- 2022 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
- 2021 Athletic Director's honor roll, spring semester
2023: Played in 21 games, starting once, and batted .188 (3-for-16) with four runs. ... Perfect on four stolen base attempts. ... Matched career best with two stolen bases in a reserve role in 6-2 win at RV/RV Colorado Mesa in the second game of a March 12 doubleheader. Earned his only start of the season the following day.
2022: Speedy outfielder appeared in 27 games, starting four, while batting .250 (7-for-28), with three doubles and a triple. Successful on his only stolen base attempt, he also scored four runs. ... Doubled in a reserve role in the season-ending loss at Nos. 6/4 Angelo State (Texas) on May 19. ... Came off the bench to go 2-for-3 with a double in 27-8 win at Adams State on April 16. ... Opening-day center fielder was 2-for-3 with three runs in 14-7 loss to Minot State (N.D.), matching career bests in hits and runs.
2021: Appeared in 35 games, including 13 starts, while batting .296 (16-for-54) and scoring 17 runs. ... Stole two bases. ... Started seven of the final 13 games, batting .381 (8-for-21) as a starter. ... Wrapped up the regular season May 8 against Colorado Christian by going 2-for-4 with a double, three runs and two stolen bases, capping a four-game series in which he batted .400 (4-for-10). ... Had his third two-hit game of the season while drawing a start in the final game of the series with Adams State on April 18. ... Took a star turn with a walkoff three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to lift MSU Denver to a 5-3 victory over UCCS in the April 1 series opener. ... Started five straight games from March 28 through April 2. ... Drew his second straight start, against Colorado Christian on March 28, and went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs. ... Speed merchant carved out valuable niche as pinch-runner and defensive replacement early in the season, and also earned a start at Colorado School of Mines on March 6, going 1-for-3 in a 12-3 win.
Before MSU Denver: Played at Garden City (Kan.) Community College. ... Jayhawk Conference Gold Glove winner, 2019. ... Batted .293 (17-for-58) in 20 games in 2020, drawing five walks for a .438 on-base percentage and adding five stolen bases. ... As a freshman in 2019, played in 50 games and hit .309 (50-for-162) with five doubles, four triples and 25 stolen bases in 35 attempts. ... Drew 19 walks to contribute to a .418 on-base percentage.
High School: Set the Colorado Class 5A state record with 35 stolen bases in 2018, earning all-state honorable mention. ... Two-time all-Centennial League selection. ... Played for Cherokee Trail's 2016 state championship team. ... Career .410 hitter (50-for-122) with 40 stolen bases and 46 runs in 43 games. ... As a senior, batted .405 (30-for-74) with six doubles, two triples, 14 RBIs and 26 runs in 22 games. ... As a junior hit .426 (20-for-47) with four doubles, one triple, one homer, 10 RBIs and 18 runs in 18 games. ... Coached by Steve Eaton and Allen Dyer. ... Also played basketball.
Personal: Born Jake Charles Barber in Denver. ... Birthday is June 15. ... Son of Jeff and Tonya Barber. ... Has three brothers (Brett, Nick and Dylan). ... Majoring in business.
