Jason Dean Lane (born December 22, 1976 in Santa Rosa, California) is a player in Major League Baseball. He is a member of the Houston Astros. He was drafted out of the sixth round in 1999. Lane graduated from El Molino High School in Forestville, California in 1995. Austin Kearns, an outfielder, catches a fly ball. ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... In baseball statistics, games played (denoted by G) indicates the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity). ... In Major League Baseball history, Ty Cobb had a record 4,191 hits by 1928; Pete Rose would surpass it 57 years later, and finish with 4,256 career hits. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Santa Rosa is the Spanish name for Saint Rose. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. ... Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 24, 25, 32, 33, 34, 40, 42, 49 Name Houston Astros (1965–present) Houston Colt . ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Forestville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, United States. ...

College career

First attended Santa Rosa Juinor College where he was selected as the 1997 California Junior College Northern California Player of the Year and Bay Valley Conference MVP before Transferring to University of Southern California. At Southern California Lane earned All-America honors during his senior season (1999) at USC...pitched 2.2 innings in the 1998 College World Series championship game to pick up the win and help USC to its 12th NCAA baseball championship, topping Arizona State 21-14...also served as the DH in the game, going 3x6 with a ninth inning grand slam...set a CWS record with 15 hits overall, and led the tournament with a .517 average...Astros teammate Morgan Ensberg was his teammate on the national championship squad. The Trojan Shrine, better known as Tommy Trojan in June 2006. ...

Professional career

The Astros believed Lane’s future was at the plate rather than on the mound, so he began his professional career as a first baseman. He was later moved to the outfield because of Jeff Bagwell, who plays first base. The position of the first baseman First base redirects here. ... The outfield is a sporting term used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield. ... Jeffrey Robert Bagwell (born May 27, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman, who spent his entire major league baseball career with the Houston Astros. ...

In 2005, while hitting 26 home runs, he led the major leagues in fly ball percentage (51.3%).[1]

On July 12, 2006, Lane was optioned to Triple-A Astros affiliate Round Rock after Houston acquired utility slugger Aubrey Huff. In August, Lane was called back to the majors, and on August 29, 2006 he hit a pinch hit grand slam off Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Dan Kolb in the 8th inning. Class-Level Triple-A (2005-Present) Double-A (2000-2004) Minor League affiliations Pacific Coast League (2005-Present) American Conference - South Division Texas League (2000-2004) Major League affiliation Houston Astros (2000-Present) Current uniform Name Round Rock Express (2000-Present) Ballpark Dell Diamond All Sports Stadium Minor League titles... Aubrey Lewis Huff (born December 20, 1976 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a Major League Baseball player for the Houston Astros. ... In the sport of baseball, a grand slam is a home run hit with all the bases occupied, thereby scoring 4 runs - the most possible on a single play. ... Major league affiliations National League (1998–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 4, 19, 34, 42, 44 Name Milwaukee Brewers (1970–present) Seattle Pilots (1969) Ballpark Miller Park (2001–present) County Stadium (1970-2000) Sicks Stadium (Seattle) (1969) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None... Atlanta Braves pitcher. ...

Lane finished the 2006 season with 15 home runs, although he hit just .201 over 112 games.

He currently plays for the Round Rock Express, the Astros AAA affiliate. Class-Level Triple-A (2005-Present) Double-A (2000-2004) Minor League affiliations Pacific Coast League (2005-Present) American Conference - South Division Texas League (2000-2004) Major League affiliation Houston Astros (2000-Present) Current uniform Name Round Rock Express (2000-Present) Ballpark Dell Diamond All Sports Stadium Minor League titles...

Trivia

When asked after Game 4 of the 2005 National League Division Series (an 18-inning game) who would pitch if Roger Clemens had begun to tire, Astros manager Phil Garner stated that he would have had Lane pitch for the victory with Clemens taking his place in the outfield. William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962, in Dayton, Ohio), nicknamed The Rocket, is a starting pitcher for the New York Yankees, and is one of the preeminent Major League baseball pitchers of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. ... Philip Mason Garner (born April 30, 1949, in Jefferson City, Tennessee) is a former infielder in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Francisco Giants from 1973 to 1988. ...

Lane hit the last home-run and made the last out at Busch Memorial Stadium. Busch Memorial Stadium, or Busch Stadium (also referred to as Busch Stadium II) was the home of the St. ...

External link

• Baseball-Reference.com - Major league career statistics
• thebaseballcube.com - Player statistics (including minor leagues, spring training)