Christopher Newport University

2014 - Sophomore Season - Consistent presence in the outfield for Coach Harvell in his second year, starting all 37 games he played in...Hit .287 on the year, with 41 hits...Ranked second on the team in RBI, with 30, and scored 24 times...Posted a team-high five triples, tied for the second most in a single season in program history...Had 15 extra-base hits, with three home runs...Stole four bases and dropped down six sacrifice bunts, good for second on the team...Had one of his best career games against nationally-ranked SUNY Cortland, going 3-for-4 with a HR and four RBI...Tied for second on the team with nine multiple-hit games and ranked second in multiple RBI games with six...Added the team's second longest hitting streak of the season, earning a knock in nine straight games...

2013 - Freshman Season - Started all 42 games for the Captains in left field as a true freshman...Earned honorable mention All-Conference honors...Hit .276 and ranked second on the team in RBI with 31...Speedster was 7-for-8 in stolen base attempts and was second on the squad in sacrifice bunts...Scored 22 times...Had ten multi-hit performances...Drove in season-high four runs against Maryville (2/16)...

At Gloucester - Both pitched and played in the outfield for the Dukes, winning one Peninsula District title during his career...Three-time All-District selection, picking up First Team honors as a junior and senior...Second Team All-Region outfielder as a senior...Played in the Coventry Commonwealth Games as a junior...Honor Roll student all four years.

Personal - Jacob Robert Houston was born October 6, 1993 in Gloucester, Va...Son of Connie and Bob Houston...Has one brother, Brad Perkins, and one sister, Mandy Carter...Favorite sports personality is Chipper Jones...Dream vacation is a trip to Cancun, Mexico...Favorite movies are "Major League" and "Saving Private Ryan"...Favorite book is "Where the Red Fern Grows"...Hobbies include hunting, fishing, golfing and going to the beach...Majoring in Mathematics.