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2022 Baseball Roster

Courtney Thompson
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Darral Freund
Edward Jacobs Jr
Danyelle Wyrosdick
Lance Wendt

2 Chase Anderson

  • Ht./Wt. 5-9 / 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Littleton, Colo.
  • High School Columbine
  • Prev School Lamar CC (Colo.)

Biography

  • 2022 NCBWA Preseason All-America third team
  • 2022 NCBWA Preaseason All-South Central Region
  • 2021 D2CCA All-America second team
  • 2021 D2CCA All-South Central Region first team
  • 2021 All-RMAC second team
  • 2020 NCBWA Preseason All-South Central Region second team
  • 2019 All-RMAC second team

Career: Finished his career ranked third in program history in runs (178), fourth in total bases (360), tied for fourth in triples (10), fifth in at-bats (633), sixth in hits (212), tied for sixth in home runs (30), ninth in games (167), 10th in walks (88), 12th in RBIs (131), tied for 14th in doubles (38) and tied for 15th in stolen bases (38). ... Among active Division II players, finished career 20th in runs, 23rd in triples, 26th in total bases, 38th in hits and 48th in homers.

2022: Played in 53 games, starting 49, and batted .323 with 12 doubles, two triples, 11 homers and 52 RBIs while stealing seven bases in nine attempts. ... Had a .415 on-base percentage and .578 slugging percentage for an OPS of .993. ... Sixth on the team with 57 runs. ... Had a stellar series in a four-game sweep at Adams State from April 14-16, batting .529 (9-for-17) with nine runs and seven RBIs. ... Hit a two-run homer to give MSU Denver a 4-1, fourth-inning lead against Nos. 6/7 Colorado Mesa on April 8. Mesa rallied to win 9-8. ... In three wins to open series at UCCS on March 25-26, went 7-for-12 with three homers and nine RBIs, including six RBIs to match career high in 25-6 win on March 25 and career-high two homers in 16-2 victory in second game of March 26 doubleheader. ... Drilled second-inning grand slam in 6-2 win over No. 13 Colorado School of Mines in the first game of a March 6 doubleheader. ... Reached base in all five plate appearances (2-for-2 with three walks), had a homer and three RBIs and matched career high of three runs in 12-1 win over No. 13 Colorado School of Mines on March 4. ... Drove in career-high six runs while going 3-for-5 in an 18-9 win over Emporia State (Kan.) in the first game of a Feb. 21 doubleheader, part of a four-game series in which he was 7-for-17 (.412) with two homers and nine RBIs. ... Went 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs in season-opening 14-7 loss to Minot State (N.D.).

2021: Named All-America second team at the utility (non-pitcher) position by the D2CCA. Also an All-South Central Region first team choice by the NCWBA. ... All-RMAC second team selection. ... Started all 44 games and batted .377 (63-for-167) with 14 doubles, eight homers, 29 RBIs and 12 stolen bases. ... Third on the team among regulars with 1.097 OPS and .480 on-base percentage. ... RMAC regular-season leader with 56 runs and 30 walks, finished third in the league and 13th nationally with 59 runs and was first and 43rd with 43 walks. Fifth in the RMAC with 63 hits, tied for seventh with 14 doubles, eighth with a .480 on-base percentage, 13th with a .377 batting average and 11th with 103 total bases. ... Has reached base by hit or walk in all but two games. ... Was 4-for-14 with four walks, scored five runs and had three stolen bases as MSU Denver won three of four against Regis from April 30 through May 1. ... Went 6-for-15 with three doubles, a homer and four RBIs in the four-game sweep of Adams State on April 17-18. ... Slugged a clutch game-tying homer in the final inning (seventh) in the first game of an April 2 doubleheader with UCCS, though the Roadrunners lost in extra innings. Had a go-ahead two-run double in the Roadrunners’ final at-bat (a seven-run sixth inning) in a 9-5 second-game win. ... Opened a four-game sweep of New Mexico Highlands from March 19-21 with a leadoff homer in the first game and never slowed down, batting .688 (11-for-16) with three homers and six RBIs for the series. ... Had a six-game multi-hit streak from March 12 through March 26, during which he batted .696 (16-for-23). ... Had a season-opening 20-game hitting streak (batting .488 on 39-for-80 with five homers and 17 RBIs), and a 21-game streak dating to the final game of the 2020 season before being going 0-for-4 in the April 1 series opener with UCCS. ... Started games at second base, left field, center field and right field during MSU Denver’s four-game sweep of Colorado School of Mines from March 6 through 8. And has also started games at third base. ... Batted .444 (8-for-18) in the season-opening four-game sweep of Fort Hays State (Kan.) on Feb. 19-20, with one homer, three RBIs and a team-high eight runs. ... Made his collegiate debut at second base in the season opener.

