University of South Alabama Athletics

2021 (Junior):  Named second-team all-Sun Belt Conference ... Went 8-0 with one complete game in 16 starts ... Recorded a 3.64 ERA with one complete game while combining for one shutout ... Struck out a team-best 82 batters against 40 walks in 84 innings pitched ... Finished 6-0 with a 2.76 ERA in eight SBC starts, and struck out 45 batters while issuing 19 walks in 42 1/3 innings ... Tossed a career-high eight innings against Middle Tennessee (March 7), and matched that total against Coastal Carolina (May 16) ... Struck out a career-high 12 batters against Coastal Carolina (May 16) ... Turned in eight quality starts on the year ... Tied for the most wins in the SBC in league contests with six ... Finished the season ranked tied for the SBC lead in most starts (16), second in wins (8), fifth in innings pitched (84), and 10th in strikeouts (82), ERA (3.64) and opposing batting average (.230).

2020 (Junior COVID Year):  Appeared in four games, all of which were starts ... Went 1-1 with a 5.00 ERA while recording 23 strikeouts and issuing nine walks in 18 innings pitched ... Tied his career high with 10 strikeouts, and allowed one run on three hits in five innings pitched against Siena (Feb. 22) to earn his lone win of the season.    

2019 (Sophomore):  Appeared in 11 games, all of which were starts, before suffering a season-ending injury at Georgia Southern on April 26 ... Went 4-3 with a 4.19 ERA while combining for one shutout ... Struck out 49 batters and issued 39 walks in 53 2/3 innings pitched ... Went 3-1 with a 3.93 ERA in seven starts in Sun Belt games ... Struck out 28 batters and issued 24 walks in 34 1/3 innings against league opponents ... Recorded a career-high 10 strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings against Tennessee Tech (Feb. 23) ... Tossed a career-high 6 1/3 innings against Sacred Heart (March 8) to earn his first win of the season ... Pitched six scoreless innings against Texas State (March 16), and struck out four against three walks to combine for the shutout in a 1-0 win ... Tossed 3 1/3 innings at Georgia Southern (April 26) before leaving the game due to injury.

2018 (Freshman):  Appeared in 17 games with one start ... Went 2-1 with one save and a 7.15 ERA while combining for one shutout ... Struck out 40 batters against 19 walks in 34 innings pitched ... Did not allow a run in six of his 16 relief appearances ... Finished 1-0 with one save and a 4.43 ERA in nine Sun Belt Conference appearances ... Struck out 29 batters and issued nine walks in 20 1/3 innings against league opponents ... Struck out two in one perfect relief inning in his Jaguar debut against Kansas State (Feb. 16) ... Recorded two strikeouts and one walk in his lone start of the year against New Orleans (March 27) ... Struck out a career-high eight batters in a career-best 4 2/3 scoreless innings pitched against Georgia Southern (April 13) ... Tossed two shutout innings and struck out two while issuing one walk at Little Rock (May 5) to earn his first career save.

High School:  Lettered in football and baseball for four years at T.R. Miller High School in Brewton, Alabama ... Named class 3A first-team all-state in baseball by the Alabama Sports Writers Association as a junior and senior ... Batted .423 with 10 home runs while also recording 219 strikeouts on the mound in his final two seasons ... Helped T.R. Miller HS to a third-round playoff appearance as a junior ... Hit .413 and recorded a 1.54 ERA with 107 strikeouts in 2016 ... Tossed a shutout against Gordo High School in the second round of the class 3A Alabama High School Athletic Association playoffs as a senior ... Selected in the fifth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with the 145th overall pick.

Personal:  Full name is Joseph Lamar Booker ... Born Sept. 11, 1998, in Brewton, Alabama ... The second of two children to Joey and Christina Booker ... Has an older sister, Malary ... Majoring in business administration.