Boston College Athletics
2020 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jersey Number 2
Jacob Yish
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 219
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Byfield, Mass.
- High School:
- St. John's Prep (Danvers)
CAREER GAME HIGHS
At-Bats: 5, 4x (Last: vs. Woford, 3/7/18)
Runs: 2, 2x (Last: vs. Miami, 4/29/17)
Hits: 3, at Duke (4/15/17)
RBI: 2, 5x (Last: vs. Fairfield, 3/1/20)
Doubles: 2, at UNC Asheville (3/6/18)
Triples: N/A
Home Runs: 1, Notre Dame (5/19/17)
Walks: 2, Miami (4/29/17)
Stolen Bases: 2, at Dartmouth (4/18/17)
AS A SENIOR (2020)
Played in three games off the bench… went 2-for-4 with three RBI on the season.
AS A JUNIOR (2019)
Appeared in seven games, making two starts at designated hitter… went 2-for-10, drove in one run, scored twice, walked twice and stole three bases.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018)
Appeared in 21 games, while making 12 starts, primarily in the outfield… hit .109 with two runs scored, four driven in and three doubles… had a 1-for-3 game vs. Indiana (2/24)… went 2-for-3 with a RBI at UNC Asheville (3/6)… drove in one run vs. Wofford (3/7)… picked up a double in a 1-for-3 game in the day cap at North Carolina State (3/10).
AS A FRESHMAN (2017)
Played in 26 games, making 22 starts – 19 as the designated hitter and three in left field … fifth on the team with a .269 batting average … recorded 21 hits, eight runs, 11 RBIs, four walks and three stolen bases … tallied five multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI games … batted .444 as the lead-off hitter and was 6-for-10 with a runner on third and less than two outs … amassed a .296 batting clip in ACC action, third on the team … logged 16 hits, seven runs, 11 RBIs, three walks and one stolen base in conference play … batted .300 at home with 12 hits and nine RBIs … launched first career home run – a lead-off shot – in victory over Notre Dame (5/19), going 2-for-3 with two RBIs … went 2-for-3 with a run at No. 17 Wake Forest (5/5) … tallied a hit in all three games of the Miami series (4/28-30), with two runs, an RBI and two walks … went 1-for-3 in the game-two win over NC State (4/23) … drove in two on a 2-for-4 day in the series-opening victory against the Wolfpack at Fenway Park (4/22) … went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases at Dartmouth (4/18) … had a career day at Duke (4/15), going 3-for-5 with two runs, two RBIs, first career double and first career stolen base … recorded first RBIs, driving in two, in a 1-for-2 performance against No. 4 North Carolina (4/9) … logged first career hit as a pinch hitter against the Tar Heels in the first game of the series (4/8).
BEFORE BC
Captain under head coach Dan Letarte as the Eagles went to back-to-back Super 8 finals … helped the Prep to two Catholic Conference titles … three-year Catholic Conference All-Star … named to the Massachusetts All-Scholastic Team in 2016 … was the Super 8 record leader in total hits … as a senior, tied for 12th on the North Shore with 29 hits and tied for 11th with 12 stolen bases … as a junior, recorded 26 hits, 17 runs and 14 RBIs, earning a spot on the All-USA Massachusetts team … also played football … team won the Super Bowl in 2012 … member of the Spanish Honor Society
PERSONAL
Enrolled as a business major in the Carroll School of Management … recipient of the 2019 Shine Family Flynn Fund Scholarship... Jacob is one of Don and Francesca Yish’s two children … has a younger brother, Matthew … father played football at University of South Dakota and Pittsburgh.
At-Bats: 5, 4x (Last: vs. Woford, 3/7/18)
Runs: 2, 2x (Last: vs. Miami, 4/29/17)
Hits: 3, at Duke (4/15/17)
RBI: 2, 5x (Last: vs. Fairfield, 3/1/20)
Doubles: 2, at UNC Asheville (3/6/18)
Triples: N/A
Home Runs: 1, Notre Dame (5/19/17)
Walks: 2, Miami (4/29/17)
Stolen Bases: 2, at Dartmouth (4/18/17)
AS A SENIOR (2020)
Played in three games off the bench… went 2-for-4 with three RBI on the season.
AS A JUNIOR (2019)
Appeared in seven games, making two starts at designated hitter… went 2-for-10, drove in one run, scored twice, walked twice and stole three bases.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018)
Appeared in 21 games, while making 12 starts, primarily in the outfield… hit .109 with two runs scored, four driven in and three doubles… had a 1-for-3 game vs. Indiana (2/24)… went 2-for-3 with a RBI at UNC Asheville (3/6)… drove in one run vs. Wofford (3/7)… picked up a double in a 1-for-3 game in the day cap at North Carolina State (3/10).
AS A FRESHMAN (2017)
Played in 26 games, making 22 starts – 19 as the designated hitter and three in left field … fifth on the team with a .269 batting average … recorded 21 hits, eight runs, 11 RBIs, four walks and three stolen bases … tallied five multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI games … batted .444 as the lead-off hitter and was 6-for-10 with a runner on third and less than two outs … amassed a .296 batting clip in ACC action, third on the team … logged 16 hits, seven runs, 11 RBIs, three walks and one stolen base in conference play … batted .300 at home with 12 hits and nine RBIs … launched first career home run – a lead-off shot – in victory over Notre Dame (5/19), going 2-for-3 with two RBIs … went 2-for-3 with a run at No. 17 Wake Forest (5/5) … tallied a hit in all three games of the Miami series (4/28-30), with two runs, an RBI and two walks … went 1-for-3 in the game-two win over NC State (4/23) … drove in two on a 2-for-4 day in the series-opening victory against the Wolfpack at Fenway Park (4/22) … went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases at Dartmouth (4/18) … had a career day at Duke (4/15), going 3-for-5 with two runs, two RBIs, first career double and first career stolen base … recorded first RBIs, driving in two, in a 1-for-2 performance against No. 4 North Carolina (4/9) … logged first career hit as a pinch hitter against the Tar Heels in the first game of the series (4/8).
BEFORE BC
Captain under head coach Dan Letarte as the Eagles went to back-to-back Super 8 finals … helped the Prep to two Catholic Conference titles … three-year Catholic Conference All-Star … named to the Massachusetts All-Scholastic Team in 2016 … was the Super 8 record leader in total hits … as a senior, tied for 12th on the North Shore with 29 hits and tied for 11th with 12 stolen bases … as a junior, recorded 26 hits, 17 runs and 14 RBIs, earning a spot on the All-USA Massachusetts team … also played football … team won the Super Bowl in 2012 … member of the Spanish Honor Society
PERSONAL
Enrolled as a business major in the Carroll School of Management … recipient of the 2019 Shine Family Flynn Fund Scholarship... Jacob is one of Don and Francesca Yish’s two children … has a younger brother, Matthew … father played football at University of South Dakota and Pittsburgh.
Baseball Defeats No. 9 Virginia (March 27, 2026)
Friday, March 27
Baseball Defeats Merrimack (March 25, 2026)
Wednesday, March 25
Baseball Defeats No. 10 NC State (March 14, 2026)
Saturday, March 14
Baseball defeats UConn 26-19
Tuesday, March 10









































