Brock Jones

Brock K. Jones (born March 28, 2001) is an American college baseball outfielder for the Stanford Cardinal.

Brock Jones
Stanford Cardinal – No. 7
Outfielder
Born: (2001-03-28) March 28, 2001
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Career

Jones attended Buchanan High School in Clovis, California, where he played baseball and football.[1] As a junior in 2018, he batted .346 with two home runs, 15 RBIs, and 34 runs scored.[2] Unselected out of high school in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Stanford University to play both baseball and football.[3][4][5]

Jones made 11 appearances for the Cardinal football team as a freshman before choosing to focus solely on baseball.[6][7] As a freshman for the baseball team, he started 16 games in which he batted .228 with one home run before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] In 2021, as a redshirt freshman, Jones started 56 games in which he slashed .311/.453/.646 with 18 home runs, 62 RBIs, 14 stolen bases, and 13 doubles.[9] That summer, he was selected to play for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.[10][11] Jones entered the 2022 season as a top prospect for the upcoming draft.[12]

References
  1. "Buchanan two-sport star Brock Jones wins B'nai B'rith award". The Fresno Bee. May 21, 2019.
  2. Galaviz, Anthony (September 14, 2018). "Buchanan's Brock Jones makes his college choice. Will he keep playing two sports?". The Fresno Bee.
  3. Hicks, Stephen (April 12, 2019). "This local high-schooler aims to play 2 sports at the Division 1 level". KFSN-TV.
  4. Reeves, Glenn (June 17, 2019). "Stanford-bound Jones delivers money performance for Caps". Palo Alto Online.
  5. Mazeika, Vytas (July 31, 2019). "College baseball: Stanford incoming freshmen bond in Palo Alto". The Mercury News.
  6. Mayo, Jonathan (December 22, 2021). "Inbox: Greene, Priester and more". MLB.com.
  7. Zielinksi III, Dan (November 24, 2021). "Brock Jones offers an intriguing toolset". Baseball Prospect Journal.
  8. Healy, Joe (April 7, 2021). "Three Strikes: Stanford Flips the Script, Southland Chaos, Filby Walks". Baseball America.
  9. Healy, Joe (November 26, 2021). "Stanford Baseball: Five Questions to Answer Entering 2022". Baseball America.
  10. Webeck, Evan (July 1, 2021). "Cal, Stanford baseball players among 45 named to Team USA roster". The Mercury News.
  11. Melon, Brianna (July 1, 2021). "Fresno's Brock Jones returns from CWS, joins USA Collegiate National Team". KFSN-TV.
  12. Kroner, Steve (February 16, 2022). "Cal's Dylan Beavers, Stanford's Brock Jones: Outfielders with big-league futures". San Francisco Chronicle.
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