2020: Everyday starter in the outfield for MSU Denver, typically occupying one of the top three spots in the batting order. ... Shared the team lead with four homers and ranked second with 13 RBIs. .... Was heating up when the season ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, finishing at .277 with an on-base percentage of .390, a slugging percentage of .508 and an OPS of .898. ... Shared the team lead with 10 walks. ... Had three stolen bases. ... Went 5-for-13 with four walks in the four-game split at CSU-Pueblo. ... Scored five runs in three-game series vs. Sioux Falls (S.D.) and had an RBI in each contest. ... Hit homers in both games of a doubleheader with Emporia State (Kan.) on Feb. 15. Had three straight games with two RBIs each in the series while also drawing a walk in each game.

2019: Started all 52 games and was MSU Denver's regular left fielder. ... Fourth on the team with a .330 batting average while adding seven homers and 37 RBIs (tied for fourth on the team). ... Put together an 18-game hitting streak from March 9 through April 6, batting .478 (38-for-78) with seven doubles, five homers and 22 RBIs. The streak included 14 multi-hit games in a 15-game stretch (during that streak he went 34-for-69 for a .493 average). ... Had eight games with three hits or more, and 15 more two-hit games (23 multi-hit games). ... Fourth on the club with 11 doubles while adding a team-high six triples (second in the RMAC). ... Compiled a .384 on-base percentage and a .541 slugging percentage for a .925 OPS. ... Third on the team with 49 runs. ... Second on the team and tied for sixth in the RMAC with 15 stolen bases. ... Led the team and ranked eighth in the RMAC with 209 at-bats, the second-highest total in program history and the most ever by an MSU Denver sophomore. ... In league play only, led the RMAC with six triples (tied for MSU Denver's single-season record), ranked third with 143 at-bats, was tied for seventh with 11 stolen bases, ranked eighth with 52 hits and was ninth with 37 runs. ... Went 3-for-3 with a season-high three walks and matched a season high with three runs April 26 in the series opener against Nos. 6/1 Colorado Mesa. ... Had a season-high four hits April 23 against Division I Northern Colorado, scoring twice, driving in three runs and matching a season high with two stolen bases. ... Had two hits in each game in a four-game series with Regis, finishing 8-for-17 with a double, a triple, a homer and four RBIs. ... Drove in four runs with two hits and a homer March 26 at Northern Colorado. ... Went 8-for-17 (.471) in a four-game sweep at Adams State from March 22-24 with a double, two triples and three RBIs. Had a two-triple game March 24 to tie the school record. ... In a four-game sweep at New Mexico Highlands from March 16-18, hit .526 (10-for-19) with five doubles, one homer and seven RBIs. ... Went 6-for-10 with a homer, two RBIs and four runs in a doubleheader sweep of Sioux Falls (S.D.) on Feb. 15. .... Started his MSU Denver career 0-for-15, then hit .440 (48-for-109) from Feb. 15 through April 6.

Before MSU Denver: Played one season at Lamar (Colo.) Community College, batting .345 (48-for-139) with two homers, 27 RBIs, 10 doubles and five stolen bases...Also pitched for the Lopes, appearing in seven games with a 7.56 ERA, pitching 8 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts.

High School: Batted .321 (18-for-60) with three doubles and 11 RBIs for Columbine High School as a senior...Hit .423 (30-for-79) with one homer, 10 RBIs and four doubles as a junior for the Rebels...Compiled a .328 average (20-for-61) with one homer, eight RBIs and two doubles as a sophomore. Career average: .340.

Personal: Majoring in business management.

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2019Sophomore

    OF
    5'9" 185 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2020Junior

    OF
    5'9" 185 lbs
    31
  • 9

    2021Junior

    INF / OF
    5'9" 180 lbs
    9
  • 2

    2022Senior

    INF / OF
    5'9" 180 lbs
    2