#5 Jason Delay

Career Game Highs

Hits: *3, last 5/18 vs. Alabama
Runs: *3, last 5/22/15 vs. Alabama
RBI: *4, last 5/18 vs. Alabama
Walks: 3, 5/10/14 at Florida
HRs: *1, last 3/31 at Kentucky
Strikeouts: *3, last 5/12 at Arkansas
Stolen Bases:  *1, last 4/22 at Georgia G2

COACH CORBIN QUOTE- We are fortunate to have Jason back in our program. He has been a huge part of our defensive success the past three years and will be leaned upon heavily going into the season. He possesses one of the best throwing arms that we have had here at that position. Very deliberate and intentional in his everyday investment as a player. From a student-athlete perspective, they’re very few who excel at the level he does academically and athletically.

2017 – Singled and scored in win over Clemson 6/5 at Clemson
Regional… Went 0-for-3 in loss at Clemson 6/4 at Clemson Regional… Drove in two runs in win vs. Clemson 6/3 at Clemson Regional with a pair of hits, RBIs in eight of last nine games… Singled and drove in a run in win vs. St. John’s 6/2 in Clemson Regional opener… Struck out twice in loss to South Carolina 5/23 at SEC Tournament… Tripled in a run in tie against Alabama 5/20… Drove in two runs in win over Alabama 5/19, three straight games with RBIs… Matched career-bests with three hits and four RBIs in victory vs. Alabama 5/18… Drove in two for the second time in three games, going 2-for-2 in win over Middle Tennessee 5/16… Singled in three at-bats in loss at Arkansas 5/14… Drove in two runs with a ninth-inning single in victory at Arkansas 5/13… Struck out three times in loss at Arkansas 5/12… Went 0-for-4 in loss at Louisville 5/9… Two singles and two RBIs
in win vs. Missouri 5/7… Singled and drove in the team’s lone run in loss to Missouri 5/6… Doubled twice in win vs. Missouri 5/5, four doubles in his last five games… Doubled and singled in four at-bats in win vs. Austin Peay 5/2… Singled twice and drove in a run in loss to Tennessee 4/29… Went 0-for-3 in win over Tennessee 4/28… Posted his second three-hit game in his last six with three knocks at Georgia 4/22 in second game of doubleheader reaching base five times and scoring two runs… Went 0-for-3 in loss at Georgia 4/22 in first game of doubleheader… Walked and went 0-for-3 in win at Georgia 4/21… Singled and scored in win at Middle Tennessee 4/18… Drove in three runs with two hits, including a double, in loss to Florida 4/15… Matched a career-best with three hits and scored both runs in win over Florida 4/14… Singled and scored in loss to Florida 4/13… Struck out twice in loss at South Carolina 4/8… Singled in 13 inning victory at South Carolina 4/7… Finished a home run shy of the cycle in win at South Carolina 4/6, driving in three runs and collecting his first career triple… Walked and went 0-for-4 at Kentucky 4/2… Went 0-for-3 in loss at Kentucky 4/1… Hit his second homer of the season off the left field foul pole in loss at Kentucky 3/31… Scored a run for the third straight game in win over Lipscomb 3/28, going 1-for-3 with one RBI… Knocked in a run with a single and a double against Texas A&M 3/26… Scored a run going 1-for-5 against Texas A&M 3/25… Singled in win over Texas A&M 3/24… Hit by two pitches and went 0-for-2 in loss at Ole Miss 3/19… Knocked in two runs with two, two-out RBI-singles in win at Ole Miss 3/18… Struck out twice and went 0-for-4 at Ole Miss 3/17… Scored a run and drew a walk for a seventh straight game in win over Saint Mary’s 3/12… Went 0-for-2 in loss to Saint Mary’s 3/12 in first game of doubleheader… Scored two runs for the third straight game in win over Saint Mary’s 3/10… Drove in two runs and scored two more in win over Central Arkansas 3/8, third straight game with RBI… Hit his first home run of the season with a three-run shot as part of a four-RBI game to match a career-best against Central Arkansas 3/7… Scored a run and drove in a run against CSUN 3/5… Walked and went 0-for-3 in loss to CSUN 3/4… Struck out twice with a single against CSUN 3/3… Singled and scored in win over SE Louisiana 3/1… Scored a run and went 0-for-2 in win over SE Louisiana 2/28… Led VU with three hits, including his fourth double in five games, in loss to UIC 2/26… Doubled for the third time in four games in win over UIC 2/25… Walked and went 0-for-3 in loss to UIC 2/24… Posted his third straight two-hit game with a pair of singles in win over Evansville 2/22… Doubled twice and scored a run in victory at San Diego 2/19… Picked up a pair of singles and drove in his first run of the year in win at San Diego 2/18… Started behind the plate in the season opener, going 0-for-3 at San Diego 2/16.

