University of Memphis Athletics
2016 Baseball Roster
Jake Overbey
- Position:
- INF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 197
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Ole Miss
- NIL:
- R/R
Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.
2016 - Senior
Starting shortstop in 35 games of the season (has seen playing time in 38 games) ... Went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI in game two against Tennessee (2/20) ... Went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in game two versus SIUE (2/27) ... Went 1-for-3 with an RBI against Ole Miss on 3/2 ... Went 1-for-3 with two RBI in game three against Missouri State (3/13) ... Scored a run against Eastern Illinois on 3/20 ... Hit his first career home run against Arkansas State on 3/29 ... Went 1-for-4 in game one against UCF on 4/1, scoring a run ... Went 2-for-3 against East Carolina on 4/17 ... Went 1-for-4 with three RBI and one run scored in game two of the UConn series on 4/30 ......
2015 - Junior
Started 57 games at shortstop in his first season for Memphis ... Batted .199 with seven doubles, 20 RBI and 23 runs scored ... Started his Tiger career with hits in 14 of his first 18 games ... First career hit came in the season opener against Oral Roberts (2/13) ... Drove in first run of the season and went 2-for-3 in third game of series with ORU (2/14) ... Had a 2-for-4 game with two RBI and drove in the winning runs against Middle Tennessee (3/11) ... Drove in two runs as part of an eight-run first inning in a win over nationally ranked Houston (4/3) ... Went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored in series-clinching win over USF (4/18) ... Turned 33 double plays during the season.
2014 - Junior
Redshirted
Prior to Memphis
Played football at UT Martin in Fall 2013 before transferring to the University of Memphis in January ... Played baseball during the 2012 and 2013 seasons at Ole Miss, appearing in 63 games with 10 starts under coach Mike Bianco ... Started all four games for the Rebels in their 2012 NCAA Regional in College Station ... Logged six runs, six RBI and nine hits in 57 at-bats in his two seasons where the Rebels posted a 75-50 record
Prep
Lettered four years at shortstop under coach Brad Dyer at University School of Jackson ... Was an all-state, all-region and all-district selection in 2011 ... Hit .409 with 28 doubles, 10 home runs, 54 RBI and 56 runs as a senior ... Chosen MVP of the West Tennessee All-Star Game.
Personal
Son of Michael and Regina Overbey ... Brother, Preston, is a senior pitcher at Ole Miss ... Drafted in the 10th round by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2011 MLB Draft.
