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5 Jalen Townsend

  • B/T L/L
  • Position OF
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Orlando, Fla.
  • Highschool Winter Park HS

Biography

As A Senior (2023)
Saw time in 39 games, earning eight starts … Batted .297 on the year … Had 11 hits, including two doubles … Scored eight runs and had seven RBI … Had a .409 on-base percentage … Turned in a two-hit, two-RBI contest in the win over UMass Lowell (Feb. 24) … Garnered a two-hit, two-RBI contest in the win at Queens (April 7) … Posted two baes knocks at FIU (April 19). 

As a Junior [2022] | Game-by-Game Stats
Played in 35 games, making one start...  Mostly appeared as a pinch runner and defensive replacement...  Led the Eagles with 14 stolen bases while not being caught...  Led the team with three sacrifice bunts...  Scored 14 runs while also adding a hit, three walks, and an RBI...  Stole a base and scored a run against Cincinnati (Feb. 19)...  Stole a base and scored a run against St. Bonaventure (March 2)...  Stole two bases and scored a run against Seton Hall (March 6)...  Picked up an RBI against #8 Florida State (March 8)...  Got the start against Jacksonville (March 27) and scored a run...  Went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs scored against FAU (May 10)...  Stole two bases and scored a run against Liberty (May 14)...  Stole a base and scored a run in win at North Florida (May 20)

As a Sophomore [2021] | Game-by-Game Stats
Granted extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19...  Played in 31 games mostly as a pinch runner and defensive replacement...  Scored four runs on the year...  Drove in a run in win at Stetson (March 27)...  Had a hit in win over Jacksonville (April 9)

As a Sophomore [2020] | Game-by-Game Stats
Appeared in 12 games, earning the start in one … Recorded his first hit of the season, a double, on the road at Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 29) … Swiped bags against Saint Joseph’s (March 8) and Georgetown (March 10) … Recorded five putouts in the outfield … Finished the season batting .167/.333/.375.
 
As a Freshman [2019] | Game-by-Game Stats
Appeared in 49 games in his debut campaign, making 14 starts in center field … Led the team with two multi stolen base games and tied for the team lead with 10 bags on the season … Scored his first collegiate run in the game against Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 16) … Tallied his first career RBI against LIU Brooklyn (Feb. 22) … Cranked out the first two hits of his career in the game against Siena, where he went two-for-four at the plate (March 2) … Made 49 putouts in the outfield, including a career-high six at UNF (March 24) … His stolen base percentage (.909) is good for ninth on the FGCU single-season list … Finished the season batting .216 with a .317 on-base percentage and a .216 slugging percentage.

Before College
Played for Dee Brown at Winter Park High School ... Broke the schools stolen base record as a sophomore. 

Personal
Born Jan. 19, 2000 ... Son of Jessica & Joe Townsend ... Has three siblings, Joe, Antwan, and Jamison ... Chose FGCU for its fit on the field and in the classroom ... Favorite athlete is Allen Iverson ... Favorite movie is Remember the Titans ... Favorite book is Diary of a Wimpy Kid ... Would like to meet Muhammad Ali ... Biggest accomplishment so far has been building homes for needy families in the Bahamas on a mission trip ... Has not decided on a major yet.

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2019Freshman

    Outfielder
    5'9" 160 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2020Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'9" 160 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2021Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'9" 160 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2022Junior

    Outfielder
    5'9" 160 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2023Senior

    Outfielder
    5'9" 160 lbs
    5