2026 Season
• Played in 40 games (34 starts), batting .254 (29-for-114) with four doubles, eight homers, 24 RBI and 19 runs
• Started 31 games at third base, two at DH and one at first base
• Launched a two-run homer and an RBI double in win versus Tulane (May 5)
• Homered and drove in four runs in win over Southern (March 31)
• Blasted a grand slam that highlighted a six-run third inning vs. Kentucky (March 29), as the Tigers reduced a 7-0 deficit to 7-6 in an eventual 17-10 LSU victory
• Homered and collected three RBI in win over Nicholls (Feb. 18)
2025 Season
• Played in 27 games (one start at DH), batting .238 (5-for-21) with one double, two homers, seven RBI and five runs
• Unloaded a solo homer in Game 2 of SEC series vs. Tennessee (April 26)
• Launched first LSU career home run – a three-run blast – on March 7 vs. North Alabama
• Provided an RBI single in LSU’s win over Dallas Baptist at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas (Feb. 26)
High School
• Ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 6 best player in the state of Louisiana in 2024 … younger brother of current LSU outfielder Josh Pearson … oldest brother, Jacob, was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the third round of the 2017 MLB Draft
• Helped lead West Monroe High School to the 2024 state title, batting .378 with 10 doubles, two triples, six homers, 45 RBI and 23 runs
Personal
Full name is John Michael Pearson … born November 12, 2004, in West Monroe, La. … parents are Bill and Anna Pearson, who operate the Pearson Baseball Academy in West Monroe, La. … older brother, Josh Pearson, played at LSU for four seasons (2022-25) as an outfielder, claiming two national championship rings … majoring in sport administration at LSU.
Pearson’s LSU Career Highs
Hits: 2 four times; most recently vs. Tulane (5/5/26)
Runs Scored: 3 at Vanderbilt (3/15/26)
Doubles: 1 five times; most recently vs. Florida (5/14/26)
Triples: none
Home Runs: 1 on 10 occasions; most recently at Georgia (5/8/26)
RBI: 4 twice – vs. Southern (3/31/26); vs. Kentucky (3/29/26)