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Jersey Number 28
Matt Lea
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 216
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Collierville, TN
- High School/Previous School:
- Houston HS
Bio
CAREER:
Impressive right-hander from the Memphis area who is expected to miss the 2007 season rehabilitating an injured arm ... Earned freshman All-American honors after impressively launching his collegiate career with a five-win rookie season.
Named to Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team compiled by Collegiate Baseball newspaper ... Compiled a 5-1 record with a 2.01 earned run average in seven mound appearances, all as a midweek starter ... Held opponents to .206 hitting, best mark on the MSU pitching staff ... Registered 26 strikeouts in 40-1/3 innings ... Picked up wins in his first five starts ... Made his collegiate debut with with a five-inning, five-strikeout stint against Louisiana-Monroe (Mar. 8) ... Followed that with five consecutive quality starts (6 or more IP/3 or less earned runs allowed) ... Also registered wins at Jacksonville State (Mar. 15), against UAB, Birmingham-Southern and Louisiana-Monroe (Apr. 5) ... Turned in a season-best performance but absorbed his lone loss of the season in a 1-0 decision against Mississippi (Apr. 11) in the Mayor's Trophy Game in Jackson, Miss. ... In a season-longest eight innings allowed one UM run on four hits with three walks and a season-high six strikeouts ... Saw his season end with an arm injury in the third inning of a Wednesday night start at Memphis (Apr. 18) ... Averaged nearly six innings per appearance and allowed two earned runs over his last four starts (0.77 ERA) ... Among seven Diamond Dogs named to the 2006 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
Posted a 7-2 senior season record with a 2.55 record in 2005 at Houston High School ... Struck out 65 batters in 66.0 innings pitched with five complete games and two shutouts, helping spark coach by Lane McCarter's Mustangs to a 36-8 record and the 2005 Tennessee Class 3A state championship ... Hails from the same Memphis area prep program that produced current Bulldog pitcher John Lalor and former MSU outfielder Jon Mungle ... Also played in the Mustang infield, hitting at a .366 clip with three home runs and 26 RBI ... Named to the Memphis Commercial Appeal's 2005 All-Metro Team and a finalist for the CA's "Best of the Preps" baseball award ... Sat out his junior campaign at HHS after transferring from Evangelical Christian School, where he was a Commercial Appeal All-Metro Team pick as a sophomore ... Enjoyed a successful season of summer league baseball in 2004 with Dulin's Dodgers ... Hit .263 and posting a 4-0 record with an 0.82 earned run average ... Participated in the East Coast Pro Showcase in WIlmington, N.C., and the 2004 AFLAC All-American High School Classic in Aberdeen, Md. ... Also lettered two seasons in basketball at Evangelical Christian School ... National Honor Society and Beta Club member.
Born Matthew Craig Lea on January 29, 1986 in Memphis, Tenn. ... Son of Charlie and Louise Lea ... Father starred at the University of Memphis and later pitched seven seasons in the Major Leagues ... Majoring in general business administration.
Impressive right-hander from the Memphis area who is expected to miss the 2007 season rehabilitating an injured arm ... Earned freshman All-American honors after impressively launching his collegiate career with a five-win rookie season.
2006:
Named to Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team compiled by Collegiate Baseball newspaper ... Compiled a 5-1 record with a 2.01 earned run average in seven mound appearances, all as a midweek starter ... Held opponents to .206 hitting, best mark on the MSU pitching staff ... Registered 26 strikeouts in 40-1/3 innings ... Picked up wins in his first five starts ... Made his collegiate debut with with a five-inning, five-strikeout stint against Louisiana-Monroe (Mar. 8) ... Followed that with five consecutive quality starts (6 or more IP/3 or less earned runs allowed) ... Also registered wins at Jacksonville State (Mar. 15), against UAB, Birmingham-Southern and Louisiana-Monroe (Apr. 5) ... Turned in a season-best performance but absorbed his lone loss of the season in a 1-0 decision against Mississippi (Apr. 11) in the Mayor's Trophy Game in Jackson, Miss. ... In a season-longest eight innings allowed one UM run on four hits with three walks and a season-high six strikeouts ... Saw his season end with an arm injury in the third inning of a Wednesday night start at Memphis (Apr. 18) ... Averaged nearly six innings per appearance and allowed two earned runs over his last four starts (0.77 ERA) ... Among seven Diamond Dogs named to the 2006 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Posted a 7-2 senior season record with a 2.55 record in 2005 at Houston High School ... Struck out 65 batters in 66.0 innings pitched with five complete games and two shutouts, helping spark coach by Lane McCarter's Mustangs to a 36-8 record and the 2005 Tennessee Class 3A state championship ... Hails from the same Memphis area prep program that produced current Bulldog pitcher John Lalor and former MSU outfielder Jon Mungle ... Also played in the Mustang infield, hitting at a .366 clip with three home runs and 26 RBI ... Named to the Memphis Commercial Appeal's 2005 All-Metro Team and a finalist for the CA's "Best of the Preps" baseball award ... Sat out his junior campaign at HHS after transferring from Evangelical Christian School, where he was a Commercial Appeal All-Metro Team pick as a sophomore ... Enjoyed a successful season of summer league baseball in 2004 with Dulin's Dodgers ... Hit .263 and posting a 4-0 record with an 0.82 earned run average ... Participated in the East Coast Pro Showcase in WIlmington, N.C., and the 2004 AFLAC All-American High School Classic in Aberdeen, Md. ... Also lettered two seasons in basketball at Evangelical Christian School ... National Honor Society and Beta Club member.
PERSONAL:
Born Matthew Craig Lea on January 29, 1986 in Memphis, Tenn. ... Son of Charlie and Louise Lea ... Father starred at the University of Memphis and later pitched seven seasons in the Major Leagues ... Majoring in general business administration.
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