2016 Fall Dragon

ATHLETICS
CONTINUED
Jason Maas ’81
Inducted into
Castro Valley
Sports Hall of
Fame
Jason Maas ’81. Contributed photo.
When it came to baseball, Jason Maas ’81 was a bit of
a late bloomer.
“People wouldn’t have looked at me in high school
and said ‘this kid is going to get drafted,’” Maas said.
When Maas got to college, however, things began to
click – in a big way.
In 1984, as a junior at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Maas
led the nation in triples (11), and was an All-West
Region selection and an All-American. He still holds
the Cal Poly SLO record for career triples (18) and
ranks second in stolen bases for the 1985 season (32
stolen bases) behind Ozzie Smith. “I had little power,
but plenty of speed,” Maas said.
As a senior, Maas was drafted in the 10th round of
the 1985 Major League Baseball draft by the New
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