Jarod Lessar
Right Hand Pitcher 22
Ht/Wt
6'
4"
|
220 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Price, 
Utah
Last School
Utah State Eastern
Roster Years
2019-2020


Personal

  • Parents are Mike and Kellie
  • Majoring in sociology

Before BYU

  • Played baseball at Utah State Eastern the last two seasons
  • 2018 All-SWAC Team
  • Greyshirted for the Southern Utah University football team
  • Played at Carbon High where he was a two-time American Legion state champion and 2015 Utah 3A All-Star
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year

Sophmore Year

Junior Year 2019

  • Had a 3-2 record and 4.44 ERA in 19 appearances with seven starts, getting 44 strikeouts 
  • Made his BYU debut in the season opener, pitching one winning with a strikeout to get the win against Northwestern
  • Retired 10-straight batters from the first to the fourth inning in a start against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
  • Had six strikeouts in 4.2 innings in a win against Milwaukee
  • Had a career-high seven strikeouts against San Francisco
Senior Year 2020

  • Threw 16.1 innings in five appearances, including four starts, totaling a 4.41 ERA with 15 strikeouts
  • Cougars won the game in three of his four starts
  • Signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year