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2017 Baseball

28 Billy Lescher

  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 215
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Alexandria, Va.
  • Highschool West Potomac

Biography

Lescher's Career Stats

2017: Selected in the 17th Round (515 Overall) by the Detroit Tigers in the 2017 MLB Draft ... Compiled a 2-2 record with a 3.18 ERA ... Led the staff with 16 appearances and four saves ... Allowed runs in only three of his outings this season, and put together an 11.2 innings scoreless streak spanning three weeks in the middle of the season ... Reached a season-high three innings pitched on four occasions, and five strikeouts in an outing twice (Princeton, 4/15; Cornell 4/25) ... Picked up his first career save in a 6-4 win over Lehigh in the home-opener (3/21), allowing one hit over two innings.

2016: Went 5-3 with a 5.31 ERA in 11 games, 7 starts ... Struck out 39 in 42.1 innings ... Started the season 4-0 with a 2.42 ERA ... Allowed just five runs in his first four starts ... Earned his fourth win by pitching a complete game against Yale, striking out 10 hitters and allowing just five hits and two runs. 

2015: Made two appearance in relief … At VCU (3/10), worked 0.2 of an inning … Against NYIT (4/15) threw 1.0 inning, collecting one strikeout.

High School: Lettered two years in baseball … Named second-team all-conference honors as a senior … Earned honorable mention all-district as a junior … Lettered two years in swimming and one year in diving … Graduated with honors.

Personal: Son of Ruth and Bill Lescher ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2015Freshman

    RHP
    6'3" 215 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2016Sophomore

    RHP
    6'3" 215 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2017Junior

    RHP
    6'4" 215 lbs
    28