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Wayne State University Athletics

2025 Baseball Roster

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23 Jacoby Dale

23 Jacoby Dale

  • Position:
    CF
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    200
  • Letters:
    3
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Roseville, Mich.
  • High School:
    Roseville (Spring Arbor/Henry Ford CC)

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Played in 190 games (168 starts) across four seasons with the program after coming over from Henry Ford C.C. ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team three times (2023, 2024, and 2025) ... a recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award three times (2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25) ... served as team co-captain during the 2023 and 2024 campaigns ... voted to the All-GLIAC Second Team for the first time in collegiate career following the 2025 season.

2025:  2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... awarded CSC Academic All-District honors ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... voted to the All-GLIAC Second Team ... played in 51 of the team's 55 games with 47 starts, all of which were in centerfield, while hitting .305 (54-for-177) ... those 54 hits were good for third on the squad ... his .375 (33-for-88) clip in GLIAC play ranked fourth in the league ... racked up an .804 OPS, with 30 runs scored, nine doubles, one triple, three home runs, 30 RBI, 74 total bases, 19 walks, five hit-by-pitches, 13 stolen bases (third on the team, 13-of-16), one sac fly, and two sacrifice hits while slugging .418 with a .386 on-base percentage ... like Mason McGuire, Dale started at least once in eight of the nine spots in the batting order, but was a stalwart at the top of it with 12 starts at leadoff and 12 out of the two hole (tied with Caleb Sanders for tops on the squad) ... of his 51 efforts, 15 went for multiple hits (third) and seven featured multiple RBI ... secured the longest hitting streak of any player in the Green and Gold at 16 games (March 12-April 11), also his best reached-base streak of the season ... only struck out nine times (one game with two) in 57 at-bats during that 16-game span in which he hit .386 (22-for-57) ... that stretch raised his season average from .270 to .340 ... fielded at a .990 clip on 105 chances with 104 putouts and only one error ... capped off three campaigns as a Warrior with a .992 fielding percentage on 242 chances with 237 putouts, three assists and just two errors ... entered the GLIAC Tournament with a season average of .331 and a seven-game hitting streak in which he'd gone 10-for-28 (.357) ... one three-hit performance (3-for-4) came on March 29 in game two of a doubleheader at Purdue Northwest ... game one of that twinbill was one of his two on the season with three RBI, the other being the final home game of the season, May 4 against Parkside ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2024:  Saw time in 47 of the team's 50 games with 45 starts, all of which were in center field ... hit .242 (39-for-161) with 35 runs scored, eight doubles, three triples (first on the team), six home runs (first), 28 RBI, 71 total bases, 14 walks, four hit-by-pitches, five sacrifice flies (first), three sacrifice hits (tied-for-first with CJ Maury) and six stolen bases in seven attempts ... recorded a .441 slugging percentage and .310 on-base percentage to combine for a .751 OPS ... after a homer in the season opener, five of those six round-trippers came in his final 17 games of the spring ... registered a hit in 13 of his first 26 games played (two multi-hit outings) and a .183 batting average (15-for-82) before getting at least one base knock in all but four of his final 21 contests (seven multi-hit outings) while hitting .304 (24-for-79) in that period of time ... finished a game with two or more hits nine times and two or more RBI on seven occasions (tied-for-third on the team) ... also tied-for-third on the squad for the longest hitting streak with eight games and best reached-base streak was nine ... brought in four against No. 16 Saginaw Valley State on May 10 in the GLIAC Tournament elimination game thanks to a grand slam in the top of the ninth inning that pulled Wayne State within one, 8-7 ... notched three RBI in a pair of contests including April 13 at Parkside and April 28 at Davenport ... defensively, registered a .991 fielding percentage on 116 chances with 113 putouts and two assists to just one error ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... served as a team co-captain ... 2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2023:  Served as a team co-captain ... 2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... missed the entire season due to an injury ... was redshirted.

2022:  Played in 41 games and made 29 starts (15 at DH, 10 in left field and four in center field) ... hit .327 with two doubles and two home runs with 20 RBI ... drew eight walks and scored 23 runs ... stole four bases in six attempts ... finished with a .419 on-base percentage and a .402 slugging percentage ... tallied 43 total bases ... did not make an error in 21 chances and had one outfield assist ... had eight multiple-hit games and five multiple-RBI games ... drove in two runs with a pinch-hit single at UIndy (3/5) ... reached base four times with a single, two hit-by-pitch and a walk vs. Southwest Baptist (3/17) ... went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a stolen base at Findlay (3/22) ... had three hits, including a double and an RBI at Davenport (4/3) ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI vs. Parkside (4/5) ... drove in three runs against Purdue Northwest (4/29) ... blasted a key home run to drive in two runs vs. Saginaw Valley State (5/12) in the GLIAC Tournament ... collected two hits and an RBI against Northwood (5/13) ... had two hits, including a double vs. Purdue Northwest (5/14) ... hit his second home run against Ashland (5/20) in the NCAA Midwest Regional ... went 3-for-5 with two RBI in the win over Walsh (5/21) in the NCAA Midwest Regional ... finished season by going 3-for-4 with an RBI against Illinois-Springfield (5/22) ... Game-by-Game Stats.

2021 (Henry Ford CC):  Was a Second Team All-MCCAA (Michigan Community College Athletic Association) Eastern Conference honoree ... played in 29 games and hit .360 (31-for-86) with five doubles, a triple and four home runs ... led the team with 34 RBI and scored 29 runs ... stole 15 bases in 21 attempts ... drew 18 walks ... posted a .581 slugging percentage and a .478 on-base percentage ... recorded nine multiple-RBI contests and eight multiple-hit affairs ... made three errors in 44 chances to finish with a .932 fielding percentage ... went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a triple and six RBI in a win over Mott CC (April 9th).

2020 (Henry Ford CC):  Played in nine games during an abbreviated season ... hit .407 (11-for-27) with a double, two triples and a home run ... drove in eight runs and scored 12 times ... tallied a .704 slugging percentage and a .514 on-base percentage ... was a perfect 10-for-10 in stolen base attempts ... drew four walks ... did not make an error in four chances in the outfield.

2019 (Spring Arbor):  Played in 33 games and hit .146 with four RBI ... was 4-for-8 in stolen base attempts ... drew one walk and scored 12 runs.

High School:  A 2018 graduate of Roseville High School ... was a four-year letterwinner for head coach Keith Marzec ... helped the Panthers to four consecutive Macomb Area Conference league titles ... was a two-time All-MAC selection ... powered the Panthers to their first playoff appearance since 2011 ... also lettered in football ... served as a team captain in both baseball and football ... was the Vice President of the National Honor Society ... carried a 3.5 GPA throughout high school.

Personal:  Full name -- Jacoby J. Dale ... born on November 2, 2000, in Detroit ... son of Linda Butler and the late Orville Dale ... father played baseball at Saint Augustine's College ... has one brother, Robert ... earned a bachelor's degree in Sport Management in May of 2024 ... currently pursuing a master's degree in Sports Administration ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2024 ... played summer baseball for the Southfield Cardinals and coach Matt Williams, a former WSU baseball letterwinner ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and served as one of the Social Media Coordinators during the 2022-23 academic year and served as a member of the Special Events & Projects Committee during the 2023-24 academic year.
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Historical Player Information

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    2022Junior

    OF
    6'1" 200 lbs
    23
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    2023Redshirt Senior

    OF
    6'1" 200 lbs
    23
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    C

    2024Redshirt Fifth Year

    CF
    6'1" 200 lbs
    23
    C
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    2025Graduate Student

    CF
    6'1" 200 lbs
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