Jordan Aboites Season 2015

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Overview:

• Two-time Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
• Five-time Scholar Baller
• 63rd Sun Devil to contribute both ways as he has pitched and played multiple positions in the infield as a sophomore and junior

Senior (2016):

• Pac-12 All-Conference, Honorable Mention
• Appeared in 42 games, including 37 starts, and made 13 appearances on the mound, including nine starts
• Started 16 of the first 18 games at third base, and 22 total, and started 13 games at second base, including three games in the Fort Worth Regional
• Batted .175 with 17 hits with six RBI and 11 runs scored in 97 at-bats
• Went 7-2 with a 3.69 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 61 innings
• Earned his first win of the season as he allowed two earned runs and struck out six in five innings during his first start against Cal State Fullerton (3/8)
• Tossed a perfect inning of relief with one strike out vs Washington State (4/2)
• Hit a double in two straight games against Washington State (4/1-4/2)
• Allowed just one run off three hits while striking out one in three innings of work to earn his third win of the season at Stanford (4/24)
• Came in as a pinch hitter for an injured Andrew Snow to go 2-for-2 with a RBI and run scored, tying a career high in hits, in an eventual 7-4 victory over New Mexico (4/30)
• Hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 9^th inning to carry the Devils to a 9-8 victory over Oregon, finishing the night 2-for-4 with a RBI and two runs scored (5/7)
• Pitched a career-high 5.2 innings while striking out six, tying a career high, to earn the win against UNLV (5/10)
• Made his first career Pac-12 start against Arizona, tossing five scoreless innings while allowing just three hits on his way to his fifth win of the season, while also contributing a single and scored a run as he stayed in the game at second base (5/15)
• Allowed just three earned runs off eight hits in seven innings against UCLA to earn his 6th win of the season (5/22)
• Earned Fort Worth All-Region honors as he pitched a complete game in his first post-season start, allowing just one run while striking out seven to keep the Sun Devils’ season alive in an elimination regional game against Oral Roberts (6/4)

Junior (2015):

• Appeared in 37 games, including 22 starts, and made 18 appearances on the mound, including two starts
• Started the first 16 games of the season at second base, and 17 total, and started five games in May at third base, including the first two games of the Fullerton Regional
• Batted .200 with 18 hits, eight RBI and four runs scored in 90 at-bats
• Went 3-3 with a 5.81 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 31 innings
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
• Made his first postseason start in an elimination game against Pepperdine (6/1) after he played all 14 innings at third base in ASU’s loss to Fullerton 14 hours earlier, and allowed just one base runner through the first three innings of his outing before he gave up four runs on seven hits in final 1.2 innings of his start
• Assisted on the final out in the sixth, eighth and 11th innings, respectively, against Cal State Fullerton (5/31) to strand runners and keep the score tied at two runs apiece in the second game of the Fullerton Regional
• Notched 11 strikeouts in his first career start and held Abilene Christian scoreless across 6 1/3 innings, his career-long outing (5/19)
• Played every inning at third base before he faced nine batters in the 16th and 17th innings, and took the loss in the 17th against No. 2 UCLA in the longest game (based on time played) in school history
• Hit his first career home run and laid down two sacrifice bunts that led to eventual runs in his first career start at third base at No. 13 Cal (5/3)
• Pitched 2.2 scoreless innings vs Stanford (3/27) to earn his second win of the year
• Tossed four innings and earned his first win of the season as he allowed two runs on five hits and two strikeouts, and turned an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded, in a series-clinching win Oregon State (3/15)
• Recorded a hit in all four games (3/6-3/11), including pair vs Long Beach (3/6) and UNLV (3/11)
• Took his first loss of the season vs TCU (2/22) but tied a career-high with three strikeouts after he allowed one run on two hits
• Registered two hits and two RBI at the plate and threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings in relief vs OK St (2/14) to lead ASU to its first series win of the season
• Hit a RBI double in 8th inning to tie game vs OK St (2/13)
• Two-time Scholar Baller (Fall ‘14 and Spring ‘15)

Sophomore (2014): 

• Tied for a team-high with 30 appearances out of the bullpen and pitched a team-high  43.2 relief innings
• One of 10 Sun Devils since 2008 to appear in at least 30 games
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
• Appeared in a team-high 19 games in Pac-12 play and tossed 28.2 innings, most among relievers
• Also started seven games at shortstop before moving to the bullpen in the middle of March
• Went 5-3 with one save, including 2-1 in conference
• Notched a 3.30 ERA and a .238 opposing batter average
• Struck out 45 and walked 14
• Did allow an earned run or a walk in 20 of his 30 appearances
• Did not allow a run in his final six appearances of the regular season (5/13-5/25) and gave up just five hits and two walks while striking out seven in 6.2 innings
• Earned his first career win in his first pitching appearance of the year against New Mexico (3/12) after he allowed just one hit and recorded three strikeouts across 2.1 scoreless innings
• Recorded his first collegiate save after tossing a perfect inning vs. Cal (4/12)
• Allowed just one hit and an unearned run, and struck out a pair, in two innings to earn the win and clinch the series over No. 4 Oregon State (3/23)
• Allowed one run on two hits and no walks, and struck out five, across four innings in two appearances vs. No. 9 Oregon (5/9-5/11)
• Appeared in all five games against Arizona, including three Pac-12 games in which he allowed one run on three hits across four innings
• Tossed two scoreless innings with two strikeouts in his postseason appearance vs No. 25 Pepperdine (5/3)
• Earned the loss in the final game of the season vs Sacramento State (5/31) after he allowed three runs, including one earned, on two hits in 1/3 inning
• Took his first collegiate loss vs Washington (3/15) after allowing a season-high five runs, including three earned, on two hits in two innings
• Tossed a perfect 2.2 innings, his season long, with two strikeouts to earn his third win of the season vs Arizona (3/26)
• Collected a season-high three strikeouts in four games
• Earned his fifth win of the season at Washington State (5/23) with a scoreless 1.1 innings
• Notched a pair of RBI, the first two of his career, against No. 14 Oklahoma State (3/2)
• Had a pair of hits and scored two runs against both Baylor (2/15) and Gonzaga (2/28)
• Two-time Scholar Baller (Fall ‘13 and Spring ‘14)
• Named Mr. Fireman, the team’s top relief pitcher, at the annual team banquet

Freshman (2013): 

• Appeared in 12 games, starting one at shortstop at Tennessee
• Secured two hits on the season
• Made one pitching appearance, throwing the ninth inning in a loss to BYU in the 53rd game of the season, and loaded the bases on walks before getting three straight outs
• Competed for the Bend Elks in the West Coast League during the summer

Career Highs at Arizona State:

Season Highs in 2016: