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2024 Baseball Roster

25 Jake Thilges

  • Position First Baseman
  • Height / Weight 6-2 / 212
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Johnston, Iowa
  • High School (Prev. School) Johnston (Des Moines Area CC)
  • B/T R/R

Biography

Atlantic 10 Tournament Champion (2024)

2024/REDSHIRT JUNIOR
  • Atlantic 10 Tournament Champion
  • Played in 28 games, starting 22
  • Hit .294 in 85 at-bats, the second-highest average on the team among those with at least 85 at-bats
  • Logged three three-hit games, including a 3-for-4 performance in the Greenville Regional against East Carolina (June 2)
  • Drove in four runs and hit a homer in a 2-for-3 outing against William and Mary (Apr. 2)
2023/REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
  • Played in 45 games, making 42 starts at first base
  • Slashed .238/.345/.378
  • Hit five home runs, five doubles, two triples, knocked in 27 runs and had 41 hits while scoring 30 runs
  • Stole four bases
  • Had 12 multi-hit games with one three-hit game
  • Knocked in more than one run in seven games
  • Made collegiate debut against Sacred Heart (Feb. 25)
  • Recorded first career hit in first career start at Liberty (Mar. 7)
  • Went 3-for-6 with four RBIs, one double and two runs scored against Cornell (Mar. 10) while hitting first career home run
  • Posted a 2-for-4 day with one double and one run scored against NJIT (Mar. 17)
  • Scored three runs and stole first career base at South Florida (Mar. 24)
  • Hit a home run and went 2-for-5 scoring three runs and knocking in two runs against St. Bonaventure (Mar. 31)
  • Smashed a three-run home run while going 2-for-6 with four RBIs and two runs scored at William & Mary (Apr. 11)
  • Hit a home run at No. 21 Virginia (May 2) while going 2-for-4 with two RBIs and one run scored
  • Went 2-for-4 and hit first career triple at Davidson (May 5)
  • Got another triple while going 2-for-4 against Richmond (May 12)
2022/REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (DES MOINES AREA CC)
  • Played in 49 games for Des Moines Area Community College
  • Batted .387 with 18 doubles, five triples, nine home runs and 53 RBIs
  • Slugged .705 percent
2021/FRESHMAN (DES MOINES AREA CC)
  • Sat out the year with a redshirt
PRIOR TO COLLEGE
  • Played baseball at Johnston High School in Johnston, Iowa
  • Named to the 2020 All-Iowa Elite Team
  • Member of the 2020 Iowa State Championship team
PERSONAL
  • Son of Amy and Denny Thilges
  • Has three sisters
  • Uncle, Randy Reiners, played football at Iowa

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    Third Baseman
    6'2" 212 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2024Redshirt Junior

    First Baseman
    6'2" 212 lbs
    25