2007 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jesse Carver
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 193
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Starkville, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Starkville HS
CAREER:
Fifth-year senior member of the MSU pitching staff from Starkville ? Enters his final campaign with a 1-0 record and a 5.44 ERA in 28 career appearances ? Among seven left-handed pitchers on the MSU staff.
2007:
Appeared in 10 games, pitching 22-1/3 innings and earning his first varsity letter ? Finished with no decisions and an 8.87 earned run average ? Used in relief in eight games and drew a pair of midweek starts ? against Memphis (Mar. 28) and at Austin Peay (May 9) ? Worked a then-career longest 3-2/3 innings and struck out four against Memphis in his first career game-opening mound stint ? Also fanned four in his three-inning start at Austin Peay ? Set a career-high with 5-2/3 innings pitched in a relief effort at Mississippi (Apr. 27) ? Allowed one earned run over three innings against Alabama (May 19) ? Also made a brief relief appearance in MSU’s Super Regional opener against Clemson (June 8) ? Appeared in four SEC games, compiling a 6.00 ERA over 12 innings ? Among 20 Diamond Dogs named to the 2007 SEC Baseball Academic Honor Roll.
2006:
Made nine mound appearances as a sophomore, all in middle inning relief ? Compiled a 1.42 earned run average with 14 strikeouts in 12-2/3 innings ? Lefty who recorded at least one strikeout in each of his mound stints ? Earned his first career decision with a scoreless inning of relief work against Jacksonville (Ala.) State (Mar. 22) ? Matched a career-high with three strikeouts in four batters faced against Mississippi Valley State (May 2) ? Also matched career-high for innings pitched with two-inning relief appearances against Louisiana-Monroe (Apr. 5), Georgia (Apr. 7) and Mississippi (May 20) ? Also worked 1-2/3 innings of scoreless relief against top national seed Clemson in the NCAA Clemson Regional (June 4).
2005:
Took the hill for nine relief appearances, compiling a 2.79 earned run average ? Fanned the three batters he faced in his collegiate debut against Jackson State (Mar. 9) at Dudy Noble Field and followed that showing with a three-strikeout, one-inning pitching stint against New Orleans (Mar. 23) ? Finished the year with 12 strikeouts and four walks allowed in 9-2/3 innings of relief work ? Appeared in three SEC games (5.40 ERA), making his conference debut with an inning of scoreless, no-hit relief at Arkansas (Mar. 27) ? Allowed three earned runs, all coming in two relief stints against instate SEC rival Mississippi (Mar. 29 and Apr. 29).
2004:
Sat out his first year as a freshman redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Three-year letterman and two-time all-area selection at Starkville High School ? Capped his prep career playing for coach Danny Carlisle with a 6-3 record and a 1.72 earned run average ? Honored as the 2003 Class 5A, Division 2 Player of the Year after recording 104 strikeouts in 52 innings ? Named to the MHSAA All-Star Team ? Two-time recipient of the Yellowjackets’ Mo Samford Pitching Award ? Paced SHS with 70 strikeouts as a junior, registering a 6-3 record with a 3.14 ERA ? Competed in the 2002 State Games of Mississippi and earned all-tournament honors in the Dizzy Dean World Series ? Also lettered three years in soccer, earning his team’s best defensive player award as a senior ? Honor student at Starkville High School.
PERSONAL:
Born Jesse McLean Carver on January 28, 1985, in Jackson, Miss. ? Son of Jimmy Carver of Starkville, Miss., and Jeanette Jarmon of Clinton, Miss. ? Majoring in physical education (fitness management).
