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2013 SALUKI BASEBALL
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LEE
WELD
Pos: RHP
B/T: R/R
Ht: 5-9
Wt: 175
Class: Redshirt Junior
Birthdate: Sept. 18, 1990
Hometown: Dana, Ill.
High School: Fieldcrest
GAME-BY-GAMES
2012
Dec. IP H R ERBB K 2B 3B HRWP
4/13 at Dallas Baptist - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
4/24 vs SE Missouri St. - 0.0 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
4/29 at Missouri State - 1.0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
5/6 at Illinois State
- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5/13 vs Indiana State
- 0.2 4 4 4 0 0 2 0 0 1
5/15 vs Saint Louis
- 2.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
5/18 vs IPFW
- 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
• Denotes Game Started
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
IP
6.0 vs. UC Davis (3/12/10)
Low H
0 4x, last - at Illinois State (5/6/12)
Most H
9 vs. Purdue (3/6/10)
Low R
0 17x, last - vs. IPFW (5/18/12)
Most R
8 vs. Purdue (3/6/10)
Most ER
6 vs. Purdue (3/6/10)
Most BB
4 vs. Purdue (3/6/10)
Most K
5 at Wichita State (4/11/10)
2012 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
Missed the first seven weeks of the season
rehabbing from shoulder surgery...Made
his first appearance on April 13 at Dallas
Baptist, throwing a scoreless inning with one
strikeout...Threw a total of 7.1 innings in
seven relief appearances...Did not record any
decisions...Allowed just one earned run in his
first four appearances...Pitched a season-high
2.2 innings against Saint Louis.
2011 (MEDICAL REDSHIRT)
Redshirted after undergoing surgery on his
shoulder in early January.
2010 (FRESHMAN)
Weld’s 29 appearances were the second
most on the team and the second most by a
freshman in the Missouri Valley Conference...
Led the team with five victories and posted
a 5-4 record...Finished the year with a 5.68
ERA with a team-leading 57 strikeouts
against 22 walks...Threw 58.2 innings, which
was the second-most on the team...Recorded
two saves...His first four appearances were
games he started, and he then moved into
the set-up role in the Saluki bullpen...His 12
appearances in MVC games led the team and
was the fifth-most among all Valley pitchers...
Picked up his first career win by throwing 4.2
scoreless innings of relief against Northern
Illinois, March 20... Picked up his first career
save against Bradley, April 3...Had a season-
high five strikeouts in three innings during a
9-5 win at Wichita State, April 11...Recorded
the save in SIU’s 3-2 win at Illinois, May 4,
by striking out three batters in the final two
innings...Had four or more strikeouts in five
of his appearances...Did not allow an earned
run in 15 of his 25 relief appearances and had
seven-straight relief appearances from April
18-May 4 without allowing an earned run.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-time all-conference selection at
Fieldcrest High School...Posted a 30-3 record
on the mound in high school career...Garnered
first team all-state accolades as a senior in
2009...Was the 2009 Times Player of the
Year...McDonalds All-Star and Pantagraph
Senior All-Star in 2009...Led high school
team to the sectional finals as a senior where
he went 8-2 on the mound with a 0.86 ERA
and struck out 107 batters...Hit .475 in 2009,
scored 42 runs and drove in 21...Had 21 extra
base hits in senior season with seven home
runs...Went 6-1 with a 2.03 ERA and two
saves in 60 innings of work as a junior...Hit
.342 with five doubles, three triples a home
run and nine stolen bases.
PERSONAL
Full name is Lee Donald Weld...Born Sept.
18, 1990 in Streator, Ill....Majoring in
recreation...Son of Marcia and Michael Weld.
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA
2010
5.68
5-4
29 4
0
0
0 2 58.2 74 44 37 22 57 12 2
7 277 .305
7
6
0
0
6
2011 Medical Redshirt
2012
8.59 0-0
7 0 0 0
1 0 7.1 12 14 7 4 3 2 0 1 40 .353
1
1
1
1
0
TOTAL 6.00 5-4
36 4 0 0
1 2 66.0 86 58 44 26 60 14 2 8 317 .310
8
7
1
1
6
2010
Dec. IP H R ERBB K 2B 3B HRWP
2/20 at Arkansas State• L 2.2 6 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
2/27at Jacksonville St.• L 3.2 7 4 4 3 4 1 1 0 0
3/5 Purdue•
- 5.0 9 8 6 4 2 1 0 0 4
3/12 vs. UC Davis•
L 6.0 8 5 4 1 4 1 0 1 0
3/17 at Murray State
- 2.0 4 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 0
3/20 Northern Illinois W 4.2 3 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0
3/24 Eastern Illinois
- 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
3/26 Creighton
- 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1
3/27 Creighton
- 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
4/2 Bradley
- 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
4/3 Bradley
Sv 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/6 at SE Missouri St. - 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 -0 0 1 0
4/11 at Wichita State - 3.0 2 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0
4/17 at Illinois State
L 2.1 4 4 4 1 2 0 0 1 0
4/18 at Illinois State
- 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
4/21 Murray State
- 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
4/25 Indiana State
W 1.1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
4/28 at Eastern Illinois W 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
4/30 SIU-Edwardsville - 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5/2 SIU-Edwardsville
- 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
5/4 at Illinois
Sv 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
5/7 at Middle Tennessee - 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 1
5/15 Evansville
- 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
5/16 Evansville
- 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0
5/18 Saint Louis
W 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1
5/21 at Missouri State W 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0
5/22 at Missouri State - 0.2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
• Denotes Game Started
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JakeWelch (continued)
HIGH SCHOOL
Welch led Bernie High School to three district
finals, a district championship in 2009 and a
52-18 record in the first three seasons of his
prep career...Was a three-time All-District
and All-Conference selection and was All-
State as a freshman, junior and senior...Hit
.571 in 2009 with nine home runs, 40 runs
scored and 22 extra-base hits as a junior...Was
also a four-year letterwinner in basketball,
where he led Bernie High School to two
district championships and a state runner
up in 2010 with a 28-5 record...Was named
Defensive Player of the Year in his basketball
conference junior year and All-State as a
senior...Finished his high school career among
the top 10 in Missouri high school basketball
history in career steals and assists.
PERSONAL
Full name is Jacob Thomas Welch...Born
on Jan. 29, 1992...Son of John Welch and
Jennifer Culpepper...Father is a lawyer and
mother works in sales...Has two brothers, Kyle
and Ross Gartman...Majoring in criminology
and criminal justice.
PLAYER BIOS