W, 11-1	1	5	2	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.444
7/31/2023	Strasburg	L, 6-8	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.381
8/1/2023	at Strasburg	W, 11-9	1	5	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	.385
8/2/2023	Strasburg	W, 6-3	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.379
8/3/2023	Harrisonburg	L, 2-7	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	.355
8/4/2023	at Harrisonburg	L, 5-9	1	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Totals			11	36	12	12	6	4	3	8	6	8	1	.333

Fielding Statistics

Date	Opponent	Result	C	PO	A	E	SBA	CSB	PB	CI	FLD%
7/21/2023	at New Market	W, 8-1	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
7/23/2023	at Winchester	W, 10-0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
7/23/2023	at Winchester	L, 5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
7/24/2023	Woodstock	W, 11-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.952
7/24/2023	Woodstock	W, 9-3	4	3	1	0	3	0	1	0	.960
7/28/2023	at Front Royal	W, 11-1	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.971
7/31/2023	Strasburg	L, 6-8	14	11	2	1	7	1	0	1	.959
8/1/2023	at Strasburg	W, 11-9	17	15	2	0	1	0	1	0	.970
8/2/2023	Strasburg	W, 6-3	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	.976
8/3/2023	Harrisonburg	L, 2-7	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	.976
8/4/2023	at Harrisonburg	L, 5-9	9	9	0	0	2	0	0	0	.978
Totals			93	86	5	2	14	1	3	1	.978

Career Statistics

Hitting Statistics

Season	OPS	AVG	GP	GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SLG%	BB	HBP	SO	GDP	OBP	SF	SH	SB-ATT
2023	1.214	.333	11	11	36	12	12	4	0	3	6	.694	8	6	8	0	.520	0	0	1-1
Totals	1.214	.333	11	11	36	12	12	4	0	3	6	.694	8	6	8	0	.520	0	0	1-1

Fielding Statistics

Season	PO	A	E	FLD%
2023	86	5	2	.978
Totals	86	5	2	.978

May 22, 2024
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Release

19 Tom Sox Named to All-Conference Teams

A total of 19 Tom Sox players, spanning seasons 2019-24, were named to their respective All-Conference teams this week (beginning May 20). Five of the 19 came from The American, while the remainder were spread out among other conferences near the east coast.

August 5, 2023
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Recap

Tom Sox Season Ends With 9-5 Loss to Turks in VBL Championship

After 64 days, the marathon 2023 season came to an end as the Charlottesville Tom Sox (32-20) fell to the Harrisonburg Turks (34-16) in game two of the Valley Baseball League championship series.

August 4, 2023
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Recap

Tom Sox 2-Hit by Turks in Game One of VBL Championship

The Charlottesville Tom Sox offense fell flat in game one of the 2023 Valley Baseball League Championship, mustering up only two hits as they fell to the Harrisonburg Turks 7-2 on Thursday.

August 3, 2023
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Game Notes

Tom Sox Face Turks for 2023 Valley Baseball League Championship

The 1-seed Charlottesville Tom Sox (32-18) will face the 2-seed Harrisonburg Turks (32-16) in a best-of-three series for the Valley Baseball League Championship beginning Thursday. Games one and three (if necessary) will be played at CHO Airport Field at 7 p.m., while game two will take place at Harrisonburg’s Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park beginning at 7:30 p.m.