2023 Baseball Roster
Roster
Corson, Jacob

Jersey Number 3
Jacob Corson
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Muncy, Pa.
- High School:
- Hughesville
Bio
On Bucknell Career Lists (through 2024 season):
2023 (Junior): Earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors for the second year in a row ... started all 47 games, primarily in left field ... slashed .304/.462/.532 for a .994 OPS ... logged eight homers, 10 doubles, 33 RBIs ... 41 runs scored were second-most on team, one behind Anthony Sherwin ... ranked second in the Patriot League in OBP, behind only Sherwin, and also ranked eighth in runs and OPS, fifth in walks (35), fourth in HBPs (13) ... six of eight homers came against Patriot League opponents, with the other two coming against ACC foes Pitt and Boston College ... 12 multi-hit games, including four three-hit games ... biggest hit of season was a dramatic two-out, three-run homer with the Bison trailing by two runs in the top of the ninth at Lehigh ... went 3-for-5 and scored four runs in a wild 17-14 win at Penn State ... went 8-for-15 with a homer in the Patriot League Tournament and was named to the All-Tournament Team.
2022 (Sophomore): Posted a breakout sophomore campaign, earning Second Team All-Patriot League accolades...hit .325 on the season...played and started 45 games at third base...managed 51 hits, adding 12 doubles, a triple, and two home runs...had six RBIs against Lehigh (4/3), the most by a Bison player since 2015...went 4-for-4 from the plate in that game...also had three-hit outings against Navy (4/20) and Penn State (4/26)...hit eventual game-winning single in game at Penn State to help Bucknell defeat the Nittany Lions in State College for the first time since 1995...posted two hits in first two games of Patriot League Championship series at Army (5/24-25).
2021 (First Year): Earned starting role in first season, starting 29 games in the outfield...enjoyed solid debut season, hitting .269 with 19 runs scored...third on the team with 29 hits overall...added six doubles and drew 16 walks, second-most on the team...named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on March 10 after going 1-for-3 in a 4-3 win over Lehigh...went on to add career-best three hits in 17-10 defeat to the Mountain Hawks the same weekend... plated three runs at Navy (4/17) on first career home run to right center...ended season with five-game hitting streak.
Before Bucknell: Attended Hughesville High School in Hughesville, Pa...lettered all four years in baseball, while also lettering three years in football...named First Team All-Area, All Tri-Town Area Tournament Team, and All-Conference in 2019...also selected as an All-Conference performer in 2018...2019 team captain in football while also being named honorable mention All-Conference...helped team to a 14-7 record and qualifying for the district playoffs in 2019...in 2020, helped Independent League to a 13-1 record and a league championship...hit .360 for his career with 71 career hits, 22 of which went for extra bases...had a tremendous junior season, hitting .483 with two home runs and 13 extra-base hits...member of the US Elite National Team in 2020.
Personal: Jacob Reed Corson...born on 12/31/2001 in Williamsport, Pa...majoring in education.
- On-Base percentage: 10th (.433)
- Games played: T9th (169)
- Games started: 8th (167)
- At-Bats: 8th (601)
- Runs: 4th (136)
- Hits: T11th (180)
- Doubles: T4th (44)
- Home Runs: T4th (24)
- RBIs: 5th (129)
- Total Bases: 8th (303)
- Walks: 1st (104)
- Hit-by-pitches: 1st (40)
2023 (Junior): Earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors for the second year in a row ... started all 47 games, primarily in left field ... slashed .304/.462/.532 for a .994 OPS ... logged eight homers, 10 doubles, 33 RBIs ... 41 runs scored were second-most on team, one behind Anthony Sherwin ... ranked second in the Patriot League in OBP, behind only Sherwin, and also ranked eighth in runs and OPS, fifth in walks (35), fourth in HBPs (13) ... six of eight homers came against Patriot League opponents, with the other two coming against ACC foes Pitt and Boston College ... 12 multi-hit games, including four three-hit games ... biggest hit of season was a dramatic two-out, three-run homer with the Bison trailing by two runs in the top of the ninth at Lehigh ... went 3-for-5 and scored four runs in a wild 17-14 win at Penn State ... went 8-for-15 with a homer in the Patriot League Tournament and was named to the All-Tournament Team.
2022 (Sophomore): Posted a breakout sophomore campaign, earning Second Team All-Patriot League accolades...hit .325 on the season...played and started 45 games at third base...managed 51 hits, adding 12 doubles, a triple, and two home runs...had six RBIs against Lehigh (4/3), the most by a Bison player since 2015...went 4-for-4 from the plate in that game...also had three-hit outings against Navy (4/20) and Penn State (4/26)...hit eventual game-winning single in game at Penn State to help Bucknell defeat the Nittany Lions in State College for the first time since 1995...posted two hits in first two games of Patriot League Championship series at Army (5/24-25).
2021 (First Year): Earned starting role in first season, starting 29 games in the outfield...enjoyed solid debut season, hitting .269 with 19 runs scored...third on the team with 29 hits overall...added six doubles and drew 16 walks, second-most on the team...named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on March 10 after going 1-for-3 in a 4-3 win over Lehigh...went on to add career-best three hits in 17-10 defeat to the Mountain Hawks the same weekend... plated three runs at Navy (4/17) on first career home run to right center...ended season with five-game hitting streak.
Before Bucknell: Attended Hughesville High School in Hughesville, Pa...lettered all four years in baseball, while also lettering three years in football...named First Team All-Area, All Tri-Town Area Tournament Team, and All-Conference in 2019...also selected as an All-Conference performer in 2018...2019 team captain in football while also being named honorable mention All-Conference...helped team to a 14-7 record and qualifying for the district playoffs in 2019...in 2020, helped Independent League to a 13-1 record and a league championship...hit .360 for his career with 71 career hits, 22 of which went for extra bases...had a tremendous junior season, hitting .483 with two home runs and 13 extra-base hits...member of the US Elite National Team in 2020.
Personal: Jacob Reed Corson...born on 12/31/2001 in Williamsport, Pa...majoring in education.
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