Jake Downing

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Height:
5-10
Weight:
175
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Redwood City, CA
High School:
Serra HS

High School — A 2024 graduate of Junipero Serra HS in San Mateo … earned second-team MaxPreps California All-State Baseball Team after posting .386 batting average, 27 runs, 27 RBI, five doubles, one triple, four home runs in 29 games … Padres were 22-7 in 2024, finishing second in West Catholic Athletic League and falling to St. Ignatius in the first round of the CIF-Central Coast Section Division I playoffs … hit .325 as a junior with seven doubles, two triples, three home runs and nine RBIs in 27 games … .353 career prep batting average … WCAL Baseball MVP in 2024 and All-State First Team for CalHiSports ... San Mateo Daily Journal Player of the Year ... played summer ball for Duluth Huskies in Northwoods League … hit .226 in 36 games, knocking in 14 runs with five doubles and a pair of home runs … one three-hit game and five two-hit contests.

Personal — Son of Thom and Tracey Downing ... majoring in business administration ... chose Cal Poly because, "Cal Poly felt like home as soon as I stepped foot on campus. Living in SLO is a blessing. The coaching staff here is as good as it gets and the program develops players like none other."