2019 Baseball Roster
Reynolds, Jason
Jersey Number 39
Jason Reynolds
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sicklerville, N.J.
- Major:
- Engineering
Bio
WHY LEHIGH? I chose Lehigh because it gave me the opportunity to play baseball at the Division I level while getting and engineering degree from a prestigious university.
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ON COACH LEARY: Coach Leary is the only coach I’ve had who not only cares about winning and developing players on the field, but is even more involved in developing his players into self-accountable and responsible men off the field.
2019 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Drafted in the 32nd Round (953rd overall) of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Diego Padres...made 13 appearances of the season including eight starts as the team's No. 2 starter at the beginning of the year, ending up being a key bullpen arm near the end of the year...Finished the season ranked second on the team in strikeouts (49) and innings pitched (50)...Had best outing of the year at Mount St. Mary's (2/24), throwing seven strong innings, allowing three runs on four hits, but struck out nine batters...Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2018 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Solidified himself in the starting rotation…made 12 appearances, tying for the team lead with 12 starts…ranked second on the team in innings pitched (65.0) and strikeouts (51)…posted a 2.32 ERA in Patriot League play and held league opponents to a .214 batting average…named the Patriot League Pitcher of the Week (5/7) as he tossed a nine inning, complete game shutout in a 5-0 victory at Army (5/5), holding the Black Knights to just three hits as he tossed a no-hitter through the final 5.0 innings…compiled a season-high nine strikeouts in 6.0 innings of work and earned the win in a 11-5 victory at Norfolk State (3/11)…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2017 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
Compiled an outstanding rookie campaign as he made 11 appearances, including seven starts as he earned a spot in the weekend rotation…started in every Patriot League series…led the team in strikeouts (48) and finished second in total innings pitched (51.1)…earned his first-career win in his first-career start as he racked up a season-high 11 strikeouts with no walks through 5.2 innings of work in an 11-6 victory over NJIT (3/25)…named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week as he racked up six strikeouts with just one walk through 5.0 innings of work in a tough-luck loss at Longwood (5/6) in his final start of the season…recorded five or more strikeouts in five starts on the season…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
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CAREER STATISTICS
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BEFORE LEHIGH
A three-year varsity starter out of Timber Creek High School, Reynolds was a two-time All-Conference honoree who finished his high school career with a strong senior season. Reynolds struck out 70 batters with 51 innings pitched while compiling a 4-2 record on the mound during his senior campaign, while also leading his team with a .422 batting average and .512 on-base percentage to earn his team’s MVP award and first team All-Conference honors. Reynolds was named an Honorable Mention All-American by Perfect Game as a junior and All-Northeast Region as a senior. The Sicklerville, N.J. native, who was also a two-year varsity swimmer and member of his school’s concert and marching bands, earned his school’s Men’s Leadership and President’s Award for Educational Excellence awards and graduated as a member of the National Honor Society with a 4.3 GPA.
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GETTING TO KNOW JASON
Nickname: Jay
Favorite thing about Lehigh: I love that the athletic community holds its students to such a high academic standard
Major and why: Mechanical engineering with a minor in aerospace engineering because mechanical engineering is a major that covers such a vast area of topics and it gives me the opportunity to do plenty of things that can have an impact on the world
Favorite place on campus: Rathbone
Favorite food: Quinoa and beans
Favorite color: Green
Favorite musical artist: Imagine Dragons, The Killers and Magic Man
Favorite movie: The Martian
Favorite TV show: How I Met Your Mother
Favorite website: Netflix
Favorite pro team: San Francisco Giants
Favorite athlete in another sport: Michael Phelps
Celebrity you would most like to meet: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Hobbies: Playing piano, weightlifting, solving Rubik’s cubes, skiing and reading
Magazine cover I’d like to be on: Popular Science
Place I’d like to visit: Egypt
Talent I’d like to have: Teleportation
Dream job: Engineer at NASA or SpaceX
If I didn’t play baseball, I would play: Swim
If I had $1 billion, I would: Donate a lot of money to charities that are bringing modern technology to under-developed countries, then make sure that my family and I would be able to spend the rest of our lives comfortably. Then I would spend the rest of the only trying to resurrect Carl Sagan, convincing him to run for office, and financially supporting his campaign
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ON COACH LEARY: Coach Leary is the only coach I’ve had who not only cares about winning and developing players on the field, but is even more involved in developing his players into self-accountable and responsible men off the field.
