#9 Robert Lara Season 2025
MLB Draft: 17th Round in 2005 (Minnesota)
Started 32 games behind the plate for the Tigers in 2007 after playing in a reserve role in 2006 … one of the nation’s elite defensive catchers as a high school senior … solid frame with tremendous blocking ability and power … the 17th-round choice of the Minnesota Twins in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007)
Appeared in 36 games (32 starts), batting .200 (21-for-105) with seven doubles, one homer, 13 RBI and 10 runs … lined a crucial two-out, two-run double in the seventh inning of LSU’s 5-3 win at Arkansas (May 6); the double extended the Tigers’ lead from 3-2 to 5-2 … enjoyed a 3-for-4 outing with one double, one homer, three RBI and two runs vs. New Orleans (March 27) … also made three pitching appearances, allowing six earned run on nine hits in 3.2 innings with one walk and three strikeouts.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2006)
Appeared in 23 games (11 starts), batting .273 (12-for-44) with two doubles, one triple, eight RBI and seven runs … led LSU with two hits and first career triple against No. 1 Rice (5/16) … provided a key one-out RBI pinch hit single off of Arkansas all-SEC pitcher Nick Schmidt (4/28) in the seventh inning as the Tigers scored four runs and erased a 4-2 deficit en route to a 7-6 win … gave the Tigers a 2-1 lead with a two-run single vs. Southern (4/4) in the fourth inning … collected a season-high three hits and drove in three runs in the series finale vs. Temple (2/26) in his second career start.
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Nova High School, a class 5A powerhouse in Davie, Fla. … batted .476 in 2005 with eight homers and 32 RBI, leading his squad to the state title … in 2004, batted .318 with a homer and 25 RBI as his team won the state championship … 2005 squad finished No. 1 nationally by USA Today … became the first Broward County team to win back-to-back state crowns … voted 2004 second-team all-state by the Florida Sports Writers Association … competed with dozens of other draftees in the 2005 National High School Home Run Derby … coached by Pat McQuaid.
PERSONAL
Full name is Robert J. Lara … parents are Jose and Maria Lara … has two brothers, Daniel and Julio … credits his father as the biggest influence on his athletic career … business administration major at LSU … born November 25, 1986 in Secaucus, N.J.
Lara’s LSU Career Highs
At-Bats: 4 (several times)
Hits: 3 (twice; last 3/27/07 vs. New Orleans)
Runs Scored: 2 (3/27/07 vs. New Orleans)
Doubles: 1 (several times; last 5/11/07 vs. Florida)
Triples: 1 (5/16/06 vs. Rice)
Home Runs: 1 (3/27/07 vs. New Orleans)
RBI: 3 (2/26/06 vs. Temple; 3/27/07 vs. New Orleans)
Stolen Bases: 1 (4/14/07 vs. Ole Miss)
Lara’s LSU Career Batting Statistics
Year
Avg
GP
GS
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
TB
SLG%
BB
HBP
SO
SB
ATT
2006
.273
23
11
44
7
12
2
1
0
8
16
.364
5
1
12
0
0
2007
TOTALS
Lara’s LSU Career Pitching Statistics
Year
ERA
W
L
App
GS
CG
SHO
CBO
SV
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
2007
TOTAL