A.J. Lardo

Height:
6-null
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Baltimore, Md.
High School:
Maryland

2014: Made 18 starts totaling 36 appearances...hit .232 with 16 hits, 17 runs scored and nine walks...led Panthers with eight stolen bases...successfully stole eight bases on nine attempts...2-3 with an RBI and two runs scored against Butler...registered three consecutive multi-hit games against Presbyterian and Virginia Tech...set a career-high with a five game hit streak from March 9-March 15.

2013: Saw action in 20 games with 12 starts prior to suffering a season ending injury at USF...finished the year with a .288 average with 11 runs, 15 hits, four RBI and five steals...had multiple hits in all three games of the Wichita State series...started the season with a five-game hitting streak...also had a three-game hit streak on the season.

At Maryland: Redshirted the 2012 season.

High School: Named a Louisville Slugger Pre-Season All-American his senior year and received Rawlings Pre-Season All-American Honorable Mention honors... batted .478 with a .634 on-base percentage and a.944 slugging percentage, hitting nine home runs in 90 at-bats...stole 29 bases and drove in 39 runs in 34 games...finished his senior campaign with the honors of Baltimore Sun First Team All-Metro, Maryland First Team All-State, MSABC Team Maryland Selection, MSABC Brooks Robinson All-Star Selection, first team All-MIAA Conference, Perfect Game First Team All-Atlantic Region and Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year Nominee...received a No. 2 state ranking and No. 249 national ranking from Perfect Game...batted .438 with three home runs his junior year, stealing 34 bases in 35 games...named to Maryland First Team All-State and was an Under Armour PS All-American...tied the Maryland state record for career triples (24)...set career school records in hits (162), triples, and stolen bases (115)...graduated with a 4.0 GPA as a member of the National Honors Society.

Personal: Born on March 16, 1993...son of Albert and Jennifer Lardo...has one sister, Olivia...enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Statistics
	*AVG.*	*GP-GS*	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	*RBI*	TB	*SLG%*	BB	HP	SO	*OB%*	*SB-ATT*
2014	.232	36-18	69	17	16	0	0	0	4	16	.232	9	3	13	.346	8-9
2013	.288	20-12	52	11	15	1	0	0	4	16	.308	4	2	15	.362	5-7
Career	.256	56-30	121	28	31	1	0	0	8	32	.264	13	5	28	.353	13-16