Hall of Fame
Jason Zeigler remains the career leader in wins at Alvernia with 32. He was the model of consistency chalking up eight wins in each of his four years. He is also one of five pitchers to have two shutouts in a year and one of three pitchers with three in his career. He is third in games started with 41, fourth in complete games with 11, second in innings pitched with 265, and third in strikeouts with 258.
Zeigler was named PAC Rookie of the Year in 2004. He was named Second Team All-PAC Pitcher twice and First Team pitcher once. He was also named First Team Designated Hitter in 2006.
Some of his highlights: Zeigler earned a complete game victory in a 6-5 win over perennial power TCNJ at Bear Stadium in Boyertown in the opening round of the 2005 Mid-Atlantic Regional. After allowing five runs through six innings, he shut down the Lions over the final three innings stranding the potential tying run at third base in the ninth. His eighth win of 2006 was another sweet victory as Alvernia opened the PAC Championships with a 14-7 win over arch nemesis Gwynedd-Mercy.
Immediately following his graduation from Alvernia in December of ’07, Zeigler accepted a position teaching Mathematics at Reading High. In 2016 he was promoted to Department Chair and assigned the role of Summer School Coordinator. He has also been an adjunct professor at Alvernia.
Zeigler still stays connected to baseball as a coach. He started his coaching career in the New York Collegiate Baseball League with the Hornell Dodgers. In 2008 he returned to Governor Mifflin as an assistant coach. In 2009 and 10 he was an assistant at Reading High and in 2011 was an assistant back here at Alvernia. For the last six years he has been the head coach of the varsity team at Reading. The Knights won the 2014 Berks County Championship with an 18-6 overall record and were ranked #1 in District 3 Quad A. That year Zeigler was named Coach of the Year.
