Jacob Ferris

B/T:
R/R
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 210
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Richmond, Ky.
High School:
Madison Central
Prev School:
Eastern Kentucky

2022: Made 11 appearances on the mound with one start ... Finished 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA ... Struck out 18 batters in 15.0 innings ... Made his Louisville debut as the starter on Feb. 20 against UConn ... Pitched a scoreless inning in relief against Akron on March 4 ... Tossed two scoreless innings at Western Kentucky on March 29 ... Threw a scoreless inning against North Carolina on April 8 ... Pitched two scoreless frames in the win over Cincinnati on April 12 ... Threw a scoreless inning at Florida State on April 15 ... Pitched a scoreless ninth against NC State on April 22.

2021: Sat out the season after transferring.

Prior to UofL: Played two seasons at Eastern Kentucky … went 8-6 in 22 career appearances … was an OVC All-Freshman selection in 2019, going 6-5 and finishing the season as a weekend starter for the Colonels … went 2-1 with a 3.04 ERA in 2020, striking out 30 and giving up just 17 hits in 26.2 innings … final start at EKU was a complete-game shutout against Norfolk State, allowing three hits and striking out 10.

High School: Played four years at Madison Central … helped lead the team to a district championship, a region championship, and a state tournament appearance … was 2-0 on the year with a 0.00 earned run average … named second team all-state as a senior … went 4-0 on the year with a 0.00 earned run average while batting .500 as a junior … named to the East/West All-Star Game as a sophomore.

Personal: Son of Mike and Amy Ferris … has one brother – Justin.