Round 28 - LHP - Jeremy Gould

From: - http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=743821 -

2009 - Named to the ACC All-Academic Baseball Team

Appeared on the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the second year

Started all 59 games, including 37 in left field, 12 at first base and 10 as the designated hitter

A fixture in the heart of the order, hitting cleanup or third in all but four games

Batted .340 with 37 RBI and 43 runs scored

Slugged .510 on seven home runs and a team-high 20 doubles

Went 6-for-9 stealing bases

Hit .341 in the ACC and mashed five of his seven homers against conference competition

Knocked 44 hits in 30 ACC games

Led Duke with 25 multi-hit games

Had a team-high 21-game hitting streak from April 14 to May 22; ended the streak in the final game of the season

Also brought a 14-game hitting streak into the season and extended it to 20 games

Went hitless just eight times

Tied for seventh in the ACC in doubles and 15th in hits

Hit .325 with runners in scoring position

Sent in 15 two-out RBI

Went 4-for-5 with a stolen base in game two against Virginia Tech and 3-for-5 in the finale against the Hokies, both victories

Went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in a series-clinching game three win over No. 1 North Carolina

Homered and scored twice in a game-two win at Clemson

Knocked two homers in a three-game span from April 18-22 against Maryland and Elon

Played with the Orleans Firebirds in the Cape Cod Baseball League

Finished with a .235 average, but went 5-for-9 with three walks and no strikeouts in Orleans' three playoff games, leading them to the third round

2008 - Started 55 games, all in left field. Batted cleanup in 24 games.

Ranked 13th in the ACC with a .349 batting average that included 75 hits, 39 RBI and 33 runs scored

Knocked 12 doubles, one triple and four home runs for 101 total bases and a .470 slugging percentage

Led the team with a .325 average, 39 hits and 18 RBI against ACC opponents

Ended the season on a 14-game hitting streak, which tied for the second-longest on the team

Had multiple knocks in 19 games, including a pair of four-hit outings

Batted .425 (31-for-73) with runners in scoring position. Hit .431 (31-for-72) with two outs.

Had a hit in all but 12 games and went no longer than two games without a knock all season

Drove in two or more runs in eight games, including two four-RBI outings and two more three-RBI showings

Drew 14 walks and was hit by nine pitches to contribute to a .403 on base percentage, which was the third-highest on the team

Stole five bases in eight attempts

Made just one error all season, giving him a .991 fielding percentage

Made one appearance on the mound in relief, giving up one hit over a scoreless inning against Alabama A&M

Went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a double and a home run in the season opener against Iona (3/23)

Went 4-for-4 with four RBI, a home run and a pair of runs in a 13-4 win over No. 2 North Carolina (3/8)

Had three more this in the next game and finished with a .727 average (8-for-11) for the series

Had homers in consecutive games in a doubleheader sweep over N.C. Central (4/15)

Batted .299 in the Alaska Baseball League with the Peninsula Oilers and led the team in RBI, total bases and slugging percentage

Led the Oilers to the NBC World Series in Witchita, Kansas

From: - http://www.seniorclassaward.com/athletes/jeremy_gould -

Classroom  -  A three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll Selection and a member of the All-ACC Academic Baseball Team, Gould boasts a 3.254 GPA as a psychology major while also pursuing a certificate in markets and management studies. He has held at least a 3.00 GPA every year he has been at Duke.

Character  -  Gould has emerged as one of the key leaders of the Duke baseball team. He has shown time and time again his willingness to do whatever is necessary to help the team. He has played in the outfield, at first base, as a designated hitter and has even pitched during his tenure at Duke. Additionally, he is a solid representative of the team in the classroom with a 3.254 GPA and in the community where he and his teammates have undertaken numerous community service projects every year.

Community - Gould has been a key part of a Duke baseball program that is heavily involved in the Durham community. Each year, the team undertakes numerous community service projects, including volunteering at the Miracle League of the Triangle, the Duke Children’s Hospital, Habitat for Humanity and the Martin Luther King Jr. “Million Meals” Event, among other outings. This year, Gould and his fellow seniors organized a trip to the Duke Children’s Hospital where they visited with children in the Intensive Care Unit. Gould has also spent time showing orphans from the Oxford Housing Authority around at Duke football games and volunteering at the Urban Ministries Soup Kitchen.

Competition - An All-ACC Second Team choice in 2009, Gould is Duke’s top returning hitter with a career .337 batting average, 85 RBI and a .474 slugging percentage. He has been just as good against ACC pitching, hitting .327 for his career against conference teams. Last year, Gould hit a career-high seven home runs, all of which came against ACC teams. As a junior, Gould logged a team-best hitting streak of 21 games after opening the season with a 20-game tear that began during his sophomore season. Gould has started 132 games in his career at Duke, including all 59 games as a junior. Gould will switch to first base this year after playing in the outfield during his first three years at Duke. Gould has hit at least .340 in each of the last two seasons and last year led Duke with 82 hits, 25 multi-hit games and 20 doubles.