THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

UNA 2024: Named to the All-ASUN Third Team ... Broke the UNA all-time strikeout record with 282 ... Appeared in 15 games with 14 starts for the Lions ... Led the team in innings pitches (76.2) and strikeouts (105) ... Finished the season with a 5-6 record ... Had an ERA of 5.75 while allowing 49 earned runs ... Held opponents to a .259 batting average ... Had a pair of 12 strikeout games in victories over UT Martin and Jacksonville.

UNA 2023: Appeared in 16 games with 12 starts, leading the team in innings pitched with 73.1 ... Had a team low ERA of 5.65, only allowing 46 earned runs while striking out a team high 84 batters ... Earned a save in three of his four bullpen appearances, enough to lead the team ... Turned in an impressive 12 strikeout performance over seven innings pitched, while only allowing one earned run against Central Arkansas on March 18. 

UNA 2022: Made 20 appearances with 10 starts in 2022 ... Finished the year with a 3-6 record and a 6.66 ERA over a team-leading 71.2 IP ... Struck out 66 batters while only walking 42 ... Held a team low opponent batting average of .266...Held opponents to a .175 average with two outs ... Picked up his team-high three wins against Alabama, Eastern Kentucky, and Bellarmine.

UNA 2021: Made 13 appearances in 2021 with two starts ... Went 1-1 with an 8.47 ERA in 17.0 innings pitched ... Got his first collegiate win at home against Bellarmine on April 23 in the first game of the series ... Pitched one inning of relief as UNA rallied for an 8-5 win over the Knights ... Took the loss in a 10-3 UNA defeat at Alabama State ... Longest stint of the season was four complete innings in relief on April 16 at home against Liberty ... For the season, he allowed 18 runs, 16 earned, on 23 hits with 20 walks and 21 strikeouts ... Allowed seven extra base hits but no home runs ... Opponents hit .324 against him ... Threw three wild pitches and hit two batters.

UNA 2020: Saw limited action in a shortened 2020 season ... Made three appearances, all in relief, and posted a 3.86 ERA with three earned runs allowed in seven complete innings ... Walked two and struckout eight ... Allowed three extra base hits (two doubles, one home run)and opponents hit .200 against him ... First collegiate appearance was on February 22 against Northwestern State, pitching 1.2 innings and allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits, while striking out three ... Longest appearance was three complete innings in UNA's combined 1-0 no-hitter of Belmont ... Allowed no runs and no hits with three strikeouts.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduate of Loretto High School … Pitched and played in the outfield under coach Garry Lamm … Helped lead his team to four appearances in the state tournament, including a state championship and a runner-up finish … A four-year starter and was named all-district all four years.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jacob Michael James ... Son of Mike and Candy James ... Has one sibling ... His father pitched at North Alabama in 1986-87 ... Majoring in Education ... BATS LEFT, THROWS LEFT.

STATS AT NORTH ALABAMA
Year       APP    GS    CG    W-L    SV    ERA        IP      H     R    ER    BB    SO    HP
2020          3        0      0      0-0      0      3.86      7.0        5      4      3      2       8      0
2021        13        2      0      1-1      0      8.47    17.0      23    18    16    20     21      2
2022        20      10      0      3-6      0      6.66    71.2      73    57    53    42     66     13
2023        16      12      0      2-4      3      5.65    73.1      64    51    46    53     84     14
2024        15      14      0      5-6      1      5.75    76.2      75    55    49    57    105    10  
Career     67      38      0   11-17     4      6.14   244.2    240  185  167   174   284    39