Jason played football and baseball at Hammond, lettering in football for two years, and baseball for four years. On the diamond, he recorded a 29-5 record as a starting pitcher. He is a three-time All-Conference winner and a three-time All-Area Selection winner by The State Newspaper. As a pitcher, he recorded over 100 strikeouts in each of three seasons. In his junior and senior seasons, his combined batting average was over .400, with eight homeruns. As a senior, he hit five doubles, six triples, and had 30 RBI’s. Jason was selected to be a member of the three-time PAC Conference team. As a football player, he was captain of two state championship teams and named to the 1990 PAC All-Conference, All-Area, and All-State teams. After graduating from Hammond, Jason was recruited to play baseball at Presbyterian College by Tim Corbin, current Vanderbilt Head Coach. As a Blue Hose, he was a three-year letter winner. Throughout his career his starts included third base, shortstop, and second base. In addition, he was a weekend starting pitcher for conference play. As a senior at PC he was recipient of the Presbyterian College Team Cy Young Award. Jason was named to Presbyterian College All-Century Team and is tied for 10th in all-time wins as a starting pitcher (15), third in shut-outs (2), and is sixth in all-time ERA (4.03). Jason’s baseball jersey is retired at Hammond.