No. 37 Jeff Lacher
Right-handed Pitcher * 6-0 * 210 * R-R * Senior * 3L * Hattiesburg, Miss. (Hattiesburg HS)2004
Fifth-year senior pitcher and team co-captain with fellow seniorSteve Gendron ? veteran Bulldog hurler who enters his final campaign with a10-2 record and 3.87 ERA in 34 appearances (16 starts) ? Another .strikethrower. with solid command of his pitches ? Worked his way into MSU.sstarting weekend rotation and is poised to build on his junior seasonsuccess ? Mature pitcher who has earned a leadership role on the club ? Oneof 18 Mississippians on the club ? Former Hattiesburg High School teammateof MSU catcher Craig Tatum.
2003
Appeared in 15 games, drawing 11 starts in his junior season ?Notched a 6-0 record and a 3.61 earned run average, earning wins in hisfirst four starts ? Opened the year with one-inning relief stints againstEast Tennessee State (Mar. 2) and Louisiana Tech (Mar. 5) before drawing hisfirst start at New Orleans (Mar. 12) ? Struck out six and came within threeouts of a complete-game performance, earning his first win against thePrivateers ? Also started a earned wins at Memphis (Mar. 18), againstMorehead State (Mar. 25) and UAB (Apr. 1) ? Earned his fifth win with a6.0-inning, five-strikeout effort against his hometown team, Southern Miss(Apr. 22) ? Recorded a 1-0 record and a 2.12 ERA in four appearances (twostarts) against SEC foes ? Worked 7.0 strong innings but did not get adecision in his first SEC start at Georgia (May 11), a 15-inning 9-8 UGA win? Rebounded the next Sunday for a series-clinching win against Alabama (May18) ? Scattered five hits and allowed one UA run in 7.2 innings ? Drew thestart in MSU.s third game of the SEC Tournament, allowing one run in a4.2-inning, no-decision start against Mississippi (May 24) ? Also drew ano-decision start in MSU.s NCAA Starkville Regional win over Missouri (May31).
2002
Made 16 mound appearances as a sophomore, posting a 2-2 record with a 5.03 earned run average * Registered 31 strikeouts in 34 innings * Drew starts at Louisiana Tech (Feb. 26), against Jackson State (Mar. 6) and at UAB (May 14) * Earned his first win with 2.0 innings of scoreless relief work against Mississippi Valley State (May 8) * Also notched a win and a career-best late-season performance at UAB, registering nine strikeouts and working eight innings in MSU's 6-1 victory over the Blazers * Fanned four at Southern Miss (Apr. 16) and four against Alabama in the SEC Tournament (May 22) * Drew the start and worked 3.0 innings in MSU's 9-0 shutout of Jackson State (Mar. 6) * Appeared in five SEC games, compiling a 4.70 ERA with five strikeouts in 7.2 innings.
2001
Took the hill in three games, earning wins in both of his starts * Finished his rookie season with a 2-0 record and a 1.12 earned run average * Struck out nine in 8.0 innings * Struck out two of the three batters he faced in an inning of relief work in his collegiate debut against Jackson State (Feb. 21) * Combined efforts with six other MSU hurlers for the first of eight State shutouts * Earned wins in split-staff pitching starts over Mississippi Valley State (Apr. 16) and Alcorn State (Apr. 24) * Fanned four in a season-longest 4.0-inning stint against MVSU * Struck out three and tossed three innings of two-hit shutout mound work against Alcorn State.
2000
Sat out the season as a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year, multi-position standout for coach Larry Knight at Hattiesburg High School * Earned second team Jackson Clarion-Ledger All-State honors and Hattiesburg American All-Area plaudits after helping guide the HHS Tigers to a 33-4 mark and ?’99 district and south state titles as a senior * Hit .404 with 48 RBI and seven home runs and compiled a 12-1 record with a 2.01 earned run average and 129 strikeouts in 93.2 innings * Competed in the 1999 Mississippi Diamond Crossroads All-Star Game * One of 42 players selected to participate in the USA Baseball Junior National Trials in Arizona * All-district performer who received his team's Outstanding Offensive Player and Cy Young Awards * Compiled a 4-0 record with a save and 2.25 ERA and hit .270 with four home runs and 27 RBI on HHS's 36-3 1998 state championship club * Also contributed to the Tigers' successful climb to a 28-11 record and the 1997 state title, hitting .333 * Competed in the East Coast Professional Baseball Showcase in Wilmington, N.C., and in the All-American Showcase and State Games of Mississippi, both held in Meridian, Miss. * Member of the A-B Honor Roll at HHS * Also lettered in football and basketball during his prep career.
Personal
Born Jeffrey John Lacher on April 20, 1981 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. * Son of John and Donna Lacher of Hattiesburg, Miss. * Double majoringin Marketing and Management.
Year ERA W-L GP GS-CG SH SV IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HB 2001 1.12 2-0 3 2-0 1 0 8.0 4 1-1 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 2002 5.03 2-2 16 3-0 1 0 34.0 48 20-19 11 31 9 1 6 2 2 2003 3.61 6-0 15 11-0 0 0 67.1 67 32-27 17 46 9 2 5 5 4 2004 4.08 5-6 14 14-2 1 0 88.1 95 49-40 23 56 17 1 8 6 2 TOTAL 3.96 15-8 48 30-2 3 0 197.2 214 102-87 53 142 35 4 19 13 8 LACHER's GAME-BY-GAME CAREER PITCHING APPEARANCES Date Opponent IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HBP SCORE DEC/REC. 2-21-01 Jackson State 1.0 0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10-0 ND 4-16-01 Mississippi Valley *4.0 2 1-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 17-7 W (1-0) 4-24-01 Alcorn State *3.0 2 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 12-4 W (2-0) 2001 SEASON TOTALS 8.0 4 1-1 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 2-0 (1.12) Date Opponent IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HBP SCORE DEC/REC. 2-26-02 at Louisiana Tech *3.2 10 6-6 0 2 0 1 4 0 1 14-7 ND 3-6-02 Jackson State *3.0 3 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9-0 ND 3-10-02 Loyola Marymount 1.0 1 1-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2-3 L (0-1) 3-13-02 at South Alabama 1.1 3 1-1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4-8 ND 3-26-02 New Orleans 0.2 3 4-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3-7 L (0-2) 3-30-02 at Louisiana State 0.1 2 1-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3-7 ND 4-10-02 Miss. Valley State 1.0 0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11-1 ND 4-12-02 Arkansas 2.0 3 1-1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17-4 ND 4-16-02 at Southern Miss 2.0 2 0-0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 19-2 ND 4-21-02 at Auburn 0.1 1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7-19 ND 4-23-02 UAB 1.0 1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8-3 ND 5-4-02 Florida 1.0 0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-5 ND 5-8-02 Miss. Valley State 2.0 0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18-5 W (1-2) 5-10-02 at Alabama 4.0 4 2-2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 5-9 ND 5-14-02 at UAB *8.0 10 1-1 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 6-1 W (2-2) 5-22-02 vs. Alabama 2.2 5 3-3 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 2-12 ND 2002 SEASON TOTALS 34.0 48 20-19 11 31 9 1 6 2 2 131-93 2-2 (5.03)