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2022 Baseball Roster

Perry Laskaris '07
Perry Laskaris '07
Perry Laskaris '07
Perry Laskaris '07
Perry Laskaris '07
Perry Laskaris '07
Sachi Ena
Liz Brady '20
Perry Laskaris '07
Tom Killips

8 Jake Defayette

  • Position Outfield
  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 185
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Schenectady, NY
  • High School L/R

Biography

2022: Captain ... Started all 32 games ... Batted .294 (55 for 109) with seven doubles and team-high seven home runs ... Had 23 walks ... Team-highs of 31 runs scored and 29 RBI ... Stole two bases in two attempts ... Had .550 slugging percentage, .444 on-base percentage and .994 OPS ... Compiled .964 fielding percentage ... One hit in 15 games and multiple hits in eight ... At least one run in 15 games ... Went 2 for 3 with double, home run and RBI against Bates ... Liberty League Weekly Honor Roll once ... All-Liberty League Honorable Mention ... Liberty League All-Academic ... 

2021: Started all 14 games (OF) ... Had .235 avg (12 for 51) with four doubles and one homerun ... Scored 10 runs with seven RBI ... Had a .373 slugging percentage, .381 on base percentage, and a .754 OPS ... Liberty League All-Academic ...

2020: Captain ... Started all five games (RF) ... Leadoff hitter ... Went 6 for 20 (.300) with four runs and team-best six runs batted in ... One double and team-high two triples ... Three walks ... Had .550 slugging percentage, .391 on-base percentage and .941 OPS ... Went 3 for 5 with two triples, a walk, two runs and five runs batted in against Westfield State ... Liberty League Weekly Honor Roll once ... 

2019: Played 32 games, starting 30 (RF) ... Second on team with .330 batting average (38 for 115) ... Scored team-high 29 runs with 22 RBI ... Second on team with 11 doubles ... Team-best two home runs ... Walked 13 times ... Second on team with .478 slugging percentage ... Had .407 on-base percentage ... Nine multiple hit games with season-high three in four games ... Liberty League Performer of the Week once ... All-Liberty League Second Team ...

2018: Played 25 games, nine as starter ... Four singles and two doubles ... Four walks and five runs scored ... Four runs batted in and one stolen base ... 

High School: Four-year baseball starter (CF) ... Captain for two ... Distinguished Athlete Award in 2017 ... Team won 2014 Class B Championship ... Played in 2016 final ... Four years of football (QB, DB) ... Three-year starter ... Two-year captain ... Section 2 Offensive Player of the Year as senior ... All-League First Team defense as junior ... Team played in two Class B finals ... 2017 Marines Triple "C" Award ... Character Recognition award twice ... 

Personal: Business and Management major ... Dean's Honor List ... Olympia (RPI Athletics Honor Society) ... Son of Lauren and Todd Defayette ... Father played hockey at SUNY Cortland.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2018Freshman

    Outfield
    5'11" 185 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2019Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'11" 185 lbs
    8
  • 8
    C

    2020Junior

    Outfield
    5'11" 185 lbs
    8
    C
  • 8
    C

    2021Senior

    Outfield
    5'11" 185 lbs
    8
    C
  • 8
    C

    2022Graduate Student

    Outfield
    5'11" 185 lbs
    8
    C