29 Days Until the State Volleyball Announcement
Gatorade 2020 - 2021: Player of the Year

Baseball - Texas

athletes playing Baseball
The POY Logo
BASEBALL

Jordan Lawlar

Shortstop
JESUIT COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL OF DALLAS
DALLAS, TEXAS
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

.412

Batting Average (Season)

6

Home Runs (Season)

46

Runs Scored (Season)

37

RBIs (Season)
“I haven’t seen a player with Jordan Lawlar’s abilities in a long time. He’s one of those shortstops that makes every ground ball look easy. He hits for a lot of power and he has a great eye for the strike zone.”
John Tovar
Head Coach head coach at Berkner High
excellence star

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2, 195-pound senior shortstop posted a .412 batting average with six home runs, 46 runs scored, 37 RBI and a .556 on-base percentage this past season, leading the Rangers to a 32-6 record and a berth in the Class 6A area playoffs. The nation’s No. 1 draft prospect as ranked by Perfect Game, Lawlar also stole 32 bases without being caught and walked 27 times this spring. In 2020, he received the prestigious Jackie Robinson Player of the Year award by Perfect Game.

a graduation cap

Academic Achievement

Lawlar has maintained a 4.12 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at Vanderbilt University this fall, but is projected as an early round selection in July’s Major League Baseball draft.

first place ribbon

Exemplary Character

A devoted parishioner in his church community, Lawlar has volunteered locally on behalf of the Texas Ramp Project, during which he helped build wooden ramps for wheelchair-bound people. He has also participated in his school’s Adopt-A-Family initiative, delivering food, gifts and supplies to families in need.