2008 Baseball Roster

Jacob Priday
- Class:
- Senior
 
- Hometown:
- Sikeston, Mo.
 
- High School:
- Sikeston HS
 
* 2007 ALL BIG 12 CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
         * 2007 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
         * 2007 ALL-NCAA COLUMBIA REGIONAL TEAM
         * 2006 ALL BIG 12 CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
        * 2006 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
        * 2005 BASEBALL AMERICA FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN
        * 2005 ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION
        * 2005 ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TEAM
        
2007
        Led the team with 13 home runs on the season, giving him 33 for his career, which is        seventh all-time at Missouri ... Also led the team in RBI (59), slugging percentage (.575),        total bases (126) and sacrifice flies (5), was second in doubles (14) and triples (4) and        was third in batting average (.297) and runs scored (45) ... Had two hits in the final two        games of the series with Florida International and was 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI        and two runs scored in game two of the series ... was 2-for-5 with a pair of runs scored        and an RBI against Gonzaga on Feb. 17 ... went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and three        runs scored against Saint Louis on March 14 ... had three hits, including a double, in the        series finale with Cleveland State ... recorded two hits in the first and last game of the        three-game series with Kansas, including a 2-for-4 performance in the finale with a home        run and three RBI ... was 2-for-3 in the first game of the Texas A&M series ... put        together a season-best eight game hitting streak from April 17-May 4 ... had three hits and        drove in two runs in each of the first two games against Baylor ... as 3-for-6 with two        doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in the opener against Baylor, then went 3-for-4 with a        triple, two RBI and three runs scored in game two ... had a stretch of 10-straight hits        that went for extra bases from April 27-May 11, hitting five home runs, two triples and        three doubles during that span ... drove in nine runs in the Texas Tech series, going        6-for-11 with two home runs, a triple, two doubles and six runs scored in the three games        ... had three RBI in the second game of the series with Texas Tech and closed out the        series by going 3-for-4 with two home runs, one double and four RBI in the final game of        the weekend ... named the Big 12 Conference Player of the Week after performance against        Texas Tech ... was 2-for-4 with his sixth home run of the year in the opener against Texas        on May 4 ... had his second two-home run game of the year against Oklahoma on May 11, going        4-for-4 and matching his career high with six RBI ... recorded a hit in each of the three        games of the Oklahoma State series, including two hits in each of the first two games ...        hit his ninth home run of the season, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored in the        middle game of the Oklahoma State series ... drove in five and hit his 10th home run of the        year against Oklahoma State on May 26 in the Big 12 Tournament ... had his third two-home        run game of the year and drove in three against Louisville on June 2 in the NCAA Regional        ... hit his 13th home run of the season in the Tigers' second game against Louisville in        the NCAA Regional.
2006
        Led the team with 11 home runs ... was a first team All-Big 12 Conference selection ... had        the second five-hit game of his career, when he went 5-for-6 with two doubles and three RBI        against then-No. 1 Florida on Feb. 24 ... hit first homer of the season against Saint Louis        on March 7 ... drove in six runs in a three-hit performance against Purdue on March 11 ...        followed that with a home run and three RBI the next day in the series finale against        Purdue ... was named the Big 12 Conference Player of the Week on March 14 after hitting        .533 the previous week ... drove in three runs without getting a hit in the final game of        the Kansas State series ... had a team-best 14-game hitting streak from March 26 to April        22 ... had two hits and a pair of RBI in each of the final two games of the series at        Oklahoma ... hit two home runs and drove in three against Southeast Missouri State on April        26 ... drove in six runs and had two home runs in three-game series against Mississippi        Valley State ... had a home run and drove in two in opener of Texas series ... was 2-for-5        with a double and RBI against Pepperdine in the final game of the Malibu Regional ... led        Mizzou with 49 RBI on the year ... was second on the team in doubles (13), third in runs        scored (42), fourth in hits (66) and fifth in stolen bases (7) ... enters 2007 season with        233 career at-bats, which is tied for ninth most all-time ... named to Academic All-Big 12        Team.
2005
        Was third in the Big 12 Conference with 67 RBI on the season ... was named a Freshman        All-American by Baseball America ... had a team-best nine home runs on the year ... was        second on the team in slugging percentage (.511), hits (68), triples (3) and total bases        (114) and third in doubles (13) ... had 17 games with two or more RBI, including four games        with four runs batted in ... was 5-for-6, drove in four runs and scored four runs against        Navy on Feb. 25, starting an eight-game hitting streak ... had a home run in        three-consecutive games against Eastern Michigan ... drove in three runs in final game of        Eastern Michigan series and followed with four RBI against Illinois State three days later        ... had four RBI against North Dakota State on March 20 ... had two home runs against Texas        A&M on April 10 ... was 4-for-5 with two RBI against Illinois on May 18 ... went        3-for-5 with three RBI against Texas Tech in Big 12 Conference Tournament ... was 4-for-5        with two home runs, three runs scored against Nebraska in Big 12 Tournament ... named to        the All-Big 12 Conference Tournament Team ... had a pair of hits, two runs scored and three        RBI against Harvard in NCAA Regional play.
HIGH SCHOOL
        Had a .571 batting average with eight home runs and 44 RBI as a senior at Sikeston (Mo.)        High School ... was a two-time all-atate selection ... named to all-conference and        all-district teams three times ... team finished third in state senior season, was fourth        in sophomore season and second in freshman season ... won district and conference titles        three times ... named to Honor Roll and graduated in top 15 percent of class.
PERSONAL
        Born in Sikeston, Mo. ... son of Ron and Christy Priday ... majoring in Agri-business.         







