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31 Jake Noll

  • B/T R/R
  • Position 2B/3B
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Height 6-2
  • Hometown Punta Gorda, Fla.
  • Highschool Charlotte HS

Biography

As a Redshirt Junior (2016) | Game-by-Game Stats
2016 Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year
2016 Atlantic Sun All-Conference First Team (unanimous)
2016 DI Baseball All-American – First Team
2016 Perfect Game All-American – First Team
2016 Louisville Slugger All-American – Second Team
2016 Baseball America All-American – Second Team
2016 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region – Second Team
MLB Draft 7th Round Pick – Washington Nationals
1x Atlantic Sun Player of the Week


Named the program’s second ASUN Player of the Year and was a unanimous selection to the ASUN All-Conference First Team … became the program’s first two-time All-American and joined 5x MLB All-Star Chris Sale as the only other player in program history to earn First Team All-American honors … was the only player in the ASUN to rank in the top-three in average (.367), slugging (.620), runs (58), hits (87), RBI (61), doubles (20), HR (12) and total bases (147) … led the league in runs, hits and total bases … set career-high in average, OBP, slugging, runs, doubles, HR and RBI … turned in 23 multi-hit games – including a pair of multi-HR games vs. Quinnipiac on Mar. 12 and at No. 4 FSU (May 11) – and tied for the team lead with 15 multi-RBI games … began the season with a 3-for-4 performance at No. 1 Florida … went on a 15-game hit streak from Feb. 21-Mar. 15 … tied the program record with a 5-for-5 performance, including 3 2B, vs. Stetson on Apr. 8 … drove in a career-high six runs in a 4-for-4 performance at FAMU on Mar. 25 … registered four hits on four occasions, including a streak of three straight games at USC Upstate and No. 4 FSU from May 7-11 … went 12-for-15 with 11 R, 9 RBI, 6 2B and 3 HR during the span … set the program record with 4 2B at USC Upstate on May 8 – one shy of tying the NCAA record … named the ASUN Player of the Week after going 11-for-24 from the plate with 9 R, 3 HR, and 15 RBI in a five-game span against Michigan State and Quinnipiac … turned in a .964 fielding percentage with 109 putouts and 162 assists on the season … led the team with 9 SB in 14 attempts … capped off his career at FGCU in the top-10 in program history in games started (171), average (.361), hits (267), doubles (44), runs (151), RBI (131) and stolen bases (49) … also ranked 6th in among active NCAA players in career hits and 23rd in average … became the 5th-highest draft pick and 2nd-highest position player in program history as he was selected by the Washington Nationals with the 214th pick in the 7th round of the MLB Draft.  

As A Redshirt Sophomore (2015) | Game-By-Game Stats
2015 Atlantic Sun All-Conference Second Team


Made the transition from the leadoff role as a freshman to the clean-up spot as a sophomore and continued his great success of a season ago by producing a team-leading .348 batting average, on the strength of an FGCU-best 79 hits to go along with six doubles, a triple and a trio of home runs, the first of his collegiate career … drove in a career-high 41 runs to rank second on the team … scored 37 times to rank third on the Green and Blue … stole 15-of-18 bags to also lead the team in the category … his 40 career stolen bases now rank second in FGCU program history while his .833 success rate tops the career list … his .359 career batting average currently ranks ninth all-time and his 180 hits rank 10th … totaled 23 multi-hit games on the season, including a streak of five-consecutive games from Mar. 20-25 … matched a career high with four RBI vs. Bethune-Cookman (Mar. 22) … rode a trio of double-digit hit streaks throughout the season, including a 14-game streak from Feb. 20-Mar. 13, a 16-game streak from Mar. 20-Apr. 12 and a 10-game hit streak to close out the season.

As A Redshirt Freshman (2014) | Game-By-Game Stats | .367 AVG, 275 AB, 56 R, 101 H, 18 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 29 RBI, 25 SB
2014 Louisville Slugger National Freshman Player of the Year
2014 Louisville Slugger All-American Third Team
NCBWA 2014 Freshman All-America First Team
2014 Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year
2014 A-Sun First Team
2014 A-Sun All-Freshman Team


Noll (Punta Gorda, Fla./Charlotte HS) was brilliant in during his freshman campaign serving as the catalyst at the top of the FGCU lineup. The Punta Gorda native collected 101 hits this season which ranked second in the nation behind the A-Sun Player of the Year, Max Pentecost and is an FGCU single-season program record while also stealing an A-Sun best and FGCU single-season record 25 bases. Noll also built a .367 batting average to go with 56 runs, 18 doubles, a triple and 29 RBI all while being the only Eagle to appear in all 61 games this season which are also a program record. The freshman rolled out a 19-game hit streak which was the longest of any FGCU player since Josh Chester put together a 24-game hit streak in 2009. Noll is the first FGCU player in program history to earn Freshman of the Year honors in the A-Sun and his efforts have also earned him spots on the All-Conference First Team and All-Freshman Team. 

