#56 T.J. Forrest Season 2026
MLB Draft: 44th Round in 2006 (Florida)
The top high school pitching prospect in the state of Louisiana in 2006 … underwent Tommy John surgery in April 2006 but returned to the mound for LSU’s game at Centenary on March 6, 2007… worked 31.1 innings for LSU during the 2007 season; elected to transfer to Bossier Parish Community College in June 2007 … the 44th-round selection of the Florida Marlins in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft … ranked the 121st-best prospect in Baseball America’s Top 300 High School Players of 2006.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2007)
Appeared in 11 games (six starts), recording a 2-2 mark, one save and a 3.45 ERA in 31.1 innings … registered 15 walks and 25 strikeouts and limited opponents to a .278 batting average … excellent relief outing vs. Florida (May13) as he earned a save by limiting the Gators to no runs on two hits in four innings with 2 BB and 4 Ks … … earned relief victory at Mississippi State (April 21), limiting the Bulldogs to no runs on one hit in three IP with 3 BB and 2 Ks … career-long five-inning outing at South Carolina (March 18); charged with one unearned run on two hits with one BB and 2 Ks … made his LSU debut at Centenary (March 6), allowed just one hit in three scoreless innings with one BB and four Ks
HIGH SCHOOL
Played two seasons as a pitcher and outfielder at Benton High School before finishing his career at Haughton High School … all-state, all-district and all-city honors as a sophomore … posted a 0.18 ERA during the summer of 2005 in 38 innings pitched … compiled a 7-3 record as a freshman and a 12-2 mark as a sophomore on the mound … member of an American Legion 15 and 16-year-old national championship team … played quarterback on the football team as a freshman.
PERSONAL
Full name is Anthony A. Forrest, Jr. … parents are Anthony and Debra Forrest … has three older sisters, Kerry, Kelly and Heather … born September 28, 1987 in Shreveport, La.
Forrest’s LSU Career Highs
Innings: 5.0 (3/18/07 at South Carolina)
Strikeouts: 4 (twice; last 5/13/07 vs. Florida)
Hits Allowed: 6 (twice; last 3/25/07 vs. Kentucky)
Runs: 5 (3/25/07 vs. Kentucky)
Earned Runs: 4 (3/25/07 vs. Kentucky)
Walks: 3 (twice; last 4/29/07 vs. Tennessee
Forrest’s LSU Career Statistics
Year
ERA
W
L
App
GS
CG
SHO
CBO
SV
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
2007
TOTAL