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Jersey Number 40
Jacob Halford
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Gastonia, N.C.
- B/T:
- R/R
- Major:
- Communication
- High School:
- Northern Guilford
2024 - Junior Season
2023 - Sophomore Season
2022 - Freshman Season
High School / Prep Career
- Made four pitching appearances during his junior season
- Tossed a total of 2.1 innings pitched and notched back-to-back scoreless outings against Queens (Feb. 28) and Towson (March 2)
- Tied a career-high with three strikeouts in a win over Towson on March 2
- Finished the season with four strikeouts
2023 - Sophomore Season
- Made three appearances as a sophomore, including one start
- Pitched a career-high two innings with a career-high three strikeouts in a scoreless outing in the NCAA Tournament against South Carolina (June 3)
- Tossed 1.2 hitless innings with a strikeout at North Carolina (May 12)
- Made his first-career start against Elon (March 14)
- Pitched a total of 4.0 innings with five strikeouts, limiting batters to a .200 batting average against him
2022 - Freshman Season
- Made five appearances out of the pen in his first season with the Pack
- Went a career-long 1.1 innings on April 1 at Clemson
- Tallied a strikeout apiece vs. Evansville on Feb. 18, vs. Northeastern on March 4 and at Virginia Tech on April 8
High School / Prep Career
- Earned Mid-State All-Conference honors in 2019
- Three-time Perfect Game Preseason All-American (2019, '20 and '21)
- Rated the No. 13 RHP in North Carolina, and the 36th best prospect in the state