Jake Lesinski

Height:
5-11
Weight:
220
B/T:
R/R
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Edison HS
Experience:
HS

Expected to be Cal Poly's regular catcher following thegraduation of Chris Hoo.

2014: Made two starts and appeared in eightother games as a backup catcher in his freshman season ... went2-for-8 at the plate with two singles -- one each against SantaClara and San Jose State ... 23 fielding chances without an error... played summer ball for Victoria in West Coast League and hit.238 with five doubles, a home run and 13 RBI.

High School: Hit .365 with one home run as asenior under head coach Steve Lambright at Edison High School inHuntington Beach ... missed most of junior season as he battledmononucleosis and hemophagocytic syndrome, or HLH, his weightdropping from 240 pounds to 150 ... regained his health in time forhis senior season, was named team captain and hit in the middle ofthe order ... as a sophomore hit .412 with four home runs andhelped Chargers to Sunset League title ... has four hits and sixRBI in first-round playoff win over Santiago of Corona ... Chargerswere 11-16 in 2013, 13-14 in 2012 and 25-4 in 2011 en route toquarterfinal round of CIF-Southern Section Division I playoffs ...earned first-team All-Sunset League honors as a sophomore andsecond-team all-league honors as a senior ... played in 2013 SunsetLeague All-Star Game ... was a first-team all-state underclassmenteam selection as a sophomore in 2011 ... graduated with honors ...also visited UC San Diego before choosing Cal Poly because it was"the best fit for me" ... played summer ball for DesertProspects.

Personal: Son of Jaime and Dana Lesinski ...one brother, Joshua, and one sister, Rebecca ... listsweightlifting and ping pong as hobbies ... wants to be an engineer... born June 12, 1995, in Huntington Beach, Calif. ... majors inbiomedical engineering.