2019 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Drafted in the 32nd Round (953rd overall) of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Diego Padres...made 13 appearances of the season including eight starts as the team's No. 2 starter at the beginning of the year, ending up being a key bullpen arm near the end of the year...Finished the season ranked second on the team in strikeouts (49) and innings pitched (50)...Had best outing of the year at Mount St. Mary's (2/24), throwing seven strong innings, allowing three runs on four hits, but struck out nine batters...Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2018 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Solidified himself in the starting rotation…made 12 appearances, tying for the team lead with 12 starts…ranked second on the team in innings pitched (65.0) and strikeouts (51)…posted a 2.32 ERA in Patriot League play and held league opponents to a .214 batting average…named the Patriot League Pitcher of the Week (5/7) as he tossed a nine inning, complete game shutout in a 5-0 victory at Army (5/5), holding the Black Knights to just three hits as he tossed a no-hitter through the final 5.0 innings…compiled a season-high nine strikeouts in 6.0 innings of work and earned the win in a 11-5 victory at Norfolk State (3/11)…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2017 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
Compiled an outstanding rookie campaign as he made 11 appearances, including seven starts as he earned a spot in the weekend rotation…started in every Patriot League series…led the team in strikeouts (48) and finished second in total innings pitched (51.1)…earned his first-career win in his first-career start as he racked up a season-high 11 strikeouts with no walks through 5.2 innings of work in an 11-6 victory over NJIT (3/25)…named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week as he racked up six strikeouts with just one walk through 5.0 innings of work in a tough-luck loss at Longwood (5/6) in his final start of the season…recorded five or more strikeouts in five starts on the season…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
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CAREER STATISTICS
| W-L | SV | ERA | APP | GS | CG | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
| 2017 | 3-5 | 0 | 3.68 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 51.1 | 56 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 48 |
| 2018 | 4-5 | 0 | 3.60 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 65.0 | 61 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 51 |
| 2019 | 2-6 | 1 | 5.76 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 50.0 | 56 | 36 | 32 | 24 | 49 |
| Total | 9-16 | 1 | 4.27 | 36 | 27 | 2 | 166.1 | 173 | 98 | 79 | 70 | 148 |
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BEFORE LEHIGH
A three-year varsity starter out of Timber Creek High School, Reynolds was a two-time All-Conference honoree who finished his high school career with a strong senior season. Reynolds struck out 70 batters with 51 innings pitched while compiling a 4-2 record on the mound during his senior campaign, while also leading his team with a .422 batting average and .512 on-base percentage to earn his team’s MVP award and first team All-Conference honors. Reynolds was named an Honorable Mention All-American by Perfect Game as a junior and All-Northeast Region as a senior. The Sicklerville, N.J. native, who was also a two-year varsity swimmer and member of his school’s concert and marching bands, earned his school’s Men’s Leadership and President’s Award for Educational Excellence awards and graduated as a member of the National Honor Society with a 4.3 GPA.
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GETTING TO KNOW JASON
Nickname: Jay
Favorite thing about Lehigh: I love that the athletic community holds its students to such a high academic standard
Major and why: Mechanical engineering with a minor in aerospace engineering because mechanical engineering is a major that covers such a vast area of topics and it gives me the opportunity to do plenty of things that can have an impact on the world
Favorite place on campus: Rathbone
Favorite food: Quinoa and beans
Favorite color: Green
Favorite musical artist: Imagine Dragons, The Killers and Magic Man
Favorite movie: The Martian
Favorite TV show: How I Met Your Mother
Favorite website: Netflix
Favorite pro team: San Francisco Giants
Favorite athlete in another sport: Michael Phelps
Celebrity you would most like to meet: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Hobbies: Playing piano, weightlifting, solving Rubik’s cubes, skiing and reading
Magazine cover I’d like to be on: Popular Science
Place I’d like to visit: Egypt
Talent I’d like to have: Teleportation
Dream job: Engineer at NASA or SpaceX
If I didn’t play baseball, I would play: Swim
If I had $1 billion, I would: Donate a lot of money to charities that are bringing modern technology to under-developed countries, then make sure that my family and I would be able to spend the rest of our lives comfortably. Then I would spend the rest of the only trying to resurrect Carl Sagan, convincing him to run for office, and financially supporting his campaign
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