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14 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES
5 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES
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JAKE
WELCH
Pos: INF
B/T: L/R
Ht: 5-10
Wt: 170
Class: Junior
Birthdate: Jan. 29, 1992
Hometown: Malden, Mo.
High School: Bernie
2012 (SOPHOMORE)
Started 55 of SIU’s 59 games...Started 22 of
SIU’s first 25 games at shorstop...Started the
last 33 games of the season at second base...
Was the SIU leadoff hitter in every game he
played...Led the team with 16 stolen bases in
19 attempts, the most stolen bases by a Saluki
since 2004...Finished second on the team
and fifth in the MVC with 48 runs scored...
Seventh in the MVC with 73 hits...His five
triples were as many as the rest of the team
combined and the most by a Saluki hitter
since 2005...His 237 at-bats were fifth most
in the MVC...Recorded a career high four hits
on March 6 against Middle Tennessee State...
Hit his first collegiate home run on April 22
against Creighton and his second homer nine
days later at Illinois...Also hit a two-run walk-
off double against Creighton on April 22...
Recorded 24 multi-hit games and eight multi-
RBI games...Finished the season on a seven-
game hitting streak, hitting .433 during the
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
Avg GP-GS AB R
H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB%
SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2011
.256 54-54 195 22 50 6 0 0 15 56 .287 21 3 32 2
.333
3 3
5-10 66 133 16 .926
2012
.308 55-55 237 48 73 14 5 2 33 103 .435 21 3 40 0
.370
1 5 16-19 91 136 12 .950
TOTAL .285 109-109 432 70 123 20 5 2 48 159 .368 42 6 72 2
.353
4 8 21-29 157 269 28 .938
GAME-BY-GAMES
2012
AB R H RBI2B 3B HR BB K SB
2/19 @ North Florida (SS)
5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2/21 @ UT Martin (SS)
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2/24 @Western Kentucky (SS) 7 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2/25 @Western Kentucky (SS) 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 1
2/26 @Western Kentucky (SS) 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/2 vs. Georgia State (SS)
4 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
3/3 @ Stetson (SS)
5 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
3/4 vs. Penn (SS)
3 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
3/6 vs. Middle Tennessee (SS) 4 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/7 vs. Middle Tennessee (SS) 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
3/9 vs. Jacksonville St. (SS)
4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
3/10 vs. Jacksonville St.-1 (SS) 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/10 vs. Jacksonville St.-2 (SS) 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
3/16 vs. Northern Illinois (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/16 vs. Illinois (SS)
4 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3/17 vs. Northern Illinois (SS) 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
3/18 vs. Illinois (SS)
5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/20 vs. Eastern Illinois (SS) 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3/23 vs. Bradley * (SS)
4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3/24 vs. Bradley * (SS)
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3/25 vs. Bradley * (SS)
5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
3/28 vs. Murray State (SS)
5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3/31 @Wichita State * (2B) 5 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0
4/1 @Wichita State * (2B)
5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
4/3 @ Murray State (2B)
3 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1
4/6 vs. Evansville * (2B)
4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
4/7 vs. Evansville * (2B)
4 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
4/8 vs. Evansville * (2B)
4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/10 @ SE Missouri State (2B) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
4/12 @ Dallas Baptist (2B)
4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
4/13 @ Dallas Baptist (2B)
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4/14 @ Dallas Baptist (2B)
5 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
4/18 vs. UT Martin (2B)
4 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1
4/20 vs. Creighton * (2B)
4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4/21 vs. Creighton * (2B)
3 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
4/22 vs. Creighton * (2B)
4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
4/24 vs. SE Missouri State (2B)3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4/27 @ Missouri State * (2B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4/28 @ Missouri State * (2B) 5 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
4/29 @ Missouri State * (2B) 5 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
5/1 @ Illinois (2B)
4 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1
5/4 @ Illinois State * (2B)
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5/5 @ Illinois State * (2B)
5 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5/6 @ Illinois State * (2B)
4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
5/11 vs. Indiana State * (2B) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5/12 vs. Indiana State * (2B) 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
5/13 vs. Indiana State * (2B) 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
5/15 vs. Saint Louis (2B)
4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
5/17 vs. IPFW (2B)
5 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1
5/18 vs. IPFW (2B)
3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5/19 vs. IPFW (2B)
5 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
5/22 vs. Wichita State (2B)
4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
