2026 Baseball Roster

Edward Jacobs, Jr.

10 Jackson Kay

  • Position RHP
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 200
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Albuquerque, N.M.
  • Highschool La Cueva
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

2026: Maintained his role as one Mines' top right-handed pitchers both as a starter and out of the bullpen ... Made 17 appearances with seven starts on the mound during the season ... Posted a 5-1 record with a 9.91 ERA and 2.13 WHIP while adding a complete game and one save ... Struck out 23 batters and walked 37 in 42.2 innings of work ... Posted a perfect fielding percentage on 15 chances too and helped turn one double play ... Tied for the team lead with wins and had the best winning percentage on the Orediggers' staff ... Recorded his first college win on the mound at Fort Hays State on Feb. 14 thanks to 0.2 innings of flawless relief ... Earned his first save at Mines after providing 3.1 innings of relief at New Mexico Highlands on March 15, allowing just one run on two hits with two strikeouts and zero walks ... Tossed his first complete game as a collegian, going all 7.0 innings with four strikeouts and five walks against Colorado Christian on April 25 - it marked the longest outing of his career ... Last 6.0 innings on two occasions ... Final appearance of the season brought his fifth win of the year after 1.2 innings of relief against MSU Denver in the RMAC Tournament which put Mines into the championship game. 

2025: Started three games on the mound and made seven trips out of the bullpen for a total of nine appearances as a pitcher for Mines ... Season totals included zero wins, one loss, a 9.92 ERA and a 2.27 WHIP ... Struck out 18 batters and walked 12 with zero wild pitches across 16.1 innings of work ... Also produced a perfect fielding percentage on three chances ... Longest outing of the year was 4.0 innings of two-run, seven-hit baseball with four strikeouts and one walk against New Mexico Highlands on March 15 ... Posted scoreless outings at Point Loma on Feb. 7, at UCCS on Feb. 23, and at Colorado Christian on April 27 ... Churned out multiple strikeouts in five straight outings from March 15 - April 26 ... Final appearance of the year featured zero runs on zero hits with no runs scored thanks to one strikeout and two walks at Colorado Christian on April 27.

2024: Appeared on the mound 12 times including two starts in his true-freshman campaign for the Orediggers ... Finished his inaugural collegiate campaign 0-0 with a 13.91 ERA and a 2.82 WHIP on the merits of 12 strikeouts compared to 11 walks in 11.0 innings of work ... Collegiate debut was a bullpen appearance against Southern Arkansas on Feb. 4 which featured three runs on one hit with one strikeout and three walks ... First collegiate start was against Minot State on March 5 and ended after 3.0 innings of two-run, four-hit baseball with one strikeout and one walk ... Also started on the bump at New Mexico Highlands on March 28 ... Posted scoreless relief outings at Emporia State, at Colorado Mesa twice, and at Regis ... Top appearance of the year was arguably 1.2 innings of no-hit, shutout relief at Colorado Mesa on March 18 when he struck out two and walked one ... Struck out multiple batters four different times ... Only active Oredigger pitcher to surrender zero home runs in 2024 ... Also notable were three trips out of the bullpen in one weekend at Colorado Mesa.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lined up in the outfield, at the infield corners, and on the mound for the baseball team at La Cueva High School in New Mexico … Claimed two varsity letters on the diamond … Posted a .422 batting average while racking up 14 RBI and three home runs … On the mound, produced 12 innings of work resulting in 18 strikeouts compared to just six hits and allowed only five earned runs … Helped La Cueva win the 2021 New Mexico 5A State Championship … Named to the 2022 District 2-5A All-Academic team … Played club ball for the Albuquerque Baseball Academy where he hit .330 with five home runs and 36 RBI … Was a two-time Academic Letterman … Member of the Science National Honor Society and Math National Honor Society … Plans to major in mechanical engineering at Mines.

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2024Freshman

    RHP
    6'2" 200 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2025Sophomore

    RHP
    6'2" 200 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2026Junior

    RHP
    6'2" 200 lbs
    10