Nov. 20, 2008

Stockton, Calif. - Head Coach Ed Sprague announced the signing of a sixth player for the 2009-10 campaign, as he welcomes aboard Jacob Hummel (Peoria, Ariz.), a 6'5" and 215-pound pitcher and outfielder from Scottsdale Community College. Hummel originally hails from Peoria, Ariz.

Hummel joins five other players, John Haberman (Stockton, Calif.), Patrick O'Rourke (Elk Grove, Calif.), Bobby Raymos (Lodi, Calif.), Dustin Torchio (Santa Cruz, Calif.) and Andrew Wild (Visalia, Calif.), in signing an early national letter of intent for the 2009-10 Pacific Baseball season.

Jake gives Pacific the option of a big bat in the middle of the line up as a hitter, and will compete for a starting role from the pitching mound. In 2008, he finished 12th in ERA in the National Junior College Athletics Association for Division II.

A 2007 graduate of Peoria High School, Hummel will return for his second season with the Scottsdale CC Fighting Artichokes, a squad that finished third in the NJCAA Division II National Tournament in 2008.

In the summer of 2008, Jake played club ball for the Santa Maria Valley Packers alongside current Tigers, Tye Davis and Corey Kohnke.

"We're really excited to get a two-way player from such a quality school in Arizona," said Sprague. "He has an opportunity to come in and make an immediate impact on our club next season."