James Meeker

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Wexford, Pa.
Position:
Infield
Height:
6-4
Weight:
225
High School:
North Allegheny HS
Major:
Math & Economics

AT DELAWARE
• In his third season at Delaware after transferring to UD from the University of Akron, which dropped its baseball program following the 2015 season
• projected to begin the season in the bullpen, but also will provide infield depth.

2017 SEASON (GAME BY GAME)
• appeared in 16 games on the mound, making a pair of starts.
• posted a 6-2 record recording a pair of saves
• pitched 42.1 innings striking out 30 batters.
• made his first career start against Wagner (3/9), pitching four shutout innings to earn his first career win
• pitched two shutout innings against #16 Arizona in the NCAA Regionals (6/3)
• struck out six batters in four scoreless innings of relief against Towson (5/14)
• entered 23 games as a position player making 20 starts
• batted .233 as a position player, driving in 14 runs.
• went 2-5 against Ohio State (2/18) with a triple, an RBI and a run scored.

2016 SEASON (GAME BY GAME)
Appeared in 36 games, starting all but one time
• batted .250, hit six doubles and drove in 10 runs
• had a multi-hit and multi-RBI game against Delaware State
• scored three runs and was on-base four times at Delaware State • scored a pair of runs against Elon.

AT AKRON

2015 SEASON
Appeared in 11 games for the Zips, batting .244 with 10 hits in 41 at bats for head coach Rick Rembielak
• posted two doubles, an RBI, three runs scored and four walks
• recorded two hits apiece in wins over Michigan and Davidson
• drove home his lone run of the year in a victory over Furman.

2014 SEASON
Started in all 49 of Akron’s 50 games at third base in his rookie year as a Zip
• owned a batting average of .275 (57-207)
• ranked third on the team with 22 RBI and posted seven doubles
• racked up five multi-RBI games and 14 multi-hit games • picked up two RBI and a double in a 3 for 4 showing against Pittsburgh
• finished 3 for 3 with two doubles and two RBI against Ohio
• went 3 for 5 with three RBI at Buffalo
• hit safely in 14 of the final 17 games, ending the Zips’ postseason run on a six-game hit streak.

HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year letter winner on the North Allegheny High School baseball team for head coach Andy Maddix
• led team to four-year record of 65-22
• was a scholar-athlete all four years • WPIAL All-Star and all-conference selection as a senior
• member of WPIAL Championship team as a senior
• recorded the only perfect game in school history
• became the first freshman to pitch a varsity game in the program’s history
• also lettered in basketball at North Allegheny
• honor roll student.

PERSONAL
• James Henry Meeker III
• born Mar. 22, 1995 in Livingston, N.J.
• son of Jim and Theresa Meeker
• father and grandfather both attended UD.
• his grandfather was a member of the Blue Hen wrestling team (1961)
• applied mathematics major at Delaware
• enjoys fishing and golfing in his spare time.

CAREER STATISTICS AT DELAWARE

POSITION PLAYER

Year	Avg.	G/S	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR	SB-A	BB	K	P-A-E Fld.%
2016	.250	36/35	120	22	30	10	6	0	0	2-4	11	21	45-81-10 .926
2017	.233	23/20	73	7	17	14	1	2	0	1-1	5	15	26-55-9 .900
TOTALS	.244	59/55	193	29	47	24	7	2	0	3-5	16	36	71-136-19 .916

PITCHER

Year	ERA	W-L	G/S	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	AVG
2017	4.25	6-2	13/6	0	0	2	42.1	43	22	20	16	30	43-164 .262
TOTALS	4.25	6-2	13/6	0	0	2	42.1	43	22	20	16	35	43-164 .262