Jake Karaba

B/T:
R/R
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 210
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Naperville, Ill.
High School:
Neuqua Valley
Prev School:
Lewis University

CAREER HONORS
• 2023 ABCA/Rawlings All-America First Team
• 2023 D2CCA All-America First Team
• 2023 NCBWA All-America First Team
• 2023 ABCA/Rawlings Midwest Region Pitcher of the Year
• 2023 D2CCA Midwest Region Pitcher of the Year
• 2023 NCBWA Midwest Region Pitcher of the Year
• 2023 GLVC Pitcher of the Year
• 2023 All-GLVC First Team
• 2021 D2CCA All-Midwest Region Second Team
• 2021 NCBWA All-Midwest Region Second Team
• 2021 GLVC Freshman of the Year
• 2021 All-GLVC First Team

2024: Made seven relief appearances ... Did not record a decision, finishing with an 18.00 ERA with 11 strikeouts in eight innings ... Struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings of relief in his first Louisville appearance in the season opener against Indiana State ... Struck out two in a scoreless inning against Morehead State on March 6.

2023 (Lewis): Earned First Team All-America honors after finishing 7-2 with a 1.62 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 66.2 innings … Led Division II with 16.06 strikeouts per nine innings … Also ranked top 10 nationally in WHIP (2^nd), hits allowed per nine innings (2^nd), ERA (6^th), strikeouts (7^th) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (9^th) … Tallied double digit strikeouts in nine of his 11 starts, including a season-high 15 in seven innings at Drury on April 22 … Tossed five hitless innings with 14 strikeouts at Davis & Elkins on March 4 … Came within one strike of a seven-inning perfect game against Illinois-Springfield on March 19.

2022 (Lewis): Appeared in 13 games and started 12 … Went 2-5 with a 6.29 ERA … Finished with 52 strikeouts in 44.1 innings … Tossed six shutout innings with 10 strikeouts at Truman State on May 1.

2021 (Lewis): Posted an 8-1 record in 12 starts in his first full season … Struck out 94 in 69 innings with a 2.22 ERA … Tallied double-digit strikeouts three times, posting a season-high 11 in six innings against Maryville on April 23 … Pitched seven scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts at Purdue Northwest on March 5 … Tossed a seven-inning complete game shutout with one hit allowed at Indianapolis on May 8.

2020 (Lewis): Appeared in three games before the season was cut short … Finished 2-0 with a 5.25 ERA … Made two starts, allowing one run in each and picking up the win in both … Struck out 11 over five innings at William Jewell on March 8.

High School: Graduated from Neuqua Valley High School where he lettered four years in baseball and football.

Personal: Son of Peter and Chris Karaba … One sibling, Lindsay … Chose Louisville over Florida State, Oregon, Arizona, Charlotte and Mississippi State … Favorite movie is Goodfellas … Favorite athlete is Triston McKenzie … Fan of the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Guardians … Favorite candy is Skittles … Enjoys golf, video games and reading.