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Sacramento State

2024 Baseball Roster

21 Jaxon Byrd

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 215
  • Bats/Throws L/L
  • Year Sophomore
  • Hometown Sacramento, Calif.
  • High School Alpha Charter HS
  • Previous College Alpha Charter HS
  • Position 1B/OF/P

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS
• Western Athletic Conference All-Academic Team (2024)

2024: Appeared in 24 games as a two-way player for the Hornets, making 15 starts… Made 11 appearances on the mound, including three starts… Hit. 317 in 63 at bats, collecting 20 hits, five doubles, a pair of home runs, and six RBI while also scoring nine runs… Was 0-2 on the mound with a 4.79 ERA, striking out 11 over 20.2 innings of work and holding opponents to a .263 average… Finished with five multi-hit games and had a six-game hitting streak from March 19 to April 20… Slugged his first collegiate home run at USC on April 19 — a three-run shot that gave the Hornets the lead for good in a 6-3 win over the Trojans — and hit his second against Tarleton State on April 26 that tied the game at three in a contest that eventually went 14 innings… Three of his five multi-hit games came in succession against Stanford (4/16), USC, and Santa Clara (4/20)… His 3-for-4 performance at USC was a career best, adding two runs scored to his season-high three RBI… Had a two-double game against the Cardinal… Went a season-high five innings in a no-decision at Pacific (3/20), allowing just two hits and striking out one… Also went three innings and struck out a season-high three batters in a start against UC Davis (3/26).

2023: Appeared in 16 total games in his debut season, making six appearances in the outfield to go with nine appearances on the mound… Med his debut against North Dakota State (2/19), driving in a run, and collected his first career hit against Tulane (3/5)… Added a hit at Louisiana Tech (3/28) and drove in another run at Stephen F. Austin (4/1) in the first game of a doubleheader… Scored for the first time in his career against Menlo College (4/3)… Made his debut on the mound in relief at UC Davis (4/11), finishing the year with an 0-1 record and a 6.17 ERA… Gave up one hit, walked one, and notched his first career strikeout in that game against the Aggies… Made his first career start against No. 9 Stanford (4/18), allowing a run on two hits over two innings against the College World Series-bound Cardinal, striking out a pair… Added a pair of strikeouts in a start at Nevada (4/25) and at home against Pacific (5/16) in relief… Did not allow a run or a hit in his final three appearances of the season — all in relief — striking out four over 3.2 innings of work… Opponents hit just .250 against him over 11.2 innings of work.

ALPHA CHARTER HS
All-Metro Smaller School Player of the Year by the Sacramento Bee as a senior… Second-team All-Metropolitan Athletic League as a freshman in 2019, helping the Angels to a league and section title… Two-time team captain as a junior and senior, and was named the league MVP as a senior in 2022… Helped lead the Angels to a second league and section title as a senior… Named to the California All-State Small Schools first team in 2022… Selected to play in the 2022 Optimist High School Baseball All-Star Game.

PERSONAL
Parents are Ramsey and Lyndsay… Has a brother, Kobee, and two sisters, Payton and Jozalynne… His mother played basketball and his father played football at Chapman University in Southern California… Was valedictorian of his class at Alpha Charter HS… Lists his career sports highlight (so far) as hitting three home runs in a league championship game… Sports hero is Jackie Robinson… Chose Sacramento State because, “it is an incredible culture built around the school I love being a part of.”

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2023Freshman

    First Baseman/Outfield
    6'3" 215 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2024Sophomore

    First Baseman/Outfield/Pitcher
    6'3" 215 lbs
    21

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