2014: Started all 57 games for the Redhawks at second base... Was the Redhawks’ leadoff hitter in all 57 games... Hit .272 on the season with 61 hits... Ranked 14th in the nation in runs scored with 60 on the season (t-7th in Southeast’s single-season top ten)... Stole a team-best 23 bases (t-3rd in Southeast’s single-season top ten)... Drew a team-leading 38 walks (t-9th in Southeast’s single-season top ten) and was hit by a pitch 18 times (t-2nd in Southeast’s single-season top ten)... Broke the school record for being hit by a pitch (50)... Tied a school record for runs scored in a game at Austin Peay (4/13) and drew a season-high four walks in the same game... Went 4-for-4 with a walk and two stolen bases against Eastern Illinois (4/18)... Cracked the career top-ten lists in walks (eighth; 86) and stolen bases (t-7th; 37)... Named Louisville Slugger Preseason All-American prior to the season... Was awarded the prestigious OVC Scholar-Athlete award... Named Third Team Capital One Academic All-American... Recipient of the OVC Medal of Honor... Member of the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll... Southeast Scholar-Athlete.
2013: Started all 59 games for the Redhawks... 46 starts came as the Redhawks’ second baseman while also seeing some time at third and the outfield... Posted the fourth-best batting average on the team (.323)... Led the squad in slugging percentage (.496), on base percentage (.452), runs scored (53), hits (73), doubles (21), walks (30), and also led the team in being hit by pitch (23)... Recorded 33 RBI, four home runs, legged out three triples, and stole nine bases... Scored a season-high four runs against Belmont (5/22) and hit a season-best four hits vs. Eastern Kentucky (5/24) two days later at the OVC Tournament... Also saw a total of 3.0 innings on the mound in 2013 in a total of four appearances... Had multiple hits in 21 games and two or more RBI in 11 games... Strung together the longest reaching base safely streak of any Redhawk with 26 games... Southeast Scholar-Athlete, member of the of the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll and recipient of the OVC Medal of Honor.
2012: Named to the Ohio Valley Conference All-Freshman Team… Appeared in 47 games with 40 starts… Hit .248 in 145 at-bats with 36 hits including 12 doubles (Third on the Redhawks) and one triple and one home run… Recorded 21 RBI and scored 21 runs... Tied for the team lead in sacrifice bunts with five… Was 5-for-5 in stolen bases ranking second on the Redhawks… Recorded a career-high three hits three times during the season… Had a career day against IPFW on February 25 going 3-for-3 with his first career home run recording a career-high four RBI… Recorded a career-high three runs against IPFW on February 26… Was 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored against Morehead State on April 15.
2011: Redshirted
Prep: Jason was a three-year starter and a four year varsity middle infielder for Valle Catholic... He hit .561 with six home runs to gain All-State honors... He repeated the honors as a junior when he hit .474... He made the All-Conference team as a sophomore when he hit .371 with one home run... He was a part of a State Championship team his junior year, and was in uniform as a freshman when Valle took third place at the State Championships... He was an All-State tight end on the football team, and also lettered in basketball.
Personal: Son of Dave and Joann Blum... Born Nov. 10, 1991... Majoring in Finance.
