Jake Gelof (born February 25, 2002) is an American college baseball third baseman for the

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Amateur career

Gelof grew up in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and initially attended

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. He transferred to IMG Academy in

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after his sophomore season. Gelof initially committed to play college baseball at William & Mary, but later flipped his commitment to Virginia. Gelof played

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after graduating high school for the Brockton Rox of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League and hit for a .281 average with 19 RBIs. Gelof became a starter at first base during his freshman season and batted .252 with 4 home runs and 15 RBIs. All four of his home runs were hit in postseason play. He played in the same infield as his older brother Zack Gelof as the team advanced to the

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. After the season, Gelof played for the Kalamazoo Growlers of the Northwoods League, where he batted .370. Gelof moved to third base prior to his sophomore season. He hit for the cycle on February 27, 2022, in a 19-1 win over Cornell, becoming the first Virginia player to do so in 21 years. He was named the

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(ACC) Player of the Week the following day after going 9-10 during the series with four home runs and 15 RBIs. Midway through the season, Gelof was added to the watchlist for the Golden Spikes Award. He was named first team All-ACC at the end of the regular season after setting school records with 21 home runs and 81 RBIs. Gelof played for the Harwich Mariners of the

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at the beginning of the following summer before being selected to play for the United States collegiate national team.

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Virginia Cavaliers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gelof, Jake Living people Baseball third basemen Virginia Cavaliers baseball players Baseball players from Delaware 2002 births Harwich Mariners players Brockton Rox players