2016 Baseball Roster
Roster
Adams, Jesse

Jersey Number 17
Jesse Adams
- Position:
- Left-Hand Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Maumee, Ohio
- High School:
- St. John's Jesuit
Bio
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Innings: 7.0 vs. Georgia Tech (4/19/15)
Strikeouts: 8 (3x) last at Florida State (3/6/15)
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NOTES
Drafted in the 14th round, 408th overall, by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2016 MLB First-Year Players Draft … nine career saves ranks sixth in BC record books while 84 career appearances is third …  six saves in 2016 tied for sixth on BC’s single-season record list while .205 opponents’ batting average in 2015 is second.
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AS A SENIOR (2016)
Made 23 appearances, including seven starts … second on the team with five wins and first with six saves, which tied for sixth on BC’s single-season list and tied for seventh in the ACC in 2016 … recorded a 4.41 overall ERA and a 3.05 ERA as a reliever … combined for two shutouts … allowed 39 hits, 28 runs – 25 earned – 28 walks and struck out 38 over 51 innings … opponents are batting just .211 against … registered a 5.23 ERA with a 3-4 record and two saves in ACC contests … allowed 18 hits, 14 runs – 12 earned – 11 walks and 16 strikeouts in league games … in 16 relief appearances, allowed 12 hits, eight runs, nine walks and 15 strikeouts over 20.2 innings with a 3-1 record …threw two scoreless in the Super Regional victory at No. 3 seed Miami (6/11), allowing just one hit and one walk … struck out the final two batters of the game to help the Eagles win the Oxford Regional against No. 5 Tulane (6/5) … earned a four-out save against Utah (6/4) as BC advanced to the regional championship game by retiring all four batters faced, striking out one … threw the first 4.1 innings in the ACC Tournament first-round game against Georgia Tech (5/24), allowing five hits, two runs – both earned – three walks and struck out two … picked up the two-out save against the Yellow Jackets (5/21) to help the Eagles to the conference tournament, allowing just one hit and one walk in the final two innings in the second game of the doubleheader sweep … earned the save in the 4-3 victory over Wake Forest (5/7), throwing the final 1.1 innings, striking out two, clinching the series … picked up the win in the first game of the doubleheader with the Demon Deacons (5/7), pitching the top of the 10th without allowing a hit or run, walking one … collected the save against Northeastern (5/4), entering in the ninth, allowing a hit, unearned run, walk and one K … earned the save against Virginia Tech (4/30) and aiding in the 2-0 shutout by getting the final two outs of the ninth … threw two scoreless against No. 4 Louisville (4/22), striking out two … tallied first save of the season against Massachusetts (4/13) to advance the Eagles to the Beanpot Championship with a 123 ninth with one K … earned both wins against No. 16 Virginia (4/9-10), as the Eagles walked off in both games to take the series victory … threw a 123 13th in the series-clinching victory and pitched 2.1scoreless innings of relief the day before, allowing one hit and one walk with two strikeouts … struck out a season-high six over a six-inning start against Ohio State (3/6), allowing just one hit, one run and two walks in second win of the year … started the season with a 5-0 victory against Northern Illinois (2/20), allowing just four hits over six scoreless innings with two walks and five strikeouts.
