2012:
Rookie southpaw who pitched in 14 games, climbing to starting status in two postseason games • Went 2-2 with a save and compiled a 3.18 earned run average with 24 strikeouts in 28.1 innings pitched • Struck out the lone batter he faced in his collegiate debut against Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 25) • Got a win in his first career decision, retiring the four batters he faced in a 10-6 win over Penn State (Mar. 7) • Picked up a save with two scoreless innings of relief against Mississippi Valley State (May 8) • Pitched a season-longest 5.1 innings in relief and earned the win in State's home finale against Kentucky (May 19) • Honored as the SEC Freshman of the Week May 20 after scattering three singles and striking out a season-high seven UK batters • Went 1-2 with a 3.55 earned run average in six Southeastern Conference relief appearances • Losses came against Vanderbilt (Apr. 7) and at Florida (May 13) • Struck out 14 in 12.2 innings • Among seven Bulldogs earning berths on the 2012 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll • Played summer league baseball with the Texas Collegiate League-champion East Texas Pump Jacks.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Multi-sport standout and first-team all-state pitcher at St. Stanislaus High School • Coached by Mark Logan • Compiled an 8-0 record with a 1.09 earned run average en route to Mississippi Association of Coaches All-State and Sun Herald All-Coast Team honors • Piled up 128 strikeouts in 64 innings • Also hit .470 with 17 RBI and five home runs • Registered a dazzling 20-strikeout, seven-inning game • Helped guide the Rockachaws to the 2010 4A state championship as a junior, posting a 6-2 record with a staff -leading 1.45 earned run average • Tallied 69 strikeouts in 43.1 innings while holding opposing hitters to a .141 batting average • Also starred at the plate with a .407 batting average that included 33 hits, 12 extra-base hits, 30 RBI and a .501 on-base percentage • Tabbed for second-team all-state and all-district honors as a junior • Lettered four years in football, playing on St. Stanislaus' 2009 4A state championship team • Played summer league baseball with Marucci Elite, coached by Chad Raley • Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the SSHS Alpha Honor Roll.

DRAFT HISTORY
Selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 12th round of Major League Baseball's 2011 First-Year Player Draft.

PERSONAL:
Born Jacob Stephen Lindgren on March 12, 1993 in Biloxi, Miss. • Son of Jacqueline and Stephen Lindgren of Bay St. Louis, Miss. • Majoring in business administration.