re: Next Year's Pitching

I think those 3 guys at the bottom of the list will probably be processed?

For some reason I was under the impression that George was a senior. Glad to see I’m wrong I think that kid can do some great things for us

Has Storz had an opportunity to hit in batting practice since he came to LSU?
Did his injury prevent him from swinging a bat? In HS he had a reputation of being a power hitter. Is that a possibility if he doesn't regain his pitching ability?

During the first 5 fall scrimmages of 2017, Storz had 7 plate appearances. He went 0-5 with 4 K's and 2 BB's and a 6-3 groundout. These were his only plate appearances of his LSU career, to date, that I am aware of.

We said something similar to this after last season. I don't feel too optimistic.

Henry/Hill/Marceaux/Walker would be the strongest 4 man rotation Mainieri's ever had at LSU.

But until Henry and Hill take the mound in February I won't believe that they'll be healthy so hopefully we find someone to go after Marceaux and Walker.

But if it happens LSU will win a lot of games with Henry, Hill, and Marceaux on the weekends and Walker on the weekdays. Hopefully LSU has that strong veteran leadership on the mound during the week next season. They really need to get back to where they were several years back when LSU didn't lose a midweek game for nearly 2 seasons.

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Has Storz had an opportunity to hit in batting practice since he came to LSU? Did his injury prevent him from swinging a bat? In HS he had a reputation of being a power hitter. Is that a possibility if he doesn't regain his pitching ability?

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I have the same question on Chase Costello. Wasn't he a SS in HS. He would have to be a better hitter than HH if he can field ground balls

I've never seen Costello take batting practice, much less an AB. But, I do recall Mainieri saying he didn't want to make the same mistake he made with Austin Bain again or something similar.