2010: Saw action in 45 games, including 29 starts (22 in left field, four in center field, three in right field) ... struggled to a .219 batting average but excelled with runners on base (.258) and when leading off an inning (.417) ... went 2-for-4 with a double, home run, run scored and three RBI in win over Niagara (Feb. 28) ... hit safely in 10-of-12 games from April 9-27, raising average from .163 to .247 ... started the impressive 12-game stretch by hitting a go-ahead three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth-inning in a 10-8 win over Davidson (April 9), capping a 2-for-3 effort ... the next day, went 3-for-3 with two RBI in another win over Davidson ... also drove in two runs apiece in wins over East Tennessee State (April 21) and UNC Asheville (April 27) ... came off the bench for a double in SoCon Tournament opener versus College of Charleston (May 26).
2009: Was ASU's primary right fielder, making 36 starts in RF ... also started three games in left field ... saw action in 50 of ASU's 54 games overall, usually entering the game as a late-inning defensive replacement when he didn't start ... hit safely in five of ASU's first seven games to jump out to a .391 batting average ... highlighted early-season success by going a career-best 4-for-4 with a double and three runs scored in win over Jacksonville State on second day of the season (Feb. 21) ... had multiple hits in both games versus Elon (Feb. 27) ... went 3-for-3 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored after entering as a pinch-hitter versus N.C. A&T (March 24) ... matched a season high with three RBI at Davidson (March 29) ... went 3-for-5 with two RBI in 24-4 rout at Furman (April 4) ... drove in three runs with two-hit efforts against both East Tennessee State (April 14) and N.C. A&T (April 21) ... struggled down the stretch with just six hits and no multi-hit games over the final 15 contests of the season.
2008: Became the everyday starter in left field midway through the season after coming off the bench to blast home runs on three occasions in the first half of the campaign ... launched pinch-hit homers versus Wake Forest (three-run — March 18) and UNC Asheville (two-run — March 25) and hit a solo bomb after entering the game in the outfield against Gardner-Webb (April 9) ... was 4-for-7 overall coming off the bench before making his first-career start versus Georgia Southern on April 12 ... went on to start 22 of the season’s final 23 games ... finished at .300 overall with four homers, four doubles, a triple, 20 RBI and 20 runs scored ... desipte the limited at-bats, finished eighth and ninth on the team, respectively, in multi-hit (7) and multi-RBI games (7).
High School: Earned all-state, all-area and team MVP honors as a senior ... three-time all-conference selection ... teamed with former ASU teammate Trevor Mullins to help lead Ragsdale to 2006 N.C. 3-A state championship series appearance ... coached by Donnie Maness ... earned two letters in football in addition to four on the baseball diamond.
Personal: Full name is Jason Scott Wallace ... born Nov. 13, 1988 (22 years old) ... son of Cindy and Chuck Buckinger ... enjoys hunting and fishing ... majoring in actuarial sciences.
