Georgia Southern University Athletics

Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll 2024-2025

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2025): Finished his first full collegiate season with a 7.38 ERA across 42.2 innings ... Made a third-most 17 appearances on the year with five starts ... Finished with a 31/18 K/BB ration while allowing 35 earned runs on the year ... In his first collegiate appearance, threw three innings of scoreless ball against Western Carolina on 2/14 with three strikeouts on Opening Day ... Punched out a career high six batters against Campbell on 2/28 ... His next appearance on the mound would be his longest of the season, going six innings against Brown on 3/8, only giving up one run while striking out five.

PREP: Spent one season at TCU his freshman, but did not play due to injury ... Five-year letter winner at Pinewood Christian Academy for coach Brett Lewis ... Rated as the no. 28 RHP in Georgia ... Named All-Region amd All-State from 2021-2023 ... Collected five wins and 77 strikeouts with a 1.43 ERA on the mound his senior season ... Holds his high school record for strikeouts and ERA ... Won a State Championship in 2021 with the Patriots ... Also played two years of basketball and cross country ... Graduated as a NAtional Honors Society member, BETA Club member, and a part of the 1160 club. 

PERSONAL: Born Jax Alan Lewis on October 15th, 2004 in Statesboro, Ga. ...Is the son of Tisha and Brett Lewis ... Has one sister, Handley Kate, and one brother, Maddux ... Both parents and uncle, Ryan Lewis, are Georgia Southern graduates ... Father, Brett, was a pitcher for Georgia Southern and was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 29th Round of the 2002 MLB Draft ... Great grandfather, William Handley, was a pitcher for the then New York Giants ... Cousin, Eric Handley, is a goalkeeper at NC State.

MAJOR: Undecided