re: LSU Baseball 2024 (and beyond) Recruiting Thread OLD THREAD

LSU PORTAL TRACKER UPDATE
Uncommitted players that LSU has shown variable interest in.
Ranks are from 64 Analytics Portal Tracker

6/26 Update: Preston Prince to Rutgers and Luke Gaffney to Clemson. Essentially the entire A&M batting order in the portal. I have added the ones we have known connection to bolded below.

PITCHERS
Zack Root, LHP, East Carolina, SO, #2
3.56, 68.1 IP, 56H, 21BB, 76K, 1.127 WHIP

Tommy LaPour, RHP, Wichita St, FR, #8
4.23, 78.2 IP, 65H, 37BB, 69K, 1.297 WHIP

Travis Smith, RHP, Kentucky, SO, #9
6.36, 36.2 IP, 38H, 22BB, 31K, 1.636 WHIP

Billy Barlow, RHP, Clemson, SO, #24
4.28, 48.1 IP, 50H, 20BB, 42K, 1.448 WHIP

Chase Hungate, RHP, Virginia, JR, #39
3.74, 53 IP, 49H, 13BB, 37K, 1.170 WHIP

Ruger Riojas, RHP, UTSA, SO, #57
3.25, 69.1 IP, 68H, 18BB, 75K, 1.240 WHIP

Adam Mrakitsch, LHP, Central Michigan, JR, #96
4.44, 46.2, 45H, 25BB, 66K, 1.436 WHIP

Jacob Pruitt, RHP, Indiana State, SO, #158
3.67, 41.2 IP, 36H, 23BB, 57K, 1.416 WHIP

Trey Newmann, RHP, Cal, FR, #238
6.13, 61.2 IP, 56H, 35BB, 60K, 1.486 WHIP

Trent Hodgdon, RHP, USC Upstate, JR, #252
7.39, 31.2 IP, 29H, 18BB, 51K, 1.484 WHIP

Alex Canney, RHP, Tampa, JR, #296
3.21, 106.2 IP, 105H, 21BB, 99K, 1.18 WHIP

Gavin DeVooght, RHP, Ohio State, FR, #297
5.08, 44.1 IP, 43H, 22BB, 47K, 1.466 WHIP

Ethan Phillips, RHP, Indiana, SO, #321
6.16, 30.2 IP, 33H, 22BB, 33K, 1.821 WHIP

Matthew Dallas, LHP, Tennessee, FR, #335
4.76, 17 IP, 11H, 10BB, 22K, 1.235 WHIP

Steven Cash, LHP, Louisiana Lafayette, SO, #504
3.79, 19 IP, 13H, 13BB, 21K, 1.368 WHIP

Logan Bevis, RHP, South Florida, FR, #543
4.94, 23.2 IP, 25H, 15BB, 19K, 1.690 WHIP

Jack Hostetler, Whitman, JR, #675
3.38, 24IP, 23H, 6BB, 26K, 1.208 WHIP

Drew Koenen, RHP, Dartmouth, FR, #803
4.38, 24.2 IP, 28H, 7BB, 23K, 1.419 WHIP

Chase Hoover, LHP, TCU, SO, #808
9.74, 20.1 IP, 27H, 13BB, 31K, 1.967 WHIP

Connor Benge, RHP, Dallas Baptist, SO, #936
5.73, 33 IP, 33H, 22BB, 35K, 1.667 WHIP

Blake MacMillian, LHP, Niagra, Grad Transfer, #1355
2.35, 15.1 IP, 6H, 7BB, 15K, 0.848 WHIP

Jacob Gomberg, LHP, Florida, FR, #1539
18.00, 1 IP, 0H, 3BB, 2K, 3.000 WHIP

Matt Gaither, LHP, UNCW, SR, #1693
21.00, 3 IP, 9H, 4BB, 3K, 4.33 WHIP (2024)
7.11, 6.1 IP, 5H, 4BB, 9K, 1.421 WHIP (2024 Summer)

Gerald Hanson, LHP, Cal State Northridge, SO, #2510
4.50, 8 IP, 9H, 4BB, 10K, 1.625 WHIP

Sid Polston, LHP, Campbell, JR, #3786
Medically redshirted in 2024


POSITION PLAYERS
Jace Laviolette, OF, Texas A&M, SO, #1
.307/.453/.736/1.189, 29HR, 64BB, 78K, 7SB

Gavin Grahovac, 3B, Texas A&M, FR, #2
.296/.390/.596/.987, 23HR, 36BB, 94K, 4SB

Gavin Kilen, SS, Louisville, SO, #3
.330/.361/.591/.952, 9HR, 7BB, 22K, 1SB

Gavin Kash, 1B, Texas Tech, JR, #5
.300/.365/.561/.926, 15HR, 23BB, 63K, 3SB

Grant Knipp, C, Campbell, JR, #15
.402/.547/1.029/1.576, 18HR, 27BB, 28K, 7SB

Hayden Schott, OF, Texas A&M, SR, #41
.330/.415/.496/.911, 8HR, 34BB, 58K, 1SB

Ryan Moerman, OF, Illinois, JR, #69
.259/.370/.580/.950, 19HR, 20BB, 48K, 1SB

Bobby Boser, 2B, South Florida, JR, #99
.299/.351/.667/.1.018, 12HR, 10BB, 35K, 6SB

Matt Ryan, 3B, UMBC, SO, #125
.295/.450/.513/.963, 8HR, 45BB, 41K, 10SB

Matt Halbach, 3B, UCSD, Jr, #131
.409/.511/.662/1.173, 3HR, 11BB, 12K, 4SB

Ace Reese, OF/1B, Houston, FR, #140
.278/.395/.506/.901, 7HR, 29BB, 37K, 5SB

Bear Madliak, C, Jacksonville St, SO #156
.328/.400/.488/.888, 5HR, 20BB, 36K, 7SB

