2012-13 Baseball
Roster
Jason Kanzler
- Height:
- 6-null
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Penfield, NY
- High School:
- Penfield
2012: Exploded on to the national scene as ajunior, posting career numbers both in the regular season andduring summer league play... named to the All-MAC secondteam... was named the MAC East Player of theWeek for two straight weeks (5/14, 5/21)... batted .345and slugged .556 with 13 doubles, five triples, and eight homeruns... drove in 40 runs... one of only three players on the teamto start in 55 games or more... ranked ninth in the MAC in battingaverage, runs scored, and hits, fifth in slugging percentage andhome runs, eighth in stolen bases, and tied for first in triples...stole 17 bases in 21 attempts... finished the season on a14-game hit streak, the longest on the team and the thirdlongest in the program since 2007... despite finishing third on theteam in putouts, he posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage,earning him a spot on the nine-member ABCA''s Rawlings GoldGlove Award team... recorded 24 multi-hit games and ninemulti-RBI games... in the single-season record book, he sits thirdin hits (77), total bases (124), and at bats (223), seventh intriples, and ninth in home runs and stolen bases... came just adouble shy of a cycle, knocked in four RBI and stole two bases in awin over UMBC (3/14)... drove in a season-high five runs to helpthe team to a 6-2 win over Toledo (5/6)... set aprogram record with six hits against Eastern Michigan,also tying a modern-day program record with three stolen bases inthe game (5/11)... hit a two-run home run to help beat BowlingGreen 8-5, sealing the team’s first-ever trip to the MACtournament (5/19)... in Summer league action, Kanzler helped theEdenton (NC) Steamers of the Coastal Plains League to the topoverall seed in the playoffs, was a CPL All-Starhonoree, and a participant in the league''s home run derby... alsoreceived the CPL Hitter of the Week award...batted .305 with eight home runs, 31 runs batted in, and 21 stolenbases over the summer season.
2011: Served as one of the team’s topspeed threats, leading the team in triples (3) and stolen bases(11)... appeared in 38 games, starting in 35... came just a homerun shy of a cycle as he went 4-4 with a double, triple, three RBI,a walk and a stolen base against New Mexico (2/27)... led the teamto a 18-7 win over Delaware State with a double and a home run,driving in five runs (3/4)... went 1-3 with two walks and twostolen bases against NC Central (3/18)... had two doubles and awalk against Ohio (5/6)... hit two more doubles and drove in tworuns in a 3-2 win over Le Moyne (5/9)... had eight multi-hit gamesand three games with two or more runs batted in.
2010: Appeared in 10 games and made onestart.
High School: Three-year letterwinner, servingas captain for one season at Penfield for head coach MikeSinnot... played outfield and pitcher... in his senior year,named Team MVP, first-team All-County, third-teamAll-State and first-team All-Greater Rochester... also namedAll-County Honorable Mention as a junior.
Personal: Full name is Jason Robert Kanzler...born August 20, 1990... son of Thomas and Jeri Kanzler... hasa brother, Matthew... hobbies include spending time withfriends and listening to music... favorite athlete is BillyWagner... favorite music is rock... volunteers at the SpecialOlympics... greatest athletic influence is his Poppy... wouldlike to break the UB record for most steals and bunts... dreamis to win a MAC title... majoring in biomedical sciences.
