Longwood University Athletics

2026: Starting second baseman who batted .270 (60-222) on the season with eight doubles, two triples and six home runs in 56 games, all starts…Also 19-24 on stolen base attempts…Held a .374 on-base percentage and a .405 slugging percentage…Tied for the team lead with 19 multi-hit games (15 two-hit games, four three-hit games)…Posted eight multi-RBI games…Stole multiple bases in a game six times…His 19 steals were second on the team…Reached base safely for 16 straight games in the middle of the season…Helped Longwood win five games in the Big South Tournament for the first time in team history, advancing to the Big South Championship game and finishing as runner-up…The team won 34 games, tying its Division I record…Set a career high with four RBI against NJIT (Feb. 13) and then followed with four RBI one day later against NJIT (Feb. 14)…Set a career best with four runs scored against UMBC (Feb. 21) when he also set a career high with three hits, going 3-4 at the plate in the second game of a doubleheader…Matched his career high with three hits against USC Upstate (March 21), at Radford (March 27) and at High Point (May 3)…Had three RBI, including the walk-off base hit, against Winthrop (May 23) to help Longwood advance in the Big South Tournament
 
Prior to Longwood: Played in 11 games at ETSU before transferring to Cleveland State Community College...At Cleveland State, batted .411 with a .514 on-base percentage...Posted 11 doubles and five triples while driving in 30 runs...Drew 30 walks to only 23 strikeouts and also stole 18 bases...

High School: Played baseball and football for four years at Daniel Boone...First team all-conference and all-tournament selection twice in baseball...Batted .438 as a senior with 12 doubles, 19 steals and a .537 on-base percentage...Also struck out 50 batters as a picther in 33 innings while holding a 2.30 ERA...As a junior, batted .354 with a .467 on-base percentage while swatting 10 doubles with 22 steals...Added 56 strikeouts on the mound in 34 innings of work with a 2.60 ERA...

Personal: Son of Jeff Jones...Has one sibling, Gaven...Dean's List in all four semesters at the college level...