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Jake Ware Bio

Joins the Georgia Southern Golf team after being a member of the Georgia Southern Baseball program the last three years.

BASEBALL (2010): Started two games in 20 appearances...Was 4-for-19 at the plate for a .211 batting average...Scored five times...Two starts came as designated hitter...Hits came against Jacksonville, Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State and Alcorn State...Played either second or third base on 12 occasions.BASEBALL (2009): Appeared in 17 games, making three starts...Matched a career-high of four at-bats at North Carolina A&T with an RBI single...Batted in a career-high two runs and scored two runs vs. Bethune-Cookman...Scored two runs against Davidson...Pinch-hit two-run home run  against Bethune-Cookman...Saw action in the final game of the season against Utah in pinch-running capacity and scored a run...Scored in each of the first four appearances of the season...Started against Presbyterian, Coppin State and North Carolina A&T.BASEBALL (2008): Helped set an NCAA record accounting for one of the 14 home runs hit during second game of the Columbia series... Played in all three games of the Boston College series, getting a start during game 2 at second base... Recorded first collegiate hit in the series... Appeared in one game at Georgia Tech... Pinch-running role in game one of the Towson series... Saw action in finale against USC Upstate... Lined a two-run double versus Lions in series finale... Finished the series 2-for-3 with one run scored and three RBI... Walked and scored one run at Mercer... Pinch-running appearance at Elon... Pinch-ran against Georgia Tech and scored a run... Played in two of the Wofford games, one run in game two and recorded an assist in series opener... Played in two games against UNC Greensboro (one walk and scored one run)...
BASEBALL (2007): Joined the team as a walk-on... Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in baseball, once in basketball and once in football at Statesboro H.S... Played baseball for coach Chris Bishop... Team MVP his senior year... named to the Georgia All-State All-Star game... The Southeast Georgia team won the silver medal... Set a Blue Devils record hitting .530 in a season... Team won the Region 2-AAAA championship his junior year... Member of the 2004 Region 2-AAAA football team... PERSONAL: Full name is Jacob Mitchel Ware...Born on October 10, 1987, in Springfield, Mo...Son of Mitch and Judy Ware...Mom got her masters degree at Georgia Southern...Has two younger brothers Jackson and Josh, who is a junior at Georgia Southern...Most admires his parents, "Because of their consistent support for me in any endeavors that I set out to pursue."... Enjoys ping-pong, reading, fishing, writing and traveling...Would love to attend The Masters, "It's the biggest golf tournament on the most beautiful course in the world."...Most treasured possession is the relationships he has with people closest to him...Distant relative of Abraham Lincoln... His dad Mitch was a standout quarterback at Southwest Missouri State and is the Quarterbacks Coach for the Georgia Southern football team...His parents are the biggest influence, "They have always supported me and been there for me."  MAJOR: International Studies with a minor in Spanish

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