2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
Josh Lovelady
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 214
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Prattville, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Shelton State [Ala.] CC
ยทย ย ย ย ย 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
ยทย ย ย ย ย 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017: Earned his first hit of the season on Feb. 24 against Marist โข Went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI at Oregon on March 4 โข Went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI against Southern Miss in Pearl on March 21 โข Went 2-for-2 with 2 runs and 3 RBI against Tennessee on March 25 โข Went 2-for-4 with a triple at Ole Miss on March 31 โข Went 1-for-3 with an RBI double against Kentucky on April 8 โข Went 2-for-4 vs. Ole Miss in the Governorโs Cup โข Had a career-best 3-for-4 day at Texas A&M on May 6, scoring two runs โข Went 1-for-2 with two walks and a run vs. Florida on May 26 โข Hit his first career home run and drove in four runs on June 5 vs. Southern Miss in the Hattiesburg Regional.
2016: Had his season cut short by a torn ligament in his left knee on Feb. 26 after he appeared in four games to open the season.
2015: Saw action in 24 of the teamโs 54 games, making 20 starts at catcher โข Team went 13-7 when he started โข Ranked 13th in the SEC with 13 base runners caught stealing โข Recorded a .994 fielding percentage, making just one error in 181 chances โข Hit .222 in 54 at-bats, totaling 12 hits, 11 RBIs, nine walks, seven runs and a double โข Tallied three multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game โข Notched two separate three-game hitting streaks โข Reached base safely in a season-long six straight games from March 8-20 โข Drove in a run in all three games against Alabama March 14-15 โข Went 2 for 3 with an RBI, walk and a run March 10 vs. Western Kentucky โข Had four hits in six at-bats in two games against Arizona Feb. 27-28 โข Was hit by a pitch, singled, had an RBI, scored once and gunned down two base runners attempting to steal in the Feb. 24 win against Alcorn State โข Registered a season-best two RBIs Feb. 15 vs. Cincinnati โข Went 1 for 3 with an RBI, walk and a season-high two runs against the Bearcats Feb. 14 โข The teamโs Opening Day starter, going 1 for 3 with an RBI and a walk Feb. 13 against Cincy โข Played summer ball for the Elmira Pioneers in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League โข Named a PGCBL All-Star after leading his team to a PGCBL West Division championship โข Played in 29 games, hitting .290 in 93 at-bats with 24 runs, 18 walks, 13 RBIs, three stolen bases and a pair of doubles โข Member of the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Tallied 15 RBIs despite breaking his jaw as a result of a fastball and playing part of the season with his mouth wired shut โข Recorded a .990 fielding percentage behind the plate as a sophomore โข Named a 2014 Academic All-American โข The first team captain in school history โข Named to the all-reยญgion team โข Tallied a .360 average his freshman year with 25 RBIs and a homer, recording a .980 fielding clip behind the dish.
HIGH SCHOOL: Hit .320 as a sophomore, .400 as a junior and .380 as a senior, leading his team to a 42-5 record in his final prep campaign.
PERSONAL: Born Joshua Michael Lovelady on Sept. 20, 1993 in Mobile, Alabama โข Son of LeeAnne and Mike Lovelaยญdy โข Chose MSU over Alabama โข Dream job is to work for ALFA insurance โข Used to sing solos at church in high school โข Majoring in business administration.
