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Jake Chaney Season 2004

PositionP
Weight220 lbs
Height6-2
ClassRedshirt Junior
HometownBlowing Rock, N.C.
High SchoolWatauga

22 - Jake ChaneyPosition: Pitcher
Class: r-Junior
Height: 6' 2"

Weight: 220 lbs.

High School: Watauga
Hometown: Blowing Rock, N.C.

 
photo    Heads into the season as one of the leading candidates for the top spot in Tech's pitching rotation ... Was in the same position last season before seeing his hopes ended by a shoulder injury after just four appearances ... Suffered torn cartilage in his right shoulder ... Missed the rest of the season after undergoing surgery ... Still has two seasons of eligibility after being awarded a medical redshirt year ... Completed his rehab work during the fall and is ready to pitch ... Brings command of three pitches to the mound ... Knows how to hold base runners ... Transferred to Tech after serving as a closer for two years at Charlotte ... Moved to a starting role during his first fall with the Hokies ... Can be a real asset to the Tech pitching staff if he returns to form ...

2002-03: Pitched in just four games before being sidelined by a sore shoulder that required surgery ... Posted a 1-0 record and 2.63 earned run average in 13.2 total innings of work ... Struck out 13 batters and walked one during his brief playing time ... His win came in a start against East Tennessee State ...

UNCC: Pitched two seasons as a reliever for Charlotte ... Finished among Conference USA's leaders in saves with a team-high five as a freshman in 2001 ... Also posted three wins that season and struck out 22 batters as the 49ers' closer ... Fanned eight batters in a game against Penn State ... Registered wins against George Washington, Memphis and High Point ... Saw action in seven games as either a DH or pinch hitter ... Had three hits in a game against UNC Greensboro in his only start of the season ... Made 22 appearances on the mound during the 2002 season ... Finished 0-1 with five saves and a 4.38 earned run average ... Struck out 21 batters and walked 11 in 24.2 innings of work ...

High School: Named Northwest 4-A Conference Player of the Year his senior season at Watauga High ... Was 10-2 on the mound with a 0.89 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 80 innings ... Also saw action at third base for Coach Pete Hardee, batting .372 with five home runs ... Earned all-state honors and was team MVP ... Won first-team all-district honors as a pitcher his junior year and was second team as a third baseman ... Hit .441 with five homers and had a 3.42 ERA on the mound ... Helped his team to conference regular season and tournament championships each of his last two seasons ... Played in the state all-star baseball game following his senior year ...

Personal: Jacob Adam Chaney ... Born 10/29/81 in Boone, NC ... Son of Neville and Trimella Chaney ... Was a North Carolina scholar-athlete ... Is majoring in residential property management.

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