Ian Lawson

Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
B/T:
R/R
Height:
6-7
Weight:
246
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Hillsboro, Ore.
High School:
Century

2024
• Appeared in 12 games, making one start. Posted a 2-0 record and 4.07 ERA.
• Struck out 23 in 24 1/3 innings.
• Tossed three scoreless innings versus UCLA, striking out four for the save (5/10).
• Struck out five in 2 1/3 innings of relief, allowing one hit and an unearned run against Portland in Hillsboro (4/23).
• Worked a career-long four innings, holding Nevada to one hit and a walk in a scoreless outing, striking out three (4/17).
• Spun three scoreless innings of relief against CSUN, striking out three (3/8).
• Picked up the win after holding Texas Tech to an unearned run over three innings (2/21).

2023
• Pitched in 19 games, making one start. Finished with a 3-0 record and 3.50 ERA in 36 innings. Struck out 46 and held opponents to a .203 batting average.
• Pitched in nine Pac-12 games - all in relief - and was 1-0 with a 3.93 ERA. Struck out 24 in 18 1/3 innings.
• Picked up win No. 3 of 2023 after 2/3 of a scoreless inning against Portland (5/9).
• Equaled a career-high with six strikeouts in three scoreless innings versus USC (4/15).
• Picked up his second win of the season after holding Oregon scoreless in two innings (4/8).
• Equaled a career-best with six strikeouts in three scoreless innings against Washington (4/1).
• Threw two scoreless against Nevada, striking out three (3/14).
• Tossed two scoreless innings against Coppin State, striking out two (2/26).
• Struck out a career-high six in three relief innings versus UC Santa Barbara, earning the win (2/20).

2022
• Appeared in 14 games, all in relief, and was 3-0 with a 6.41 ERA. Struck out 19 in 19 2/3 innings.
• Earned his second win of the season after tossing two scoreless innings of relief versus UC Irvine (3/5).
• Worked two scoreless innings of relief versus Xavier, striking out a career-best five (2/24).

2021
• Finished with a 1-0 record and 2.00 ERA in seven relief outings. Tallied 10 strikeouts in nine innings.
• Worked a scoreless eighth inning at Portland (5/18).
• Earned his first career win after throwing two scoreless innings at LMU, striking out two (4/27).
• Made his OSU debut, striking out three in two scoreless innings versus Santa Clara (3/24).

Century High School
• Letterwinner for head coach Mason Wright
• Rated as the No. 5 player in the state of Oregon by Prep Baseball Report and No. 6 player by Baseball Northwest.
• First-team all-league and second-team all-state as a junior.
• As a junior, was 6-1 with a 0.80 ERA in 52 innings, striking out 84. Also batted .337 with eight doubles, two triples, one home run and 17 RBI.
• Earned second-team all-league honors as a sophomore.
• As a sophomore, batted .365 with 10 doubles, one triple and four home runs. Drove in 17.

Personal
• Born Oct. 25, 2001.
• Son of Amy and Lee Lawson.
• Has one sister, Ariel.
• Majoring in human development and family science.
• Would like to become an athletic trainer after his playing career.
• Has volunteered in the community by running a youth baseball camp at his high school and doing an annual yard cleanup in his neighborhood.
• Chose Oregon State because “it’s close to home, it has always been my dream school and the coaches made a positive impact on me.”

Lawson’s Career Single-Game Highs
Innings pitched: 4.0, at Nevada, Apr 17, 2024
Walks allowed: 4, North Dakota State, Feb 29, 2024 ; vs Sam Houston, Jun 04, 2023
Strikeouts: 6, at Washington, Apr 01, 2023 ; USC, Apr 15, 2023 ; vs UC Santa Barbara, Feb 20, 2023
Batters faced: 14, at Nevada, Apr 17, 2024
Field chances: 2, Washington State, Mar 11, 2023
Putouts: 1, at Loyola Marymount, Apr 27, 2021
Assists: 1, 8 times
Runners CS: 2, CSUN, Mar 08, 2024