Jonathan Jones

Jonathan Jones

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Vacaville, Calif.

High School:
Vanden

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 185

Position:
OF

B/T:
R/R

Long Beach State (2008): Honorable mention All-Big West as a freshman ... second on the team with a .343 batting average ... also second on the team with a .429 on-base percentage ... played 35 games batting leadoff ... finished with six stolen bases, third on the team ... played in 45 games, starting 43, all in the outfield ... posted a 13-game hitting streak, second longest of the year (3/14-3/31) ... had 17 multi-hit games, including a season-high three four times ... picked up his lone triple against USC (3/15) ... was a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs scored against UCLA (3/21) ... picked up his first three-hit game the next day, going 3-for-4 (3/22) ... had a huge series against UC Santa Barbara in May ... hit .538 (7-for-13) with four runs scored ... drove in three runs against Cal State Fullerton (5/24) ... stole two bases against California in the Regionals (5/31).

High School: Four-year letterman in baseball at Vanden HS in Fairfield... three-time named All-Capital Valley League and twice named all-country... named a pre-season All-American in 2007 and batted .437 his senior season after batting .316 as a junior... led the CVL in hitting with a .446 average as a sophomore... team were section champions his junior season in 2006.

Personal: Son of Laverne Jones ... his uncle is Desmond Howard, a Heisman Trophy winner at Michigan and who was a first round pick of the Redskins and played nine years in the NFL ... also has a brother, Juliene and a sister, Isabella ... major is undeclared.

Career Highs:
At-Bats - 7, vs. CS Northridge (4/18/08)
Runs - 3, 2 times
Hits - 3, many times
RBI - 3, vs. CS Fullerton (5/24/08)
Stolen Bases - 2, vs. Cal (5/31/08)

Career Statistics
Year GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA
2008 45-43 .343 169 38 58 9 1 0 18 19 32 6-8
Totals 45-43 .343 169 38 58 9 1 0 18 19 32 6-8