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AS A JUNIOR (2015)
Made 19 appearances, including eight starts, including the last five appearances of the season …second among BC starters with a 3.05 ERA … compiled a 2-3 record with one save and two combined shutouts … allowed 46 hits, 25 runs – 21 earned – 26 walks and struck out 70 over 62.0 innings … opponents batted just .205 against … led the BC staff in opponent batting average, was second in strikeouts and third in appearances and strikeouts looking (18) … averaged 10.16 strikeouts per game, fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference … ranked 13th in the conference for ERA and sixth for opponent batting average … also allowed the third-fewest hits, sixth-fewest runs and tied for the sixth-fewest earned runs among ACC starters … led the Eagles with a 3.40 ERA in league play over 12 appearances and five starters … allowed 31 hits, 19 runs – 16 earned – 19 walks and struck out 48 in 42.1 innings … struck out six over 5.1 innings, allowing seven hit, four runs and three walks in the victory over No. 24 Notre Dame (5/15) … pitched 6.2 scoreless innings, giving up five hits and one walk and striking out four at Virginia Tech (5/3) in a no decision … threw a career-high 7.0 innings, allowing just one hit, no runs or walks and striking out seven to get the win against No. 24 Georgia Tech (4/19) … retired the first 20 Yellow Jackets faced and the lone double was the only baserunner … collected the save in the 8-7 win over Clemson (4/11), pitching the final inning, walking two and striking out the side … helped the Eagles get a 2-0 shutout at Dartmouth (4/7), throwing a scoreless inning in relief and giving up just a walk … struck out six in 5.1 innings of relief work at Wake Forest (4/3), allowing two hits, two runs and one walk … recorded a career-high eight Ks three times: at No. 19 Florida State (3/6) in 3.1 innings of relief, allowing three hits, three runs and two walks; against North Dakota State (2/28), starting and going the first five innings to pick up the win, allowing four hits, no runs and one walk; and at USC Upstate (2/14), starting and going 4.2 innings, allowing five hits, three runs and no walks.
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AS A SOPHOMORE (2014)
Finished the season with a 0-1 record and a 3.86 ERA … led the Eagles pitching staff with 22 appearances and tied for second on the team with six games finished … fifth among BC arms with 30 strikeouts … allowed 21 hits, 15 runs – 12 earned – and 19 walks over 28.0 innings … gave up just five extra-base hits – three doubles and two triples … opponents hit just .214 … made 11 appearances in ACC action, pitching 15.0 innings and allowing 11 hits, seven runs – six earned – 13 walks and 16 strikeouts … did not allow a run in five straight appearances – 11.2 innings – from April 6 to April 20, striking out 10 … allowed just one earned run over 15. 1 innings – eight appearances – from April 6 to May 3 … tied a season high with 3.1 innings pitched in the 9-7, 11-inning victory at NC State (4/20), striking out one … tied a season high with 3.1 innings of work and four Ks in the 4-1, 11-inning win at Notre Dame (4/11) … came on in relief with the bases loaded against Wake Forest (3/22) and did not allow a runner to score, while striking out three over 1.2 innings … earned a save, throwing the final 1.1 innings against Central Michigan (2/28), striking out two … picked off a runner in the win at Santa Clara (2/16), pitching one inning and allowing one hit.
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AS A FRESHMAN (2013)
Finished the season with an 0-1 record and a 5.15 ERA … led relievers and tied for second on the team with 33 strikeouts … made 20 appearances on the year, tying for third on the BC staff … pitched 36.2 innings – all in relief – allowing 29 hits, 22 runs – 21 earned – and 17 walks … made 10 appearances in ACC action, recording a 2.95 ERA in 21.1 innings of work … recorded the third-most Ks in conference play with 21 and opponents batted just .162 … in final nine appearances – 18.2 innings – surrendered just five runs – three in one outing – 11 hits and struck out 14 … struck out four without allowing a walk in 3.1 scoreless innings against Virginia Tech (5/4) … tallied first career save against Miami (4/26), going the finial 2.2 innings, without allowing a hit or run, walking one and striking out two in a combined effort for  the 1-0 shutout … struck out three without allowing a run in a season-high 4.2 innings of relief at Wake Forest (4/21) … picked off a runner at Rhode Island (4/30) … recorded a season-high five Ks in 3.1 innings of work at Georgia Tech (3/16).
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BEFORE BC
Four-year varsity player for the Titans … finished high school career with a 22-1 pitching record … named the 2012 TRAC Player of the Year … also earned first-team all-district and Mizuno All-Ohio team honors as a senior … 2011 City Player of the Year …second-team all-state and first-team all-district as a junior … graduated with second honors … had a leadership role in the ambassador club as a junior.
