2024 Baseball Roster

Thomas Christensen
Thomas Christensen
Thomas Christensen
Thomas Christensen
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11 Jakob Christian

  • Position First Base/Outfield
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 225
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown San Diego, CA
  • High School Saint Augustine HS
  • Prev School Point Loma Nazarene
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (AT SAN DIEGO AND POINT LOMA NAZARENE)
  • Selected in the fifth round of the 2024 MLB Draft (149th overall pick) by the San Francisco Giants
  • ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I First Team All-American (2024)
  • ABCA All-West Region First Team (2024)
  • Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist (2024)
  • WCC Player of the Year (2024)
  • All-WCC First Team (2024)
  • NCAA Santa Barbara Regional All-Tournament team (2024)
  • Division II CCA Ron Lenz Player of the Year (2023)
  • D2 CCA First Team All-American (2023)
  • ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region Division II Player of the Year (2023)
  • NCBWA West Region Division II Player of the Year (2023)
  • ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region First Team (2023)
  • PacWest Player of the Year (2023)
  • CSC Academic All-America Third Team (2023)
  • PacWest Freshman of the Year (2022)
  • Two-time WCC Player of the Week (April 8, 2024 and May 13, 2024)
JUNIOR (2024)
  • ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I First Team All-American
  • ABCA All-West Region First Team 
  • Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist 9
  • WCC Player of the Year
  • All-WCC First Team 
  • NCAA Santa Barbara Regional All-Tournament team 
  • Earned WCC Player of the Week Honors on April 8 and May 13
  • Appeared in 51 games for San Diego and logged 50 starts 
  • Hit .364 with 14 doubles, 26 home runs, 67 RBIs, and 59 runs scored
  • Was tied for the team lead with nine stolen bases
  • His 26 home runs led the WCC and were the 11th most in the nation
  • Ranked eighth nationally with a .828 slugging percentage
  • Christian’s 2024 totals rank in the top 10 in program history in the following statistical categories:
    • His 26 home runs rank second only to Kris Bryant’s 31 blasts in 2013
    • His 67 RBIs are the second-most in a single season in program history and the Toreros' most in one year since Dave Rolls had 70 in 1988
    • His 164 total bases are the second-most in a single season in program history and USD's most since Bryant’s 187 in 2013 
    • His 59 runs scored are tied for the eighth-best mark in USD history with Mark Trafton in 1987 Sean Nicol in 2009, Bryant in 2012 and Connor Joe in 2014
    • His .828 slugging percentage is the second highest in program history, behind only Jim Fiorenza's .860 clip in 1960
  • Batted .250 (3-for-12) at the WCC Tournament with one home run, two RBIs, and three walks
    • Hit his 23rd home run of the season in the Toreros’ second-round matchup vs. Gonzaga (May 23)
  • Batted .500 (6-for-12) at the NCAA Santa Barbara Regional with four runs scored, seven RBIs, two walks, three home runs, and fifteen total bases
    • Hit a game-tying three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning on May 31 vs. Oregon
    • Notched his 25th home run of the season against Fresno State on June 1
    • Added a solo home run against UC Santa Barbara on June 2
SOPHOMORE (2023 AT POINT LOMA NAZARENE)
  • Division II CCA Ron Lenz Player of the Year 
  • Division II CCA First Team All-American 
  • ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region Division II Player of the Year
  • NCBWA West Region Division II Player of the Year
  • ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region First Team
  • PacWest Player of the Year 
  • CSC Academic All-America Third Team
  • All-Academic PacWest honoree
  • PacWest Player of the Week (Feb. 13)
  • Preseason All-PacWest Team
  • Played and started in 52 games while setting the PLNU and PacWest records for single-season home runs (28) and breaking the single-season PLNU record for RBIs (70)
  • Hit a home run in eight straight games, one game shy of all-time NCAA record
  • Led Division II in home runs per game and finished second nationally in total home runs
  • Paced the PacWest in batting average (.408), slugging % (.901), OPS (1.407), runs scored (65), runs batted in (70) and home runs
FRESHMAN (2022 AT POINT LOMA NAZARENE)
  • PacWest Freshman of the Year
  • All-PacWest First Team
  • NCBWA West All-Region Second Team
  • Academic All-PacWest Team
  • Appeared in 57 games for the Sea Lions, starting in 56 of them
  • Produced 56 RBI and 13 HRs on 66 Hits
  • Recorded a .322 batting average with a 585 slugging percentage
  • Completed the season with a .995 fielding percentage and 363 putouts
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Attended nearby Saint Augustine High School, where he graduated Cum Laude and was a two-year varsity player
  • Helped his team to a conference title in 2021 and was named a Academic All-American
  • Played club for CBA 
PERSONAL
  • Born to Carmen and William Christian in San Diego, California
  • His grandfather played a short stint of professional baseball in the Chicago Cubs organization as a catcher
  • Is majoring in Business Administration

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