Caroline Jacobsen

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Caroline Jacobsen_Oklahoma State_2.12.22

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Position:
Outfielder
Height:
5-8
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Tallahassee, Fla.

Awards/Honors: ACC All-Tournament Team (2022) ... ACC Player of the Week (2/15/22) ... ACC Honor Roll (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21).

2022 - Senior: Played in 53 games, making 48 starts ... Hit .341 with 12 home runs and 43 RBI ... Led the team in walks with 21 ... Drew a program-record three walks in a win over California Baptist on Feb. 11 ... Named ACC Player of the Week and the PNC Achievers Student-Athlete of the Week at Duke on opening week after hitting three home runs in Arizona ... Began the 2022 season on a 21-game on base streak from Feb. 11 to Mar. 9 ... Drove in three runs in a win over Elon on Feb. 23 ... Went back-to-back games with a home run with blasts against Virginia and James Madison on Apr. 10 and 12 ... Went 4-for-6 with four RBI to help the Blue Devils in the ACC Tournament ... Launched a home run in the NCAA Super Regional against UCLA on May 28 ... Registered 10 RBI in the month of May.

2021 - Junior: Started 46 of 55 games played, primarily in playing in right field … put together a .248 batting average with 31 hits, including 17 extra-base hits (10 doubles, one triple and six home runs), 25 RBIs and a team-high 22 walks … broke the single-season walks record with 22 … intentionally walked twice on the year … went 2-for-3 with two doubles in a 4-2 win at NC State on May 8 … went 2-for-3 with two home runs and five RBIs to help secure Duke’s 100th program victory on March 20 … put together a 2-for-5 performance, including a double and home run, with three RBIs.

2020 - Sophomore: Started in all 27 games before the season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic … Broke the single-season home run record with nine … Finished the season with a .368 batting average and a .789 slugging percentage while tallying 28 hits and 31 RBI … Nationally ranked in the top 50 for RBIs (12th), home runs (15th), RBI per game (24th), total bases (32nd) and home runs per game (36th) … Second in the ACC in RBI while finishing third in total bases, slugging and home runs … Had two multi-home run games this season (NC Central, USC Upstate) … Recorded a career-high four RBI against NC Central on Feb. 25.

2019 - Freshman (Stats): Appeared in all 56 games, owning a .257 average at the plate and tying for the team lead with six home runs … Racked up 39 hits, 27 RBI, 26 runs scored and three stolen bases on the year … Made 39 of her starts in right field, with the other 17 coming at third base … Finished the season with eight multi-hit contests and five multi-RBI performances … Opened her career with a three-game hitting streak, including her first-career multi-hit and multi-RBI performance against Liberty (2-for-3, 2 RBI) on Feb. 9 … Tallied the first home run of her career in the contest against Liberty, a solo shot to left … Went 4-for-11 with three RBI, two runs scored and a homer along with a .636 slugging clip to earn Puerto Vallarta College Challenge All-Tournament Team honors … Hit a three-run blast at Campbell on Feb. 13 … Went 2-for-3 with a run scored, a double and a run driven in to help the Blue Devils close out the Duke Invitational with a 9-5 win against Charleston Southern … Became the first player in Duke softball history to land on SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays, coming in at No. 7 after throwing out a runner at third with a laser throw from right field … Set a career high with two doubles in Duke's March 27 contest against Liberty … Reeled off a career-long seven-game hitting streak from April 13 - 23, which included a solo home run against James Madison on April 17.

High School/Travel Ball: Emerged as one of the top players in the Sunshine State, leading Lawton Chiles High School to three district titles and receiving Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-State honors … Through three years, she posted 118 runs, 101 RBI, 19 homers, 19 stolen bases and eight triples … Shown improvement throughout that stretch, jumping from a .402 clip her freshman season to a scorching .506 average last year … Along with her average at the plate, she tallied 43 hits, driving in a career-high 52 runs and scoring 42 of her own while tallying a .598 on-base percentage during her All-State junior campaign … Showed impressive ability to get extra-base hits as well, grabbing eight home runs, eight doubles and four triples en route to a .976 slugging percentage … Honors in her third year didn’t stop with FACA All-State, as she was named FACA All-Academic, Miracle Sports All-State Second Team, All-Big Bend First Team and Player of the Year while leading LCHS to the 8A District I title … Sophomore season featured a .469 average/.548 OBP/.897 SLG to go along with 46 hits, 46 runs scored, 32 runs batted in, 10 doubles, eight homers and four triples … Also flashed speed on the base paths, stealing a career-high 11 bags … Her prowess at the plate and on the bases earned her Chiles Offensive Player of the Year honors and a spot on the All-Big Bend First Team … Busted onto the scene her freshman year with a .402 average that produced 30 runs, 17 RBI, five doubles and three homers … The Chiles Rookie of the Year recorded a .563 slugging percentage to go along with a .500 OBP, helping LCHS capture the 7A District 2 Championship … Has been on the travel ball scene since 2009, when she began with the Tallahassee Merchants … Spent six seasons with the Merchants and played center field, shortstop and first base, culminating with a ninth-place finish at the 2014 14U ASA Nationals … Played with the Santa Fe Inferno – Hill from 2015-16, playing outfield and shortstop, leading her squad to a fifth-place showing at the 2015 16U ASA Nationals … Made the move to the Santa Fe Inferno – Nowling in 2016 and reached fourth place at the 2017 18U Gold USA Nationals and seventh place at the 2016 16U ASA Nationals … The academic star is a member of the National Honor Society, as well as the Spanish National Honor Society where she was named the president for her senior year … Landed on the High Honor Roll all four years, was given the Chiles Scholar Student Athlete Award her sophomore season and has been a member of the Interact Club, Key Club and Big Bad Wolves – Spirit Club … Also a Chiles Dance Marathon Morale Captain last year and was named a Chiles Ambassador for her final two years at school.

Personal: Born Caroline Marie Jacobsen on Dec. 17, 1999 … Daughter of Krist and Kathy Jacobsen … Has two brothers, Connor and Ryan.

Last updated: August 23, 2022