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PERSONAL
Graduated with a finance degree from the Carroll School of Management … Jesse is the youngest of James and Cynthia Adams’ three children.
Innings: 7.0 vs. Georgia Tech (4/19/15)
Strikeouts: 8 (3x) last at Florida State (3/6/15)
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NOTES
Drafted in the 14th round, 408th overall, by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2016 MLB First-Year Players Draft … nine career saves ranks sixth in BC record books while 84 career appearances is third …  six saves in 2016 tied for sixth on BC’s single-season record list while .205 opponents’ batting average in 2015 is second.
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AS A SENIOR (2016)
Made 23 appearances, including seven starts … second on the team with five wins and first with six saves, which tied for sixth on BC’s single-season list and tied for seventh in the ACC in 2016 … recorded a 4.41 overall ERA and a 3.05 ERA as a reliever … combined for two shutouts … allowed 39 hits, 28 runs – 25 earned – 28 walks and struck out 38 over 51 innings … opponents are batting just .211 against … registered a 5.23 ERA with a 3-4 record and two saves in ACC contests … allowed 18 hits, 14 runs – 12 earned – 11 walks and 16 strikeouts in league games … in 16 relief appearances, allowed 12 hits, eight runs, nine walks and 15 strikeouts over 20.2 innings with a 3-1 record …threw two scoreless in the Super Regional victory at No. 3 seed Miami (6/11), allowing just one hit and one walk … struck out the final two batters of the game to help the Eagles win the Oxford Regional against No. 5 Tulane (6/5) … earned a four-out save against Utah (6/4) as BC advanced to the regional championship game by retiring all four batters faced, striking out one … threw the first 4.1 innings in the ACC Tournament first-round game against Georgia Tech (5/24), allowing five hits, two runs – both earned – three walks and struck out two … picked up the two-out save against the Yellow Jackets (5/21) to help the Eagles to the conference tournament, allowing just one hit and one walk in the final two innings in the second game of the doubleheader sweep … earned the save in the 4-3 victory over Wake Forest (5/7), throwing the final 1.1 innings, striking out two, clinching the series … picked up the win in the first game of the doubleheader with the Demon Deacons (5/7), pitching the top of the 10th without allowing a hit or run, walking one … collected the save against Northeastern (5/4), entering in the ninth, allowing a hit, unearned run, walk and one K … earned the save against Virginia Tech (4/30) and aiding in the 2-0 shutout by getting the final two outs of the ninth … threw two scoreless against No. 4 Louisville (4/22), striking out two … tallied first save of the season against Massachusetts (4/13) to advance the Eagles to the Beanpot Championship with a 123 ninth with one K … earned both wins against No. 16 Virginia (4/9-10), as the Eagles walked off in both games to take the series victory … threw a 123 13th in the series-clinching victory and pitched 2.1scoreless innings of relief the day before, allowing one hit and one walk with two strikeouts … struck out a season-high six over a six-inning start against Ohio State (3/6), allowing just one hit, one run and two walks in second win of the year … started the season with a 5-0 victory against Northern Illinois (2/20), allowing just four hits over six scoreless innings with two walks and five strikeouts.
