2008 Baseball Roster
Roster
John Lalor
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 239
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Germantown, TN
- High School/Previous School:
- Houston HS
CAREER:
Veteran senior right-hander from the talent-rich Memphis area and one of the team’s three captains for 2008 ? Has compiled a 10-4 record with a 4.73 earned run average in 41 career appearances, 15 as a starter ? Has registered 129 strikeouts in 133-1/3 innings pitched ? At 6-7 one of the all-time tallest players in Mississippi State baseball history.
2007:
Made 21 relief appearances used primarily in a setup role as a junior ? Compiled a 3-1 record with three saves and a 4.17 earned run average ? Led MSU’s bullpen with 54 strikeouts in 49-2/3 innings of relief ? Picked up wins in relief stints against Jacksonville State (Mar. 7), Memphis (Mar. 28) and against Clemson (June 8) in the NCAA Starkville Super Regional ? Lone loss came in a 3-2 extra-inning setback at Austin Peay (May 8) ? Earned saves in the series opener at Florida (Mar. 16), against Southern Miss (Apr. 24) and at Georgia (May 11) ? Fanned a season-high six batters in MSU’s 11-2 win against USM ? Allowed two hits and fanned four in four innings of scoreless relief against Georgia ? Delivered a season-longest 4-2/3 innings of scoreless two-hit relief in a no-decision appearance against Alabama (May 17) ? Fanned two and picked off a base runner to open a solid three-inning, three-strikeout relief appearance against Clemson to pick up a win in the opening round of the Starkville Super Regional ? Notched two saves and a 3.72 ERA in seven SEC relief appearances (19-1/3 innings) ? Joined 19 other Baseball Bulldogs on the 2007 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll.
2006:
Appeared in 12 games and drew nine starts, second-most on the MSU staff ? Compiled a 2-3 record and a 6.46 earned run average over 47-1/3 innings ? Opened the campaign as MSU’s Sunday starter and earned wins in his first two outings, both quality starts (6 IP or more/3 ER or less) ? Established career-highs with 11 strikeouts and 6-2/3 innings pitched in MSU’s 4-2 opening weekend win over Marist College (Feb. 26) ? Tied with Brooks Dunn for most strikeouts in a game by a Bulldog pitcher in 2006 ? Followed up his winning season debut performance with a solid six-inning start and win against Arkansas State (Mar. 5) ? Tagged with his first career loss against Georgia (Apr. 9) ? Notched a third quality start in a loss at Auburn (Apr. 16) ? Also charged with a loss against Arkansas (Apr. 23), his fifth SEC start of the year ? Made brief relief appearances against UAB, at Southern Miss and at Kentucky ? Finished with an 0-3 record and 8.39 ERA against league opponents ? Among a school-record and SEC-leading 21 Diamond Dogs named to the 2006 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll.
2005:
Appeared in eight games and drew six starts as a freshman ? Posted a 5-0 record with a 3.22 earned run average with 35 strikeouts and four walks issued in 36-1/3 innings of mound duty ? Made his collegiate debut and earned his first career win against Jackson State (Mar. 9), retiring all nine batters faced ? eight via strikeout ? Earned his second win with a solid 4-1/3 inning relief appearance against New Orleans (Mar. 22) ? Drew midweek starts in his final five appearances, notching wins over Louisiana-Monroe (Apr. 12), Birmingham-Southern (May 9) and UT-Martin (May 17) ? Worked a career-longest 6.0 innings in a no-decision start against Southern Miss (Apr. 26) and again against UT-Martin in his final 2005 appearance ? Did not see duty in conference play or in postseason competition ? Named to the Cape Cod Summer League All-Star team and ranked second in the league with a 1.16 ERA.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Three-year regular as a pitcher at Houston High School playing for coach Lane McCarter ? Compiled a 5-4 record with a 2.67 earned run average ? Earned all-metro honors as a senior and was named to the Commercial Appeal’s "Best of the Preps" high school baseball listing for the Memphis area ? Recorded 59 strikeouts in 63.0 innings pitched ? Also competed in summer league baseball with Dulin’s Dodgers in 2004, compiling a 7-2 record with a 1.19 ERA ? Averaged better than a strikeout per inning and compiled a 2.69 ERA in helping lead the HHS Mustangs to a 32-8 mark in 2003 ? Finished his junior year ranked 143rd among the nation’s top prep prospects by Baseball America/Perfect Game USA ? Earned all-tournament team honors pitching for Dulin’s Dodgers in the 2003 B.E.S.T. Baseball World Championship Tournament held in Southaven, Miss. ? Compiled a 2.28 ERA as a sophomore.
PERSONAL:
Born John Ryan Lalor on June 7, 1985 in Jackson, Miss. ? Son of Owen and Jean Lalor, who in the past year moved to Ridgeland, Miss. ? Younger brother of former South Carolina pitcher Conor Lalor ? Majoring in general business administration.
