2008 Baseball Roster
Roster
Justin Pigott
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 186
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Picayune, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Picayune Memorial HS
CAREER:
Fifth-year senior lefty with a staff-high 50 career appearances and 21 starts to his credit ? Enters his final collegiate season with a 16-9 record, three saves and a 3.34 career earned run average and five complete games ? One of State’s three elected team captains for 2008 ? Four-time academic all-conference honoree and two-time SEC Good Works Team selection ? Also a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Leadership Team.
2007:
Took the hill for 17 pitching performances, including a staff-most 16 starts ? Compiled a 7-7 record with a 4.51 earned run average, leading MSU with 76 strikeouts and 113-2/3 innings pitched ? Averaged better than seven innings per start ? Recipient of the team’s Most Valuable Pitcher Award ? The "middle man" in MSU’s three-pitcher weekend rotation ? Registered a staff-high eight quality starts (6 or more IP/3 or fewer earned runs allowed) and pitched six innings or better in 15 of his 16 game-opening mound appearances ? Earned regular season non-conference wins over Murray State (Feb. 24) and at Baylor (Mar. 10) ? Scattered eight hits and allowed one unearned run in a dandy complete-game (nine innings) SEC road win at No. 3 Arkansas (Apr. 7), earning SEC Pitcher of the Week honors ? Also registered a six-inning complete-game and allowed one earned run in a 2-1 loss to Georgia in the opener of a doubleheader in Athens ? Matched a staff season-high with 11 strikeouts in an eight-inning start and win against Auburn (May 5) ? Fanned 10 over 7-1/3 innings in a no-decision game against Louisiana State ? Struck out nine and scattered eight hits over eight innings in a narrow 4-3 loss to NCAA Nashville Regional champion Michigan ? Pitched seven strong innings and combined with Aaron Weatherford for a three-hit shutout of No. 6 national seed Florida State (June 2) in the opening round of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional ? Allowed three Seminole hits (two singles, one double) and one walk and was selected the Tallahassee Regional Most Outstanding Player ? Backed that performance with a solid six-inning start and win against Clemson (June 9) in State’s 8-5 championship-clinching win the NCAA Starkville Super Regional ? Pitched 5-1/3 innings and took the loss in MSU’s NCAA College World Series opener against North Carolina in Omaha, Neb. ? Lone relief appearance was a one-inning mid-week stint against Mississippi in the Governor’s Cup game (Apr. 28) in Pearl, Miss. ? Compiled a 3-4 record with a 4.98 earned run average in nine SEC contests (65 innings pitched) ? Picked up league wins against Arkansas (Apr. 7), Auburn (May 5) and Alabama (May 18) ? MSU’s recipient of the 2007 SEC Good Works/Community Service Award ? Among 20 Bulldogs named to the 2007 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll.
2006:
Appeared in 19 games, drawing five late-season starts ? Compiled a 7-1 record with two saves and an SEC-leading 1.66 earned run average ? Became the 12th modern era MSU player to lead the SEC in ERA and the first since Hank Thoms in 1999 ? Opened the season with 20 scoreless innings in his first 12 games before allowing a run against Arkansas (Apr. 22) ? Allowed 12 earned runs in 65 innings ? Logged four wins and two saves working in relief ? Picked up a save in his season debut, working 2-2/3 innings of game-closing relief in a 3-1 win over Marist College (Feb. 26) ? Earned wins in relief at LSU (Mar. 26), at Alabama (May 2), at Memphis (Apr. 19) and against Arkansas (Apr. 22) ? Tossed four scoreless innings, struck out four and scattered three hits in his longest relief appearance of the year, a 4-2 win at Alabama (May 2) ? Moved to the starting rotation at South Carolina (Apr. 30) ? Scattered 13 Gamecock hits but held USC to three runs in 6-1/3 innings of a no-decision start ? Recorded a staff-leading three complete games over his final four starts ? Tossed a complete-game, 83-pitch three-hitter in his Dudy Noble Field debut as a starter against Florida (May 6) ? Was accorded SEC Pitcher of the Week honors on the strength of the 8-1 MSU win over the Gators ? Registered quality starts (6 or more IP/3 or less ER) in all five of his game-opening mound appearances ? Allowed three runs on six hits but took the loss in a strong eight-inning start at Kentucky (May 13) ? Registered his second complete-game of the year, allowing six hits over nine frames in an 11-1 win over Mississippi (May 19) ? Picked up his second save with 1-2/3 innings of relief work in a 5-4 win over UNC Asheville (June 3) at the NCAA Clemson Regional ? The following day pitched eight strong innings and recorded a career-high seven strikeouts in a 12-3 win over Elon (June 4), vaulting MSU into the tournament championship round ? Named to the NCAA Clemson Regional All-Tournament Team ? Limited opponents to .236 hitting and issued a mere four walks in 65 innings ? In three NCAA postseason games (18-1/3 innings pitched) compiled a 2-1 record with a 3.93 ERA ? Posted a 5-1 record in 10 SEC games (four starts), compiling a league-best 1.66 earned run average ? Among 21 Bulldogs named to the 2006 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll ? Also honored for his community service, representing Mississippi State on the 2006 SEC Baseball Good Works Team.
