Jason Janesko

Height:
5-11
Weight:
198
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Moosic, Pa.
High School:
IMG Academy
Major:
Public Health

2024: Appeared in six games … Logged at bats versus Rider (Feb. 16) and Columbia (March 15) … Scored a run in the season opener … Stole a base in the Rider series finale.

High School: Began his prep career at Riverside Jr./Sr. High School, playing for head coach Kason Gabbard, before transferring to IMG Academy for his senior campaign under head coach Dave Turgeon ... Helped IMG Academy to a 25-0 record and national title while hitting .371 ... Won a district championship and appeared in the state semifinals with Riverside in 2021 ... Named the region player of the year as a junior after batting .422 ... Garnered all-region recognition with a .522 average his sophomore campaign ... Rated the 20th-best prospect in the state of Pennsylvania and second-ranked catcher according to Perfect Game ... Assigned a Perfect Game Grade of nine (Potential top 10 round pick and/or highest level college prospect) ... Participated in the 2022 National Showcase ... Earned Perfect Game Preseason All-Atlantic Region Second-Team accolades in 2022 and 2023 while picking up honorable mention citations in 2020 and 2021 ... Part of a Northeast Pride National squad that won the 2021 17U Central Pennsylvania Elite Summer Championship ... Tabbed to the Showcase Top Prospect List/Team at the 2020 14U South Showcase and 2022 Western Pennsylvania Indoor Showcase ... Deemed to have top 60-yard dash time, pop time and catcher velo at the 2020 14U South Showcase while producing the top catcher velo at the 2018 14u Main Event Showcase and 2022 Western Pennsylvania Indoor Showcase ... Possessed the top exit velo at the 2022 Western Pennsylvania Indoor Showcase ... Named to the all-tournament team at the 2017 PG Super25 13U Northeast Fall Super Qualifier, 2018 PG Super25 13U Mid-Atlantic Regional, 2018 PG Super25 13U East Coast Super Qualifier, 2020 PG Super25 16U Northeast Fall Super Qualifier, 2021 WWBA Underclass World Championship and 2022 PG 17U National Elite Championship.

Personal: Full name is Jason Nicholas Janesko … Son of Richard and Christine Janesko … Has a brother named Joseph and a sister named Kelsey ... Two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll member (Fall 2023-Present) … Named to the 2023-24 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.