Solid defensive player who committed only one error in two seasons of JC baseball ... Primarily a first baseman and designated hitter as a junior college athlete, but will likely be utilized as a catcher this spring.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Attended Cypress College (Cypress, Calif.) for three years, playing baseball in 2005 as a freshman and 2007 as a redshirt sophomore ... Coached there by Scott Pickler ... In 2007, batted .311 with seven doubles, one home run, 20 runs scored and 30 runs batted in over 50 games ... Team finished as runner-up at state championship tournament ... Was granted a medical redshirt season in 2006 ... As a freshman (2005), batted .327 with five doubles, a homer, 21 runs scored and 12 RBI in 37 contests ... During his career at Cypress, was a teammate of three other current Aztecs: Garett Green, Bubba Ruddy and Marco Martelli.
HIGH SCHOOL
Won three letters as a baseball player at Mater Dei High School in Santa, Calif. ... Coached there by Burt Call ... Played both catcher and first base ... As a senior was a first-team all-Serra League selection and second-team all-CIF southern section honoree ... Named team[apos]s offensive player of the year ... Batted .459 with 35 runs batted in ... Member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Jason Edward Schaniel was born Sept. 8, 1986, in Long Beach, Calif. ... Son of Ed and Julie Schaniel ... Enjoys going to the beach and camping ... Favorite athlete is NFL running back Reggie Bush ... Majoring in public administration.