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Sacramento State

2018 Baseball

13 James Outman

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 213
  • Bats/Throws L/R
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Redwood City, Calif.
  • High School Junipero Serra HS
  • Position OF

Biography

CAREER NOTES: Drafted in the 7th round (224 overall) of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers...T-8th in program history with 23 career home runs.

JUNIOR (2018): All-WAC Tournament Team (2x)...Academic All-WAC...Started and played in all 60 games...Started 59 games in right field and one game in center field...Only player to play in all 60 games...Hit .253 with 11 home runs, 40 RBIs, and 43 runs scored...Led the team and the WAC with 11 home runs on the season...Homered in consecutive games twice, first March 8 and 9 at Santa Clara and again May 4 and 5 vs. Seattle U...Ranked second on the team with 40 driven in...10 multi-RBI games was tied for most on the club...Also second on the team with 42 runs scored...Scored a season-high four runs in Sacramento State's 17-3 win over CSU Bakersfield...Ranked fifth in the WAC and second on the team with 12 stolen bases...Was only caught stealing twice...Matched a program record with four stolen bases vs. Milwaukee, becoming one of seven Hornets ever to swipe four bags in a game...Led the team and the WAC with 38 walks...Named to the All-WAC Tournament team for the second straight season after hitting .360 with five doubles, seven runs scored, three RBIs, and a .560 slugging percentage in six games...Played an excellent defensive right field, making 157 putouts with four assists while committing just two errors for a .988 fielding percentage. 

SOPHOMORE (2017): All-WAC Tournament Team...Started and played in 60 games with 58 starts in right field...Hit .253 with 11 home runs, 53 RBIs, and 47 runs scored...Led the team in RBIs and tied for the team lead in home runs while ranking second in runs...Led the team with 16 doubles and with 37 walks...Ranked third in the WAC in RBIs and tied for third in home runs...His 11 home runs tied for the most by a Hornet since Rhys Hoskins hit 12 in 2014...Had a two-homer game at Seattle U...Hit a grand slam against Northern Kentucky...Homered in each of the first three Hornet games at the WAC Tournament...Named to the All-WAC Tournament team after hitting .294 with 3 home runs, 2 doubles, 7 RBIs, and 5 runs scored with a .941 slugging percentage in four games...Ranked fourth in the WAC in walks and was also hit by a pitch five times to rank third on the team with a .369 on-base percentage...Tied for the team lead with 14 multi-RBI games, including five 3-RBI games and two 4-RBI performances...Had 15 multi-hit games with three hits in two games...Hit 25-for-82 (.305) with runners in scoring position...Hit .282 against left-handed pitching...Had 20 RBIs in 24 WAC games...Had an RBI double in Sacramento State's NCAA Regional game vs. BYU...Had a 14-game reached base streak and an eight game hitting streak...Hit in the cleanup spot in 37 games with the team posting a 21-16 record in those games...Had two doubles in a game at San Diego...Tied for second on the team with 11 stolen bases in 14 attempts...Had 132 putouts and three outfield assists with just one error for a .993 fielding percentage.

FRESHMAN (2016): Played in 27 games with seven starts at designated hitter...Hit .200 with a home run and 6 RBIs in 40 at-bats...Had four doubles and a homer among his eight total hits...Scored three runs and drew five walks...Led the Hornets in pinch hits, going 4-of-14 (.286) off the bench...Ended the season on a three-game hitting streak and had hits in five of his last six games of the year...Had a hit against New Mexico State in the WAC Tournament...Hit his first career home run against Seattle U...Drove in two runs with a pinch hit single against Pacific...Was 1-for-1 in stolen base attempts...Played defensively at catcher in two games 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four seasons for coach Craig Giannino at Junipero Serra HS...Two-time all-West Coast Athletic League (WCAL) second team selection...Hit .305 in his high school career with a .508 slugging percentage and .962 fielding percentage...Hit .325 with 15 RBIs and 17 runs scored as a junior...Hit for the cycle in a game during his junior year...Won the Frisella Award and Shea Sportsmanship Award in 2015...Also played middle linebacker and tight end for the Serra football team and was named the WCAL Player of the Year...Led football team to WCAL and Central Coast Section championship with an 11-3 record in 2014...Led league in tackles as a junior and had 60 solo tackles as a senior

PERSONAL: Parents are Matt and Maureen Outman...Hopes to own a construction company or work as a general contractor...Majoring in business

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2016Freshman

    UTL
    6'3" 205 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2017Sophomore

    OF
    6'3" 215 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2018Junior

    OF
    6'3" 213 lbs
    13

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