High School: Selected in the 46th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft by the Houston Astros ... one of the top performers on one of the nation's top high-school programs over his final two seasons ... went 5-0 with a sub-1.00 ERA and struck out 58 in 33 innings pitched as a senior ... also led club with 38 RBI in 27 games in 2010 ... named 2010 second-team all-Miami-Dade County by the Miami Herald ... as a junior, hit .400 and led Columbus in RBI, doubles, slugging percentage and fielding percentage ... helped lead Columbus to Florida 6-A championship game as a junior in 2009 and fell one game short of returning to state championship as a senior ... was one of two MLB draftees and more than a dozen NCAA Division I signees on his high-school squad ... coached by Joe Weber ... participated in Florida Athletic Coaches Association all-star game, Miami all-star game, prestigious East Coast Pro Showcase and Diamond Club.

Personal: Full name is Lawrence De Jesus Pardo ... born Oct. 22, 1991 (19 years old) ... son of Ileana and Larry Pardo ... father, Larry, played professionally for the Texas Rangers, California Angels, New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox organizations, coached in the Florida Marlins system, was a scout for the Milwaukee Brewers (signing 2007 National League Rookie of the Year Ryan Braun in that capacity) and is currently a scout for the Houston Astros ... Lawrence enjoys fishing and traveling ... majoring in exercise science ... member of Dean's List and ASU athletics' academic honor roll.