Why USD slugger Jakob Christian is drawing comparisons to MLB MVP Kris Bryant

Player comparisons are fun. They’re also tricky. It’s hard to not start getting hyperbolic when saying this college kid reminds us of established big league…

Player comparisons are fun. They’re also tricky. It’s hard to not start getting hyperbolic when saying this college kid reminds us of established big league All-Stars. Take, for example, University of San Diego slugger Jakob Christian, who keeps getting lumped in with someone you may have heard of.

“That was a goal of mine coming to USD was to model my game off him like I was trying to do at Point Loma when I was getting compared to him. Now being from the same school it's even more so and that was kind of what I was aiming for.”in the Toreros order and got off to a bit of a slow start. As he heated up, so did the Toreros. Jakob hit 22 homers in a span of 36 games.

“When you try to do too much on the field, no matter what that is, it's not going to go your way,” says Christian. “I think just playing freely and just playing my game kind of unlocks naturally. The times where I've been able to really show off my power have been where I'm just going out there to try and hit the ball hard.”Coaches are usually levelheaded when it comes to analyzing their players. I asked Toreros skipper Brock Ungricht what he thinks of the Bryant comparisons.

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