Jacob Stallings

Position:
Catcher
Height:
6-5
Weight:
185
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Brentwood, Tenn.
High School:
Brentwood Academy

General
Returning starter behind the plate • One of the top catchers in the ACC both offensively and defensively.

Junior (2011)
Started all 67 games for the Tar Heels with 65 coming behind the plate • Set the single-season record for caught stealings with 32, ranking third in the country • Finished the year ranked third on the team with a .292 average • Tallied 16 multi-hit games on the year, including four games with three hits • Ranked 30th in the country and ninth in the ACC in walks with 44 • His seven sacrifice flies were second most in the ACC • Tallied 18 doubles on the year to rank second on the team • Johnny Bench Award Watch List Member • Named to NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team thanks to a three-run home run vs. Maine (6/1) and crossed the plate three times against James Madison (6/5) • Hit .400 in the NCAA Tournament, including a 4-for-10 mark at the College World Series • Matched a career high with a pair of doubles aginst Vanderbilt (6/22) • Registered his first career triple at Florida State (4/9) • Set career highs in walks (5) and runs scored (4) against Elon (3/8) • Set a new career long with an eight-game hitting streak from March 2-12 • Drafted in the 42nd round (1,285th) by the Cincinnati Reds but did not sign.

Sophomore (2010)
Played in 52 games with 41 starts behind the plate • Finished the season with a .307 average (43-140) • Scored 30 runs and drove in 24 RBI • Tallied 13 doubles, one triple and a pair of home runs • Posted the third-highest on base percentage on the team with a .417 mark • His .443 OBP in ACC games was 10th-best in the league • Ranked fifth on the team with a .457 slugging percentage • Was the second-leading hitter on the team during ACC play with a .338 average (25-74) • In the NCAA Tournament went 7-for-14 (.500) with a pair of RBI and five runs scored • Drove in a career-high four runs against Wake Forest (5/9) • Was 2-for-4 with a run scored at No. 1 Virginia (5/15) • Opened the NCAA Tournament with a 2-for-5 day with a run and two RBI against California (6/4) • Followed with another 2-for-5 day with a run scored in the loss at No. 11 Oklahoma (6/5). Summer 2010: Appeared in 17 games for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod League • Threw out the most runners in the Cape with 12 assists.

Freshman (2009)
Versatile rookie saw action in 26 games, making 19 starts - 13 at catcher and six at designated hitter • Hit .246 (14-57) with eight runs and nine RBI • Also worked two scoreless innings on the mound with two strikeouts • Posted two multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games • Hit .353 (6-17) with three RBI in the NCAA Tournament • Hit safely in all three College World Series games and tallied two RBI against No. 2 Arizona State (6/18) • Started all three games of the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional at designated hitter and went 3-for-8 with two runs and an RBI • Went 2-for-5 in first career ACC start at No. 20 Florida State (4/11) • Recorded first multi-hit game with two hits, a run and a RBI versus Appalachian State (3/11) • Made first career start versus VMI (2/22) and went 1-for-2 with two RBI. Summer 2009: Hit .206 (7-34) with three runs and a solo home run in 13 games for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod League.

Brentwood Academy
Four-year catcher and pitcher for coach Buddy Alexander at Brentwood Academy • All-state selection as a junior and led team to state title as a senior • Also played basketball for four seasons, earning all-state accolades as a senior • Basketball team won back-to-back state championships as a freshman and sophomore • Played for the Nashville Red Dogs during the summer of 2008.

Personal
Jacob Daniel Stallings is the son of Kevin and Lisa Stallings • Born Dec. 22, 1989, in Lawrence, Kan. • Majoring in exercise and sports science at Carolina • Father played basketball at Purdue and is the head basketball coach at Vanderbilt.

Career Highs
Hits: 3, 7 times
Doubles: 2, 4 times
Triples: 1, at Florida State (4/9/11); Florida State (3/20/10)
Home Runs: 1, 6 times
RBI: 4, Wake Forest (3/9/10)
Runs: 4, Elon (3/8/11)
Walks: 5, Elon (3/8/11)
Stolen Bases: 2, Stanford (6/11/11)
Hitting Streak: 8 games (3/2/11-3/12/11)