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Jersey Number 11
Lars Nootbaar
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- El Segundo, Calif.
- High School:
- El Segundo HS
Bio
2018/JUNIOR: Started all 54 games for the Trojans in center and left field … Was selected 243rd overall in the 2018 MLB draft by the St. Louis Cardinals … Finished the year with a .249/.357/.373 slash line, with 50 hits including seven doubles and six home runs … Was second on the team with 33 runs scored, while also driving in 24 … Drew the second most walks on the team with 34 … Reached base safely in 13 straight games from 4/22 to 5/15 … Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored against Oregon on 4/27 ... Tied a career high with four hits against Washington State on 5/13, adding an RBI and two runs scored in the game … Finished the season on a high-note against CSUN with a 2-for-4 day, including two runs scored and a career-high three RBI.
2017/SOPHOMORE: Appeared in and started 54 games for the Trojans in 2017 … Had a .313/.419/.510 slash line with 62 hits, 34 RBI, 33 runs, and 19 XBH with seven of those hits being homeruns … Was an All-Pac-12 honoree as an outfielder … Led the team with his six triples (second-best in Pac-12), 36 walks drawn (fourth-best in Pac-12), .419 on-base percentage, .510 slugging percentage, and 0.997 fielding percentage … seven homeruns and 33 runs were tied for best on the team … 34 RBI was second-best on the team … 62 hits was third-best on the team … Got a career-best nine total bases and tied his career-best four hits against Washington on 5/26.
2016/FRESHMAN: Appeared in 33 games, starting 29 of those as a true freshman...Batted .238 (25-for-105) on the year, driving in 16 runs and scoring 19...He drew 13 walks on the year....Tallied a career high four hits vs. Wake Forest on Feb. 26, going 4-for-6 with a career high three RBI...Tied his career high of 3 RBI on March 12 at TCU...Finished off the season with back-to-back two RBI outings at Arizona State...Had-back-to-back two hit outings at highly-ranked TCU, 2-for-6 on March 12 and 2-for-5 on March 13...Scored a career high three runs vs. TCU on March 13...Hit his only home run, his first career big fly on May 28 at Arizona State.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of varsity baseball for head coach Steve Eno at El Segundo High School in El Segundo, Calif...Had a batting average of .438, 27 RBIs, and 8 HRs in his senior season in 2015...League MVP, 1st team All-Area, 1st team All-CIF, 1st team and First Team All-State in 2015....Had a batting average of .435 and 30 RBIs in his junior season in 2014 when he earned All-league, All-Area, All-CIF, and All-State second team honors in 2014....Had a batting average of .485 and 27 RBIs in his sophomore season in 2013, earning League MVP, First Team All-Area, All-CIF, First Team Underclass, and First Team All-State in 2013...Had accomplished football career as well...led his team to the CIF Semifinals in 2013...League MVP in 2013 and 2014 seasons.
PERSONAL: Sociology major at USC... Parents are Kumi and Charlie. Has one sister, Nicole, and one brother, Nigel...Brother Nigel attended USC and was a student-athlete pitcher on the baseball team from 2012-2014, before being drafted by the Baltimore Orioles where he plays in their farm system...Favorite food is pasta...Favorite movie is The Sandlot...Listens to The Game and Jack Johnson ...Would like to travel to Australia...Birthdate is September 8, 1997.
2017/SOPHOMORE: Appeared in and started 54 games for the Trojans in 2017 … Had a .313/.419/.510 slash line with 62 hits, 34 RBI, 33 runs, and 19 XBH with seven of those hits being homeruns … Was an All-Pac-12 honoree as an outfielder … Led the team with his six triples (second-best in Pac-12), 36 walks drawn (fourth-best in Pac-12), .419 on-base percentage, .510 slugging percentage, and 0.997 fielding percentage … seven homeruns and 33 runs were tied for best on the team … 34 RBI was second-best on the team … 62 hits was third-best on the team … Got a career-best nine total bases and tied his career-best four hits against Washington on 5/26.
2016/FRESHMAN: Appeared in 33 games, starting 29 of those as a true freshman...Batted .238 (25-for-105) on the year, driving in 16 runs and scoring 19...He drew 13 walks on the year....Tallied a career high four hits vs. Wake Forest on Feb. 26, going 4-for-6 with a career high three RBI...Tied his career high of 3 RBI on March 12 at TCU...Finished off the season with back-to-back two RBI outings at Arizona State...Had-back-to-back two hit outings at highly-ranked TCU, 2-for-6 on March 12 and 2-for-5 on March 13...Scored a career high three runs vs. TCU on March 13...Hit his only home run, his first career big fly on May 28 at Arizona State.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of varsity baseball for head coach Steve Eno at El Segundo High School in El Segundo, Calif...Had a batting average of .438, 27 RBIs, and 8 HRs in his senior season in 2015...League MVP, 1st team All-Area, 1st team All-CIF, 1st team and First Team All-State in 2015....Had a batting average of .435 and 30 RBIs in his junior season in 2014 when he earned All-league, All-Area, All-CIF, and All-State second team honors in 2014....Had a batting average of .485 and 27 RBIs in his sophomore season in 2013, earning League MVP, First Team All-Area, All-CIF, First Team Underclass, and First Team All-State in 2013...Had accomplished football career as well...led his team to the CIF Semifinals in 2013...League MVP in 2013 and 2014 seasons.
PERSONAL: Sociology major at USC... Parents are Kumi and Charlie. Has one sister, Nicole, and one brother, Nigel...Brother Nigel attended USC and was a student-athlete pitcher on the baseball team from 2012-2014, before being drafted by the Baltimore Orioles where he plays in their farm system...Favorite food is pasta...Favorite movie is The Sandlot...Listens to The Game and Jack Johnson ...Would like to travel to Australia...Birthdate is September 8, 1997.
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