Jason Eller Position: Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator

In 2011, Jason Eller completed his ninth season on the staff at the University of Georgia including his fifth as an assistant coach/recruiting coordinator.

A native of Marietta, Ga., he has helped Georgia to three College World Series (CWS) appearances since 2004. Also, he has set a new standard in Bulldog recruiting with 37 members getting selected in the past five Major League Baseball (MLB) drafts. A record 11 signees were selected in the 2011 MLB draft. Georgia's 2011 recruiting class has been ranked as high as No. 2 nationally by Perfect Game USA.

A then record eight signees were drafted in 2007 and 2008 while six were selected in 2009 and four in 2010. In the 2007 MLB draft, the eight selections were highlighted by first round pick Ben Revere who opted to turn professional and five others going in the first 18 rounds. Ultimately, four of those Bulldogs made it to Athens. In 2008, Georgia had eight more members of its recruiting class selected by Major League clubs. Also, the 2008 class featured six members among Baseball America's Top 100 High School Prospects, which tied for the most by any school during the early signing period. In 2009, four of the six signees that were drafted decided to come to UGA.

Eller helped Georgia hitters set a school record and SEC-best 109 home runs in 2009 as the Bulldogs made their second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament. It was the first time Georgia made back-to-back trips to the NCAA postseason since 2001-02. Georgia's 2008 recruiting class was ranked fifth nationally by Collegiate Baseball, and the group combined to start 226 games for Georgia in 2009.

Eller helped guide the SEC Champion Bulldogs to within a victory of the 2008 national championship. Georgia captured another NCAA Athens Regional and Super Regional, and then the Bulldogs reached the CWS Finals. Georgia earned a consensus final national ranking of number two, marking the second best finish in school history.

Eller's duties on the field have varied from working with the outfielders and hitters to assisting head coach David Perno with the pitching in 2011. The 2011 Bulldogs went 33-32 playing the nation's toughest rated schedule and culminated their season by advancing to the final of the NCAA Corvallis (Ore.) Regional. The pitching staff lowered its ERA by an impressive 3.61 runs a game, finishing the year at 4.90, an impressive feat considering the Bulldogs played 37 games against ranked opponents.

He has served as a first base coach and third base coach in his Bulldog career. In 2003, Eller joined the Bulldog staff as a volunteer coach and was promoted to a full-time assistant in August of 2006.