Princeton Baseball Announces Class of 2026
The Princeton Baseball Class of 2026
PRINCETON – The Princeton Tigers baseball team has announced its Class of 2026.
Jake Bold
La Jolla, Calif.
La Jolla County Day: Senior captain who is first all-time in program history in slugging … Ranks fifth in career OPS … Had 15 career home runs … First-Team All-CIF as a senior … First-Team All-Coastal League twice … Team won the Coastal League title in 2021 … High Honor Roll.
Personal: Son of Rochelle and William Bold … Has a sister, Sydney.
Ethan Grover
Blountstown, Fla.
Liberty County: Three-time Preseason All-American Honorable Mention … PG Top 500 National Rank … PG All-Region Team in 2022 … 2021 PBR Senior State Games … National Honor Society …. Vice President of Sportsmen’s Club … Garnet and Gold and Beta Clubs … FCA …. Received a perfect score on the Florida U.S. History EOC Assessment… Graduated Summa Cm Laude.
Personal: Son of Shalene and Kevin Grover … Has a brother, Aidan.
Ethan Hsu
San Ramon, Calif.
Dougherty Valley: Senior captain … Named Bay Area News Group Athlete of the Week … Helped the team to the second round of the 2019 NCS Championships … Yearbook editor … eSports Club Treasurer … ACS (Tech Committee) … Lymphoma Society Secretary … Highest Honor Roll … AP Scholar Award with Distinction … DVHS Scholar-Athlete Award … NCS CIF Scholar Athlete Award.
Personal: Son of Charlie and John Hsu … Has a sister, Ingrid.
Justin Kim
Cypress, Texas
Bridgeland: Senior captain that had an ERA of .91 with 53 strikeouts along with a .329 batting average and .479 on-base percentage … 2022 Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention … Texas 16-6A First-Team All-District for Pitching in 2022 … 2021 Texas District 16-6A Pitcher Rookie of the Year … Team won the district title and reached the regional quarterfinals in 2021 … Squad reached the playoffs in 2022 … First-Team Academic All-State … Recipient of the Bridgeland Athletic Booster Club Scholarship … Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society … Summa Cum Laude
Personal: Son of Erin and Kook Kim … Has a brother, Brandon … Brother, Brandon, attends the University of Texas and is studying Chemical Engineering.
Jake Koonin
Winston Salem, N.C.
Mount Tabor: Three-time captain who was a two-time All-Conference player … Batted .425 as a senior and .487 as a junior … Three-time Perfect Game Preseason All-American and Top 500 National Ranking … Earned the team MVP … Squad made the playoffs in 2020 and 2021 … Lettered in basketball and track … Helped set the school record on the 4x200m team … Track team was the state runner-up … National and English Honor Society … Top Academic Athlete, ranking 10th overall in class of 338.
Personal: Son of Angie and Jason Koonin … Has two brothers, William and Tyler … Father, Jason ’99, played baseball at Princeton under current head coach Scott Bradley and was part of three Gehrig Division titles … Uncle, Spencer, attends Princeton … Cousin, Hannah Mutch, played lacrosse at Wofford … Uncle, Scott, played football at Columbia.
Will Sword
Cary, N.C.
Thales Academy Apex: Three-time captain who was All-Stat and All-Conference four times …. Named Conference Player of the Year twice … Had .8 ERA as a senior and hit .650 as a junior … Team MVP twice and earned Player Coach Award … Team won the 2022 NCISAA crown … Lettered in basketball … National Honor Society … Dean’s List.
Personal: Son of Judith and Bill Sword … Has a sister, Sara … Father, Bill, played baseball at ECU … Uncle, Neal, played baseball at Rutgers.
