2025 Baseball Roster

Northwestern Baseball
Jacob Hand
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
January 7, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Baseball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 19

Jacob Hand

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    175
  • Position:
    INF
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Niskayuna, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Niskayuna
  • Prev School:
    WPI
  • 2024 DIII Third Team All-American
  • 2024 DIII First Team All-Region
  • 2024 NEWMAC First Team All-Conference

Career Highs (DI):

At-Bats………………...4 (4x), last vs. Ohio State (5/11/25)
Hits…………………….2, at Nebraska (4/19/25)
Runs…………………..2 (2x), last vs. Ohio State (5/9/25)
RBI…………………….4, vs. Ohio State (5/11/25)
Home Runs…………..1 (2x), last vs. Washington (4/25/25)
Total Bases…………...4 (2x), last vs. Washington (4/25/25)
Walks………………….2, at Nebraska (4/18/25)
Stolen Bases…………1, vs. Fordham (2/23/25)


2025: Appeared in 29 games, starting 21… Finished with a .378 OBP and a .749 OPS… Ended the season on an 18-game reached base streak, longest by any NU player all season… Walked twice and scored the game-winning run in a win over Nebraska (4/18)... Tallied first two D-I hits including first D-I extra-base hit against Nebraska (4/19)... Hit his first career D-I home run as a walkoff to beat UIC (4/22)... Launched a two-run home run against Washington (4/25)... Doubled and hit a sacrifice fly in a win over Washington (4/27)... Picked up a pair of RBI against Purdue (5/4)... Drove in four runs including a three-RBI double in a win over Ohio State (5/9)... Added two more RBI against Ohio State (5/10).

At WPI (2021-2024): Started 104 games and made 112 appearances across four seasons… Finished his career at WPI with a .362 batting average and an OPS of 1.156… Tallied 125 runs, 96 RBI and 66 extra base hits while swiping 42 bags across his four seasons at WPI… Went 3-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI in a win over Roger Williams (March 19, 2024)... Went 4-for-5 with a home run and five RBI in a win over Springfield (April 16, 2022).

Baseball - 'Cats Take Down No. 14 UCLA, 9-4 (5/15/25)
Friday, May 16
Baseball - Wildcats Top Beacons, 12-4 (5/13/25)
Wednesday, May 14
Baseball - Northwestern Run-Rules Ohio State to Secure Series (5/11/25)
Sunday, May 11
Baseball - Wildcats Run-Rule Buckeyes at Wrigley Field (5/9/25)
Saturday, May 10