UNC Greensboro

2005: Started in 43 of 50 games played in first season at UNCG...collected 36 hits in 156 at bats for a .231 batting average...finished fourth on the club with 20 walks...committed only three errors for a .957 fielding percentage...went 2-for-4 with two RBI in an 11-1 win over Ohio (Mar. 4)...produced first three-hit performance in an 8-6 win against Georgia Southern (Apr. 9)...was a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI in UNCG’s 9-4 triumph over UNC Asheville (Apr. 20)...cranked his first home run in a 14-0 blanking of Wofford (May 6)...went 6-for-12 (.500) in three-game sweep of Appalachian State (May 13-15).

Prior to UNCG: Played two seasons at West Valley College in Saratoga, CA for head coach Mike Perez...hit .541 in 2004, and was an All-Observer selection in 2004.

High School: Earned four varsity letters at Watsonville High School...named Central Coast Conference Freshman of the Year in 1998...three-time all-league selection.

Personal: Jake Thomas Linney...born July 23, 1984 in Walnut Creek, CA...son of Bob and Janet Linney...philosophy major.