Lamar Briggs spent his high school years (2011-2014) playing at Davidson Day School and On Deck Academy. At Davidson Day, he was an All-State and All-Conference player every year in baseball and football. Lamar was also a very important member of the 2014 On Deck O’s who originally accepted a baseball scholarship to attend Temple University. However, later that year, Temple University folded many of their sports programs, including baseball. As a result, Lamar chose to commit to Jackson State University where he quickly made an impact at the DI level. He played 4 years at Jackson State University 2014-2018. While at JSU, he collected three All-Conference awards, was named Black College Nines All-American, and voted best utility player by my coaches and teammates.
Despite all of his success at the college level, Lamar was not drafted or signed as a free agent. Even though he was disappointed, he refused to give up on his dream of playing professionally. Between 2018 and 2020, he continued to train and attended a number of affiliated and independent tryouts looking to get picked up. Midway through the 2020 professional baseball season, Lamar was offered and signed his first contract, two years after the completion of his college career . The Westside Woolly Mammoths of the United Shores Professional League signed him and that decision paid off. Lamar spent a year and a half in the USPBL and recently won the batting title and was named league MVP (2021). Lamar Briggs continues to work at the game he loves and coming off his MVP season, signed a new contract with the Lake Country DockHounds in the American Association.