2016 – Started a career-high 42 games as a junior, hitting .248 with a career-best 31 RBI… Picked in the 11th round of MLB Draft by San Francisco joining teammate Bryan Reynolds as Giants’ 2016 draftees… Scored two runs and collected two hits in win at Florida 5/14, stealing his first base of the season… Drove in a run with clutch two-out, RBI-single in win at Tennessee 4/22… Doubled and drove in two runs in win over Central Arkansas 4/19… Hit his first home run of the season to break up scoreless game vs. Kentucky 4/16… Team-leading seventh sacrifice fly scored run in win at LSU 4/9… Doubled and scored in win over Belmont 3/29, driving in a run for the third time in four games… Drove in the winning run with a single in win at Missouri 3/26… Matched career-best with three hits and four RBI in win over Mississippi State 3/20, driving in two runs… Drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in win over Xavier 3/13, one RBI in all 11 starts… Picked up two hits for third time in four games in win over Xavier 3/11, RBI in all 10 starts… Knocked in two runs in win over Radford 3/9 to give him at least one RBI in all nine of his starts going 2-for-3 with a double… Started at DH for first time, going 1-for-4 in win vs. Radford 3/8… Doubled and knocked in two runs in win at Stanford 3/6, at least one RBI in first seven starts… Drove in a run for the sixth straight start in loss at Stanford 3/3 in first game of DH… Scored a run and threw out two would-be base stealers in win over San Diego 2/20… Matched a career-high with three hits, including two doubles, as the starting catcher in season opening win vs. San Diego 2/19… SUMMER BALL   Played in 15 games for Cotuit in Cape Cod League, hitting .191.

2015 – Equaled a career-high driving in four runs and matched his career-best with three hits in NCAA Regional championship win over Radford 6/1… Went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts in SEC Tournament win over Texas A&M 5/23… Matched career-highs with three hits, including two doubles, and three runs scored with a new career-best four RBI in win over Alabama 5/22 at SEC Tournament… Dropped down a sac bunt and went 0-for-2 in loss at Alabama 5/16… Went 0-for-3 in win at Louisville 5/12… Singled in loss to Florida 5/7 made an error with two passed balls in loss…Struck out twice and went 0-for-3 in loss at Kentucky 5/2… Picked up two hits with a double and a single at Belmont 4/28 as well as throwing out a pair of base runners… Drove in two runs with a double and went 2-for-3 with two runs scored against Missouri 4/25… Dropped down two sacrifice bunts and went 1-for-2 in win vs. MTSU 4/21… Went 0-for-4 in loss at South Carolina 4/17… Doubled in a run in loss to Ole Miss 4/11… Came off the bench to go 0-for-2 in loss to Ole Miss 4/10… Doubled and scored against Lipscomb 4/7… Drove in a run in win at Georgia 4/4 going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts… Hit his first career home run with a solo shot to left as part of a two-hit, two-RBI night vs. Wofford 3/31… Went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts vs. Tennessee 3/28… Singled in first win over Auburn 3/21 in doubleheader… Went 0-for-3 in win over Tennessee Tech 3/17… Came up with a clutch leadoff double in the bottom of the ninth, eventually scoring the winning run on a walk-off to finish sweep of Arkansas 3/15… Singled twice and scored two runs in win over Arkansas 3/14 in second game of DH… Came off the bench to catch the final four innings in comeback win over Arkansas 3/14 in first game of DH… Crossed the plate and drove in a run in win over Quinnipiac 3/10… Knocked in a run with a single in loss at USC 3/7… Came off the bench to catch the final three innings in win over Evansville 3/3… Drove in two runs with a double going 2-for-4 in win over Illinois State 3/1… Singled and scored in win over Illinois State 2/28… Drove in a career-high three runs in win over UT-Martin 2/24 going 2-for-4 with two runs scored… Went 0-for-3 in loss to Indiana State 2/21 in Port Charlotte, Fla…. Singled twice and drove in a run in his first start of the season against Santa Clara 2/14 in game two of doubleheader… Caught the final inning against Santa Clara 2/14 in game one of double dip.

