Alex Bregman, 2nd in AL MVP Race & Aaron Nola, 2nd in NL Cy Young Race

So, as many of you know, this is football season around these parts. However, for the LSU fans that love it when a former athlete from LSU goes on to have success in professional sports, and the baseball fans among us, here's a little update on two of our most amazing former baseball studs, recruited and signed by Coach Paul Mainieri


Alex Bregman, 3B, Houston Astros (All-Star, All-Star Game MVP)

Below are his stats through 9/13 with his AL ranking in parentheses.

Games: 143
At-Bats: 547 (11th)
Hits: 162 (8th)
Batting Avg: .296 (11th)
On-Base Pct: .398 (4th)
Slugging Pct: .556 (5th)
Runs: 100 (4th)
Doubles: 50 (Leads MLB)
Home Runs: 30 (8th)
RBIs: 100 (3rd)
SB: 10 (17th)
BB: 85 (4th)

Keep in mind that this is only the 22nd time in MLB history that a player has put up 100 Runs, 100 RBIs, 50 Doubles, and 30 Home Runs. It hasn't been done since Matt Holiday and David Ortiz did it in 2007.


Now, for some pitching stuff...

Aaron Nola, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies (All-Star)

Here are his stats through 9/13 with the NL Rankings in parentheses.

Games Started: 30 (2nd)
Record: 16-5 (2nd in Wins)
ERA: 2.42 (3rd)
WHIP: 0.971 (3rd)
Innings Pitched: 193.2 (3rd)
Hits: 137 (7th)
Hits/9: 6.4 (4th)
Runs: 53 (2nd)
Earned Runs: 52 (4th)
Home Runs: 15 (3rd)
HR/9: 0.7 (4th)
Strikeouts: 201 (4th)
K/9: 9.3 (8th)
Walks: 51 (13th)
BB/9: 2.4 (8th)
K-BB Ratio: 3.94 (6th)