2018 Baseball Roster
Talley, LJ
Jersey Number 2
LJ Talley
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 199
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Folkston, Ga.
- High School:
- Charlton County
Bio
Career (2016-19): Batted .280 with 17 home runs and 108 RBI in 221 games with 199 starts (181-2B; 7-1B; 7-DH; 4-3B)…Ranks seventh in school history in games played…Posted a career .977 fielding percentage at second base including a school record .989 mark as a freshman in 2016…A four-year member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll…A 7thround pick of the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2019 MLB Draft and signed a professional contract
2019 (Senior):
Batted .322 with 11 doubles, one triple, eight home runs and 41 RBI in starting all 63 games at second base
*Earned 2ndTeam All-SEC honors and named to the SEC All-Defensive Team at second base after fielding .980 as team set a school record with a .980 Fielding Percentage too
*Compiled a 12-game hitting streak and tallied 23 multiple-hit games
*Went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in a win over Dayton and hit .600 (6-for-10) with five runs scored and three RBI in a series sweep of UMASS Lowell
*Hit .318-4-21 in SEC action and fielding .984 with just two errors in 123 total chances
*Batted .389 (7-for-18) with three doubles during the NCAA Athens Regional
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
*Helped the Bulldogs go 46-17 overall (a school record 21-9 in the SEC) as team earned a national No. 4 seed in the NCAA Championship, advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final and finished with a consensus top 20 ranking including as high as No. 15 (USA Today/ESPN)
2018 (Junior):
Hit .276 with six home runs and 30 RBI as team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
*Appeared in 58 games with 53 starts (52-2B, 1-DH)
*Hit .357 (5-for-14) with a pair of doubles, one triple and three RBI in the NCAA Athens Regional
*Batted a team-best .429 with two doubles and a home run at the SEC Tournament
*Compiled a nine-game hitting streak in May
*Smashed a grand slam at No. 1 Florida off eventual first round pick Brady Singer
*Batted .444 (4-for-9) with a home run and three RBI in a series sweep of South Carolina
*Tied career-high with a four-hit game in SEC opener at Alabama
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
2017 (Sophomore):
Appeared in 44 games with 29 starts (16-2B; 7-1B; 6-DH) as team went 25-32 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Batted .257 with five doubles, two home runs and 12 RBI
*Hit .250-1-5 in SEC action
*Posted career-best 4-for-5, 4 RBI game in a 12-3 win over Savannah State on March 28
*Batted .300 (3-for-10) with four runs scored, a home run and two walks in road series win over No. 4 Kentucky in May
*Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
2016 (Freshman):
Appeared in 56 games with 54 starts (50-2B; 4-3B) as team went 27-30 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Batted .230 with nine doubles, one triple, one home runs and 25 RBI
*Career-high 5 RBI including first career home run in a 10-8 road win over No. 10 Miss. State on March 26
*Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored in a 7-1 win over No. 21 Alabama on April 1
*Went 2-for-2 with two runs scored, a triple, three walks and two RBI in a 13-5 series-clinching win over No. 25 Ga. Tech on April 26
*Batted .364 (4-for-11) with two RBI in road series win over Missouri in May
*Posted a .980 Fielding Percentage in 198 total chances with only four errors (two at third base early in the season and two at second base in one game); error-free in final 74 chances of the year
High School:
Graduate of Charlton County High School where he played for Thad Marchman
A four-year letterman for the Indians as a shortstop/pitcher
*Led the team with a .435 batting average and 12 home runs as a senior while registering 34 RBI and 17 stolen bases
*Tallied a 7-4 record on the mound with a 3.31 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 44.1 innings pitched
*Named a 2015 Louisville Slugger All-American, All-USA Georgia Baseball First Team and Region 2A Player of the Year
*2015 Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American and Southeast All-Region 2nd Team selection
*Batted a team-best .515 with eight home runs and 33 RBI and stole 24 bases as a junior
*Posted a 7-0 record on the mound as a junior, claiming a 1.44 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 48 innings
*Helped the Indians go 32-3 on the year and win their second consecutive state title
