re: LSU Baseball - 2014 Post Season Thread

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@bldore: #LSU coach Paul Mainieri to be inducted into American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame on Friday in Dallas.

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NOLA.com Fall Ball Roundup





Thanks to LSURussian for the summaries:

- We got 12 players to sign or commit early last week, 6 position players and 6 pitchers.
- Of the 12, 4 are from Louisiana and 8 are from out of state.
- Javi said the 6 pitchers coming in represent the best group of pitching prospects he has seen in the 7 years he has been at LSU and he attributes that to AD's reputation in developing pitchers for the next level.
- 6 of the 12 attended, at some point, the LSU Showcase Baseball Camp.
- 6 of the prospects are rated in the top 175 by "Perfect Game".
- If this was the end of recruiting and we were able to keep all 12 on the team and not lose anyone to the pros, we would have the #4 ranked recruiting class.

Now the specifics on the players:

1) Greg Deichmann- Shortstop out of Bro Martin HS. He's a close friend of the Hollander family (Mike Hollander, former LSU 3rd baseman) and has dreamed of playing for LSU since he was a kid. We may need his dreams to keep him at LSU because he is projected to possibly be a 1st round draft pick next June.

2) Austin Bain- from Dutchtown HS. He pitches and plays shortstop. All around baseball player. Not sure yet if he will pitch or play a position for LSU. It will depend on how he develops once he joins the team.

3) Grayson Byrd- plays shortstop or anywhere he wants to play, including pitcher. Probably going to be a position player for LSU. Former LSU and major league pitcher Paul Byrd's son.

4) Alex Lange- from Lee Summitt, Missouri. He's an Under Armor All American and has drawn a lot of interest by MLB. Power right-handed pitcher with fast ball clocked in low 90's as a junior in high school. Described as a "big" kid.

5) Bobby Bradley- power hitter from Gulf Port, MS. He's left handed and plays 1st base. He is a true first base prospect. Reminds the coaches of Matt Clark at first and also when hitting home runs.

6) Mac Marshall- from Milburn, GA. #1 rated pitcher in Georgia and top 20 nationally. Of course, MLB knows about him. He's a LHP and throws mid-90's. Gonna be a challenge to see him in an LSU uniform.

7) Michael Papierski- He's a catcher from Lamont HS in Lamont, Illinois. Big frame, natural catcher's body and is a switch hitter for power both sides.

8) Jake Latz- LHP, from Lamont HS, Lamont, Illinois. That's right, the same high school as #7 above. We got the battery from that school. His best pitch is his curve. Drops off the table. Almost unhittable for high school players.

9 & 10) Twins brothers Beau and Bryce Jordan- from Barbe HS, Lake Chuck. Beau is not a pitcher and Bryce is currently a catcher. (Bonus trivia question: when was the last time LSU had twin brothers playing on the baseball team? Yes, it has happened, during the Bertman era.)

11) Doug Norman- RHP, Fort Mills, South Carolina. Grandfather is a professor at LSU and his mother graduated from LSU. Described as 'very tall' and 'needs to fill out his frame.' Fastball with a change up gets batters out for him.

12) Hunter Van Horn- Tampa, FL. LHP, upper 80's to low 90's. His strength is he throws strikes. Almost never walks a batter.