re: LSU Baseball 2023 (and beyond) Recruiting Thread - Old Thread - Please unpin

I sure did read that wrong lol based on his fathers Twitter it would seem it’s a LSU, A&M, Texas battle for him.

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I don't think this is talked about enough, it's easy to argue that a mid-major farm system for national powers like LSU isn't healthy for the sport as a whole. I kinda like the occasional rise of a Fresno State or Coastal Carolina, and if that element goes away entirely I think something positive is getting lost

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Agreed. You're already starting to see it happen. Fullerton in 2017 is the last non Power 5 school to make the CWS.

On Sunday at 1pm there will be a double header at LSU between BRCC and the Dodgers Scout Team, which I believe is the highest age group of the Knights teams as they prepare for Jupiter.

Not sure who is all on the roster but I think it's a bunch of guys committed or being recruited to play in college.

He pitched against Nunez CC recently. Not sure how that lines up schedule wise.

I like these kinds of matchups for the HS teams, and it's not bad for the JUCO kids either. I especially like that LSU hosts stuff like this.

With the trackman turned on, you never know if you might find a hidden gem or a late pop up guy.

ETA: Also, unrelated to this, ESPN+ has been showing JUCO football games this season per an agreement with the NJCAA. I'm hoping that carries over to baseball this spring. We seem to be evaluating a ton of JUCO guys right now. Mostly pitchers, especially guys that popped up in the NM-TX All Star game over the weekend, but there are a few position guys as well.

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but i do like that the family is waiting and taking their time. he will only be a junior this year.

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If more kids and families took this approach, we'd see fewer decommitments and potentially fewer transfers as well.

I think a big part of the recruiting process is finding fit. And fit isn't exclusive to the baseball program. Campus, academic, social, plus other things should all have a weighting in the decision because all have a weighting in the experience. In college basketball specifically, where players have been treated like commodities for longer than the other sports, I think if kids focused more on the recruiting process more than just going to the highest level team offering the most, the transfer thing would calm down a bit.

Perfect Game roster for Dodger Scout Team. Not sure who all will be there Sunday.

Alex Ainsworth
RHP IF
6-1 175 R/R 2023 Catholic Baton Rouge, LA 500 Tulane
Casey Borba
3B 1B
6-1 205 R/R 2023 Orange Lutheran Santa Ana, CA 149 Texas
Grant Breaux
RHP 3B, OF
6-1 175 R/R 2024 Catholic Baton Rouge, LA 164 Louisiana State
Jaxson Burch
LHP OF
5-11 190 R/L 2023 Central Central, LA 500
Carson Cormier
RHP 1B, 3B
6-5 230 R/R 2023 Phillips Academy Westford, MA 500
Trip Dobson
3B RHP
6-1 190 R/R 2024 Catholic Baton Rouge, LA 500
Bradyn Garner
LHP 1B, OF
6-0 186 R/L 2026 West Monroe West Monroe, LA 54 Louisiana State
Will Gasparino
OF RHP
6-6 215 R/R 2023 Harvard-Westlake Los Angeles, CA 28 Texas
Konnor Griffin
OF 3B, RHP, SS
6-4 195 R/R 2024 Jackson Preparatory Florence, MS 2
Matthew Keller
SS 2B, MIF, RHP
5-7 170 R/R 2023 Zachary Zachary, LA 500 Northwest Florida State College
Cameron Kim
SS 3B
6-3 200 R/R 2023 Norco Jurupa Valley, CA 142 UCLA
Max Knight
OF LHP
6-3 195 L/L 2023 Bixby Jenks, OK 500 Oklahoma State
Trenton Lape
3B MIF
6-1 175 R/R 2023 Parkway Bossier City, LA 102 Louisiana State
Brandon Levy
RHP IF, OF
5-11 180 R/R 2023 Parkway Bossier City, LA 500 Louisiana-Lafayette
Eli Lirette
OF RHP, UT
5-11 155 R/R 2023 Lakeshore Mandeville, LA 500 Tulane
Trenton Lyons
C 3B, SS
6-3 176 S/R 2023 Christian Brothers Memphis, TN 156 Mississippi
Garrett McGuigan
RHP UT
6-3 190 R/R 2023 Maranatha Studio City, CA 500 California
Tyler Minick
SS
6-0 195 R/R 2023 Governor Mifflin Reading, PA High Follow University of Connecticut
Bryce Navarre
LHP 1B, OF
6-1 190 L/L 2024 Montgomery Montgomery, TX 236 Texas A&M
Michael O'Brien
OF 1B, LHP
6-1 178 L/L 2023 John Curtis Christian River Ridge, LA 500 Mississippi State
John Pearson
OF RHP
6-0 205 R/R 2024 West Monroe Downsville, LA 248 Louisiana State
Clayton Pourciau
C 1B, 3B, RHP, UT
5-11 186 R/R 2023 Catholic Livonia, LA 500 Louisiana-Lafayette
William Schmidt
RHP 2B, 3B, OF
6-3 170 R/R 2024 Catholic Baton Rouge, LA 62 Mississippi State
Ethan Surowiec
3B 2B, RHP, SS
6-2 205 R/R 2024 Gulfport Gulfport, MS 122 Mississippi
Jon Tollett
RHP 3B
6-2 185 L/R 2023 Ruston Ruston, LA High Follow Louisiana-Lafayette
Brodey Walker
LHP OF
6-0 180 L/L 2023 Manchester Academy Brandon, MS 500 Mississippi State
John "Alex" Walsh
RHP IF, OF
6-2 205 R/R 2023 Fontainebleau Mandeville, LA 290 Mississippi State
Cooper Winchester
C 3B, OF, RHP
5-11 180 S/R 2024 St. Paul's School Covington, LA 500
Hiro Wyatt
RHP 1B, 3B
6-1 185 R/R 2023 Staples Westport, CT 140

I'd keep an eye on right-handed pitcher Hiro Wyatt from the Northeast. Chris Archer-like arm whip. I see he has reopened his recruitment after initially committing to Duke.

Is this an event that I can attend for free at the box?

Speaking of Jucos, in case in got lost in the shuffle in the Rant post, there's good juco ball at the box Friday and Sat too...

Juco scrimmages at the Box this weekend. Gonna be some good ball there.

Sept 30 & Oct 1 at LSU
Elite Fall Juco Classic

Chipola CC
Coastal AL North
Delgado
LSU E

$10

Friday Sept. 30th 5:00; Sat. Oct 1st 10:00am, 1:30pm and 5:00pm

There's a couple local kids. I've watched Pierre, Shelly and Zahn over the years. Known Pierre for a long time.

Good kids where JC can help get them to a smaller D1 IMO.