| Jace Brinkerhoff |
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At Utah Valley ...
Sophomore (2008): Started all 54 games at third base for Utah Valley ... was second on the team with a .328 batting average ... led team with eight home runs and 45 RBI ... hit .377 (26-for-69) with runners in scoring position ... led team with 20 two-out RBI, 24 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games ... had a team-best .539 slugging percentage ... had second longest hitting streak on the team during the season (15) ... had seven three-hit games ... was 3-for-5 with three RBI in a win over Sac State on March 8th ... went 4-for-5 with a home run, two doubles and three batted in in a loss at Nevada on April 13th ... went 3-for-6 with two doubles and three RBI while earning a save on the mound in a win over Northern Colorado on April 19th ... homered at Hawai'i on May 16th ... didn't allow an earned run in five innings of work on the mound ... struck out four and allowed two hits as a pitcher ... named to D-I Independent All-Academic Team.
Freshman (2007): Was named to Ping! Freshman All-American 1st Team as a utility player (pitcher/third base) ... named to Louisville Slugger freshmen All-American team as a third baseman ... hit .371 with 12 doubles, one triple and four homeruns ... he had 22 multi-hit games ... in a weekend serise against New Mexico State Mar 9th-11th he went 4-for-9 with five RBI, two runs scored and a homerun ... in a double-header against South Dakota State on Mar 31st he was 4-for-8 with two runs scored ... in a double-header against Binghamton University on April 3rd he was 5-for-8 with three runs scored, two RBI and three doubles ... Went 6-for-14 in weekend series against University of Washington with seven runs scored, four RBI, a double and a homerun ... On the mound, he pitched 68.2 innings in 12 apperances, 11 of which were starts ... had a 5.77 ERA ... threw two complete games; against Air Force on March 3rd at the Banana Belt Tournament and at Gonzaga on March 23rd.
Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at Spanish Fork High School ... named Utah 5A State MVP after leading Spanish Fork to State Championship ... All-State as a junior and senior ... went 9-2 with a 2.23 ERA as a senior ... had second lowest ERA in the state as a junior (1.34) ... batted .515 with two home runs as a senior ... All-Region in basketball ... Academic All-State in Baseball and was on the high honor roll at Spanish Fork.
Personal ...
Born March 15, 1988 in Anchorage, Alaska ... graduated from Spanish Fork High School in 2006 with a 3.95 GPA ... enjoys basketball, hunting, fishing and golfing ... his father Joe played basketball at Snow College and at the University of Alaska Anchorage ... parents are Joe and Tricia Brinkerhoff.
