Jacob Berry was not Arizona’s most highly regarded recruit of the 2020 high school class, but as the Wildcats near the halfway point of the 2021 season he may go down as one of the best freshmen in school history.
The switch-hitting third baseman leads the UA in batting (.400), slugging (.846), home runs (six) and RBI (26), along with several other categories, after a weekend in Los Angeles where he hit .500 with three homers and seven RBI.
“His swings are almost identical left-handed and right-handed,” Arizona coach Jay Johnson said. “He has what I would call a low maintenance swing.