Jason Kershner, P

B-T: L-L

HT: 6-2

WT: 190

BORN: December 19, 1976, Scottsdale, AZ

RESIDES: Scottsdale

HOW OBTAINED: Signed by Phillies as a minor league free agent; Originally drafted by Philadelphia in the 12th round ('95)

2007: Spent the season with Class AAA Louisville ... made 39 appearances including 3 starts ... Finished 5-4, 1 SV, 4.00 ERA, 42 SO in 63.0 IP ... gave up just 2 ER in his first 10 appearances ... Was 5-0 in night games including all 3 of his starts ... 2006: Made 23 relief appearances for the Brewers Class AAA affiliate in Nashville ... made his last appearance of the season on 6/15 vs Omaha ... was released by the Brewers on 6/20...on 12/19 was signed by the Reds to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League spring training camp ... 2005: Spent the season in Class AAA with the Red Sox affiliate in Pawtucket and the Padres affiliate in Portland ... overall went 5-4, 3.76 with 3 saves in 61 relief appearances...on 5/19 was traded to the Padres for cash ... 2004: Split the season between the Blue Jays and Class AAA Syracuse ... began the season in TOR and posted a 6.04 ERA in 2 starts and 22 relief appearances before he was designated for assignment on 6/22 ... was outrighted to Syracuse 2 days later and spent the rest of the season there ... for the Jays posted a 7.94 ERA in 8 appearances in April and a 1.17 ERA in 11g in May, including 7 consecutive scoreless appearances (5.2 IP) ... made his first minor league appearance of the season on 6/27 at Indianapolis and threw a perfect ninth inning (2k) for his first save...made his last Major League appearance of the season on 6/16 at SF (1 IP, 1 H, 1 SO) ... 2003: Spent most of the season in TOR, where he went 3-3, 3.17 in 40 relief appearances...American League opponents hit just .217, including .178 by LH batters ... began the season at Class AAA Syracuse and made 4 appearances there before he was recalled on 4/19 ... for TOR posted a 10.80 ERA in 5 appearances before he returned to the minors on 5/5...was promoted again on 6/30 and spent the rest of the season with the Blue Jays ... in his second stint in TOR posted a 2.39 ERA in 35 appearances, including a 1.89 ERA over 14 appearances in July ... from 4/29-7/19 did not allow a run in 12.1 innings, the longest scoreless innings streak by a Blue Jays reliever all season ... on 7/11 vs NYY didn’t allow a run in a career-high 4.2 innings (1 H) ... on 9/3 vs NYY threw 2.0 scoreless to earned his first career victory in 5 decisions ... also earned wins in 2 of his last 3 appearances, on 9/16 at Det and 9/23 vs TB ... 2002: Began the season with Class AAA Portland of the Pacific Coast League ... Made his major league debut with San Diego on 7/25 vs. AZ ... Appeared in 15 games with San Diego ... Claimed off waivers by Toronto on 8/30 ... Appeared in 10 games for TOR ... 2001: R-Phils opening Day starter ... Struck out 13 in his first 12 IP without a walk ... Started the season with 15 consecutive innings in which he did not walk a batter ... Went at least seven innings in five of six starts 4/21-5/17 and six innings in the other ... Sent to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA) June 16 ... Pitched in 5 games for the Red Barons all out of the pen: 0-1, 4.66 ERA, 9.2 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO ... Returned to Reading 7/16 to pitch out of the bullpen ... Picked up a win in his first night back in Reading in relief ... Entered the game in the 5^th inning with runners on second and third and nobody out .. Got out of that jam and allowed just one hit in three scoreless innings for the win ... Sent back to Scranton 9/1 and returned to Reading for post-season as 5^th starter and did not get to pitch (series ended in 4 G) ... 2000: Began season in Reading bullpen ... Outrighted to Clearwater 5/9 and made 2 appearances before returning to Reading on 5/19 ... Played winter ball for Ponce ... 1999: Played at Reading ... led team in saves with ... Ranked 2nd in Eastern League in appearances ... Held left-handed hitters to a .197 avg ... Recorded a save in three consecutive games, 9/1-9/4 ... Played for Peoria Javalinas in the Arizona Fall League ... 1998: Spent the season with Clearwater (A) ... Appeared in 41 games with 8 starts ... Compiled a 3-3 record, 3 SV, 4.01 ERA, 25 BB and 65 SO in 94.1 IP ... 1997: Spent more than a month on the DL with an inflamed elbow (5/28-7/3) ... Appeared in 22 games (16 starts) for Clearwater and compiled a 5-10 record, 1 SV, 3.90 ERA ... 1996: Led Piedmont (A) in wins ... Tied for 1st in the South Atlantic League in starts (28) ... 1995: Made 13 starts for Martinsville (R) ... Struck out 64 hitters in 63.0 innings.

PERSONAL: 1995 graduate of Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Arizona ... played high school baseball with NFL safety Mike Brown ... travels to a different NFL stadium every off-season.

CAREER STATISTICS: * Tied for league lead