2023 Baseball Roster
Lawson, Justin
Auburn Regional Preview: Elliott Avent on ACC PM
Thursday, May 29
Game Three Press Conference: Athens Super Regional
Tuesday, June 11
Game Two Press Conference: Athens Super Regional
Sunday, June 09
Game One Press Conference - Athens Super Regional
Saturday, June 08
Jersey Number 30
Justin Lawson
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 198
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Winnfield, La.
- B/T:
- R/R
- Major:
- Communication
- High School (Last School):
- Winnfield (Bossier Parish CC)
Bio
Drafted 456th Overall in 2023 MLB Draft (New York Mets, 15-456)
2023 - Junior Season
2022 Sophomore Season
2021 Second Year Freshman Season (At Bossier Parrish CC)
2020 Freshman Season (At Bossier Parrish CC)
High School / Prep Career
2023 - Junior Season
- Tied for a team-high 27 appearances, all out of the bullpen
- Led all NC State pitchers (minimum 10 IP) with a 3.27 ERA
- Finished the season with a perfect 5-0 record
- Ranked first among all Wolfpack relievers with 52.1 innings pitched and 67 strikeouts
- Sported a 67-to-17 strikeout-to-walk ratio, allowing two walks or fewer in 26 of 27 relief appearances
- Fanned three or more batters in 15 appearances
- Set a career high with six strikeouts and tied a career high with 4.2 innings pitched to earn the win against The Citadel (April 28)
- Tied a career high with six strikeouts in 3.1 innings pitched against No. 11 Miami (May 25)
- Posted a dominant showing in his NCAA Tournament debut against No. 12 Campbell (June 2), pitching the final 3.1 innings of the game with four strikeouts and just one hit allowed to earn the victory
- Recorded 15 scoreless outings and did not allow an earned run on 17 occasions
- Pitched at least 3.0 innings on six occasions
2022 Sophomore Season
- Made 19 appearances, including two starts, in his first season with the Pack
- Compiled a 3.82 ERA in 37.2 innings and tallied 41 strikeouts
- Four of his five wins came between March 27 and April 23 (five appearances)
- Also earned the win on May 17 in the Pack’s 20-2 run-rule win over UNCG in his first start of the year, surrendering one earned run on two hits in 3.0 innings
- Fanned a career-high five batters on three separate occasions (March 20 at Florida State, April 3 at Clemson, May 17 vs. UNCG)
- Went a career-long 4.2 innings in the start vs. Wake Forest on May 24 in the ACC Tournament, his second start of the season
- Went at least 3.0 innings on a total of five occasions
2021 Second Year Freshman Season (At Bossier Parrish CC)
- Made 10 starts in his 11 appearances, compiling a 3-4 record in 44.1 innings pitched
- Struck out a total of 70 batters
- Went 5.0 or more innings on four separate occasions
- Fanned a season-high 10 batters on March 13 at Northeast Texas CC, fanned seven or more batters on four other occasions
- Was ranked as one of the top 16 JUCO athletes in the preseason
2020 Freshman Season (At Bossier Parrish CC)
- Made just five appearances due to the COVID-19 pandemic which shortened the season
- Finished with a 3.54 ERA in 20.1 innings pitched
- His lone decision was a win on Feb. 15 at Baton Rouge CC where he pitched 4.1 innings and yielded two earned runs
- Fanned 26 batters on the year, highlighted by a career-best 11 (4.2 IP) in his first collegiate appearance on Feb. 8 against Wharton County JC
High School / Prep Career
- First team all-district as a freshman and sophomore
- Earned all-state first team honors as a junior and senior
- Member of the 4-H Club and FCS