2003 All-West Coast Conference HonorableMention
2002 WCC First Team
2001 Freshman All-American
GENERAL CAPSULE - Versatile switch hitter capable of power andaverage from both sides... proven offensive producer... looked uponto be a continued force in the lineup for the Dons his seniorseason.
AT USF (2003): Enjoyed a solid junior year on the Hilltop...started the season hampered by a back injury... hit .301 with sevendoubles, a triple, four homeruns and a team-leading 39 RBI...elevated his game during West Coast Conference play, hitting .354with a double, triple, three homers and 26 RBI... finished theseason strong with a 10-game hitting streak (5/3-5/18)... went3-for-3 with a season-high four RBI at San Diego (3/14)... hit .385(10-26) with a triple and six RBI in six games against LoyolaMarymount... turned in 16 multi-hit games, including five straightgames with two hits (4/18-4/27)... went 2-for-3 with a three-runhomerun in a win at Saint Mary's (4/27)... earned All-West CoastConference Honorable Mention selection.
AT USF (2002) - Named to West Coast Conference, First Team...became USF's single-season hits leader with 85, passing former USFthree-time All-American Taggert Bozied... ranked eighth forsingle-season batting average (.383) and tenth for single-seasonruns (48)... led the team in five offensive categories, includinghits (85), runs (48), triples (3) and walks (35)... enjoyed a15-game hitting streak (4/2 - 4/27), longest by a Don in the 2002season... had a 13-game hitting streak (2/9 - 3/8) earlier in theyear... hit .465 against left-handed pitchers... went 5-for-6 with6 RBIs vs. LMU (3/24)... drove in multi-RBIs in 11 games with threeor more four times... drew three walks five times and had ninemulti-walk games... was the league leader in on-base percentage(.521) against WCC opponents... had four outfield assists.
AT UNLV - Earned Freshman All-American honors... hit .312 with11 doubles, three triples and a pair of homeruns to go along with29 RBI in 47 games for the Rebels... rated fourth on the team inbatting average, and was fifth on the team in RBI.
PREP CAREER - Three-year letter winner for Saint Ignatius...named to the all-league team after junior and senior campaigns withthe Wildcats... posted a .410 batting average and tallied 114 RBIsin his prep career... also played basketball and football.
PERSONAL - Joe Jacobitz... chose USF for its academic andathletic traditions... his goal for the season is to win... bestadvice he's ever been given is "Doing a little extra makes all thedifference."... Will Clark is his sports hero... would like totrade places for a day with Mickey Mantle... favorite movie isCaddyshack... enjoys hunting and fishing... father, James, competedin track & field at Marquette University... cousin, DaveStachelski, played for the New Orleans Saints... parents are Jamesand Sylvia Jacobitz... born January 12, 1982 in San Francisco,CA.
GIARRATANO ON JACOBITZ - "I can't say enough about the emergenceof Joe. Breaking Tagg Bozied's hit record last year was reallysomething."
