TITANS `08: Made 31 appearances for the Titans,
primarily out of the bullpen Made a pair of midweek starts
on Mar. 11 versus San Diego and Mar. 18 at Pepperdine His
longest outing of the year came on Mar. 7 against Southern Miss
when he tossed 5.2 innings of two-hit, shutout relief while
striking out six to earn his first career win Also struck
out a season high six batters on Mar. 28 vs. UC Riverside as he
hurled three shutout innings in the Titans 16-inning, 7-6 win
Struck out his older brother, Sean, a pinch-hitter for LMU
on Apr. 1, in their only career meeting, en route to striking out
the side in one inning of work Had five consecutive outings
without surrendering a run from Mar. 28 to Apr. 5, tossing 5.1
innings, allowing just two hits and striking out 11 without issuing
a walk
LA MIRADA HS: Was a four-year letterman for
Head Coach Kim Brooks at La Mirada High School Helped the
Matadores win four consecutive Suburban League Championships and
reach the CIF Southern Section quarterfinals, semifinals and finals
in three of his four seasons Was a three-time All-CIF
first-teamer (2005-2007), earning the Suburban League's Most
Valuable Player Award in 2005, and Most Valuable Pitcher Award in
2006 and 2007 Was a combined 24-5 with three saves and 242
strikeouts over his last three seasons Also played outfield
for the Mats when he was not pitching.
PERSONAL: Born on November 12, 1988, in
Torrance, Calif. Mom is Amie Dovel, his father, Thomas, is
deceased Full name is Jason Thomas Dovel Nickname is
JD Has one older brother, Sean, a former catcher at Loyola
Marymount Majoring in business Models game after
Detroit's Dontrelle Willis Superstition is jumping over the
foul line Favorites include: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
(team), Chris Farley and Will Smith (actors), Rush Hour 2, Malibu's
Most Wanted, Bad Boys 2 (Movies), The Bible (book), TQ, Komo,
Thrice, Saosin (musical artists), going to the beach (hobby),
myspace.com, youtube.com, facebook.com (websites).
DOVEL'S CAREER HIGHS
Innings Pitched - 5.2, Mar. 7, 2008 vs. Southern Miss
Strikeouts - 6 (2 times), Last on Mar. 28, 2008 vs. UC
Riverside
Hits Allowed - 3 (7 times), Last on June 7, 2008 vs.
Stanford
Runs Allowed - 6, Mar. 18, 2008 at Pepperdine
Earned Runs Allowed - 6, Mar. 18, 2008 at Pepperdine
Walks Allowed - 3 (2 times), Last on Apr. 22, 2008 vs. Arizona
State