Jason Shirley Biography

2014 (Senior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 43 games and started 32 – 19 in left field and 13 as the designated hitter... Hit leadoff or in the second spot in the lineup in 24 of his starts... Batted .254 with 18 runs scored, 13 RBIs and seven stolen bases... Led the team with 22 walks... Hit .225 in league play, and his two triples against the conference ranked tied for third... Had five two-hit games, scored two runs three times and drove in multiple runs twice... Hit a walkoff single in the 11th inning as YSU beat Oakland on May 1... Had a hit and an RBI in all three games of the series against the Golden Grizzlies... Tied his career high when he had three RBIs against Indiana State (3/9)... Stole a pair of bases at Valparaiso (5/10)... Drew a walk in each of his first 10 games of the season.

2014 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 43 games, 20 of which he started... Made 17 of those starts in left field, two in center field and one as the Penguins' designated hitter... Batted .271 with 19 runs scored and 14 RBIs, and he was 3-for-3 on stolen-base attempts... Hit .269 in league play and .323 with runners in scoring position... Registered five multi-hit games... His best offensive game of the season came at Ohio on March 26 when he went 3-for-4 with a walk, three RBIs and two runs scored... Scored multiple runs three other times, and he scored in seven consecutive games from April 5-17... Had a pinch-hit RBI single, scored a run and stole two bases in a come-from-behind victory over Kent State on April 8... Doubled twice and hit a triple against Eastern Kentucky (March 11).

2013 (Sophomore) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 40 games, 26 of which he started... Made 16 starts as the designated hitter and 10 as the left fielder... Batted .252 with 17 runs scored, eight RBIs and four steals... Hit .326 with six runs scored in 17 Horizon League games... Registered five multiple-hit games and scored multiple times in three contests... Started the season with one hit in his first 23 at bats and batted .313 from March 16 through the rest of the season... Posted four multi-hit games in a six-game span from April 12-20... Was 12-for-22 during that stretch, which raised his average 148 points... Had three hits on three occasions... Was 3-for-4 with two walks and two runs scored against UIC ($/19)... Was 3-for-5 at Pittsburgh (4/16) and against Alderson-Broaddus (4/26)... His double came as a pinch hitter at Valparaiso (5/17)... Drove in a season-high two runs and stole a base against Akron (4/3).

2012 (Freshman) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 53 games and started the final 51 contests - 34 in left field and 17 in center field... Batted .303 with 31 runs scored, seven doubles, a triple and 16 RBIs... Posted a .349 on-base percentage and a .379 slugging percentage... Stole a team-high nine bases and ranked third on the club in average and on-base percentage... His 31 runs and 24 walks ranked tied for second on the team... Batted .314 in league games with 18 runs in 30 games... Hit .385 (5-for-13) with three RBIs in the Horizon League Tournament... Held hitless in his first 10 at bats of the year and hit .319 the rest of the way... Held hitless in back-to-back games just twice in the final three months of the season... Posted 16 multi-hit games and drove in multiple runs four times... Six of his seven doubles came in the final 17 games... Hit safely in 10 straight games from March 30 through April 14... Set career highs by going 4-for-4 with three runs scored and two stolen bases against UIC on April 29... Also stole two bags at VMI (3/10)... Scored two runs six times... Had four three-hit games, all of which came in Horizon League play... Was 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored and a steal at Butler (5/6).

High School: Earned three letters at Norwin High... Batted .430 as a senior and .479 as a junior... Set a stolen base records for a career (44) and a season (27)... Was not caught stealing in his career... Led Pennsylvania in stals as a senior... Ranked in the top five in career hits at Norwin... Earned all-section honors as a junior and senior... Participated in the Keystone State Games and was a member of the WPIAL All-Stars as a senior.

Personal: Parents are Thomas and Marianne... Has a brother, Thomas, who pitched at Xavier and was a ninth-round draft choice by the Houston Astros in 2010... Major is general studies.

Career Single-Game Highs:
Hits: 4, UIC, Apr 29, 2012
Total bases: 4, 6 times
RBI: 3, vs Indiana State, Mar 09, 2015 ; at Ohio, Mar 26, 2014
Runs scored: 3, UIC, Apr 29, 2012
Walks: 3 [t-7th], at Norfolk State, Mar 13, 2012
Stolen bases: 2 [t-6th], 4 times
Putouts: 7, UIC, Apr 29, 2012
Assists: 1, 5 times