2007 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jared Wesson
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 182
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Tupelo, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Tupelo HS
CAREER:
Third-year senior southpaw and one of three game-tested hurlers among the five lefties on State’s 2009 pitching staff ? Former Tupelo High School and Itawamba Community College teammate of fellow Bulldog junior pitcher Jared Koon.
2008:
Appeared in seven games with one start and six relief appearances as a junior ? Struck out three in 4-2/3 innings ? Made his MSU debut with a brief relief stint at North Florida (Feb. 23) ? Retired the three batters he faced against Air Force (Mar. 2) ? Also turned in a one-inning appearance out of the bullpen against Ole Miss (Mar. 15) in his lone SEC competition ? Worked an inning in his first career start against South Alabama (Mar. 26) ? Took the loss against UNF (Feb. 23) ? Earned placement on the 2008 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll
2007:
Sat out the campaign after undergoing successful fall shoulder surgery.
JUNIOR COLLEGE:
Earned first-team junior college all-state honors in 2006 playing for coach Rick Collier at Itawamba Community College in Fulton, Miss. ? Southpaw who compiled a 5-3 record with a 3.70 earned run average ? Drew 12 starts in his 13 appearances, limiting opponents to a .215 batting average ? Recorded 77 strikeouts in 63 innings of mound duty, ranking 16th nationally with an average of 1.22 strikeouts per innings ? Sat out the 2005 campaign at IJC after undergoing successful Tommy John surgery on his left elbow.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Three-year baseball letterman and 2004 honors graduate at Tupelo High School ? Coached by Gary Enis ? Earned all-state and all-area honors as a senior, posting a 3-0 record with no earned runs allowed in 17 innings of mound duty ? Also a four-year member of the Golden Wave basketball team ? Attracted the attention of baseball scouts following his senior prep season, posting a 6-1 record and a miniscule 0.42 ERA pitching for Tupelo’s American Legion team, the 49ers, coached by former MSU baseball signee Kirk Presley.
DRAFT HISTORY:
Drafted in the 29th round by the Florida Marlins in the 2005 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
PERSONAL:
Born Malcolm Jared Wesson on January 30, 1986 in
