2015 Baseball Roster
Roster
Lucas Laster
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 178
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lewisburg, TN
- High School/Previous School:
- Columbia State [TN] CC
CAREER STATS
CAREER: Made 22 appearances with 17 starts, going 4-5 with a 3.28 ERA in 104.1 innings • Recorded 73 strikeouts and walked 25 batters, holding opponents to a .250 average • Notched two complete-game victories and eight quality starts.
2015: Went 4-4 in 13 starts with a 3.62 ERA, the lowest of any starter • Pitched two complete-game victories • Tallied six-consecutive quality starts Feb. 28-April 10, the longest stretch by a MSU pitcher since Chris Stratton in 2012 • Struck out 48 batters and walked 16 in 69.2 innings of work • Posted his sixth straight quality start at No. 1 Texas A&M April 10, allowing three runs (two earned) in 7.1 innings • Tied a career high with eight strikeouts April 2 in a complete-game victory against top-15 South Carolina • Gave up three runs in 6.2 stanzas at Trustmark Park in Pearl March 24 versus Southern Miss • Recorded his first career complete game March 17 in the 5-2 triumph against Eastern Illinois, fanning seven and walking none • Threw seven innings of four-hit ball in a no decision versus Western Kentucky March 10 • Notched his second win of the season Feb. 28 against Samford, striking out seven in 6.1 innings • Picked up his first win as a Bulldog Feb. 21 versus Marshall with five innings of one-run ball • Made his 2015 debut against Miami (Ohio) Feb. 14, earning a no decision in the 7-1 victory.
2014: Went 0-1 with a 2.60 ERA in nine appearances (four starts) in his debut campaign • Held opponents to a .206 batting average in 34.2 innings of work, striking out 25 and walking just nine batters • Recorded a 1.74 ERA in three SEC appearances (10.1 innings) • Owned a 1.15 ERA in four appearances at Dudy Noble Field • Opponents hit .179 off Laster overall with two outs • Started game seven of the NCAA Lafayette Regional against No. 1 Louisiana-Lafayette June 2 • Did not allow an earned run in 20.0-consecutive innings from April 22-May 20 • Pitched his second-straight quality start in his postseason debut May 20 against Georgia in the SEC Tournament, recording a career-high eight strikeouts in a career-long 8.1 innings of work • Tossed 5.2 shutout innings of relief May 11 in the 4-3 11-inning win vs. Tennessee • Recorded his first career quality start April 30 in a 2-1 loss vs. Jacksonville State, giving up no earned runs in 7.0 innings of work • Made his first career start at the Governor’s Cup April 22 vs. No. 12 Ole Miss at Trustmark Park in Pearl, Miss., earning a no decision despite holding a team hitting .303 to .118 (2-for-17) in 5.1 innings of work • The Rebels entered the game with 67 doubles and 27 homers, but recorded zero extra-base hits against Laster in MSU’s 8-3 win • Pitched 2.2 innings at No. 9 LSU April 6, allowing an unearned run with five strikeouts and zero walks • Made his collegiate debut in the win vs. Mount St. Mary’s Feb. 25, retiring the side in order in the ninth with three groundouts • Member of the 2014 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll • Played summer ball for the Bourne Braves of the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League • Worked out at Fenway Park in front of general managers and scouts of all 30 MLB teams during his time in the CCBL.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Named a Top 200 JUCO prospect by national scouting service Perfect Game • Went 6-2 as a sophomore with a 2.83 ERA and 50 K’s in 54 innings, leading his team to the conference tournament championship and a second-place finish in regional play • Made his collegiate debut as a freshman in 2012 with an 8-1 record, a 2.61 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 48.1 innings • Guided his squad to the regular season conference championship and a third-place finish in regionals • Has been clocked at 88 MPH • Chose Mississippi State over scholarship offers from Middle Tennessee State and Lipscomb.
HIGH SCHOOL: Led his 2011 squad to its first regional appearance since 2003 • Named District 11A MVP his junior season • Also lettered in golf, where he was a medalist.
PERSONAL: Born Lucas Jackson Laster on Oct. 11, 1992 in Cornersville, Tenn. • Son of Rhonda Sanborn and Lyn Laster • Majoring in secondary education.
CAREER HIGHS:
Innings Pitched-Starter: 9.0, 2x, last vs. South Carolina, 4/2/15
Innings Pitched-Reliever: 5.2 vs. Tennessee, 5/11/14
Strikeouts-Starter: 8, 2x, last vs. South Carolina, 4/2/15
Strikeouts-Reliever: 5, 2x, last vs. Tennessee, 5/11/14
Walks-Starter: 3, 2x, last vs. Miami (Ohio), 2/14/15
Walks-Reliever: 2 vs. Tennessee, 5/11/14
Hits Allowed-Starter: 11 vs. Samford (DH-2), 2/28/15
Hits Allowed-Reliever: 5 vs. Ole Miss, 4/13/14
Runs Allowed-Starter: 4, 2x, last at Arkansas, 4/24/15
Runs Allowed-Reliever: 3 vs. Ole Miss, 4/13/14
Earned Runs Allowed-Starter: 4 vs. Florida, 4/17/15
Earned Runs Allowed-Reliever: 2 vs. Ole Miss, 4/13/14
