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Player Profile: Sophomore Parker Bugg



LSUSports.net Profile - Parker Bugg

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2014 Season:
Appeared in 26 games (one start), recording a 2-2 mark with a 2.75 ERA and two saves in 36 innings ... registered five walks and 29 strikeouts and limited opponents to a .211 batting average ... first career collegiate start on April 29 vs. Alcorn State – worked two innings, allowing no runs on two hits with two strikeouts ... winning pitcher in LSU's 4-3, 13-inning victory at Ole Miss on April 17 - worked a scoreless 12th inning with no hits, no walks and two strikeouts ... earned first career LSU win in relief vs. Miss. State (April 6); limited Bulldogs to one run on two hits in 1.2 IP with one walk and three strikeouts ... superb relief outing versus Georgia (March 23), pitching a season-high 4.0 innings, allowing no runs on two hits with two strikeouts ... strong relief outing in LSU win at Vanderbilt (March 14); fired 1.1 innings, allowing an unearned run with no walks and two strikeouts ... earned a save versus Purdue (March 9), allowing no runs on one hit in 1.2 innings with one strikeout ... earned first career save on February 15 at New Orleans - one scoreless inning with three strikeouts.

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Parker returns after an excellent Freshman season coming out of the bullpen for LSU. He'll remain in the bullpen this year, but will be relied upon much more. He's in the running for closer, but I think he'll most likely be long-relief or the setup man. Look for him to double his innings this year.



LSUSports.net Profile - Alden Cartwright

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2014 Season:
Appeared in 21 games (seven starts), posting a 1-1 mark and a 2.41 ERA in 33.2 innings with 13 walks and 25 strikeouts ... the starting pitcher in LSU's SEC Tournament championship game win over Florida (May 25), allowing no runs on one hit in four innings ... pitched four innings in starting role at Texas A&M (May 4), limiting Aggies to one run on three hits with two walks and two strikeouts ... excellent outing in first career SEC start at Ole Miss (April 19) - worked four innings, allowing just two singles with no walks and two strikeouts; he retired the first 10 Rebel batters that he faced ... suffered a shoulder injury at Vanderbilt March 15; was out for two weeks before returning to the mound for a 0.1 inning March 30 at Florida ... made two appearances in the Miss. State series (April 5-6), working a total of 1.1 innings with no runs on one hit, one walk and one strikeout ... pitched 2.1 innings vs. McNeese State (April 2), allowing one run on two hits with one strikeout ... worked two innings vs. Southern (March 12), allowing no runs on one hit with season-best four strikeouts.

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Alden was a great surprise on the mound last year being very strong in a few regular season starts and starting the SECT Championship Game. He's not overpowering, but he controls his offspeed very well. His curveball is, by far, his best pitch. He's also one of the few returners (outside of Poche) to likely get an opportunity at starting on the weekend. Regardless, he'll be relied upon heavily in 2015.

Player Profile: Sophomore Jake Fraley



LSUSports.net Profile - Jake Fraley

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2014 Season:
Played in 49 games (27 starts), batting .372 (45-for-121) with seven doubles, one triple, three homers, 31 runs, 29 RBI and eight stolen bases ... started 25 games in left field and two games in center field ... LSU's leading hitter in SEC regular-season games, batting .350 (21-for-60) in 13 starts with four doubles, nine RBI and 13 runs ... batted .476 (20-for-42) in LSU's last 12 games of the season with one double, one homer, five RBI and eight runs scored ... hit .500 (5-for-10) in the SEC Tournament with two RBI and three runs ... batted .636 (7-for-11) in the Tigers' three-game sweep at Auburn (May 15-17) with one RBI, two runs scored, one stolen base ... named SEC Freshman of the Week on April 29 after he hit .533 (8-for-15) in the Tigers' four games during the week of April 22-27 with two doubles, six RBI, three runs, one stolen base and a .529 on base-percentage ... in LSU's SEC series victory over Tennessee (April 25-27), Fraley batted .455 (5-for-11) with two doubles, three RBI, three runs, one steal and a .462 on-base percentage ... blasted three-run homer in sixth inning versus Alcorn State (April 29) to trigger LSU comeback from a 6-1 deficit ... 3-for-4 vs. Tulane (April 22) with career-best three RBI ... pinch-hit RBI single in 11th inning versus Ole Miss (April 17) to give the Tigers a lead; LSU eventually won in 13 innings ... 2-for-4 at Florida (March 30) with one double, two RBI and one run scored ... launched a three-run homer -- his first career collegiate HR - to lead Tigers to win over Texas Southern on Feb. 23.

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After a shaky fall in 2013, Jake went on to be every bit of the player we expected him to be last year. He's a true 5-tool athlete who's looking to build on a great freshman campaign. What could possibly be a positive omen is that Jake had just as bad a fall as he did last year going 9 for 48 with no extra base hits. He's still the frontrunner to start in LF, though, and will likely start the season somewhere around the top of the order.

Player Profile: Sophomore Hunter Newman



LSUSports.net Profile - Hunter Newman

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2014 Season:
Received a medical redshirt, as he was sidelined with a shoulder injury.

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Hunter is having to make a difficult return from a shoulder injury that required surgery which is one of the most difficult injuries for a pitcher to overcome. He showed a lot of promise in 2013, so many are hopeful that he'll make a full recovery and be back to his old self if not better. The fall was a bit of a transition for him with much more focus on mechanics and feel rather than results. He may still be a couple months away before he'll be 100%.