Northwestern University Athletics

2026 Baseball Roster

Jake Yang
Jersey Number 19

Jake Yang

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    170
  • Position:
    INF
  • Class:
    First-Year
  • Hometown:
    Doylestown, Pa.
  • High School:
    Central Bucks-South
Career Highs:
At-Bats………………..5, at Oregon (3/22/2026)
Hits…………………….3, at Oregon (3/22/2026)
Runs…………………..2, at Oregon (3/22/2026)
RBI…………………....2, at Oregon (3/22/2026)
Total Bases…………..4, at Oregon (3/22/2026)
Walks…………………1, at Oregon (3/22/2026)

2026: Scored his first career run in his collegiate debut against Cornell (2/21) … Posted his first career hit and RBI in a 3-for-5 day with a walk and two RBIs against No. 21 Oregon (3/22) in which he helped NU achieve an 11-10 victory over the Ducks … Posted a 2-for-3 day with a walk against Michigan (4/18) … Hit safely in four consecutive games between 4/18 and 4/22 in which he went 5-for-12 with an RBI and four runs.

High School: Posted a .400 average, a 1.102 OPS and hit three home runs as a senior … Earned first-team All-State honors as a senior … Selected for the All-Region team twice … Honor Roll and National Honor Society student … Played with Northwestern teammate Justin Fryer.

Personal: Parents are Christian and Teresa Yang … Brother Josh played baseball at University of the Sciences.

Why Northwestern: “I chose Northwestern because I love the direction of the program, the facilities, and the combination of Power 4 athletics with a top ten education.”
Baseball - 'Cats Ground Redbirds in 7-1 Midweek Victory (5/5/26)
Tuesday, May 05
Baseball - 'Cats Take Series with 9-6 Victory over Hoosiers (5/3/26)
Sunday, May 03
Baseball - 'Cats Even Series with 7-4 Victory over Indiana (5/2/26)
Saturday, May 02
Baseball - 'Cats Power past Milwaukee in 10-8 Midweek Win (4/28/26)
Wednesday, April 29