re: LSU Baseball - 2014 Post Season Thread

Day 30: Junior #10 Aaron Nola



LSU Profile

Aaron is another local Baton Rouge product who has been stellar on the mound for LSU. He enters his 3 season as the ace of the staff and will anchor the rotation on Friday nights. At first being known as Austin's little brother, Aaron has set himself apart and made a name for himself in his own right.

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2013 First-Team All-American (Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, ABCA, Perfect Game, NCBWA)
2013 National Pitcher of the Year Finalist
2013 SEC Pitcher of the Year
2013 Corbett Award Winner (Best Amateur Athlete in Louisiana)
2013 ABCA First-Team All-South Region
2013 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional All-Tournament Team
2013 Louisiana Pitcher of the Year
SEC Pitcher of the Week (April 22, 2013 and May 6, 2013)
2012 First-Team Freshman All-American (Collegiate Baseball; Perfect Game)
2012 Second-Team Freshman All-American (Baseball America)
2012 Freshman All-SEC
2012 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team
2012 Second-Team All-Louisiana

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2013 Season:

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Named to the Collegiate Baseball magazine First-Team All-America squad; voted 2013 SEC Pitcher of the Year by the league coaches -- No. 1 in the SEC in strikeouts with 122; No. 3 in SEC in wins (12), No. 2 in league in opponent batting average (.188) and No. 1 in league in innings pitched (126.0) … one of three finalists for the National Pitcher of the Year Award presented by the College Baseball Hall of Fame … started 17 games on the mound, posting a 12-1 mark and a 1.57 ERA in 126 innings with 18 walks and 122 strikeouts … suffered only loss of the season to UCLA in the College World Series (June 16), allowing just two unearned runs on five hits in eight innings with one walk and five strikeouts … brilliant two-hit shutout vs. Oklahoma in Super Regional on June 7, allowing no walks with six strikeouts ... became just the fourth pitcher in LSU history to fire three shutouts in one season … named to the 2013 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional All-Tournament Team after defeating Sam Houston State (June 1) - limited SHSU to no earned runs on six hits in seven innings with three walks and six strikeouts … excellent outing in SEC Tournament vs. Arkansas (May 23), allowing one run on six hits in 7.0 innings with one walk and eight strikeouts … posted an 8-0 mark and a 1.70 ERA in SEC regular-season games, recording nine walks and 65 strikeouts in 69 innings … fired his fourth straight complete game victory and his second shutout of the season when he blanked No. 19 Florida, 5-0, on May 3 … Nola limited the Gators to no runs on four singles in nine innings with one walk and three strikeouts … Nola became the first LSU pitcher to record four consecutive complete-game victories since Mike Sirotka accomplished the feat in 1993 … Nola also became the first LSU pitcher to fire two shutouts in one season since Greg Smith recorded two in 2005 … recorded his third straight complete-game victory April 26, defeating No. 10 South Carolina in Alex Box Stadium … Nola limited the Gamecocks to two runs on six hits with no walks and eight strikeouts … he became the first LSU pitcher to post three consecutive complete-game wins since Greg Smith accomplished the feat in 2005 against Ole Miss, Arkansas and Vanderbilt … fired his second consecutive complete game and his first career shutout April 19 when he blanked Alabama, 5-0, in Tuscaloosa … Nola limited the Tide to just three singles while recording one walk and 10 strikeouts … he threw 110 pitches, and after allowing a leadoff single in the sixth inning, he retired the final 12 Alabama batters of the game … the shutout was LSU's first in an SEC game since Kevin Gausman blanked Tennessee on May 13, 2011 … fired the first complete game of his career April 12 at No. 10 Arkansas, limiting the Razorbacks to two runs on four hits with one walk and 10 strikeouts … threw 110 pitches in the victory … pitched LSU to series-opening win vs. Kentucky (April 5), allowing just one run on four hits in seven innings with three walks and seven strikeouts … led the Tigers to a Game 1 SEC victory at Missouri (March 29), firing 7.2 shutout innings ... limited Missouri to just five singles while recording one walk and 10 strikeouts, his highest career strikeouts total in an SEC game … fired six perfect innings to start outing vs. Washington (March 8) before allowing a single to open seventh inning … career-high 11 strikeouts in win over Brown (March 1); allowed no earned runs on three hits with no walks in seven innings.

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Day 31: Junior #49 Zac Person



LSU Profile

Zac is a LHP who comes over from LSU-Eunice along with Brady Domangue. His fastball reaches the upper 80s, and he has good deception with his curveball. He's another new face who will be relied upon immediately out of the bullpen.

Prior to LSU (@LSUE):

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17-0 record in two seasons at LSU-Eunice ... Helped lead LSU-E to JUCO national title in 2012 and national runners-up finish in 2013 ... Set Eunice High School record for strikeouts in a season with 182 in 2011 ... 2011 All-Parish MVP, All-District MVP, All-Acadiana MVP and 1st Team All-State in his high school senior season ... Named 2011 1st Team Louisville Slugger All-American and the LHSCA Coaches Pitcher of the Year

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10 Questions with Zac