2014 – Went 0-for-3 in loss to Virginia 6/24 in CWS Finals… Scored twice in CWS Finals win over Virginia 6/23… Struck out twice and went 0-for-3 in loss to Texas 6/20 in College World Series… Went 0-for-3 with a walk in his College World Series debut vs. UC Irvine… Walked twice and drove in a run vs. Stanford 6/8 in Super Regional victory driving in a run… Matched a career-high with three strikeouts vs. Stanford 6/6 in Super Regional going 1-for-5 with a run scored… Went 0-for-2 vs. Oregon 6/1 in NCAA Regional championship game… Equaled a career-best with three runs and went 1-for-2 in win over Xavier 5/30 in NCAA Regional… Walked and went 0-for-3 in SEC Tournament loss to Ole Miss 5/22… Went 0-for-2 vs. LSU 5/21… Walked and went 0-for-2 in win over Tennessee 5/20 at SEC Tournament… Struck out twice against South Carolina 5/17… Singled and caught all 10 innings of loss to South Carolina 5/15… Scored a career-high three runs after walking a career-best three times in win at Florida 5/10… Went 0-for-3 at Florida 5/8… Started behind the plate and went 0-for-1 vs. Louisville 5/6… Knocked in a run vs. Missouri 5/3 with a RBI-single to give him RBI in four of his past five games… Posted a career night at Missouri 5/2 going 3-for-4 with three runs scored, two doubles and one RBI with three hits setting a career-high… Scored two runs and stole his first base as a Commodore in win vs. Georgia 4/27… Singled twice and walked twice in win over Georgia 4/26 scoring a run and driving in a run… Doubled in a run and scored in win over Georgia 4/25… Went 0-for-3 at Arkansas 4/20… Singled and scored in loss at Arkansas 4/18… Entered defensively at third base in win over MTSU 4/15… Posted his second straight two-hit game in loss to Texas A&M 4/13… Matched career-best in win over Texas A&M 4/12 with two hits and two RBI… Went 0-for-3 with a career-high three strikeouts vs. Texas A&M 4/11… Scored two runs and drove in another going 0-for-1 in win over Indiana State 4/8… Came off the bench to go 1-for-2 with a RBI-double at Tennessee 4/5… Doubled twice and started behind the plate in win at Tennessee 4/4… Singled and scored a run in win over Kentucky 3/30… Caught the final three innings against Kentucky 3/29 going 0-for-1… Singled and started behind the dish against Kentucky 3/28… Went 0-for-4 at Mississippi State 3/23… Started behind the plate at Mississippi State 3/22 going 1-for-4… Doubled in a run in win over LSU 3/15 G2… Collected his first two-hit game of his career and first two RBI as a Commodore in win over Eastern Illinois 3/11, capped eight-run rally with two-run single… Went 0-for-4 in win vs. Stanford 3/2… Started behind the plate and doubled going 1-for-4 against Evansville 2/26… Caught two innings against WKU 2/25… Reached base four times in win over UIC 2/23 going 1-for-1 with a run, walk and two hit by pitches… Earned his first career start against Lipscomb 2/19 going 1-for-3 to collect his first hit as a Commodore, a single… Made his collegiate debut at Long Beach State 2/15 going 0-for-1 and catching two innings.

HIGH SCHOOL – Lettered four years for the Northview Titans… Named a first team All-Region player 2011-13… Named Northview Team MVP in 2013 and Offensive MVP in 2012… Won the Scholar Athlete Award 2010-13… Tabbed the Georgia Dugout Club Outstanding Season Award winner… High school teammates with Reggie McClain (Georgia) and Sean McLaughlin (Georgia)… Played summer ball for the East Cobb Yankees winning the CABA national championship and Connie Mack national championship.. 2013 CABA World Series MVP when his summer team won the CABA national championship.

ACADEMICS – Delay was named to the 2015 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll. Delay was also named to the 2013-2014 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll. Delay is majoring in Economics at Vanderbilt.

PERSONAL – Jason Thomas Delay… Born 3/7/95 in Plano, Texas… Son of Tim and Vicky… Has two siblings, Kelly and Julia… Mom is a breast cancer survivor… Favorites include Yadier Molina (baseball player), Atlanta Braves (baseball team), MLB The Show (video game), steak (meal), Ben Stiller (actor), Interstellar, School of Rock (movie), hummus (late night snack), beach (vacation spot)… Says Bradley Cooper would play him in a movie… Lists solving a Rubik’s Cube as his oddest talent… Roommates with Bryan Reynolds and Kyle Wright… Recipient of the John W. and Ann Johnson Athletic Scholarship… Chose Vanderbilt because he “loved every single thing about it.”