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

Was early set to go to Texas before A&M hired him? Kinda of wild to have a dude come back who just deserted you.

Still, I think I could coach that team to success next season. Lots of returning production it seems and those frickers are gonna be fired up to do some damage next year.

I can't really fault him for that though. A new HC is more likely to bring in their own guy so he'd likely be out of a job.

Would call this Hire a win if you’re an LSU fan. The top players at A&M will more than likely stay instead of being poached by DVH, Schloss, Tony V, O’Sullivan etc. but most importantly a division rival is taking a huge gamble on a guy who’s never been a HC when they could’ve gotten a really good HC out of one of the Carolina’s schools or someone like Deggs at ULL.

All you heard about all year was Weiner and Cain. They hired the other guy. I’m not complaining.

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Walker is INF from New Orleans played at Grambling. We are not currently on him.

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Walker is INF from New Orleans

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Rummel kid

Easton Winfield from ULM to Texas.

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

6/30 Update: Cleaned up the list a bit as I had missed a few players LSU was following who committed elsewhere (bolded below). I also updated the player ranks. The only new addition is JT Quinn, Ole Miss. Hopefully the next update will have a new Tiger or 2 in the add column.

PITCHERS
Cade Fisher, LHP, Florida, SO #2
2024: 7.13, 59.1 IP, 67H, 29BB, 76K, 1.618 WHIP
2023: 3.10, 49.1 IP, 51H, 13BB, 48K, 1.297 WHIP

Zack Root, LHP, East Carolina, SO, #5
3.56, 68.1 IP, 56H, 21BB, 76K, 1.127 WHIP

Travis Smith, RHP, Kentucky, SO, #12
6.36, 36.2 IP, 38H, 22BB, 31K, 1.636 WHIP

Chase Hungate, RHP, Virginia, JR, #50
3.74, 53 IP, 49H, 13BB, 37K, 1.170 WHIP

Ruger Riojas, RHP, UTSA, SO, #66
3.25, 69.1 IP, 68H, 18BB, 75K, 1.240 WHIP

Jacob Pruitt, RHP, Indiana State, SO, #196
3.67, 41.2 IP, 36H, 23BB, 57K, 1.416 WHIP

Trent Hodgdon, RHP, USC Upstate, JR, #291
7.39, 31.2 IP, 29H, 18BB, 51K, 1.484 WHIP

Alex Canney, RHP, Tampa, JR, #347
3.21, 106.2 IP, 105H, 21BB, 99K, 1.18 WHIP

Ethan Phillips, RHP, Indiana, SO, #371
6.16, 30.2 IP, 33H, 22BB, 33K, 1.821 WHIP

Matthew Dallas, LHP, Tennessee, FR, #369
4.76, 17 IP, 11H, 10BB, 22K, 1.235 WHIP

Packy Bradley-Cooney, RHP, Campbell, JR, #474
6.92, 39 IP, 27H, 28BB, 53K, 1.410 WHIP

Steven Cash, LHP, Louisiana Lafayette, SO, #596
3.79, 19 IP, 13H, 13BB, 21K, 1.368 WHIP

Jack Hostetler, RHP, Whitman, JR, #753
3.38, 24IP, 23H, 6BB, 26K, 1.208 WHIP

JT Quinn, RHP, Ole Miss, SO, #725
8.84, 19.1 IP, 30H, 15BB, 28K, 2.328 WHIP

Drew Koenen, RHP, Dartmouth, FR, #930
4.38, 24.2 IP, 28H, 7BB, 23K, 1.419 WHIP

Chase Hoover, LHP, TCU, SO, #955
9.74, 20.1 IP, 27H, 13BB, 31K, 1.967 WHIP

Connor Benge, RHP, Dallas Baptist, SO, #997
5.73, 33 IP, 33H, 22BB, 35K, 1.667 WHIP

Blake MacMillian, LHP, Niagra, SR, #1501
2.35, 15.1 IP, 6H, 7BB, 15K, 0.848 WHIP

Matt Gaither, LHP, UNCW, SR, #1885
21.00, 3 IP, 9H, 4BB, 3K, 4.33 WHIP (2024)
7.11, 6.1 IP, 5H, 4BB, 9K, 1.421 WHIP (2024 Summer)

Brett Antolick, RHP, Texas A&M, FR, #2502
9.64, 4.2 IP, 9H, 2BB, 1K, 2.357 WHIP

Gerald Hanson, LHP, Cal State Northridge, SO, #2742
4.50, 8 IP, 9H, 4BB, 10K, 1.625 WHIP

Sid Polston, LHP, Campbell, JR, #4066
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

