
Baseball Bloodlines: Teamed with his brother Mark on the Sun Devil pitching staff.
2011 (Junior): Was once again the ace of the bullpen...appeared in 31 games, making two starts...went 7-4 with nine saves...finished the year with a 4.31 ERA in 56.1 innings...struck out 67 batters while walking only 12...earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 honors...finished his career with 102 appearances, tied for second most in school history...one of only three pitchers in Arizona State history to have over 100 career appearances...recorded the second most career victories in school history by a pitcher who was primarily a reliever...one of only three Arizona State pitchers to ever record over 20 wins and 10 saves...drafted by the Houston Astros in the 19th round of the MLB Draft.
2010 (Sophomore): Turned in another dominating season, earning First Team All-Pac-10 honors as well as All-West Region honors from the ABCA...finished the year 8-2 with three saves and 13 holds...fanned 96 batters while walking only 20 in 75.0 innings...opponents hit a measly .160 against him in his 39 appearances, all out of the bullpen...the 39 appearances tied a school record...his 2.16 ERA was second on the pitching staff...earned the win in Game One of the Tempe Super Regional thanks to to five innings out of the bullpen of stellar pitching, allowing only two base runners while striking out seven.
2009 (Freshman): Had a stellar debut season, earning First Team Freshman All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball, the NCBWA and Rivals.com as well as Second Team honors from Baseball America...named First Team All-Pac-10...pitched in 32 games, third most appearances in the Pac-10...finished the year 9-5 with five saves and 99 strike outs. The nine wins is tied for seventh most by a freshman in school history. His 99 strike outs is the most ever by a Sun Devil pitcher in their freshman year and his five saves is tied for fifth most ever by an ASU freshman hurler...opponents his just .199 against him, third lowest in the Pac-10...tied for the Pac-10 lead with five pick-offs...his only career start came at Washington on April 5, where he picked up the complete game victory.
High School: A 2008 graduate of Tualatin High School in Tualatin, Ore...earned four varsity letters for baseball...holds his high school's record for career strikeouts and career pitching victories...named Pacific Conference pitcher of the year as a junior and senior...earned first-team all-state honors as a senior, going 8-1 with a 1.40 ERA and 92 strikeouts...was first-team all-conference and second-team all-state as a junior...first-team all-conference and honorable mention all-state for his sophomore season...played for the Portland, Ore. team that won the 2008 Babe Ruth World Series (ages 16-18).
Personal: Marketing major...parents are Jeff and Linda Lambson of Tualatin, Ore...has one sibling, Mark...says the baseball program and the business school made him choose ASU...says the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are his favorite pro sports team and Cal Ripken Jr. is his favorite pro athlete...lists Will Ferrell as his favorite actor, "Blades of Glory" as his favorite movie and "Family Guy" as his favorite TV show...enjoys fishing and ping pong...born in Claremont, Calif...full name is Mitchell Adam Lambson.
Career Pitching Stats at Arizona State:
Year | ERA | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | Opp/Avg |
2009 | 3.01 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 83.2 | 58 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 99 | .199 |
2010 | 2.16 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 75.0 | 41 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 96 | .160 |
2011 | 4.31 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 56.1 | 59 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 67 | .266 |
TOTALS | 3.06 | 102 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 215.0 | 158 | 77 | 73 | 57 | 262 | .205 |
Career Highs at Arizona State:
Innings | 9.0 | at Washington, 4/5/09 |
Ks | 12 | vs. Kansas, 3/14/09 |
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