Jake Schweitzer

The Cardinals after winning the 2025 Louisville Super Regional.

Photo by: Nicole Finch | Louisville Athletics

Jake Schweitzer and George Baker after a win over Boston College.

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B/T:
R/R
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 205
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.
High School:
Trinity
Prev School:
Trinity HS

2025: Made 25 appearances as a freshman, all out of the bullpen ... Finished 4-3 overall with three saves ... Led the Cardinals with a 2.34 ERA in 42.1 innings of work ... Struck out 23 and held opponents to a .200 average ... Made his collegiate debut against St. John’s on March 1 ... Retired all four batters he faced against Lipscomb on March 11 ... Worked a scoreless inning against Northern Kentucky on March 18 ... Pitched a pair of scoreless innings at Virginia Tech on March 23 ... Got three outs in the win over Cal on March 28 .... Allowed just an unearned run over the final three innings against Boston College on April 4 for his first collegiate save ... Threw two scoreless innings in the win over Kentucky on April 8 ... Tallied a pair of scoreless innings for his first collegiate win against WKU on April 15 ... Earned the victory with 2.1 scoreless innings in the extra-inning win at Clemson on April 19 ... Needed just 24 pitches to record the final eight outs of the game for the win against Florida State on April 26 ... Worked 3.1 scoreless innings without allowing a run at Notre Dame on May 3 ... Locked down his second save of the season with a perfect ninth against Vanderbilt on May 6 ... Locked down a save in the NCAA Regional win at Vanderbilt on May 31 ... Threw three shutout innings in game three of the super regional against Miami ... Allowed two runs over 4.2 innings across three appearances at the College World Series.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in baseball at Trinity High School … Helped Trinity to a state championship in 2021 … Courier Journal 2023-2024 Boys Athlete of the Year … Courier Journal 2024 Baseball Player of the Year. … First Team All-State selection as a senior after going 10-1 with a 1.98 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 55.2 innings … Also hit .295 with seven extra-base hits and 31 RBIs as a senior … Ranked as the No. 10 player in Kentucky by Perfect Game.

Personal: Parents are Tara and David Schweitzer … Has two siblings – Logan and Kaden … Father, David, played baseball at Bellarmine … Mother, Tara, was a cheerleader at Kentucky … Aunt, Tammy Cammack Hailey, played soccer at Louisville … Wants to be a physical therapist working with athletes after baseball … Chose Louisville over Alabama and Indiana … Hobbies include golfing, going to the beach, hanging out with family and friends and being outdoors … Favorite movie is American Sniper … Fan of the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves … Favorite athletes are his little brothers – Logan and Kaden.