AWARDS
• Second Team All-ASUN Team (2019)
• Preseason All-ASUN Team (2018)
• Second Team All-ASUN Team (2018)
• ASUN All-Tournament Team (2018)
Finished his Stetson career tied for 10th in games played, ninth in at bats and ninth in stolen bases in Stetson history.
Senior (2019): Was selected as a second team All-ASUN performer for a second straight year ... Played in all 59 games, starting 58 ... Started 34 games in center field and 24 at second base ... Had a team-high 16 multiple-hit games ... Had the second longest reached base streak on the team, reaching safely in 15 straight ... Tied for third in the ASUN with 16 doubles ... Led the league with 21 stolen bases ... Had four hits and four RBI in the series opener at North Alabama (3/29) ... That game was part of an eight-game hitting streak during which he hit .583 (14-for-24) ... Was one of two eight-game hit streaks during the year ... Had back-to-back three-hit games against Kennesaw State (4/18-19) and another against Florida State (4/23) ... Made just one error in 100 defensive chances at second base.
Summer (2018): Continued his hot hitting throughout the summer as a member of the Keene Swamp Bats in the Northeast Collegiate Baseball League ... Hit .306 during the regular season, earning a nod to the North All-Star team ... Hit .310 overall, including two hits in one playoff game, with four doubles, a triple, a home run and 12 RBI ... Also stole 25 bases in 34 games.
Junior (2018): Was once again the Hatters’ defensive anchor in the outfield, starting 60 of 61 games in center field ... After hitting in the first or second spot in the batting order for most of the season, moved to the three hole at the start of the Hatters’ 18-game win streak, driving in 16 runs down the stretch ... Hit .306 in ASUN play with six extra-base hits and 14 RBI while also stealing eight bases in 10 tries ... Was second on the team with 17 multiple-hit games, including a four-hit game at Kennesaw State (4/6) ... Tied for third on the team with nine multiple-RBI games ... Had the teams’ second longest on-base streak of the year at 13 games ... Was 4-7 on the year (.571) with the bases loaded ... Hit .329 when leading off an inning ... Hit .333 with runners in scoring position and produced a team-high 20 two-out RBI ... Had three hits and drove in three runs against NCAA Tournament team Wagner (3/7) ... Had a three-run triple in the series finale against FGCU (5/12) to spark a Stetson win ... Had a triple and drove in three runs against Jacksonville (5/25) to help send Stetson to the ASUN Tournament title ... Had the first three home runs of his career with one against Virginia Tech (3/2), one against Bethune-Cookman (3/31) and one at NJIT (4/20) ... Hit safely in each of the five NCAA Tournament games, batting .476 (10-21) on the biggest stage ... Had three hits and drove in three runs in the Regional clinching victory over Oklahoma State (6/3) ... Had five hits in nine at bats in the Super Regional at UNC.
Summer (2017): Joined with teammate Kirk Sidwell as a member of the Cal Ripken League champion Bethesda Big Train, helping that squad to a 31-9 record ... Hit .268 in 33 total games for the summer with seven doubles, two triples and 17 stolen bases ... Had four hits, including a triple, and drove in a pair of runs in the league championship series.
Sophomore (2017): Was one of just two players to start every game ... Played center field and hit in the leadoff spot in every game ... Led the Hatters with a .317 average in 230 at bats ... Also led the team with 73 hits, 50 runs scored, 32 walks and 23 stolen bases ... Ranked ninth in the ASUN in hitting, tied for third in runs, sixth in hits and tied for second in stolen bases ... Ranked 37th in the nation in stolen bases per game and 25th overall in steals ... Was the 18th toughest hitter in the nation to strikeout at once every 15.3 at bats ... Hit .281 in ASUN play ... Was second on the team with 20 multiple-hit games, including the only five-hit game of the year (at USF on April 26) ... Had a streak of eight consecutive multiple-hit games ... Had four hit games against Florida (3/21) and USF (3/28) ... Had two hits in five innings in the game at Florida that was halted in the fifth inning with Stetson leading 10-1 (4/4) ... Had six multiple RBI games ... Had hitting streaks of 15 and nine games ... Reached base in 50 of 56 games and had streaks of 19, 17 and 10 games reaching base safely ... Had a season-best four stolen bases against Bethune-Cookman (5/2) ... Had six multiple steal games ... Was nominated for ASUN Player of the Week twice, on March 11 and April 29 ... Was named to the ASUN Academic Honor Roll.
Summer (2016): Played for the Winchester Royals of the Valley League ... Hit .299 (23- of-77) with a home run and eight RBI, four doubles and 10 stolen bases.
Freshman (2016): Appeared in 50 games, starting 29 ... Opened his collegiate career with a season-best five-game hit streak ... Had six multiple-hit games on the year ... Finished the year with a .238 batting average ... Had four doubles, two triples and 11 RBI ... Had a career-high three hits with a double, two runs and three RBI against Maine (3/13) ... Went 2-for-3 with a triple, two runs and three RBI against USC Upstate (4/23)
... Went 2-for-4 with two runs against Siena (2/24) ... Had a triple, two walks and two runs against Delaware (2/21) ... Named to the Atlantic Sun Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Was a three-year letter winner for coach Scott Riddle ... Also lettered for one year on the cross country team ... Was selected as a Perfect Game underclass All-American in 2014 ... Was named to the SACSN Academic Honors team in 2011 and 2012 ... Was a Palm Beach County All-Conference selection as well as a Sun-Sentinel All-County pick in 2014 ... Was named to the Perfect Game Florida All-Region team in 2015 ... Was named to the cross country All-Conference team in 2015 ... Hit better than .400 in each of his three high school seasons, including a .413 mark as a senior ... Posted a 17:51 time in the 5K as a senior ... Played for the Palm Beach Select travel team ... Carried a 4.5 weighted GPA ... Was a National Honor Society member ... Received the AICE/ Cambridge Diploma ... Was part of Florida’s Talented 20 program and won the Florida Academic Scholars Award ... Was active as a math tutor and was a volunteer at the local animal shelter ...Chose Stetson over Florida and UCF.
Personal: Full name is Jacob Tyler Koos ... Was born on October 5, 1996 ... Is the son of Mike and Bonni Koos ... Has one brother, David, and two sisters, Taylor and Brianna ... Received his degree in Physics in 2019.
CAREER GAME HIGHS
At Bats: 6, fivev times (last vs Jacksonville; May 24, 2019)
Runs: 4, at The Citadel (March 11, 2017)
Hits: 5, at USF (April 26, 2017)
RBI: 4, at North Alabama (March 29, 2019)
Doubles: 1, 40 times
Triples: 1, seven times (last vs Jacksonville; May 25, 2018)
Home runs: 1, three times (last at NJIT; April 20, 2018)
Total bases: 5, 10 times (last at North Alabama; March 29, 2019)
Walks: 3, three times (last vs UCF; April 2, 2019)
Strikeouts: 3, twice (last vs FGCU; May 3, 2019)
Sac hits: 1, 12 times
Sac flies: 1, 12 times
Stolen bases: 4, vs Bethune-Cookman (May 2, 2017)
Hit by pitch: 2, vs North Florida (May 26, 2018)
Caught stealing: 1, 22 times
Runners LOB: 5, vs Saint Louis (March 1, 2019)
Putouts: 8, vs Hartford (June 1, 2018)
Assists: 5, three times (last vs Jacksonville; May 24, 2019)
Errors: 1, nine times
