B.J. LaMura Class: Junior Hometown: Ronkonkoma, New York Height / Weight: 6-0 / 185 Position: RHP Birthdate: 01/01/1981 Bats-Throws: R-R

Hard-throwing righthander who has seen time in the starting rotation in 2002...highly touted and very smart pitcher out of Long Island, NY...throws as high as the mid 90s...strong athlete who was the top Tiger in the Omaha Challenge conditioning program in the offseason before his junior season...has a vertical leap of 33.5 inches, best on the team...has a 6-2 career record and 5.27 ERA in eight starts and 33 relief appearances (82.0 innings pitched)...opponents have hit just .242 off him in his career...has 89 career strikeouts.

2002: Has a 6-2 record and 3.66 ERA along with a save in eight starts and nine relief appearances...drafted by the White Sox in the fifth round in the Major League Draft...allowing just a .199 batting average and two homers in 51.2 innings pitched...right-handed batters are hitting just .189...had a 5-0 record and 2.21 ERA along with a .156 opponents' batting average in 40.2 innings pitched in home games...pitched 2.0 scoreless and hitless innings against #25 Auburn on Feb. 22...allowed one hit and no runs in 2.0 innings pitched against Georgia Southern on Mar. 13...allowed just one run on two hits in 4.0 innings of relief against South Alabama on Mar. 16...pitched 2.0 perfect innings of relief against Maine on Mar. 22...made his first career start against Coastal Carolina on Mar. 27, as he earned his first career win by pitching 5.0 innings, allowing just two hits, two walks, and no runs while striking out seven...earned the win against East Tennessee State on Apr. 2; he allowed just two hits, one run, and no walks while striking out six in 6.0 innings pitched...earned the victory in a starting role against N.C. State on Apr. 7; he allowed two runs on seven hits in 6.1 innings pitched...earned the win at Duke on Apr. 20 by pitching 5.1 innings, allowing one run on eight hits...allowed two runs on two hits in 5.0 innings to pick up the win against #3 Wake Forest on Apr. 27...pitched 2.0 shutout innings, allowing one hit against #1 Florida State in the ACC Tournament on May 25...struck out the only two batters he faced with the tying run on base to pick up his first career save against #18 Arkansas in the Clemson Super Regional on June 8...came in the game with the scored tied 4-4 and pitched near flawless, allowing one hit, no runs, and no walks while striking out six in 4.1 innings pitched to earn the win against #18 Arkansas in the Clemson Super Regional on June 9.

2001: Appeared in 16 games, all in relief... pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in a 17-4 win over Ohio... pitched two innings against New York Tech... pitched a scoreless ninth inning against Duke... threw one scoreless inning against Western Carolina... pitched one scoreless inning against Virginia... pitched two scoreless innings in a 24-4 win over Seton Hall and struck out the side in the eighth inning... made the Dean's List for the spring semester.

2000: Appeared in eight games, all in relief (8.0 innings pitched)... allowed 15 hits, nine earned runs, and seven walks while striking out nine... had a 2.45 ERA against regular-season ACC competition... finished five games, third most on the team... pitched a scoreless ninth inning against Maryland in the second game of a doubleheader on Mar. 18... struck out the side, all looking, in the ninth inning against N.C. State on Apr. 8... pitched 1.1 innings, allowing three hits and one run against Virginia in the ACC Tournament on May 20... pitched a scoreless inning against #1 Stanford in the College World Series on June 11; he threw just four pitches against the Cardinal.

Before Clemson: #100 High School prospect in the nation by Baseball America in its 1999 Early Draft Preview... #3 high school prospect in New York by Baseball America... First-Team All-State, All-County, All-League, and Honorable Mention State Player-of-the-Year as a senior at Connetquot High School... Gold Glove Award Winner as a senior... played on three league championship teams and one county runner-up... FABL All-Star and Exceptional Senior All-Star as a senior... All-County, All-League, and League I MVP as a junior... All-League Academic as well... played three varsity sports as a freshman at Connetquot High... played quarterback and free safety in football... also played basketball (guard) and soccer (center forward)... was Division I All-League in basketball... coached by Bob Ambrosini at Connetquot High. Personal: Pronounced luh-MOOR-uh... major is Marketing... three-time ACC Academic honor roll selection in 1999-00-01... born William Joseph LaMura on Jan. 1, 1981 in Mineola, NY.

LaMura Career Stats
Year	ERA	W-L	G-GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H R	ER	BB	SO
2000	10.13	0-0	8-0	0	0	0	8.0	15 12	9	7	9
2001	7.25	0-0	16-0	0	0	0	22.1	24 23	18	16	26
2002	3.66	6-2	17-8	0	0	1	51.2	37 22	21	25	54
Total	5.27	6-2	41-8	0	0	1	82.0	76 57	48	48	89