2005:
Took the hill for 14 relief appearances, compiling a 2-1 record with a save and a 2.59 earned run average over 31-1/3 innings ? Made his MSU debut with a 2-inning relief stint in MSU’s 16-6 win over Eastern Illinois (Feb. 26) ? Worked a season-longest 5.0 innings and registered a season-high five strikeouts in an impressive two-hit, shutout relief effort against Auburn (Apr. 9) ? Allowed one earned run in his first five appearances (12-1/3 innings) ? Pitched in nine SEC games (15-1/3 innings), compiling a 2-1 record and a 2.35 ERA ? Picked up a save with three innings of game-closing relief at South Alabama (Apr. 19) ? Tossed three innings of shutout, three-hit relief in a series-clinching 3-2 win against Kentucky (Apr. 24) to pick up his first career victory ? Blanked LSU (May 21) at Dudy Noble Field over two innings to nab his second win ? Charged with two runs on five hits over 2-2/3 innings in his lone loss at Georgia (Apr. 17) ? Worked 4-2/3 innings against host Miami in the NCAA Coral Gables Regional ? Named to the 2005 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll.
2004:
Sat out his rookie season as a freshman redshirt ? Named to the 2004 SEC Freshman Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Three-year regular on the pitching staff at Picayune’s Memorial High School ? Helped spark coach Kent Kirkland’s club to a 26-5 record, a runner-up finish for the state championship and a No. 13 final national ranking ? Compiled a 9-3 record with a 2.13 earned run average as a senior ? Led the Maroon Tide with 71-2/3 innings pitched, 96 strikeouts and nine wins ? Earned a berth on the Jackson Clarion-Ledger’s "Dandy Dozen" and tabbed for all-state honors by the Mississippi Association of Coaches and the Clarion-Ledger (second-team) ? Hit at a .376 clip and shared the team lead with 26 RBI ? Winning pitcher in the 2003 Mississippi High School 4A-5A All-Star Game ? As a junior compiled a 13-0 record with a save, a 1.60 ERA and 89 strikeouts ? Set the school single-season record for wins (13) and innings pitched (90) ? Accorded first-team all-state honors and chosen as the Biloxi Sun-Herald’s Gulf Coast Player of the Year after helping lead PMHS to a 35-3 record, the 2002 state title and a No. 4 national ranking ? Also starred as a sophomore with a 7-3 record and 3.77 ERA, earning second-team all-state plaudits for state runner-up Picayune ? Played summer league baseball with the Jackson 96ers and competed in the State Games of Mississippi in both 2001 and 2002 ? Salutatorian at PMHS ? Member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, and a four-time Superintendent’s Scholar ? An Eagle Scout and played trumpet four years in the Picayune marching band.
PERSONAL:
Born Justin Matthew Pigott on December 16, 1984 in Slidell, La. ? Son of John and Dot Pigott of Picayune, Miss. ? Majoring in agronomy (golf and sports turf management).
