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CAREER ACCOLADES
2016 NCAA Starkville All-Regional Team
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2017)
Made 11 starts and has played in 32 games this season… finished the year hitting .178 (8-for-45) with a home run and 7 RBI… hit his home run on Apr. 4 against San Diego, it was a pinch-hit, two-run shot… had back-to-back games on Apr. 2 (at UC Riverside) and Apr. 4 (vs. San Diego) with a hit and two RBI… had two hits at UNLV on Feb. 26… made one plate appearance in the College World Series.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016)
Played in 19 games, making 17 starts... Batted .390 with 23 hits in 59 at-bats... Posted a .424 slugging percentage and a .448 on-base percentage... Named the NCAA Starkville All-Regional Team after going 3-for-6 in two games played with a double... Recorded five multi-hit games including a pair of three-hit games.
FRESHMAN (2015)
Did not appear in a game (Redshirt).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2014 graduate of Garces Memorial High School in Bakersfield, Calif... Played three years of varsity baseball under head coach Guy Dees... Hit .353 with 14 RBIs and 10 SBs and was rookie of the year as sophomore, Hit .439 with 34 RBIs and 10 SBs and was named all-area shortstop as a junior... Hit .347 with 22 RBIs, 3 HRs and went 5-0 with a 2.14 ERA and named 1st team All-Valley and Team MVP as a senior... Was a CIF Scholar Athlete and 3-time Jockey Club award winner... also played varsity football for two seasons... Was 2014 Offensive player of the year in football.
PERSONAL
Born in Bakersfield, Calif.... Parents are John and Deanna Pavletich... Has three siblings (Jessica, Jordyn, and Josh)... Nickname is Jake... Major is Business... His relative Jeff Twist played in the Colorado Rockies organization... Volunteered for the League of Dreams... Models his game after Buster Posey... Favorites include Clayton Kershaw (baseball player), Dodgers Stadium (baseball stadium), Los Angeles Dodgers (baseball team), Tom Brady (athlete), Red Hot Chili Peppers (musical artists), ESPN (website), Buffalo Wild Wings (restaurant), The Sandlot (movie), Vin Diesel (actor), Italian (food).