2008 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jared Koon
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 212
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Tupelo, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Tupelo HS
CAREER:
Third-year senior right-hander ? Has appeared in seven games and drawn three starts during his MSU career ? One of three former
2008:
Appeared in two games his junior season ? Retired the three batters he faced in a game-closing effort against Arkansas-Little Rock (Mar. 4) ? Yielded two runs in a brief relief appearance against South Alabama (Mar. 25) ? Named to the 2008 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll ? Past Tupelo High School and Itawamba Community College teammate of current MSU pitcher Jared Wesson.
2007:
Pitched in five games, all at Dudy Noble Field, and drew three starts for the Bulldogs as a sophomore ? Earned his first varsity letter in ?07 ? Did not register a decision and finished with a 9.69 earned run average in 13 innings of mound duty ? Made his MSU debut with two innings of relief against Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 27) ? Took the hill as a starter against Jacksonville State (Mar. 7), Samford (Mar. 21) and Southern Miss (Apr. 25) ? Worked season-long three innings against both Samford and USM ? Struck out a season-best five and allowed just one run in 2-2/3 innings of solid relief against Memphis ? Did not pitch against Southeastern Conference competition ? Earned a berth on the 2007 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll.
2006:
Sat out the season as a redshirt ? Among 20 Bulldogs named to the 2006 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll.
JUNIOR COLLEGE:
Earned third-team National Junior College Athletic Association All-America Team honors in 2005 at Itawamba Community College ? Played a key role in helping lead coach Rick Collier’s ICC Indians to a 41-16 record and a berth in the 2005 NJCAA Super Regionals in St. Catherine, Ky. ? Posted a 10-2 record with a save and a 3.38 earned run average as a freshman ? Tallied 74 strikeouts in 74.2 innings pitched, tossed two no-hitters and registered a staff-best eight complete games ? Co-pitcher of the year at ICC and the recipient of the team’s Academic Excellence Award ? Member of Phi Theta Kappa at ICC.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Three-year starter at Tupelo High School playing for coaches Larry Harmon and Gary Enis ? Two-time Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal All-Area Team selection ? Compiled a 4-2 record with a save and a 2.03 earned run average and 52 strikeouts in 48 innings his senior season with the Golden Wave ? Earned second-team Jackson Clarion-Ledger All-State Team honors and was selected to play in the 2004 Crossroads Diamond Club All-Star Game ? Posted a 5-3 record and 1.49 ERA as a junior and earned all-division and honorable mention all-area honors ? Played for the silver medalist team in the 2003 State Games of Mississippi and helped the Tupelo 49ers capture the state Senior American Legion title ? Also a three-year letter-winner and two-time all-division and Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal All-Area selection in basketball ? Member of the Tupelo High School Cum Laude Society, the National Honor Society, the National French Honor Society and an officer in the THS Key Club ? Graduated ninth in class of 353 at Tupelo High School.
PERSONAL:
Born Michael Jared Koon on September 9, 1985 in Tupelo, Miss. ? Son of Teresa Gregory of Saltillo, Miss., and Dean Koon of Booneville, Miss. ? Currently enrolled in MSU’s MBA program after earning general business administration undergraduate degree in May 2008.
