High School: Lettered three years as a catcher at Lafayette High School... Named all-district runner-up as a sophomore and picked up second team all-district honors as a junior and senior... Led Lafayette HS to the 2010 5A state championship game... Chose Tech over LSU and ULL.

Personal: Full name is Jacob Hart Derouen ... Son of Lynn and Jamie Derouen ... Has one brother, Adam (16)... Undecided major ... Born on November 27, 1991 in Lafayette, La.