High School: Played on the Southwestern Randolph varsity squad all four years of his prep career … earned all-conference and all-county accolades his junior and senior seasons … tied the North Carolina prep record for home runs in an inning with two bombs against Eastern Randolph last season … finished his senior campaign with a .484 batting average, .593 on base percentage and a 1.194 slugging percentage … ranked No. 1 in the state in 2012 (according to maxpreps.com) with 12 home runs … also played basketball and football for the Cougars … competed for Randolph Post County 45 from 2010-2013 under head coach Ronnie Pugh, helping the club to the 2012 Area III Northern Division  title. 

Personal: Full name is Jake Houston Hall … born Jan. 11, 1994 … intended major is kinesiology … son of Rodney and Karen Hall.