re: LSU Baseball - 2014 Post Season Thread

Day 13: Freshman #27 Danny Zardon



LSU Profile

Danny is an excellent player from south Florida. His arm strength and quick step are ideal for a third baseman, but this year he's in a battle with Kramer Robertson for the open spot at second. His bat is nothing to overlook either. He has a smooth, quick swing and hits mostly for average but projects to add some power once he fills out a little.

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Danny is a polished infielder from talent-rich south Florida who has played against great competition his whole life. He has soft hands and a great throwing arm that looks effortless but carries with excellent velocity across the infield. Offensively, Danny is a tough out, has above-average plate discipline, and a compact but powerful swing that allows him to hit line drives all over the field. Danny will add depth to our infield with the ability to play any infield position, if need be. For a while we thought we might lose him to the major league draft, so we will be happy to see him in Baton Rouge in August.

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I couldn't find a good article, but here's a pic of him on signing day:

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Day 14: Sophomore #8 Alex Bregman



LSU Profile

Alex Bregman is good at baseball.

2013 Season:

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Recipient of the 2013 Brooks Wallace Award as the nation's best shortstop; also received first-team all-America recognition … named 2013 National Freshman Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball newspaper, by Baseball America magazine and by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association; voted 2013 SEC Freshman of the Year and first-team all-SEC by the league coaches … batted .369 (104-for-282) with 18 doubles, seven triples, six homers, 52 RBI, 59 runs and 16 steals in 17 attempts … finished the 2013 season No. 2 in the nation in base hits with 104 … named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, batting .545 (6-for-11) with one double, one HR, three RBI and five runs … No. 2 in the SEC in base hits (104); No. 1 in triples (7); No. 3 in total bases (154); No. 5 in batting average (.369); No. 4 in runs scored (59); No. 3 in doubles (18); No. 4 in slugging percentage (.546) and No. 5 in RBI (52) … hit .373 (47-for-126) in SEC regular-season games with seven doubles, three triples, four homers and 26 RBI … batted .500 (6-for-12) in LSU's three-game sweep of Florida (May 2-4) with two doubles, three RBI and four runs scored … 3-for-7 in April 20 win at Alabama with one homer, one triple, one double, three RBI and one run scored … posted 23-game hit streak from March 6-April 12, batting .495 (48-for-97) during the streak with eight doubles, five triples, two homers and 24 RBI; the streak was the fourth-longest in LSU history … named SEC Player of the Week (March 25) after hitting .692 (9-for-13) in the Auburn series with one double, two RBI, five runs … delivered game-winning walk-off single in bottom of 13th inning March 20 to lift LSU to 2-1 win over Northwestern State … launched three-run homer in ninth inning of Game 2 of Miss. State series (March 16), helping to clinch a 7-3 LSU victory … drove in four runs in LSU's 11-2 win Feb. 26 at Louisiana-Lafayette, blasting his first career collegiate home run, a three-run dinger.

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Bregman Emerging as Leader

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"There is no question that this is Alex's team," Mainieri said. "He's more vocal, he's a great player, and he's the hardest-working guy we have. Everyone on this team looks up to him."

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Day 15: Sophomore #26 Chris Chinea



LSU Profile

Chris had originally committed to play for Miami out of high school, but flipped to LSU in hopes of winning the catcher's spot once Ross left. He was a highly touted hitter with good power potential. Last year, he was able to get a few games experience racking up 47 ABs. He's still looking to get time at catcher, but will likely see time at 1B as well.

2013 Season:

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Played in 31 games (10 starts), batting .277 (13-for-47) with four doubles, 11 RBI and five runs … started in six SEC regular-season contests and hit .273 (6-for-22) in conference games with one double and six RBI … 2-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored vs. Ole Miss (May 18) … doubled and scored a run in LSU's win over New Orleans (May 14) … lined a bases-loaded, three-run double in LSU win over Florida (May 4) … recorded two RBI in LSU win over Auburn (March 24).

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Day 16: Sophomore #12 Hunter Devall



LSU Profile

Hunter is a LHP originally from the small school of Centreville Academy in southern Mississippi where he had a ton of success. He transitioned well enough into a reliever roll last year getting most of his time in non-crucial situations. He spent the summer in the Northwoods League where he racked up 43 SO in 43 innings with a 2.30 ERA.

2013 Season:

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Appeared in 16 games (one start), posting a 3-0 mark and a 2.65 ERA in 17 innings with five walks and 15 strikeouts … longest outing of the season came on April 2 versus Alcorn State as he worked four shutout innings, limiting the Braves to one hit with two walks and three strikeouts … fired two scoreless innings against Sacred Heart on March 6, allowing three hits with one walk and three strikeouts … worked a scoreless inning versus Brown (March 2) with two strikeouts.

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Devall Adjusts to New Role