Where does Derek Curiel rank among best LSU freshmen?

I can’t remember the exact stats but I think Furniss had a really good Freshman year.

Mike Fontenot might just be the most underrated Tiger ever. His freshman season is pretty damn good. My answer: Mighty Mike Fontenot.

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FRESHMAN SEASON (2000)
Received National Freshman of the Year recognition as LSU’s starting second baseman, batting .353 (103-for-292) with 13 doubles, three triples, 17 homers, 64 RBI, 93 runs and eight steals…became the third LSU player to win National Freshman of the Year award, following second baseman Todd Walker (1992) and pitcher Brett Laxton (1993)…Fontenot’s 17 homers set an LSU freshman record, surpassing the previous mark of 15 established by Blair Barbier in 1997…Fontenot’s 93 runs scored in 2000 led the SEC and represented the third-highest total in league history…LSU’s leading hitter in the NCAA Tournament, batting .432 (16-for-37) in nine games with four doubles, two homers and nine RBI…named to the College World Series all-tournament team as he hit a team-best .462 (6-for-13) with two doubles, one homer, two RBI and six runs…4-for-9 in the NCAA Super Regional versus UCLA with two RBI and two runs…named to the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional all-tournament team, hitting .400 (6-for-15) with two doubles, one homer, five RBI and five runs…batted .353 (6-for-17) in the SEC Tournament with two doubles, five RBI and six runs…homered twice in May 13 win over Alabama, driving in three runs…also homered twice in win at SE Louisiana (March 14)…5-for-9 in two-game Vanderbilt series (March 17-18) with two homers, two doubles, four RBI and six runs…9-for-16 in three-game Central Florida series (March 3-5) with two homers, four RBI and five runs…recorded a 12-game hitting streak which ended April 4 versus New Orleans.

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He also won an MLB World Series in 2010. Mike had an excellent baseball career.

Crews had a better freshman year.

Sometimes I think yall forget Dylan crews played here.


.362 AVG
18 HR
42 RBI
89 hits
64 runs
.453 OBA
.663 SLG
16 Doubles

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I feel that there are three in a class of their own

Curiel
Bregman
Walker

in no particular order

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1. Todd Walker - the man hit over .400 as a freshman
2. Bregman
3. Crews
4. Curiel
5. Fontenot

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Mike Fontenot

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17 homers

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Those bats tho

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Those bats tho

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He hit one my freshman year (2000/2001) that was a LASER beam to right field...Can't remember who it was against, but it barely got higher than the old box RF fence, but had to be 110+ exit velo, before such a stat was discussed.

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I feel that there are three in a class of their own

Curiel
Bregman
Walker

in no particular order

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you're leaving out Crews

as a freshman, he slashed .362/.453/.663 with 18 HRs and 42 RBIs

Also Tre Morgan
.355/.441/.526

Mike Fontenot also won National freshman of the year
.352/.452/.592 w 17 HRs and 64 RBIs

And then you can talk about guys like Brett Laxton, Alex Lange, and Lane Mestepey if you include pitchers

Russ Johnson had a pretty good freshman year

81 hits
.338 & over .350 in SEC
7 HR

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Crews didn't win a natty his freshman year

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This seems to be a conversation about individual accomplishments.

The natty can come up in a conversation about team accomplishments.