Easton Winfield, OF, ULM, FR, #158
.332/.414/.546/.960, 10HR, 24BB, 46K, 18SB

Hayden Jatczak, DH/3B, Saginaw Valley, SR, #163
.468/.551/.827/1.378, 16HR, 43BB, 26K, 8SB

Kade Lewis, 1B, Butler, FR, #200
.377/.436/.618/1.054, 10HR, 18BB, 35K, 3SB

Nick Groves, OF, Niagra, SO, #297
.328.446/.460/.908, 3HR, 34BB, 34K, 19SB

Jacob Hand, SS, WPI, SR, #523
.368/.509/.591/1.100, 4HR, 24BB, 29K, 19SB

Kaeden Kent, 2B/3B, Texas A&M, SO, #638
.330/.419/.500/.919, 4HR, 16BB, 18K, 0SB

Bear Harrison, C, Saint Mary’s, FR, #838
.322/.410/.541/.952, 8HR, 21BB, 32K, 0SB

Max Kaufer, C, Texas A&M, SO, #1679
.250/.516/.500/1.016, 1HR, 8BB, 5K, 0SB (32 PA)


PITCHERS ADDED
Jacob Mayers, RHP, Nicholls, SO, #13
4.58, 70.2 IP, 39H, 76BB, 106K, 1.627 WHIP

Luke Hayden, RHP, Indiana State, SO, #14
3.81, 78 IP, 73H, 47BB, 91K, 1.538 WHIP

Deven Sheerin, RHP, Mount St Mary’s, FR, #25
4.76, 70 IP, 49H, 32BB, 109K, 1.157 WHIP

Zac Cowan, RHP, Woffard, SO, #51
3.68, 110 IP, 102H, 29BB, 124K, 1.19 WHIP

Chandler Dorsey, RHP, USF, #123
3.60, 30 IP, 20H, 16BB, 41K, 1.200 WHIP


POSITION PLAYERS ADDED
Luis Hernandez, 1B/C, JR, #46
.359/.421/.694/1.114 OPS, 23 HR, 17BB, 50K,5SB

Eddie Yamin, 1B/OF/C, SO, #153
.342/.429/.608/.1.037, 13HR, 20BB, 59K, 4SB

Chris Stanfield, OF, SO, #214
.276/.365/.395/.760, 4HR, 24BB, 38K, 9SB


LSU PITCHERS IN PORTAL
Sammy Dutton #31 (Auburn)
5.68, 27.2 IP, 32H, 6BBm 29K, 1.373 WHIP

Cam Johnson #118 (Oklahoma)
12.00, 9 IP, 5H, 16BB, 13K, 2.333 WHIP

Javen Coleman #253
5.19, 26 IP, 20H, 21BB, 28K, 1.577 WHIP

Aiden Moffett #459
5.60, 17.2 IP, 18H, 12BB, 21K, 1.698 WHIP

Nic Bronzini #1123
5.79, 4.2 IP, 5H, 4BB, 8K, 1.929 WHIP

Micah Bucknam #2347 (Dallas Baptist)
7.00, 9 IP, 12H, 3BB, 10K, 1.667 WHIP

MJ Seo #3143


LSU POSITION PLAYERS IN PORTAL
Brady Neal #10
.276/.409./579/.986, 9HR, 20BB, 35K, 0SB

Paxton Kling #186
.222/.409/.318/.727, 1HR, 27BB, 43K, 8SB

Zeb Ruddell #2003 (La Tech)
.200/.429/.600, 1.029, 1HR, 3BB, 3K, 0SB

Austen Roellig #3137 (Utah)
Derrick Mitchell #3154
Dallas Dale #3202


PLAYERS COMMITTED ELSEWHERE
Landon Beidelschies, LHP, Ohio State, SO #3 (Arkansas)
Logan Maxwell, DH, TCU, JR #19 (Arkansas)
Luke Gaffney, 1B/C, Purdue, FR, #104 (Clemson)
Jace Rinehart, PF, USC Upstate, JR, #116, (West Virginia)
Collin Priest, 1B/OF, Michigan, FR, #148 (Clemson)
Kyle Jones, CF, Stetson, SO, #260 (Florida)
Kevin Warunak, LHP, Longwood, JR, #433 (Coast Carolina)
Preston Prince, LHP, Niagara, #1195 (Rutgers)
Alex Valentin, LHP, Nova Southeastern, FR, #3520 (Texas State)


64 ANALYTICS PORTAL RANKS
1. Georgia (13)
2. Kentucky (12)
3. Duke (9)
4. LSU (8)
5. Arkansas (8)

Will update the list as more players announce their intentions or new connections are found. Please let me know if I missed anyone or there are any statistical errors/typos.

That feels like a dude we would be on

Realistically, I think we only get two of these A&M players. A few will go to Texas, but I think most will end up elsewhere.

Link Jarrett would scare me there.

Link isn’t going anywhere. FSU is his alma mater and they have all the potential A&M does in baseball imo.

I hope they hire whoever Jace does not want. All portal activity is about to be halted until this domino effect ends. Too many possibilities.

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A&M's current HC list according to Kendall:

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Oh look, D1’s site having issues. Where have we seen that before?

He's not leaving FSU. He played there, and he's bound and determined to get them their first NC.

Is there anyone off the OU roster we might want?

How much is D1 a month? I have a hard time paying for any of that stuff, I originally signed up for ON3, but it’s the same info as on here.

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I can’t believe people pay him to not tell them what he knows about college baseball. To make it worse, he makes sure they know he knows more than he’s telling them.

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Well. He did tell us for free that Cameron Wicker was coming to LSU.