2008 Baseball
Jason Patton
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Massillon, Ohio
- High School:
- Massillon Perry
Summer 2008:Hit .333 for Stark County Terriers as the squad won a team-record 26games...named to All-Star team for second consecutive season and earnedAll-Great Lakes League (Second Team) recognition...led the Terriers indoubles (11) and triples (3) and was second in RBI (30) and total hits(43).
2008:Made 41 appearances, 25 of which were starts...Finished the year with15 RBI and an on-base percentage of .342...drove in two runs to helpKent State defeat UNC-Greensboro 7-5 (2/23)...hit his lone homerun ofthe year in a two-hit performance vs. Duquesne (4/9) that also saw himdrive in two runs...had a bases clearing triple vs. Toledo (4/12) thatdrove in one run.
Summer 2007: Playedfor the Stark County Terriers and led the Great Lakes Summer CollegiateLeague in hitting with a .313 batting average...tallied 17 RBI.
2007: Appearedin 57 games and started 49... had 56 hits in 192 at-bats for a .292average...had 85 putouts and one error for a fielding percentage of.988...recorded nine extra-base hits and 29 RBI for the year...NamedMost Valuable Player of the MAC Tournament...went 10-16 in thetournament with four RBI, two runs, one home run and one double...drovein the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth of the final gameof the MAC Tournament against Eastern Michigan (5/26)... went 4-5 fromthe plate in the third game of the MAC Tournament against EasternMichigan (5/25)...walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th inning against Buffalo (5/17)...drove in a season-high three runs and scored two runs against Temple (3/4).
2006: Playedin 45 games as a freshman and started 37, primarily at designatedhitter... Hit .300 with eight doubles and two home runs... Scored 18runs and drove in 26... Homered in first collegiate start at Lipscomb(2/24)... Went 3-for-4 in win vs. Central Michigan (4/2)... Went3-for-3 in win at Buffalo (5/19)... Played for the Stark CountyTerriers in the Canton Class A League.
High School: Earnedthree varsity letters at Massillon Perry High School...Was a member ofFederal League championship teams as a junior and senior... Named FirstTeam All Federal League as a junior...Earned honorable mentionAll-League accolades as a sophomore... Missed senior season with aninjury...Broke Perry record with nine home runs in a season and tiedthe single season record for doubles with 11...Also earned two varsityletters in basketball at Perry.
Personal: Born Dec. 27, 1986... Is the son of John and Debbie Patton... Has a sister Megan and brother John.
