Selected by the New York Yankees with the 105th overall pick in the 3rd round of the 2019 MLB Draft
2019 C-USA Regular-Season Triple Crown Winner (First in league history)
2018-19 Michael L. Slive Conference USA Male Athlete of the Year
2019 TOPSYs John O. Oldham Male Student-Athlete of the Year
2019 Conference USA Player and Newcomer of the Year
2019 All-Conference USA First Team
2019 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
2019 American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All-American
2019 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association First Team All-American
2019 Perfect Game/Rawlings First Team All-American
2019 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper First Team All-American
2019 www.D1Baseball.com First Team All-American
2019 Baseball America Second Team All-American
2019 11Point7: The College Baseball Podcast All-American
2019 National Baseball Coaches Association All-Region First Team
2019 Perfect Game/Rawlings First Team Midseason All-American
2019 Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List
2019 TOPSYs Best Male Record-Breaking Performance
Back-to-back Conference USA Hitter of the Week (March 25 and April 1, 2019)
Perfect Game/Rawlings Player of the Week (April 2, 2019)
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Hitter of the Week (April 2, 2018)
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Players of the Week (1-of-7) (April 1, 2019)
College Sports Madness National Player of the Week (April 1, 2019)
No. 13 on www.D1Baseball.com's Outfield Power Rankings (May 9, 2019)
Media:
Mar. 29, 2019 - Hilltopper slugger Sanford enjoying 'video game'-like tear
April 2, 2019 - Sanford’s slugging leads to Tops’ hot start in C-USA play
April 9, 2019 - From a Baseball Island to the National Stage
April 9, 2019 - Dartmouth outfielder Sanford a big hit in NCAA
April 24, 2019 - Former MCC slugger Sanford gaining national notice
May 4, 2019 - Cole Harbour player among U.S. college baseball's top hitters
May 9, 2019 - VU’s Bleday, WKU's Sanford lead locally flavored home run barrage
May 10, 2019 - Let's take a look at 9 of college baseball's breakout hitters in 2019
June 2, 2019 - Big bat boosts Sanford's profile heading into MLB draft
2019 (Junior): Drafted by the New York Yankees in the third round of the 2019 MLB Draft at the conclusion of the season … Named a First Team All-American by multiple national outlets … Tabbed the Conference USA Player and Newcomer of the Year … Became the first Triple Crown winner in C-USA history … All-Region and All-CUSA First Team member … Started all 56 games primarily in right field … Posted a .398/.483/.805 slash line … Ranked first on the team in every major offensive category with 88 hits, 66 RBI, 65 runs, 33 walks, 22 home runs and 20 doubles … Closed out the 2019 campaign ranked fifth in program history for single-season home runs while ranking ninth in both runs and RBI … Ranked fifth on the team with 127 putouts while adding six assists in the field … Led the team with 27 multi-hit, 17 multi-run and 13 multi-RBI games … Compiled a career-high eight RBI and three home runs while going 3-for-6 against Eastern Kentucky (3/26) … Scored a career-high five runs against FIU (3/24) while going 3-for-5 with seven RBI and two home runs … Tied a career-high with four hits while adding five RBI and two runs against Charlotte (3/31).
At McCook CC: Was named back-to-back First Team All-Region IX ... Earned All-Nebraska College Baseball honors among two-year college players ... Slashed .356/.424/.671 in 108 games over the course of two seasons with the Indians ... Accumulated 61 extra-base hits, including 23 homeruns, 10 triples and 28 doubles ... Scored 86 runs and drove in 94, with five times hit by pitch and 42 walks compared to 72 strikeouts ... Produced 40 multi-hit, 21 multi-run and 16 multi-RBI games in his career in McCook ... Had three multi-homerun games vs. Colby (March 22, 2017), vs. Southeast (April 17, 2018) and at Lamar (May 6, 2018) ... Signed with WKU on April 12, 2018.
At Auburn Drive HS: Was named All-Region in baseball and volleyball from 2013-16 ... Earned the school’s Athlete of the Year from 2014-16 ... Hit .450 as a senior.
Personal Info: Born October 24, 1997 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada ... Son of Karina, a realtor, and Tim, who works with Canada Border Services ... Has a younger sister, Sonya ... Studying Sport Management at WKU ... Biggest thrill in sports was hitting his first college grand slam for a walk off ... Chose WKU because of the great facilities and coaching staff ... Plans to open and run a travel baseball team and facility after his playing days are over ... Jake’s parents has the biggest influence on his athletic career because always push him to strive for the best ... Also received a volleyball scholarship from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia ... Enjoys fishing, lifting and video games.
