2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 35
Lawson Gailey
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Lavonia, Ga.
- Prev School:
- Franklin County HS
- High School:
- Franklin County HS
Graduated from South Florida in 2026
Career Accolades
2024 CSC Academic All-District
2026: Gailey made eight appearances out of the South Florida bullpen in the 2026 season, working to a 6.00 ERA over 9.0 innings. He surrendered nine hits and six runs while striking out six batters.
2025: Out all season due to injury.
2024: Made 13 appearances and eight starts on the mound after being slowed with an injury to begin the season…made six Sunday starts…went 2-3 with a 5.13 ERA (19 ER/33.1 IP) and 25 strikeouts…held opposing batters to a .258 average…struck out a season-high five batters over 3.0 IP in relief vs. North Carolina A&T (3/10)…allowed two earned runs or fewer in 11 of his appearances.
2023: Made 16 appearances on the mound and 10 starts, including three one the weekend, as a true freshman…went 2-5 with a 4.09 ERA (23 ER/50.2 IP) and 27 strikeouts…made his debut against No. 13 Maryland (2/19) with a pair of strikeouts over 2.1 IP…made his first start against Dartmouth (3/15), allowing one run one three hits with a season-high six strikeouts over 4.0 IP…earned his first collegiate win at Bethune-Cookman (3/28)…allowed one or zero earned runs in 12 of his 16 outings.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named the Georgia 3A Pitcher of the Year and earned All-State honors twice...was an honors graduate.
PERSONAL: Born on August 27...son of Russell and Penny...has one brother, Easton...his mother, Penny, played basketball at Emmanuel College...his cousin, Jayden, plays softball at Georgia Tech...enjoys snowboarding, hunting, and fishing...plans to study business at South Florida.
Career Accolades
2024 CSC Academic All-District
2026: Gailey made eight appearances out of the South Florida bullpen in the 2026 season, working to a 6.00 ERA over 9.0 innings. He surrendered nine hits and six runs while striking out six batters.
2025: Out all season due to injury.
2024: Made 13 appearances and eight starts on the mound after being slowed with an injury to begin the season…made six Sunday starts…went 2-3 with a 5.13 ERA (19 ER/33.1 IP) and 25 strikeouts…held opposing batters to a .258 average…struck out a season-high five batters over 3.0 IP in relief vs. North Carolina A&T (3/10)…allowed two earned runs or fewer in 11 of his appearances.
2023: Made 16 appearances on the mound and 10 starts, including three one the weekend, as a true freshman…went 2-5 with a 4.09 ERA (23 ER/50.2 IP) and 27 strikeouts…made his debut against No. 13 Maryland (2/19) with a pair of strikeouts over 2.1 IP…made his first start against Dartmouth (3/15), allowing one run one three hits with a season-high six strikeouts over 4.0 IP…earned his first collegiate win at Bethune-Cookman (3/28)…allowed one or zero earned runs in 12 of his 16 outings.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named the Georgia 3A Pitcher of the Year and earned All-State honors twice...was an honors graduate.
PERSONAL: Born on August 27...son of Russell and Penny...has one brother, Easton...his mother, Penny, played basketball at Emmanuel College...his cousin, Jayden, plays softball at Georgia Tech...enjoys snowboarding, hunting, and fishing...plans to study business at South Florida.
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