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Jersey Number 31
Karson Ligon
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 205
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sarasota, Fla.
- High School/Previous School:
- River View HS / Miami (Fla.)
Honors / Awards
2024 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll2023 ACC Pitcher of the Week (April 3)
2022 ACC All-Freshman Team
2022 All-ACC Academic Team
2025 (Senior Season) โ Mississippi State
Started 15 games and led the team with six victories โฆ Posted a 6-5 record with a 5.40 ERA, 73 strikeouts and 29 walks through 56 2/3 innings โฆ Picked up the win in the second game of a doubleheader against Manhattan (2/14), finishing with eight strikeouts and no walks in four innings of work โฆ Recorded a season-high nine strikeouts in five scoreless innings in a win over Queens (3/9) โฆ Struck out eight and allowed only one hit in six innings vs. South Carolina (4/6) โฆ Allowed only one hit and one run at Alabama (4/13) โฆ Collected his fifth win after firing five innings against Ole Miss (5/10), fanning seven and only giving up one run on three hits โฆ Earned his sixth win of the season at Missouri (5/17), striking out seven, walking none and surrendering just one run on three hits โฆ Struck out seven through four shutout frames at Florida State (6/1) in the Tallahassee Regional.
2024 (Junior Season)
Season: Appeared in 15 games, while making two starts โฆ Finished with 21 strikeouts, 17 hits and 16 runs (12 earned) to put together a 4.56 ERA โฆ Ended the season with a 1-0 record in 23.2 innings pitched โฆ Made his MSU debut on February 18 against Air Force โฆ Held opponents to a .202 batting average โฆ Tallied a strikeout in 14 of his 15 appearances.
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Air Force (2/18): Picked up a punchout in an inning of work. Austin Peay (2/21): Surrendered three runs and struck out one in 1/3 of an inning pitched. Georgia Southern (2/24): Punched out a season-high three batters โฆ Allowed a single earned run in 2.2 innings of work. Southern Miss (3/5): Made first Diamond Dawg start โฆ Had one strikeout in an inning pitched. New Orleans (3/13): Tied a season-high with three strikeoutsย โฆ Allowed a single hit without an earned run in three innings of relief work. LSU (3/16): Second-straight outing with three punchouts and did not allow a run in 3.1 innings pitched. Florida (3/31): Picked up second start of the seasonโฆStruck out one in 2.1 innings of work. Ole Miss (4/13): Did not allow an earned run while surrendering a single hit and two walks.ย Alcorn State (4/16): Punched out one in a single inning pitched. Vanderbilt (4/28): Struck out one through 1.1 innings of relief work. Alabama (5/5): Did not walk a batter and struck out one through 1.2 innings of work. Arkansas (5/12): Surrendered two hits and three runs in a single inning pitched. Virginia (6/2): Struck out one in 2/3 of an inning pitched.
2023 (Sophomore Season โ Miami (Fla.))
Pitched in ten games, making ten starts as a sophomore โฆ Finished the season with a 3-2 record, 4.80 ERA and 37 strikeouts over 50.2 innings pitched โฆ Pitched a season-high eight innings against Florida State on March 31 โฆ Tallied a season-best seven strikeouts against NC State on March 10 โฆ ย Tallied at least one strikeout in nine of his ten appearances.
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2022 (Freshman Season โ Miami (Fla.))
Pitched in 16 games, making 15 starts in rookie campaign โฆ Finished the season with 6-6 record, 4.90 ERA and 67 strikeouts over 75.1 innings pitched โฆ Posted 4-1 mark and 1.45 ERA, while holding opponents to .197 batting average across first seven appearances โฆ Made collegiate debut with three innings of one-run baseball against Towson (Feb. 19) โฆ Earned first career start, allowing one run on two hits and striking out co-season-high eight over five frames vs. FAU (Feb. 23) โฆ Punched out eight batters in seven innings, while limiting No. 14 Florida (Mar. 5) to one run and three hits in first weekend start โฆ Struck out seven over six innings, surrendering one run in ACC debut vs. Boston College (Mar. 12) โฆ Scattered one unearned run and three hits across 5.1 innings at No. 18 Clemson (Mar. 19) โฆ Pitched five frames, yielding two tallies in no-decision against No. 13 North Carolina (Mar. 26) โฆ Twirled six scoreless innings in 4-3 win at Duke (Apr. 2) โฆ Tossed season-long eight innings and allowed one run, while matching season-best eight strikeouts, vs. Pitt (Apr. 23) โฆ Surrendered one unearned run in five frames against North Dakota State (May 5).
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High School
Three-year letterman at Riverview High School, serving as captain in 2020-21 โฆ Went 6-2 with 1.93 ERA and 61 strikeouts over 57.2 innings pitched as senior โฆ Tossed 98-pitch no-hitter with 12 strikeouts in final year with Rams.
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Personal
Son of Jeff and Page Ligon โฆ Has one older brother, Kendall.
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