| Jake Rickenbach |
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At Utah Valley ...
Freshman (2008): Started 41 games, all at shortstop, and played in 46 during freshman season ... finished with a .302 batting average, raising average 22 points in final week of season ... went 7-for-14 in final five games of the season, including two-hite games at Oregon State and at Hawai'i ... had 11 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games ... finished the year on a current five-game hitting streak ... hit .439 (18-for-41) with runners in scoring position ... second on the team with 15 two-out RBI .. batted .328 with two outs and was successful driving in runs 11 times in 12 opportunities (.917) with a runner at third and less than two out ... had four doubles, two triples and 30 runs batted in ... went 3-for-4 with an RBI and run scored against Southern Utah ... was 2-for-4 with a career high three RBI against Northwest Nazarene on April 29th.
Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at Pleasant Grove High School where he led team to 14-7 record during senior season ... earned All-State honors and 1st Team All-Region as a junior and senior ... hit .408 as a junior and sported a .526 on base % as a senior ... tied state record by hitting two home runs in one inning against Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas) in St. George, Utah ... named defensive MVP at the Utah County Senior All-Star game ... was the starting shortstop at the 5A All-Star game ... named 1st Team All-Utah Valley as a junior and senior ... helped Pleasant Grove to 3rd place finish at state tournament as sophomore and 6th place finish as a junior.
Personal ...
Born March 22, 1989 in Provo, Utah ... son of Bruce and Marci Rickenbach ... graduated from Pleasant Grove HS in 2007 with a 3.7 GPA and was named to the honor roll ... enjoys bowling and hunting ... his grandfather, Dean, played basketball at BYU and his uncle Lloyd played soccer at BYU.