*Named the Region 2A Offensive Player of the Year and the Georgia Dugout Club Class A Player of the Year as a junior
*Played summer ball with Chain Baseball
*Chosen for the 2013 and 2014 Underclass High Honorable Mention Team by Perfect Game
Personal
*Born May 7, 1997
*Son of Jason and Shea Talley
*Major: Management
2019 (Senior):
Batted .322 with 11 doubles, one triple, eight home runs and 41 RBI in starting all 63 games at second base
*Earned 2ndTeam All-SEC honors and named to the SEC All-Defensive Team at second base after fielding .980 as team set a school record with a .980 Fielding Percentage too
*Compiled a 12-game hitting streak and tallied 23 multiple-hit games
*Went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in a win over Dayton and hit .600 (6-for-10) with five runs scored and three RBI in a series sweep of UMASS Lowell
*Hit .318-4-21 in SEC action and fielding .984 with just two errors in 123 total chances
*Batted .389 (7-for-18) with three doubles during the NCAA Athens Regional
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
*Helped the Bulldogs go 46-17 overall (a school record 21-9 in the SEC) as team earned a national No. 4 seed in the NCAA Championship, advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final and finished with a consensus top 20 ranking including as high as No. 15 (USA Today/ESPN)
2018 (Junior):
Hit .276 with six home runs and 30 RBI as team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
*Appeared in 58 games with 53 starts (52-2B, 1-DH)
*Hit .357 (5-for-14) with a pair of doubles, one triple and three RBI in the NCAA Athens Regional
*Batted a team-best .429 with two doubles and a home run at the SEC Tournament
*Compiled a nine-game hitting streak in May
*Smashed a grand slam at No. 1 Florida off eventual first round pick Brady Singer
*Batted .444 (4-for-9) with a home run and three RBI in a series sweep of South Carolina
*Tied career-high with a four-hit game in SEC opener at Alabama
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
2017 (Sophomore):
Appeared in 44 games with 29 starts (16-2B; 7-1B; 6-DH) as team went 25-32 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Batted .257 with five doubles, two home runs and 12 RBI
*Hit .250-1-5 in SEC action
*Posted career-best 4-for-5, 4 RBI game in a 12-3 win over Savannah State on March 28
*Batted .300 (3-for-10) with four runs scored, a home run and two walks in road series win over No. 4 Kentucky in May
*Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
2016 (Freshman):
Appeared in 56 games with 54 starts (50-2B; 4-3B) as team went 27-30 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Batted .230 with nine doubles, one triple, one home runs and 25 RBI
*Career-high 5 RBI including first career home run in a 10-8 road win over No. 10 Miss. State on March 26
*Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored in a 7-1 win over No. 21 Alabama on April 1
*Went 2-for-2 with two runs scored, a triple, three walks and two RBI in a 13-5 series-clinching win over No. 25 Ga. Tech on April 26
*Batted .364 (4-for-11) with two RBI in road series win over Missouri in May
*Posted a .980 Fielding Percentage in 198 total chances with only four errors (two at third base early in the season and two at second base in one game); error-free in final 74 chances of the year
High School:
Graduate of Charlton County High School where he played for Thad Marchman
A four-year letterman for the Indians as a shortstop/pitcher
*Led the team with a .435 batting average and 12 home runs as a senior while registering 34 RBI and 17 stolen bases
*Tallied a 7-4 record on the mound with a 3.31 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 44.1 innings pitched
*Named a 2015 Louisville Slugger All-American, All-USA Georgia Baseball First Team and Region 2A Player of the Year
*2015 Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American and Southeast All-Region 2nd Team selection
*Batted a team-best .515 with eight home runs and 33 RBI and stole 24 bases as a junior
*Posted a 7-0 record on the mound as a junior, claiming a 1.44 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 48 innings
*Helped the Indians go 32-3 on the year and win their second consecutive state title
*Named the Region 2A Offensive Player of the Year and the Georgia Dugout Club Class A Player of the Year as a junior
*Played summer ball with Chain Baseball
*Chosen for the 2013 and 2014 Underclass High Honorable Mention Team by Perfect Game
Personal
*Born May 7, 1997
*Son of Jason and Shea Talley
*Major: Management
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