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  Jason Haniger

Jason Haniger

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Santa Clara, Calif.

High School:
Archbishop Mitty

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 214

Position:
C

Birthdate:
06/10/1987

B-T:
R-R

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Catcher that has spent two years in the Tech program ... The most experienced returning catcher despite starting just nine games in his career ... Spent the last two years playing behind two-time All-American Matt Wieters ... Strong defensive catcher with excellent throwing arm ... A line-drive hitter with a compact swing ... Has the potential to be an excellent player in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Named to the ACC Honor Roll in 2006 and 2007.

2007: Played in 18 games, making eight starts behind the plate and one as the designated hitter ... Finished the season on a hot streak, hitting .533 with a double, home run, four RBI and seven runs scored in his last six games ... Doubled against Illinois-Chicago (2/18) in his first start of the season ... Doubled and scored a run in Tech's 6-2 win over Georgia Southern (3/28) ... Went 3-for-4 with a two-run double and three runs scored at USF (5/7) ... Hit his first career home run, a two-run shot, in a 2-for-3 performance against NC State (5/26) in the Yellow Jackets' final ACC Tournament game.

2006: Had four hits and five RBI in 10 games ... Drove in a run with every hit he had ... Had an RBI single and scored a run in his first appearance of the season vs. Rutgers (3/3) ... Drove in a run with a base hit against Mississippi Valley State (3/15) ... Had a pinch-hit RBI single against Clemson (4/16) ... Drove in a run with a pinch-hit single against Duke (5/14).

High School: A four-year letterwinner for coach Bill Hutton at Archbishop Mitty High School ... Rated as the No. 38 prospect in California and the No. 249 prospect in the nation ... Hit .333 as a senior with four home runs and 35 RBI, and earned first-team all-league honors ... Hit .333 as a junior ... Earned all-league honors as a junior and helped his team win a sectional championship as a sophomore ... Named first-team all-league and second-team all-state as a senior ... Selected to play in the Area Code Games and the California North-South game ... Also played two years of basketball and a year of football at Archbishop Mitty.

Personal: Full name is Jason Thomas Haniger ... Born June 10, 1987 ... Son of Walt and Judy Haniger ... Dean's List student majoring in Management.

Career Statistics

Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2006 .444 10 0 9 2 4 0 0 0 5 4 .444 0 0 0 1 .444 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 1.000 2007 .303 18 9 33 9 10 3 0 1 5 16 .485 3 0 9 0 .361 0 2 0 0 66 7 0 1.000 TOTAL .333 28 9 42 11 14 3 0 1 10 20 .476 3 0 9 1 .378 0 2 0 0 83 7 0 1.000

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