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2025 Baseball Roster

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5 Jakob Cantor

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 168
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Philadelphia, Pa.
  • High School Science Leadership Academy
  • Position IF

Biography

SENIOR (2025): Started 39 games as the team’s primary shortstop, slashing .227/.420/.785 … Led the team with four triples, while ranking second in walks (25), and third in RBI (26) … Recorded a stolen base and an RBI in his season debut against Hood (2/22) … Tallied a double against No. 4 Misericordia (2/22) … Wet 2-for-3 with an RBU in the Bears’ victory over Elmira (2/23) … Collected two hits and a run scored versus Delaware Valley (3/1) … Scored a run in four straight games over spring break (3/8-3/12) … Recorded two hits and two RBI in team’s victories over SUNY Cantor (3/12) and Hobart (3/14) … Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two walks in the Bears’ victory over McDaniel (4/5) … Held a nine-game hitting streak from April 4th through April 19th … Finished 2-for-6 with three RBI in the team’s victory over DeSales (4/21) … Collected a season-high three hits in the team’s win over Valley Forge (4/24) … Tallied a base hit in each of the final four games of the season, including two RBIs against No. 2 Johns Hopkins (4/27).


JUNIOR (2024): Made 37 starts as the team’s primary shortstop, slashing .310/.439/.788, while leading the team in runs scored (26) and stolen bases (20) … Finished the season with 17 RBIs and 17 walks … Finished 2-for-3 at the plate with an RBI against Lebanon Valley (3/7) … Recorded a multi-hit performance (2-for-3) in game one of a doubleheader against Elizabethtown (3/8) … Collected two hits in back-to-back games versus Rosemont (3/13) and Immaculata (3/15) … Went 3-for-3 with two doubles and three RBIs in a Bears’ victory over Wiener (3/19) … Recorded a career-best four hits in a Centennial Conference victory over Gettysburg (3/30) … Combined for four hits and three runs scored during a doubleheader vs Washington College (4/13) … Closed out the season on a four-game hitting streak from April 23rd through April 27th.

SOPHOMORE (2023): Started all 40 games at Shortstop, slashing .267/.313/.422 while scoring 30 runs and driving in 11 RBIs … Reached base three times while collecting two base hits against John Carroll (3/6) … Went 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and a stolen base in a Bears’ victory over Penn State Altoona (3/9) … Tallied a base hit and an RBI in a 6-3 victory over No. 2 Salisbury (3/15) … Went 3-for-3 with a run scored against Ramapo (3/28) … Collected two base knocks in back-to-back contests against DeSales (4/10) and Franklin & Marshall (4/11) … Recorded base hits in 13 of the final 14 games and enters the 2024 season with a seven-game hitting streak.

FRESHMAN (2022): Slashed .270/.369/.311 over 122 ABs ... Started 32 games with 1 Homerun, 15 RBIs, 23 runs scored and 9 stolen bases ... Had a seven-game hitting streak early in the year with eleven hits from Mar. 5 - Mar. 10 ... Had a eight-game hitting streak with 14 hits from Mar. 16 - Apr. 2.

Before Ursinus: Graduated from Science Leadership Academy.. Member of varsity baseball and basketball teams.

Personal: Born March 22, 2003 ... Son of Lisa Weinbeiger and Eric Cantor... Major is Undecided.

Why Ursinus?

The rigorous academics along with the opportunities to play baseball at the next level.

Favorite Hobby: Working out and Swimming

Favorite Food: PB&J

Favorite Athlete: Fernando Tatis Jr.

Career Aspiration: Professional Baseball Player

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2022First-Year

    IF
    5'10" 168 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2023Sophomore

    IF
    5'10" 168 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2024Junior

    IF
    5'10" 168 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2025Senior

    IF
    5'10" 168 lbs
    5