L.J. Watson

L.J. Watson

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
O'Fallon, Ill.

High School:
O'Fallon Township

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 170

Position:
OF/IF

B/T:
B/R

2007 • Freshman
Played in 28 games, including 12 starts ... drove in a run on two hits in the second game at Temple ... singled, walked and scored a run in the first game at Fordham ... doubled in a run in the second game against St. Bonaventure ... came off the bench with a single and scored the go-ahead run in the series finale at La Salle ... scored the lone run at Bradley ... added a single in the Charlotte series finale ... drove in a run on his first career two-hit day in the second game against the 49ers ... picked up a single in the Charlotte opener ... gunned down the go-ahead run at home in the 11th inning then drew a walk and scored the winning run in the 12th in the second game of the Illinois State series ... drove in a run in the second New Mexico game ... recorded his first career hit with a single against #7 Oregon State.

At O'Fallon
Played two years for coach Jason Portz's Panthers ... hit .427 with 47 RBI as a senior, earning first-team All-Conference and Belleville News Democrat All-Area honors ... also named All-Metro honorable mention and St. Louis American co-Player of the Year ... guided team to 35-7 record, including a third-place finish in the state tournament ... earned third-team All-Conference honors as a junior.

Career Stats
Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-A BB PO A
2007 28/12 .185 54 5 10 2 0 0 4 0-0 3 36 2
Career Highs
AB 6 at Temple, 4/28/07
Hits 2, 2x, last, at Temple, 4/28/07
PO 5 vs. Oregon State, 3/4/07
Hit Streak 3 games from 3/23/07 to 3/25/07

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