2023 Baseball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 41
Jesse Barron
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Ramon, Calif.
- High School:
- Dougherty Valley HS
- Prev Team:
- R/R
HONORS & AWARDS
- WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention (2) - 2023, 2021-22
- Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-American - 2020
2022 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 17 games for the Dons…pitched 60.1 innings compiling a 6.12 ERA overall…Pitched a complete game against Pepperdine, and tallied 9 strikeouts for his season high on 4/16/2022…Finished 9th in the conference in strikeouts with 64 total…Collected 4 wins, placing 10th in the conference.
2021 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 22 games for the Dons…Compiled a 2.74 ERA over 42.2 innings pitched in his second season on the Hilltop…Tallied 46 strikeouts recording his season high of six against Saint Mary’s on 5/9/2021…Collected five wins and four saves in total.
**2020 (FRESHMAN): Took on the Dons' closer role as a true freshman, recording two saves and throwing as the Dons' final pitcher in six of his seven appearances ... Carried an 0.96 ERA in 9 1/3 innings of work, not allowing a run in six appearances and recording at least one strikeout in six of his seven games ... Was named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper thanks to his outstanding debut season ... Had four multi-strikeout appearances, including whiffing a season-high five at California on March 8 in 2 2/3 innings of scoreless work ... Had a 7-to-1 strikeouts-to-walks ratio (14 to 2) and only allowed one extra-base hit in 36 total batters faced ... Made his collegiate career debut on Feb. 16 at CSUN, entering in relief in the bottom of the eighth with a runner in scoring position and retiring the only batter he faced.
PRIOR TO USF: A three-year letterwinner and two-way threat at Dougherty Valley High School in San Ramon, Calif. ... Posted a 1.10 ERA and 8-3 record with two saves on the mound and batted .328 with 13 RBIs as a senior in 2019 ... Dominated on the mound for the Wildcats during his senior season, striking out an astounding 97 batters against only 12 walks in 76 2/3 innings ... Also threw six complete games with three shutouts in 10 starts that season while holding opponents to a .207 batting average ... Helped lead Dougherty Valley High to back-to-back appearances in the California Interscholastic Federation North Coast Section Division I playoffs in 2018 and '19 ... Was always strong on the mound since joining the varsity squad as a sophomore, posting ERAs of 1.73 in 13 relief appearances as a sophomore in 2017 and 2.61 in 12 appearances as a junior in 2018 ... Never walked more than 15 in a season while striking out at least 47 in each of his three varsity seasons ... Finished his prep career with a near-5-to-1 strikeouts-to-walks ratio (199 to 41).
** 2020 season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.
- WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention (2) - 2023, 2021-22
- Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-American - 2020
2022 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 17 games for the Dons…pitched 60.1 innings compiling a 6.12 ERA overall…Pitched a complete game against Pepperdine, and tallied 9 strikeouts for his season high on 4/16/2022…Finished 9th in the conference in strikeouts with 64 total…Collected 4 wins, placing 10th in the conference.
2021 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 22 games for the Dons…Compiled a 2.74 ERA over 42.2 innings pitched in his second season on the Hilltop…Tallied 46 strikeouts recording his season high of six against Saint Mary’s on 5/9/2021…Collected five wins and four saves in total.
**2020 (FRESHMAN): Took on the Dons' closer role as a true freshman, recording two saves and throwing as the Dons' final pitcher in six of his seven appearances ... Carried an 0.96 ERA in 9 1/3 innings of work, not allowing a run in six appearances and recording at least one strikeout in six of his seven games ... Was named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper thanks to his outstanding debut season ... Had four multi-strikeout appearances, including whiffing a season-high five at California on March 8 in 2 2/3 innings of scoreless work ... Had a 7-to-1 strikeouts-to-walks ratio (14 to 2) and only allowed one extra-base hit in 36 total batters faced ... Made his collegiate career debut on Feb. 16 at CSUN, entering in relief in the bottom of the eighth with a runner in scoring position and retiring the only batter he faced.
PRIOR TO USF: A three-year letterwinner and two-way threat at Dougherty Valley High School in San Ramon, Calif. ... Posted a 1.10 ERA and 8-3 record with two saves on the mound and batted .328 with 13 RBIs as a senior in 2019 ... Dominated on the mound for the Wildcats during his senior season, striking out an astounding 97 batters against only 12 walks in 76 2/3 innings ... Also threw six complete games with three shutouts in 10 starts that season while holding opponents to a .207 batting average ... Helped lead Dougherty Valley High to back-to-back appearances in the California Interscholastic Federation North Coast Section Division I playoffs in 2018 and '19 ... Was always strong on the mound since joining the varsity squad as a sophomore, posting ERAs of 1.73 in 13 relief appearances as a sophomore in 2017 and 2.61 in 12 appearances as a junior in 2018 ... Never walked more than 15 in a season while striking out at least 47 in each of his three varsity seasons ... Finished his prep career with a near-5-to-1 strikeouts-to-walks ratio (199 to 41).
** 2020 season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.
BSB | USF vs. California Highlights
Tuesday, April 07
USF | USF vs. California Postgame w/ Rob DiToma
Tuesday, April 07
USF | USF vs. Santa Clara Postgame w/ Rob DiToma, Adrian Valdez, and TZack Ramppen (Game 3)
Monday, March 23
BSB | USF vs. Sac State Lowell Postgame w/ Rob DiToma
Wednesday, March 18




















































