Baseball Signs Jake Vieth to NLI
7/13/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
SPOKANE, Wash.--Gonzaga baseball head coach Mark Machtolf announced Wednesday that Jake Vieth of Tacoma Community College has signed a National Letter of Intent and will join the Zags for the 2017 season.
Vieth joins an already-impressive signee class of Taylor Borchers,
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Vieth had an illustrious two-year career at Tacoma Community College. He twice picked up All-Region and All-Conference honors, earning both First Team ABCA/Rawlings Pacific Association All-American honors and the Northwest Athletic Conference's Most Valuable Player award as a sophomore. During his stellar second year, he led the league with a 1.221 on-base plus slugging and was second in the league with a .405 batting average. A Tacoma native, Vieth also tied for second with seven home runs and tied for third with 41 RBIs.
As a freshman at TCC, he hit .364, good for second-best on the Titans' squad. He also finished among the team's top two in five other categories, earning Second Team All-NWAC and Second Team All-Region. The Stadium High School graduate also won the league's Gold Glove award at first base as well. Coach Machtolf on Vieth: "Jake is a quality left-handed power hitter who also hits for average. We are very excited that he will be a Zag in 2017."
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Vieth is currently playing his summer ball with the Bellingham Bells of the West Coast League. He will represent the Bells at the WCL
