From catching to civil engineering, Tigers’ Santana analyzes it all
Senior and Zach Curlin Award winner ultimately wants to help people get clean water
University of Memphis catcher Jason Santana brings the mind of an engineer to his work behind the plate. The senior has lined up a civil engineering job in Nashville and hopes to someday help people get clean water. (Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith/University of Memphis Athletics)
Someday, Memphis Tigers senior catcher Jason Santana hopes to use his civil engineering skills to help people around the world get clean water. For now, though, he's trying to engineer the best ending to his last baseball season that he can.
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Daron Schoenrock Jason Santana Memphis Tigers baseballDon Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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