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2024 Baseball Roster

Jake Scafa

  • Height 5-5
  • Weight 143
  • Class Freshman
  • Major General Business
  • Hometown Point Lookout, NY
  • Highschool Long Beach Senior HS
  • Twitter jake_scafa
  • Instagram jake_scafa

Biography

FMU:  First-year player at FMU....Knows how to pitch....Throws three pitches for strikes, including an impressive breaking ball....Can reach the mid-80s with his fastball....Has the potential to be a good college hurler as he grows and matures....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2024 (spring).

PERSONAL:
  • Born Jake Anthony Scafa in Queens, NY
  • Graduate of Long Beach Senior High School, where he played for coach Jason Zizza
  • Earned All-Conference honors as a junior in 2022
  • Named his school’s Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore
  • National Honor Society
  • Nassau County All-Conference Team
  • Long Beach High School Pitcher of the Year
  • National Scholar-Athlete Award
  • Jake Kempinski Award
  • Nickname is Scaf
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
  • As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Professional baseball player
  • How you got your nickname: Was called that since I was young by my teammates
  • Favorite Fictional Character: Thomas Shelby
  • Favorite Athletes: Brandon Nimmo and Rickey Henderson
  • Favorite Sports Team: New York Mets
  • Favorite Movie or TV Show: Peaky Blinders
  • Favorite Food: Steak
  • Favorite Vacation Spot: Bahamas
  • Favorite Musical Artists: Drake and Morgan Wallen
  • Favorite Thing About FMU:  The baseball coaches and sports facilities
  • Favorite Off-Field Activity: Spending time with friends
  • Goals for Upcoming Season: Become stronger both mentally and physically, and become the best player I can possibly be
  • Why you first chose your sport: Baseball was always in my blood. My dad and all of my uncles played baseball growing up
  • Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Staying positive even when you’re not performing at your best
  • Interesting Notes:  I live on the beach 
  • Brush With Greatness:  My dad (Stephen) was drafted by the Yankees in 1981

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