2018 Baseball Roster
Santana, Jason

Jersey Number 32
Jason Santana
- Position:
- C
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 187
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Lane Technical HS
- NIL:
- R/R
Bio
Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.
2018 - Junior
Enters senior season with 150 games played and 120 career starts, including 117 at catcher … Played in 51 games with 46 starts in 2018 … Batted .219 with six doubles and one home run … Scored 20 runs and drove in 11 … Led the team with five sacrifice bunts … Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a home run against Little Rock (3/9) … Produced a 2-for-3 game with two runs scored against Arkansas (3/27) … Finished the season with hits in his final three games played.
2017 - Sophomore
Played in 56 games, making 52 starts at catcher … In 181 at bats, compiled a .227 batting average … Smacked a home run in a game against Georgia Southern (3/4) … Had multiple runs batted in against Georgia Southern (3/4) and in the win against Houston (4/14) … Hit a season high three balls against Tennessee (2/17) and Missouri State (3/19) … Tied for the team lead in sacrifice bunt with eight … Caught 24 runners attempting to steal bases … Finished second on the team in putouts, with 398.
2016 - Freshman
Played in 43 games and made 22 starts at catcher as a true freshman in 2016 … Batted .100 with eight RBI, 10 runs scored and three doubles … Threw out eight runners on the base-paths ... Drove in a run with an RBI groundout in first career start against Tennessee (2/21) ... Also threw out first base runner of his career during first start of the season ... Went 1-for-1 with an RBI against SIUE (2/27) ... Scored a run at Georgia Southern (3/4) ... Went 1-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored against Eastern Illinois (3/20) ... Scored a run against UCF (4/2) ... Had his first career extra base hit against Arkansas (4/6) ... Went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one RBI and one run scored against UConn (4/30) ... Scored two runs in a 1-for-3 game at Tulane (5/14) … Started three of the final four games of the season in the American Athletic Conference Tournament … Drove in a run against East Carolina (5/26), USF (5/27) and UConn (5/28).
Prep
Shined on the diamond and gridiron for Lane Tech College Prep in Chicago … Hauled in defensive MVP and team MVP honors in 2014 for baseball and also earned the distinction with the football squad … Saw the bulk of time behind the plate, but also played in the outfield and shined at quarterback, full back and cornerback on the football field … All-conference selection in 2014 as well as representative on the 17U WWBA All-Tournament Team … Went 3-for-4 with a single, double and triple in the semifinal game and finished the season with a .429 batting average.
Personal
Son of Daniel and Evelyn Santana.
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.
2018 - Junior
Enters senior season with 150 games played and 120 career starts, including 117 at catcher … Played in 51 games with 46 starts in 2018 … Batted .219 with six doubles and one home run … Scored 20 runs and drove in 11 … Led the team with five sacrifice bunts … Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a home run against Little Rock (3/9) … Produced a 2-for-3 game with two runs scored against Arkansas (3/27) … Finished the season with hits in his final three games played.
2017 - Sophomore
Played in 56 games, making 52 starts at catcher … In 181 at bats, compiled a .227 batting average … Smacked a home run in a game against Georgia Southern (3/4) … Had multiple runs batted in against Georgia Southern (3/4) and in the win against Houston (4/14) … Hit a season high three balls against Tennessee (2/17) and Missouri State (3/19) … Tied for the team lead in sacrifice bunt with eight … Caught 24 runners attempting to steal bases … Finished second on the team in putouts, with 398.
2016 - Freshman
Played in 43 games and made 22 starts at catcher as a true freshman in 2016 … Batted .100 with eight RBI, 10 runs scored and three doubles … Threw out eight runners on the base-paths ... Drove in a run with an RBI groundout in first career start against Tennessee (2/21) ... Also threw out first base runner of his career during first start of the season ... Went 1-for-1 with an RBI against SIUE (2/27) ... Scored a run at Georgia Southern (3/4) ... Went 1-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored against Eastern Illinois (3/20) ... Scored a run against UCF (4/2) ... Had his first career extra base hit against Arkansas (4/6) ... Went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one RBI and one run scored against UConn (4/30) ... Scored two runs in a 1-for-3 game at Tulane (5/14) … Started three of the final four games of the season in the American Athletic Conference Tournament … Drove in a run against East Carolina (5/26), USF (5/27) and UConn (5/28).
Prep
Shined on the diamond and gridiron for Lane Tech College Prep in Chicago … Hauled in defensive MVP and team MVP honors in 2014 for baseball and also earned the distinction with the football squad … Saw the bulk of time behind the plate, but also played in the outfield and shined at quarterback, full back and cornerback on the football field … All-conference selection in 2014 as well as representative on the 17U WWBA All-Tournament Team … Went 3-for-4 with a single, double and triple in the semifinal game and finished the season with a .429 batting average.
Personal
Son of Daniel and Evelyn Santana.
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