2011 Baseball Roster
Roster
Chad Girodo
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 188
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Hartselle, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Hartselle HS
CAREER:
Three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll honoree · Made 83 appearances in his career (five starts), going 14-5 with a 4.51 ERA · Struck out 145 batters in 145.2 innings pitched to just 47 walks.
2013:
Compiled a 9-1 record with a 1.36 ERA in a team-high 36 appearances out of the bullpen · College Baseball Insider honorable mention All-America · SEC Academic Honor Roll · Second on the team in wins (9) and strikeouts (82), while walking just 19 and holding opponents to a .214 batting average · Pitched a career-high 7.2 innings in game one of the College World Series championship series against UCLA on June 24, allowing just two unearned runs on three hits while striking out nine Bruins · Earned his ninth win of the season on June 17 against Indiana in Omaha, tossing 6.1 innings and earning 10 strikeouts · Earned the win at Virginia in the Super Regional round by pitching 4.2 innings and striking out 10 batters · Struck out a career-high 12 batters in 6.2 innings while earning the win against Central Arkansas to help the Bulldogs claim the Starkville Regional championship on June 3 · Made eight consecutive appearances without surrendering a walk to open the season · Tossed three one-hit, shutout innings in which he struck out six batters against Rhode Island on February 26, earning his second win of the season.
2012:
Made 11 relief appearances as a junior, fashioning an 0-1 record with a 5.87 earned run average • Tallied six strikeouts in 7.2 innings of pitching • Registered a season-high four strikeouts in 2.1 innings of relief work against Memphis (Feb. 29) and matched that season-high with 2.1 innings of work out of the bullpen at Southeastern Louisiana (Mar. 13) • Took the loss in that 4-3 setback against the Lions • Pitched in four SEC games (0-0, 9.00 ERA) and in two NCAA Tallahassee Regional games against Samford (June 1-3) • Among 17 Diamond Dogs named to the 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll • Starred last summer out of the San Luis Obispo Blues' bullpen in the California Collegiate League, compiling a 1-0 record with a save, 44 strikeouts and a remarkable and team-best 0.99 ERA in 27.1 innings of relief.
2011:
Made 17 mound appearances as a sophomore, 16 in relief • Finished with a 3-0 record and a 5.76 earned run average • Tallied 29 strikeouts in 29.2 innings • Worked a season-longest 4.2 innings in an opening weekend start against Akron (Feb. 19) • Fanned a season-best five batters in 3.2 innings of relief work in MSU's 6-1 Governor's Cup Game victory over Ole Miss (Apr. 19) • Also had late-season four-strikeout showings at South Alabama (May 3) and at Ole Miss (May 14) • Appeared in 11 SEC games, picking up all three of his wins in league play at No. 1 Vanderbilt (Mar. 20), vs. No. 20 Auburn (Mar. 25), and at Ole Miss (May 12) • Carded a 3-0 record with a 3.86 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 11.2 innings • One of 14 Bulldogs named to the 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2010:
Took the hill for 19 pitching appearances as a freshman, including four starts • Posted a 2-3 record with a 7.40 earned run average and 28 strikeouts in 48.2 innings of mound duty • Made his collegiate debut with 4.0 innings of two-hit relief work and three strikeouts in a 6-5 win over UAB (Feb. 23) • Registered a season-longest relief appearance (5.1 innings) against Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 27) • Made his first career start two appearances later against Michigan State (Mar. 6) • Also drew game-opening mound duty against Georgia (Mar. 28), Northwestern State (May 12) and at Southern Miss (May 18) • Notched his first career win with a two-inning, one-hit relief stint in State's 7-6 win over Memphis (Mar. 24) • Closed out his rookie campaign with an impressive complete-game win at Southern Miss (May 18) • Tallied a season-high six strikeouts in the win over the Golden Eagles • All three losses came against SEC foes - at Florida (Mar. 20), vs. Arkansas (Apr. 10) and vs. Ole Miss (May 2) • Carded an 0-3 worksheet with an 11.88 ERA in 10 SEC appearances • Made one start - vs. Georgia (Mar. 28) • Ranked third in innings pitched among MSU's seven freshman pitchers and fifth overall.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year letter-winner and three-year starting pitcher at Hartselle High School • Coached by William Booth • Compiled a team-leading 17-1 record with an 0.47 and helped lead the Tigers to a nation-leading 50-9 record, the state 5A championship and a No. 22 national ranking • Named to the Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger High School All-American Team • Southpaw who piled up 136 strikeouts and just 11 walks in 105.1 innings pitched • First-team selection on the Birmingham News All-State team and both the Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 5A All-State and the ASWA's 10-player Super All-State teams • Tossed a staff-best nine complete games in 18 starts while limiting opponents to .168 hitting • Carved an 8-5 record with two saves, 115 strikeouts and a 1.90 ERA as a junior in 2008 • Concluded his four-year prep career with 25-11 record, five saves, a 1.60 earned run average and 333 strikeouts and 59 walks over 275 innings pitched • Played summer league baseball with the Excel Blue Wave, coached by former MSU standouts Steve Gendron and Matthew Maniscalco • Member of Hartselle's A-B Honor Roll.
PERSONAL:
Born Chad Alan Girodo on February 6, 1991 in Decatur, Ala. • Son of Joyce Turrentine and Danny Girodo of Hartselle, Ala. • Majoring in kinesiology.
