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Jersey Number 10
Lawson Odom
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Laurel, Miss.
- High School:
- West Jones HS
Made the Dean’s List for the 2025 Fall semester.
2025 (So.): Played in 22 games with 11 starts (all at catcher)…Hit .172 with two doubles and an RBI…Had season-high three hits against Tulane (4/1)…Drove in only run against Columbia (6/1) in NCAA Hattiesburg Regional…Added a double in against Lafayette (2/16)…Compiled a 3.51 pitcher’s ERA during his time behind the plate during the year…Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2025 Spring semester and Dean’s List Honors for the 2024 Fall semester.
2024 (Fr.): Played in 45 games with 26 starts, all at catcher…Hit .235 with three doubles, a home run and 15 RBI…Enjoyed four two-hit games…Collected three multi-RBI performances (1-2RBI, 2-3RBI, 1-4RBI)…Longest hitting streak of the season was three games (March 9-15)…Knocked in three runs with a double at Louisiana Tech (3/9)…Drove in season-high four runs at Georgia State (4/12) with his lone home run of the year, a two-run shot, and on a two-run double…Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2024 Spring and 2023 Fall semesters.
Prep: Played for coach Trey Sutton at West Jones High School…Lost in the Class 5A South State championship his senior campaign…Batted .330 with eight doubles, four home runs and 20 RBI in 2023…Posted a career .316 average with 29 doubles, 5 homers and 58 RBI over four seasons, spanning 97 games…Earned first-team Class 5A All-State honors by the state’s coaches…Played in the Crossroads Diamond 5A/6A All-Star game…Earned second-team all-state accolades from the Mississippi Association of Coaches at Class 5A as a junior…Hit .307 with eight doubles and 12 RBI, fanning only seven times and walking eight in 92 plate appearances…Batted .320 with 11 doubles, a homer and 23 RBI during his sophomore campaign. On the mound, he posted a 12-5 record with two saves and a 2.18 ERA over the last three seasons.
Personal: Son of Scott and Joy Odom…Born March 26…Majoring in Sport Management.
2025 (So.): Played in 22 games with 11 starts (all at catcher)…Hit .172 with two doubles and an RBI…Had season-high three hits against Tulane (4/1)…Drove in only run against Columbia (6/1) in NCAA Hattiesburg Regional…Added a double in against Lafayette (2/16)…Compiled a 3.51 pitcher’s ERA during his time behind the plate during the year…Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2025 Spring semester and Dean’s List Honors for the 2024 Fall semester.
2024 (Fr.): Played in 45 games with 26 starts, all at catcher…Hit .235 with three doubles, a home run and 15 RBI…Enjoyed four two-hit games…Collected three multi-RBI performances (1-2RBI, 2-3RBI, 1-4RBI)…Longest hitting streak of the season was three games (March 9-15)…Knocked in three runs with a double at Louisiana Tech (3/9)…Drove in season-high four runs at Georgia State (4/12) with his lone home run of the year, a two-run shot, and on a two-run double…Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2024 Spring and 2023 Fall semesters.
Prep: Played for coach Trey Sutton at West Jones High School…Lost in the Class 5A South State championship his senior campaign…Batted .330 with eight doubles, four home runs and 20 RBI in 2023…Posted a career .316 average with 29 doubles, 5 homers and 58 RBI over four seasons, spanning 97 games…Earned first-team Class 5A All-State honors by the state’s coaches…Played in the Crossroads Diamond 5A/6A All-Star game…Earned second-team all-state accolades from the Mississippi Association of Coaches at Class 5A as a junior…Hit .307 with eight doubles and 12 RBI, fanning only seven times and walking eight in 92 plate appearances…Batted .320 with 11 doubles, a homer and 23 RBI during his sophomore campaign. On the mound, he posted a 12-5 record with two saves and a 2.18 ERA over the last three seasons.
Personal: Son of Scott and Joy Odom…Born March 26…Majoring in Sport Management.
True Grit: Final Episode
Friday, October 20
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Tuesday, August 22
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Thursday, August 17
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