Put on a show in game one going 2-3 with a pair of RBI’s, two runs scored and three stolen bases against Rhode Island (Feb. 15) ... took over lead off duties and responded with a two hits against B-CU (Feb. 27), two runs and a pair of stolen bases of his own ... hammered out three hits and drove in a career-best and team-high four runs, scoring twice against Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 23) ... continued his hot start to the season going 2-4 with a pair of RBI to give him eight for the season. He moved his batting average up to .400 opposite Florida (Feb. 28), extended his hitting streak to four games and was .500 since moving into the lead off role ... registered three hits against Illinois (Mar. 1), extending his team-best hitting streak to six games and widening his team-lead of 18 hits ... was the kick-starter for the offense yet again on Friday night, putting in a 2-3 effort opposite Manhattan (Mar. 7), scoring twice and swiping his A-Sun leading eighth stolen base of the season ... picked up two more hits against Florida A&M (Mar. 15) for his ninth multi-hit game of the season and drove in a pair ... stayed hot against Florida A&M (Mar. 16), going 3-5 at the plate and stealing three bases to bring his season total to 15, just five shy of the single season record set in 2008 ... collected two hits and drove in two runs at Stetson (Mar. 29) ... went 3-5 at the plate and scored two runs opposite Kennesaw State (Apr. 5) ... went 4-5 at the plate as the only Eagle starter to pick up multiple hits at Jacksonville (Apr. 12), his 19th multi-hit game this season ... would steal two bases in a doubleheader with UNF (Apr. 18), giving him 19 for the season and inching him ever-closer to the single-season record of 20 ... went 1-5 against UNF (Apr. 19) and stole his 20th bag of the season, tying him for the single-season program record ... went 4-5 at the plate opposite Mercer (Apr. 25) marking the team-leading 13th time he had picked up multiple hits in a game this season. It is also the seventh time he had gotten at least three hits ... collected nine hits,  four doubles, scored six times and drove in four runs including a 5-7, three double performance against NKU (May 2-4) ... went 3-5 at the plate opposite ETSU (May 9), scored twice, drove in a run and came a couple close calls shy of 5-5 ... went 3-5 at the plate on Senior Day (May 11) to extend his hitting streak to 15 games, scored twice, drove in a run and stole a base extending his FGCU single-season record total to 24 ... moved into a tie for second on the program’s single-season hit list with a 2-for-5 performance and an RBI at Lipscomb (May 16) ... picked up a pair of hits in each game of a doubleheader at Lipscomb (May 17) to go 4-9 overall and extend his team-best hitting streak to 18 games. He also concluded the regular season with 96 hits, just three-shy of the FGCU single-season record of 99. ... went 1-2 at the plate opposite UNF (May 21) in the opening round of the A-Sun Tournament to extend his hitting streak to 19 games ... set the FGCU single-season hit record with his 100th in the first inning against Lipscomb in the A-Sun Tournament (May 24) by driving a triple into right field to surpass Mikel Alvarez’s 2010 mark of 99 hits ... Noll would finish the season with a program recrod 101 hits.

As A Freshman (2013)
Did not play and utilized a redshirt.

High School
Played for Dan Flaherty at Charlotte High School … was a captain in 2012 … named the 2011 Defensive Player of the Year at Charlotte.

Personal
Born on March 8, 1994 … son of Cindy Gering and David Noll … has two siblings, Eli (23) and Sam (19) … health science major.

Single-game Highs
At-Bats: 
7, 2x, last at NKU (May 3, 2014)
Hits: 5, 2x, last vs. Stetson (Apr. 8, 2016)
Runs: 4, 4x, last at Lipscomb (May 14, 2016)
Doubles: 4, at USC Upstate (May 8, 2016)
Triples: 1, 4x, last at Lipscomb (May 13, 2016)
Home Runs: 2, 2x, last at FSU (May 11, 2016)
RBI: 6, at FAMU (Mar. 25, 2016)
Walks: 2, 11x, last vs. NJIT (Apr. 17, 2016)
Steals: 3, 2x, last vs. FAMU (March 16, 2014)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2013Freshman

    OF
    6'1" 187 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2014Redshirt Freshman

    2B
    6'2" 195 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2015Redshirt Sophomore

    2B/3B
    6'2" 195 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2016Redshirt Junior

    2B/3B
    6'2" 195 lbs
    31