5/23 vs. Bradley (2B)
4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5/24 at Missouri State (2B)
4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
5/26 vs Creighton (2B)
Games started with position in parenthesis
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
AB
7
at Western Kentucky (2/24/12)
Hits 4
vs. Middle Tennessee State (3/6/12)
Runs 3
4x, last - vs. IPFW (5/9/12)
2B
2
at Dallas Baptist (4/14/12)
3B
1
5x, last - vs. IPFW (5/9/12)
HR
1
2x, last - at Illinois (5/1/12)
RBI 4
vs. IPFW (5/17/12)
SB
2
vs. Le Moyne (3/9/11)
2011
AB R H RBI2B 3B HR BB K SB
2/18 at Louisiana Tech (SS) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2/19 vs Grambling State (SS) 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2/20 vs Nicholls State (SS)
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2/22 at UT Martin (SS)
4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2/25 at South Carolina (SS) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2/26 at South Carolina (SS) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2/27 at South Carolina (SS) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3/1 at Arkansas State (SS)
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/5 vs Oral Roberts (SS)
4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
3/6 at Memphis (SS)
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3/9 vs Le Moyne (SS)
5 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2
3/11 at Jacksonville State (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3/12 at Jacksonville State (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/13 at Jacksonville State (SS) 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/15 at Middle Tennessee (SS) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/19 Northern Illinois (SS)
4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3/23 at Eastern Illinois (SS) 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/24 vs Dallas Baptist (SS)
2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3/25 vs Dallas Baptist (SS)
4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3/29 at Murray State (SS)
2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
4/1 at Kennesaw State (SS) 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
4/2 at Kennesaw State (SS) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/3 at Kennesaw State (SS) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4/6 vs Murray State (SS)
4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/8 at Evansville (SS)
4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/9 at Evansville (SS)
3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
4/10 at Evansville (SS)
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
4/12 vs SE Missouri State (SS) 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
4/13 at Illinois (SS)
3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4/16 vs Missouri State (SS) 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0
4/17 vs Missouri State (SS) 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/17 vsMissouri State (SS)
4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
4/19 vs UT Martin (SS)
4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/22 at Creighton (SS)
4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
4/23 at Creighton (SS)
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4/24 at Creighton (SS)
2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
4/26 at SE Missouri State (SS) 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4/29 vs Wichita State (SS)
4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
4/30 vs Wichita State (SS)
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/30 vs Wichita State (SS)
3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
5/3 vs Illinois (SS)
5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
5/6 at Bradley (SS)
3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5/7 at Bradley (SS)
5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5/8 at Bradley (SS)
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5/13 vs Illinois State (SS)
3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
5/14 vsIllinois State (SS)
5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
5/15 vs Illinois State (SS)
5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5/17 at Saint Louis (SS)
4 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0
5/19 at Indiana State (SS)
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5/20 at Indiana State (SS)
3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5/21 at Indiana State (SS)
4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5/24 vs Missouri State (SS) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5/25 vs Bradley (SS)
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5/26 at Creighton (SS)
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Games started with position in parenthesis
7
streak...Hit .353 in four games in the MVC
Tournament...Scored the winning run in the
bottom of the 10th inning in SIU’s second
round MVC Tournament win over Bradley...
Following the season, played for the Richmond
(Ind.) RiverRats of the Prospect League and
was named to the league’s post-season all-
star team.
2011 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 54 games, making 54 starts at
shortstop...Batted .256 on the season with 50
hits and 22 runs scored...Had 15 runs driven
in...Hit six doubles on the year, including an
RBI double in the ninth-inning at No. 28
Creighton to push the April 22 game into
extra innings...Tied for the team lead with
five stolen bases...Had 32 strikeouts and 21
walks, which was the second most walks on
the team...Posted two or more hits in 14
games, including a pair of three-hit games...
Had an eight-game hitting streak from March
25-April 9...Batted .397 from March 25-April
22, where he had at least one hit in 15 of 16
games...Drove in two runs against Missouri
State, April 16, and at Saint Louis, May 17.
PLAYER BIOS