2022 Baseball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 43
Jayson Hoopes
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 180
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Northfield, N.J.
- High School:
- St. Augustine Prep
- Prev School:
- Virginia
2022 Academic All-Big Ten
2019 MLB Draft Pick (36th Round, Chicago Cubs)
Career Highs
IP: 2.0, vs. Iona (4/19/22)
SO: 3, vs. Maryland (5/8/22)
Why Rutgers? "I chose Rutgers because it's close to home and the coaches know how to coach a team and help players develop."
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
2019 MLB Draft Pick (36th Round, Chicago Cubs)
Career Highs
IP: 2.0, vs. Iona (4/19/22)
SO: 3, vs. Maryland (5/8/22)
Why Rutgers? "I chose Rutgers because it's close to home and the coaches know how to coach a team and help players develop."
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
- Academic All-Big Ten
Threw 1.1 scoreless and hitless innings of relief against Maryland, matching a career high with three strikeouts (5/8) ... Set career-high marks with 2.0 innings and three strikeouts in scoreless outing against Iona (4/19) ... Tossed a scoreless inning of relief in series finale at Hawaii (3/13) ... Returned to the mound striking out two in a scoreless inning versus Wagner (3/8).
2021 (Sophomore)
Started two games on the mound ... made Rutgers debut with start at Minnesota (3/7).
University of Virginia
2020 (Freshman)
Pitched in two games out of the bullpen … made collegiate debut versus Bucknell (2/22) and worked a scoreless inning with a strikeout.
Prior to College: Drafted in the 36th round (1,092 overall) of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs … earned All-America status from Perfect Game and Prep Baseball Report … ranked among the top 500 recruits regardless of position out of high school by both organizations … listed the No. 6 right-handed pitcher in New Jersey by Perfect Game … a three-year letterwinner at St. Augustine Prep … helped St. Augustine to three-straight Non-Public A State Championship games, winning the title in 2018 … went 6-0 with a 1.66 ERA and struck out 65 batters in 38 innings as a senior … hit .333 with 26 hits, 24 RBIs, 16 runs and two homers … named Philadelphia Inquirer and Courier Post All-South Jersey First Team … also earned 2019 Cape Atlantic League First Team … selected by professional scouts to compete at Area Code Games as a junior … a member of the varsity squash team … played travel baseball for Canes National.
Personal: Son of Meredith Hoopes … has two sisters, Samantha and Gianna, and one brother, Joey.
2021 (Sophomore)
Started two games on the mound ... made Rutgers debut with start at Minnesota (3/7).
University of Virginia
2020 (Freshman)
Pitched in two games out of the bullpen … made collegiate debut versus Bucknell (2/22) and worked a scoreless inning with a strikeout.
Prior to College: Drafted in the 36th round (1,092 overall) of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs … earned All-America status from Perfect Game and Prep Baseball Report … ranked among the top 500 recruits regardless of position out of high school by both organizations … listed the No. 6 right-handed pitcher in New Jersey by Perfect Game … a three-year letterwinner at St. Augustine Prep … helped St. Augustine to three-straight Non-Public A State Championship games, winning the title in 2018 … went 6-0 with a 1.66 ERA and struck out 65 batters in 38 innings as a senior … hit .333 with 26 hits, 24 RBIs, 16 runs and two homers … named Philadelphia Inquirer and Courier Post All-South Jersey First Team … also earned 2019 Cape Atlantic League First Team … selected by professional scouts to compete at Area Code Games as a junior … a member of the varsity squash team … played travel baseball for Canes National.
Personal: Son of Meredith Hoopes … has two sisters, Samantha and Gianna, and one brother, Joey.
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