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AS A JUNIOR (2015)
Made 19 appearances, including eight starts, including the last five appearances of the season …second among BC starters with a 3.05 ERA … compiled a 2-3 record with one save and two combined shutouts … allowed 46 hits, 25 runs – 21 earned – 26 walks and struck out 70 over 62.0 innings … opponents batted just .205 against … led the BC staff in opponent batting average, was second in strikeouts and third in appearances and strikeouts looking (18) … averaged 10.16 strikeouts per game, fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference … ranked 13th in the conference for ERA and sixth for opponent batting average … also allowed the third-fewest hits, sixth-fewest runs and tied for the sixth-fewest earned runs among ACC starters … led the Eagles with a 3.40 ERA in league play over 12 appearances and five starters … allowed 31 hits, 19 runs – 16 earned – 19 walks and struck out 48 in 42.1 innings … struck out six over 5.1 innings, allowing seven hit, four runs and three walks in the victory over No. 24 Notre Dame (5/15) … pitched 6.2 scoreless innings, giving up five hits and one walk and striking out four at Virginia Tech (5/3) in a no decision … threw a career-high 7.0 innings, allowing just one hit, no runs or walks and striking out seven to get the win against No. 24 Georgia Tech (4/19) … retired the first 20 Yellow Jackets faced and the lone double was the only baserunner … collected the save in the 8-7 win over Clemson (4/11), pitching the final inning, walking two and striking out the side … helped the Eagles get a 2-0 shutout at Dartmouth (4/7), throwing a scoreless inning in relief and giving up just a walk … struck out six in 5.1 innings of relief work at Wake Forest (4/3), allowing two hits, two runs and one walk … recorded a career-high eight Ks three times: at No. 19 Florida State (3/6) in 3.1 innings of relief, allowing three hits, three runs and two walks; against North Dakota State (2/28), starting and going the first five innings to pick up the win, allowing four hits, no runs and one walk; and at USC Upstate (2/14), starting and going 4.2 innings, allowing five hits, three runs and no walks.
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AS A SOPHOMORE (2014)
Finished the season with a 0-1 record and a 3.86 ERA … led the Eagles pitching staff with 22 appearances and tied for second on the team with six games finished … fifth among BC arms with 30 strikeouts … allowed 21 hits, 15 runs – 12 earned – and 19 walks over 28.0 innings … gave up just five extra-base hits – three doubles and two triples … opponents hit just .214 … made 11 appearances in ACC action, pitching 15.0 innings and allowing 11 hits, seven runs – six earned – 13 walks and 16 strikeouts … did not allow a run in five straight appearances – 11.2 innings – from April 6 to April 20, striking out 10 … allowed just one earned run over 15. 1 innings – eight appearances – from April 6 to May 3 … tied a season high with 3.1 innings pitched in the 9-7, 11-inning victory at NC State (4/20), striking out one … tied a season high with 3.1 innings of work and four Ks in the 4-1, 11-inning win at Notre Dame (4/11) … came on in relief with the bases loaded against Wake Forest (3/22) and did not allow a runner to score, while striking out three over 1.2 innings … earned a save, throwing the final 1.1 innings against Central Michigan (2/28), striking out two … picked off a runner in the win at Santa Clara (2/16), pitching one inning and allowing one hit.
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AS A FRESHMAN (2013)
Finished the season with an 0-1 record and a 5.15 ERA … led relievers and tied for second on the team with 33 strikeouts … made 20 appearances on the year, tying for third on the BC staff … pitched 36.2 innings – all in relief – allowing 29 hits, 22 runs – 21 earned – and 17 walks … made 10 appearances in ACC action, recording a 2.95 ERA in 21.1 innings of work … recorded the third-most Ks in conference play with 21 and opponents batted just .162 … in final nine appearances – 18.2 innings – surrendered just five runs – three in one outing – 11 hits and struck out 14 … struck out four without allowing a walk in 3.1 scoreless innings against Virginia Tech (5/4) … tallied first career save against Miami (4/26), going the finial 2.2 innings, without allowing a hit or run, walking one and striking out two in a combined effort for  the 1-0 shutout … struck out three without allowing a run in a season-high 4.2 innings of relief at Wake Forest (4/21) … picked off a runner at Rhode Island (4/30) … recorded a season-high five Ks in 3.1 innings of work at Georgia Tech (3/16).
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BEFORE BC
Four-year varsity player for the Titans … finished high school career with a 22-1 pitching record … named the 2012 TRAC Player of the Year … also earned first-team all-district and Mizuno All-Ohio team honors as a senior … 2011 City Player of the Year …second-team all-state and first-team all-district as a junior … graduated with second honors … had a leadership role in the ambassador club as a junior.
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PERSONAL
Graduated with a finance degree from the Carroll School of Management … Jesse is the youngest of James and Cynthia Adams’ three children.
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