Montana State University Billings Athletics

Junior Season (2006): Played in 41 games, starting 40...went 38-for-116 at bat for a .328 batting average...scored 12 runs and drove in 22 runners...hit three doubles...had 41 total bases for a .373 on-base percentage...had 159 putouts for a .979 fielding percentage...went 2-for-3 with two runs and a single game-high 5 RBI against Northwest Nazarene (3/18/06)...went 4-for-5 with one run and 3 RBI against Lincoln (4/14/06)...had two streaks with seven or more hits...had 10 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games...finished the season ranked first in modern history for RBI in a single game with five...finished the season ranked second in school history with a .328 single season batting average.

Jake Samuelson is a 2003 graduate of Capital High School.  Samuelson played two years at Miles City Community College before transferring to Montana State-Billings.  He is the son of Sam and Marty Samuelson of Helena.

Samuelson is an education major.

"Jake is a very talented baseball player that is a leader and a field general," said head coach Chris Brown.  "We expect that out of our catchers and Jake fits the mold perfectly.  I know Jake will be a big time contributor and an impact player.  He is very good defensively, receives the ball well, and has a strong arm.  The fact that Jake can hit for average is kind of a cherry on top.  We are thrilled to have him decide to join the Yellowjacket Baseball program."