2007: Put together an impressive season as a two-way player ... anchored ASU’s weekend rotation as a pitcher, leading the squad in starts (16), strikeouts (81) and opp. batting average (.274) ... finished second on the team with 81.0 innings pitched and tied for second on the team in wins (6) ... ranked among the Southern Conference’s top 10 in five pitching categories ? opp. BA (10th), strikeouts (6th), strikeouts looking (29 ? t-4th), starts (t-5th) and pickoffs (3 ? t-4th) ... was ASU’s Opening Day starter, getting the start at Gardner-Webb on Feb. 13 ... picked up first win of the season five days later with four innings of no-hit work versus Coppin State (Feb. 18) ... scattered one earned run and five hits over seven innings while striking out eight to earn a hard-fought 5-3 win over Dayton (March 4) ... turned in a quality start by allowing three runs and striking out seven in six innings of work versus Fairleigh Dickinson, but didn’t receive much in the way of offensive support to fall to 2-3 on the season with a tough-luck 4-2 setback ... went seven innings in back-to-back conference starts, winning 8-2 and 7-1 decisions over Wofford (March 24) and Furman (March 31), respectively, to move back over .500 at 4-3 on the campaign ... matched a season-high for a second time with eight strikeouts versus College of Charleston (April 7) ... rebounded from four-consecutive sub-par starts to scatter six hits and strike out six over 6.2 innings for a 6-3 victory at Western Carolina (May 6) ... collected sixth win of the season by allowing just one earned run on five hits over seven innings at Longwood (May 11) ... also appeared in the starting lineup 28 times ... made 16 starts in RF and the rest at DH or P/DH ... despite making just 112 at-bats, tied for second on the team with seven home runs ... .607 slugging percentage ranked second on squad, just one one-thousandth of a point off the team lead ... ripped right-handed pitching to the tune of a .360 batting average ... drove in four or more runs four times ... went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, five RBI and two runs scored versus Coppin State (Feb. 17) ... belted a grand slam to snap ASU’s 17-game losing streak to Wake Forest with a 10-9 win over the Demon Deacons (Feb. 20) ... had two doubles and scored two runs in win at N.C. A&T (Feb. 28) ... blasted second grand slam in two weeks versus Dayton, highlighting a 3-for-5 day at the plate with a season-best three runs scored that helped pace a 13-12 victory ... snapped a 1-for-24 skid with two home runs and a season-best six RBI to complete a series sweep over Wofford with a 10-9, 10-inning triumph ... drove in three runs in a loss at College of Charleston (April 8) ... went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in game one victory at Longwood (May 11).

2006: Established himself as a two-way threat, as both a weekend starter on the mound and a valuable cog in the lineup ... made 16 appearances on the mound, including a team-high 15 starts ... appeared in the lineup 27 times with 16 starts (15 at DH, one in RF) ... led team with 66 strikeouts ... tied for second on squad with four wins ... did not allow an earned run in first two starts of collegiate career ... in second start, Feb. 26 vs. Army, struck out an ASU season-high 11 and scattered seven hits without giving up an earned run over seven innings to earn first-career win ... didn’t get second win until a month-and-a-half later, when he allowed three runs in 6.2 innings of work in 4-3 win over Western Carolina (April 1) ... tossed a hitless inning in only relief appearance of the season at Virginia Tech (April 12) ... evened record at 4-4 with back-to-back wins versus Wofford (5.2 IP, 3 ER, 3 H ? April 15) and Furman (7.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 6 K) ... held The Citadel (May 6) to just one run in 7.1 innings but received no decision ... struck out seven and allowed just one earned run versus top-seeded Elon in SoCon Tournament (May 24) ... at the plate, hit safely in nine of first 14 games (.304), but got just three hits over final 19 at-bats of the season ... went season-best 3-for-3 after pinch-hitting in 13-inning win over Niagara (Feb. 25) ... drove in season-best two runs in SoCon Tournament opener versus Davidson (May 23) ... was named a Great Lakes Collegiate Summer League All-Star while playing for the Southern Ohio Copperheads in summer of ?06.

High School: Named North Carolina 2-A Player of the Year following prolific senior season at Western Guilford H.S. in Greensboro ... named all-state as a junior and senior ... three-time all-area selection and conference MVP ... ranked fourth in the state with a miniscule 0.40 ERA as a senior ... enjoyed a better than 3-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio ... hit over .400 in junior and senior seasons ... participated in 2004 State Games ... excelled in classroom and was nominated to attend National Youth Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. ... coached by Chris Causey ... was also a football standout as a wide receiver.

Personal: Full name is Jason Ryan Rook ... born Aug. 28, 1987 (20 years old) ... son of Debbie and Carl Rook ... majoring in criminal justice.