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Ht: 6-0
Wt: 190
Bats: L
Throws: L
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01/14/1982 |
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2002 First-Team All-Southeastern Conference
2002 ABCA First-Team All-South Region
2001 Collegiate Baseball National Co-Freshman of the Year
2001 Collegiate Baseball Third-Team All-American
2001 Baseball America First-Team Freshman All-American
2001 Baseball Weekly First-Team Freshman All-American
2001 Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year
2001 First-Team All-Southeastern Conference
2001 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional All-Tournament Team
SEC Pitcher of the Week (April 16, 2001)
LSU's No. 1 pitcher the past two seasons; a two-time first-team all-SEC selection with a 22-8 career record in 37 starts ... underwent off-season shoulder surgery last summer and began a rehabilitation program in the fall ... may be granted a medical redshirt for the 2003 season, depending upon the progress of his rehabilitation ... led the SEC in 2002 in ERA (2.59) and innings pitched (142.1), and was second in the league in wins (11) ... finished as the 2001 SEC leader in wins (11), starts (19) and innings pitched (139.1) ... became the only pitcher in LSU history to win at least 10 games in both his freshman and sophomore seasons, and he is one of only two LSU players (along with former 2B Todd Walker) to win first-team all-SEC honors as a freshman and a sophomore.
2002 Season
Appeared in 19 games (18 starts), posting an 11-5 mark and an SEC-best 2.59 ERA in a league-high 142.1 innings ... fired eight complete games and allowed 145 hits, 57 runs, 41 earned runs, 17 walks and 74 strikeouts ... in the second half of the season, Mestepey was 5-3 in nine starts with a 1.78 ERA ... won six consecutive starts from March 23-April 26 ... issued just one walk in his final 34 innings of work ... suffered a loss at Rice in the NCAA Super Regional (June 7), allowing six runs (one earned) on nine hits in seven innings with no walks and three strikeouts ... fired a complete game in the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional versus Louisiana-Lafayette (June 1), but was charged with the loss after allowing five runs (three earned) on nine hits with no walks and six strikeouts ... brilliant outing in the SEC Tournament versus Auburn (May 22), as he scattered six hits over nine innings to earn the win; allowed one run with one walk and three strikeouts ... recorded a 7-2 mark with a 2.63 ERA in SEC regular-season games, allowing 81 hits and 30 runs (23 earned) in 78.2 innings with 12 walks and 36 strikeouts ... fired a five-hit shutout versus Alabama (May 18), scattering five singles and allowing just two Crimson Tide runners to reach third base; recorded no walks and five strikeouts ... pitched a four-hit shutout versus Arkansas (April 26), recording six strikeouts with no walks ... also posted complete-game victories over Georgia (April 12), Ole Miss (March 23) and Houston (Feb. 23) ... named LSWA Player of the Week after defeating Long Beach State (March 2), allowing one run on five hits in eight innings with no walks and eight strikeouts.
2001 Season
True freshman sensation who developed into LSU's top starting pitcher ... 11-3 W-L record with a 3.75 ERA in 22 appearances (19 starts) ... in 139.1 innings, he allowed 158 hits and 77 runs (58 earned) with 37 walks and 79 strikeouts ... 7-3 in SEC regular-season games with a 3.30 ERA in 79 innings ... finished No. 1 in the SEC in wins, starts and innings pitched, No. 6 in strikeouts, No. 8 in ERA, pitched brilliantly in LSU's NCAA Super Regional (Game 1) win o |
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