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Jersey Number 20
Jaxson West
- Position:
- C
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 188
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
- High School:
- Chiles
- Previous School:
- Alabama
- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
Bio
2025 / AS A JUNIOR
- Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays (16th round, 472nd overall) in the 2025 MLB Draft
- Preseason No. 19-Ranked Catcher - D1Baseball
- Played in 46 games with 45 starts and hit .236 with 35 hits, two homers, five doubles, 26 runs scored, 17 RBI, 46 total bases, 30 walks, a .311 slugging percentage, a .370 on-base percentage and was a perfect three-for-three in stolen base attempts
- One of 11 FSU players selected in the 2025 MLB Draft, a school record and tied for the most among all NCAA programs this season
- Helped Florida State to a second consecutive NCAA Super Regional appearance, a first since 2015-17, and a runner-up finish in the ACC, the team’s first in 11 years
2024 / AS A SOPHOMORE
- College World Series All-Tournament Team
- Tallahassee All-Regional Team
- Hit .274 with 40 hits, eight doubles, 36 runs, and 29 RBIs over 51 games and 41 starts
- Drew 27 walks and was hit by five pitches
- Had a career-high four hits in the College World Series against North Carolina, including a ninth-inning home run (6/18)
- Helped send FSU to Super Regionals with a two-run single against UCF (6/2)
- Threw out two runners on the basepaths against Duke in the ACC Championship game (5/26)
- Contributed to FSU's 14-3 win over Florida with three hits (3/26)
- Hit a three-run double that broke a 7-7 tie against Illinois (3/2)
- Gave FSU a 5-0 lead in the first inning against USF with a two-out, three run double (2/27)
- Went 3-for-4 and hit his first career triple against Western Carolina (2/24)
- Recorded a season-high 19 putouts against Butler on opening day (2/16)
PRIOR TO FSU / AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
2023 / AS A FRESHMAN
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- Appeared in 20 games with four starts at Alabama as a freshman in 2023
- Had a double and home run among his five hits
- Drew seven walks and was hit by a pitch against just four strikeouts
- Perfect in 29 fielding opportunities
- All four starts came in SEC action
- Played for the Amsterdam Mohawks in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League in summer 2023 where he hit .403 (27-for-67) with 24 runs, eight doubles, and a home run in 29 games
HIGH SCHOOL
- Tallahassee native graduated from Chiles High School
- Ranked as the No. 3 catcher and No. 35 recruit in Florida by Prep Baseball Report
- No. 11 catcher nationally by PBR and Perfect Game
PERSONAL
- Born on August 8, 2004
- Majoring in sport management
- Parents are Kip and Kerry West
- Dad played and coached baseball at Tallahassee Community College and was a professional scout for the Indians, Rays, and Yankees organizations
- Has a brother, Gage, and sister, Cadence
- Brother, Gage, played baseball at Florida State from 2014-2016
2025 Florida State Baseball Season Recap
Friday, August 01
2024 Baseball Season Recap
Friday, August 01
FSU Baseball vs Mississippi State - Regional Final Rally
Monday, June 02
NCAA Regional Final: FSU vs Mississippi State Postgame Press Conference
Monday, June 02
