#12 Jarred Bogany Season 2025

Updated 1/26/06

MLB Draft: 15th Round in 2005 (Pittsburgh)

One of the most coveted outfield prospects in the nation … a five-tool player who is expected to start in center field for the Tigers as a freshman … unique combination of speed and raw power with tremendous defensive coverage in the outfield … timed at 6.6 seconds in the 60-yard dash … the 15th-round selection of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft … batted .388 (19-for-49) with a homer and 10 RBI in LSU’s fall intrasquad games … swiped eight bases in 10 tries to lead the squad this fall.

HIGH SCHOOL
A three-time first-team all-state, all-Houston and all-district selection at George Bush High School in Richmond, Texas …earned four letters in baseball as a centerfielder and three letters in basketball as a forward … member of the USA Baseball Youth National Olympic gold medal team in 2003 … collected four hits, scored twice and stole a base in the United States’ 11-7 victory over Taiwan in the championship game … competed in the 2005 High School All-American Baseball Game in Albuquerque, N.M. … for his high school career, batted .415 with 83 runs scored and 53 stolen bases … in 2004, hit .405 with three homers and 13 stolen bases … also maintained a fielding percentage of 1.000 in 113 innings … coached by Rodney Hernandez.

PERSONAL
Full name is Jarred Michael Bogany … parents are Michael and Barbara Bogany … lists his mother, Barbara, as the biggest influence on his athletic career … plans to major in business management at LSU … born January 4, 1987.