Lee Weld

	Class: RS Sophomore
	Hometown: Dana, Ill.
	High School: Fieldcrest

	Height / Weight: 5-8 / 170
	Position: RHP
	Experience: 2nd Season
	B/T: R/R

05/18/2012

Baseball plates 10 runs in 8th inning in 16-0 rout of IPFW

SIU has outscored IPFW 24-0 in the first two games of the series.

05/15/2012

Comeback falls short in Baseball's loss against SLU

SIU rallied for four runs in the sixth inning but left the tying run on base.

05/13/2012

Indiana State defeats Baseball 10-4 in series finale

The Salukis surrendered six consecutive two-out hits in the sixth inning.

05/06/2012

Baseball swept at Illinois State with 8-1 loss Sunday

SIU had not been swept in a conference series since 2010.

04/19/2012

Baseball opens three-game series Friday at home against Creighton

Southern took two out of three games at Creighton in last year's regular season series.

Last updated on June 1, 2011

2011 (Sophomore):Redshirted after undergoing surgery on his shoulder in early January.

2010 (Freshman): Weld's 29 appearances were the second most on the team and the second most by a freshman in the Missouri Valley Conference...Led the team with five victories and posted a 5-4 record...Finished the year with a 5.68 ERA with a team-leading 57 strikeouts against 22 walks...Threw 58.2 innings, which was the second-most on the team...Recorded two saves...His first four appearances were games he started, and he then moved into the set-up role in the Saluki bullpen...His 12 appearances in MVC games led the team and was the fifth-most among all Valley pitchers...Picked up his first career win by throwing 4.2 scoreless innings of relief against Northern Illinois, March 20... Picked up his first career save against Bradley, April 3...Had a season-high five strikeouts in three innings during a 9-5 win at Wichita State, April 11...Recorded the save in SIU's 3-2 win at Illinois, May 4, by striking out three batters in the final two innings...Had four or more strikeouts in five of his appearances...Did not allow a single earned run in 15 of his 25 relief appearances and had seven-straight relief appearances from April 18-May 4 without allowing an earned run.

Prior to SIU: Three-time all-conference selection at Fieldcrest High School...Posted a 30-3 record on the mound in high school career...Garnered first team all-state accolades as a senior in 2009...Was the 2009 Times Player of the Year...McDonalds All-Star and Pantagraph Senior All-Star in 2009...Led high school team to the sectional finals as a senior where we went 8-2 on the mound with a 0.86 ERA and struck out 107 batters...Hit .475 in 2009, scored 42 runs and drove in 21...Had 21 extra base hits in senior season with seven home runs...Went 6-1 with a 2.03 ERA and two saves in 60 innings of work as a junior...Hit .342 with five doubles, three triples a home run and nine stolen bases.

Personal: Full name is Lee Donald Weld...Born Sept. 18, 1990 in Streator, Ill. ...Majoring in recreation...Son of Marcia and Michael Weld.