2013 Baseball Roster
Roster
Luis Pollorena
- Position:
- LHP/OF
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 169
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Laredo, TX
- High School/Previous School:
- United HS
CAREER:
Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll three times in his career ยท Appeared in 58 games with 22 starts on the mound ยท Struck out 117 while walking 62 in 170.2 innings.
2013:
SEC Academic Honor Roll ยท Saw most of his time on the mound, but also made four plate appearances, reaching once on a walk ยท Made 13 appearances as an outfielder ยท Took the mound 20 times, starting 13 of those appearances and registering a 6-4 record with a 4.27 ERA ยท Struck out 59 batters in 78 innings pitched ยท Struck out six batters in 4.1 innings pitched in a start against Alabama on May 4 ยท Tossed a season-high 7.1 innings on April 26 at Vanderbilt, striking out a season-high seven batters ยท Pitched 3.1 innings of relief and earned the win against Mississippi Valley State, striking out six while giving up just one unearned run ยท On February 17 against Portland, pitched 4.1 shutout innings en route to earning his first win of the year, striking out six and allowing just three hits.
2012:
Took the mound in 16 games and appeared in seven others as an outfielder, pinch-hitter or pinch-runner โข Posted a 4-0 record with a career-best 1.85 earned run average โข Tied for second on the staff with four wins โข Struck out 24 in 34.0 innings โข Drew mound starts against Memphis (Feb. 29), Ole Miss (Apr. 29), at Alabama (May 6) and in the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala., against Kentucky (May 26) โข Also drew his first two career defensive starts in right field in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional vs. UAB (June 2) and Samford (June 3) โข Earned wins against Vanderbilt (Apr. 8), Tennessee (Apr. 21), Ole Miss (Apr. 29) and Kentucky (May 18) โข Pitched a season-longest 5.1 innings with a career-best seven strikeouts in a start and series-clinching win against Ole Miss (Apr. 29) โข Scored the winning run in the 11th inning on a sacrifice fly in the series-opener against Tennessee (Apr. 19) at Dudy Noble Field โข Delivered the game-winning swing with a 10th-inning sacrifice fly against second-ranked LSU in the SEC Tournament (May 25) in Hoover, Ala. โข Singled and scored a run in each of his two 2012 NCAA Tallahassee Regional starts โข Named to the 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll โข Represented MSU on the 2012 SEC Baseball Community Service Team.
2011:
Saw playing time in 22 games, making 17 relief appearances and drawing late-season starts in five of his last six games โข Paced the MSU staff in wins with a 7-5 record and finishing with a 4.45 earned run average โข Tied for third on the club with 49 strikeouts โข Picked up a win in his MSU debut with 3.1 innings of scoreless, no-hit relief pitching against Akron (Feb. 19) โข Also earned wins in relief at Lipscomb (Mar. 16), against Southern Miss (Apr. 5), at Arkansas (Apr. 17) and against eventual NCAA national champ South Carolina (Apr. 23) โข Registered a season-high six strikeouts and allowed one hit in the win over USM at Trustmark Park in Pearl, Miss. โข Made his debut as a starter and earned his sixth win at Tennessee (May 6) โข Blanked Southern Miss over six innings to earn a win in MSU's NCAA Atlanta Regional shutout win over USM (June 3) โข Worked a season-longest 6.2 innings in a no-decision start in State's series-opening win at Ole Miss (May 12) โข Sported a 2.39 ERA (third-best on the staff) in 17 relief appearances โข Finished the season with a 3-3 record and 5.76 earned run average in 10 SEC appearances with three starts.
JUNIOR COLLEGE:
Enjoyed a stellar freshman season in 2010 at Marion (Ala.) Military Institute โข Coached by Brett Davis โข Honored as the 2010 Alabama Community College Conference Player of the Year โข Compiled an 11-2 pitching mark with a 1.77 earned run average โข Registered 92 strikeouts while issuing 20 walks in 91.2 innings โข Also started in the outfield, compiling a .396 batting average with two home runs, 27 RBI and 17 rookie season strikeouts in 154 plate appearances.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year dual position standout at Laredo's United High School โข Coached by J.J. Gomez โข Two-time Texas Class 5A All-State performer โข Left-handed hurler who starred on the mound as a senior, posting a 10-3 record with three saves and a 1.27 earned run average โข Limited opposing hitters to a .199 batting average โข Tossed 11 complete games in 16 mound appearances, helping lead the Longhorns to their fourth consecutive district championship โข Also played outfield, starring at the plate with a .442 batting average nine doubles, four triples, two home runs and 36 runs scored in 30 games โข Pilfered 26 bases in 30 attempts โข Two-time team MVP.
PERSONAL:
Born Luis Alberto Pollorena on January 14, 1991 in Laredo, Texas โข Son of Maria and Oscar Pollorena of Laredo, Texas โข Majoring in kinesiology.
