Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.
Jason Hastings
NAME: Jason Hastings
PARENTS: Jim and Cindy Hastings
SIBLINGS: Jeffrey Hastings, 16
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Science
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? Hang out with my friends, hunt, fish.
FAVORITE FOOD: Steak
FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: Eric Church
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Sportscenter
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A KID? Baseball
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? Play baseball at Arkansas Tech.
OTHER THAN YOUR PARENTS, WHO HAS HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE? Probably my grandpa because he just taught me how to be a good person; just influenced me.
FAVORITE THING ABOUT BASEBALL: The pregame butterflies. I like the feeling.
POSITION: Pitcher, right field
WHAT’S YOUR APPROACH AT THE PLATE? Depends; if we face a lefty that throws outside, I try to go late and hit it to right field but most of the time I just go early and try to pull it.
WHAT’S YOUR APPROACH ON THE MOUND? Be aggressive, get ahead early, make him hit my pitch.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SEASON SO FAR? At the beginning, it started off good then we kind of got down a couple of games then I think we turned the corner and started picking it back up again.
WHAT’S BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT TO THE SEASON SO FAR? Probably going undefeated in Florida again, two years in a row.
WHAT’S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE REST OF THE SEASON? Play together, keep the intensity up, get timely hits.
TALK ABOUT YOUR GAME: WHAT DO YOU FEEL MOST CONFIDENT IN YOUR ABILITY TO DO? Pitch.
WHAT DO YOU WORK HARDEST TO IMPROVE ON IN PRACTICE? Hitting line drives, not being too picky, being aggressive at the plate.
AFTER YOU’RE THROUGH PLAYING BASEBALL AT BHS, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL REMEMBER MOST FONDLY ABOUT IT? Probably the two State championships we’ve won and all the hard practices we went through to accomplish our goal of winning a State championship.
