Jake Malec

Jacob Malec
(Jake)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6', Weight 190 lb.
• School North Dakota State University
• High School Proctor (MN) High School

• Born February 2, 1998 in Duluth, MN USA

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Biographical Information

Jake Malec graduated from Proctor (MN) High School in 2016. He then played for North Dakota State University from 2017-2021. The outfielder/first baseman started all 61 games in his final collegiate season hitting .320 in 247 at-bats with 79 hits, including seven doubles, four triples and nine home runs. He set NDSU single-season records for at-bats (247) and games played (61) and ranked fourth in NDSU history in hits (79), while he was fifth in runs scored (60) and total bases (121). Malec's 16 stolen bases and 13 times being hit by a pitch both rank ninth in school history, while his four triples are the 10th most in a single season at NDSU. He finished his career at NDSU eighth in stolen bases with 35. Malec was named to the Summit League Championship All-Tournament Team, where he was named the MVP and was an All-Summit League First Team selection in the outfield.

Malec has played for the Great Falls Voyagers since 2021. He is an assistant baseball coach at the University of Minnesota Duluth, the alma mater of his father, Jason Malec, a 1980s Minnesota Twins farmhand.

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