2026 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Pitched one season (2026) at LSU before entering the transfer portal ... name to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll as an interdisciplinary studies major.
2026 Season
• Made 17 appearances (six starts), recording a 1-4 mark and a 9.20 ERA in 29.1 innings with 27 walks and 40 strikeouts
• Earned his first career LSU win on May 2 vs. South Carolina, limiting the Gamecocks to one run on one hit in 5.0 innings with three walks and eight strikeouts
• Made first career SEC start at Mississippi State (April 26), allowing three runs on two hits in 3.0 innings with three walks and two strikeouts
• Fired 2.0 scoreless relief innings vs. Texas A&M (April 18) with one hit, one walk and three strikeouts
• Struck out the side in 1.0 inning of work vs. Northwestern State (April 14)
High School
• A two-time All-State selection at Hebron High School in Carrollton, Texas … missed his senior high school season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in July 2024
• Rated No. 22 by Perfect Game on its list of the nation’s best high school right-handed pitchers and No. 3 among the best high school RHP in the state of Texas
• Ranked No. 90 on the MLB.com list of the Top Prospects for the 2025 MLB Draft
Personal
Full name is Marcos Edward Paz … born November 20, 2006 … parents are Romeo and Denise Paz … Dad works as a truck driver, Mom works as a project manager … has one older sibling, Ivan … says he chose to become a Tiger because of “the community and family feel of LSU.”
Paz’s LSU Career Highs
Innings: 5.0 vs. South Carolina (5/2/26)
Strikeouts: 8 vs. South Carolina (5/2/26)
Hits Allowed: 5 at Georgia (5/9/26)
Runs: 7 twice; most recently vs. Florida (5/15/26)
Earned Runs: 7 twice; most recently vs. Florida (5/15/26)
Walks: 4 twice; most recently vs. Florida (5/15/26)