Andrew Fischer, 3B, Ole Miss, SO, (not ranked yet)
.285/.397./643/1.039, 20HR, 35BB, 53K, 1SB

Gavin Kilen, SS, Louisville, SO, #4
.330/.361/.591/.952, 9HR, 7BB, 22K, 1SB

Gavin Kash, 1B, Texas Tech, JR, #8
.300/.365/.561/.926, 15HR, 23BB, 63K, 3SB

Grant Knipp, C, Campbell, JR, #19
.402/.547/1.029/1.576, 18HR, 27BB, 28K, 7SB

Daniel Dickinson, MIF, Utah Valley University, SO, #20
.367/.469/.661/1.131, 18HR, 34BB, 28K, 32SB

Hayden Schott, OF, Texas A&M, SR, #42
.330/.415/.496/.911, 8HR, 34BB, 58K, 1SB

Ryan Moerman, OF, Illinois, JR, #95
.259/.370/.580/.950, 19HR, 20BB, 48K, 1SB

Bobby Boser, 2B, South Florida, JR, #136
.299/.351/.667/.1.018, 12HR, 10BB, 35K, 6SB

Matt Halbach, 3B, UCSD, Jr, #170
.409/.511/.662/1.173, 3HR, 11BB, 12K, 4SB

Ace Reese, OF/1B, Houston, FR, #154
.278/.395/.506/.901, 7HR, 29BB, 37K, 5SB

Bear Madliak, C, Jacksonville St, SO #199
.328/.400/.488/.888, 5HR, 20BB, 36K, 7SB

Hayden Jatczak, DH/3B, Saginaw Valley, SR, #201
.468/.551/.827/1.378, 16HR, 43BB, 26K, 8SB

Kade Lewis, 1B, Butler, FR, #248
.377/.436/.618/1.054, 10HR, 18BB, 35K, 3SB

Nick Groves, OF, Niagra, SO, #330
.328.446/.460/.908, 3HR, 34BB, 34K, 19SB

Kaeden Kent, 2B/3B, Texas A&M, SO, #662
.330/.419/.500/.919, 4HR, 16BB, 18K, 0SB

Bear Harrison, C, Saint Mary’s, FR, #899
.322/.410/.541/.952, 8HR, 21BB, 32K, 0SB

Max Kaufer, C, Texas A&M, SO, #1723
.250/.516/.500/1.016, 1HR, 8BB, 5K, 0SB (32 PA)
(not technically on him that I can tell, but going to leave him on the list)


PITCHERS ADDED
Jacob Mayers, RHP, Nicholls, SO, #18
4.58, 70.2 IP, 39H, 76BB, 106K, 1.627 WHIP

Luke Hayden, RHP, Indiana State, SO, #21
3.81, 78 IP, 73H, 47BB, 91K, 1.538 WHIP

Deven Sheerin, RHP, Mount St Mary’s, FR, #34
4.76, 70 IP, 49H, 32BB, 109K, 1.157 WHIP

Zac Cowan, RHP, Woffard, SO, #63
3.68, 110 IP, 102H, 29BB, 124K, 1.19 WHIP

Chandler Dorsey, RHP, USF, #147
3.60, 30 IP, 20H, 16BB, 41K, 1.200 WHIP


POSITION PLAYERS ADDED
Luis Hernandez, 1B/C, JR, #58
.359/.421/.694/1.114 OPS, 23 HR, 17BB, 50K,5SB

Eddie Yamin, 1B/OF/C, SO, #189
.342/.429/.608/.1.037, 13HR, 20BB, 59K, 4SB

Chris Stanfield, OF, SO, #251
.276/.365/.395/.760, 4HR, 24BB, 38K, 9SB


LSU PITCHERS IN PORTAL
Justin Loer, LHP, #37
5.92, 25.1 IP, 28H, 12BB, 30K, 1.644 WHIP

Sammy Dutton, RHP, #41 (Auburn)
5.68, 27.2 IP, 32H, 6BBm 29K, 1.373 WHIP

Cam Johnson, LHP, #165 (Oklahoma)
12.00, 9 IP, 5H, 16BB, 13K, 2.333 WHIP

Javen Coleman, LHP, #303
5.19, 26 IP, 20H, 21BB, 28K, 1.577 WHIP

Aiden Moffett, RHP, #568 (Texas)
5.60, 17.2 IP, 18H, 12BB, 21K, 1.698 WHIP

Nic Bronzini, LHP, #1315
5.79, 4.2 IP, 5H, 4BB, 8K, 1.929 WHIP

Micah Bucknam, RHP, #2679 (Dallas Baptist)
7.00, 9 IP, 12H, 3BB, 10K, 1.667 WHIP

MJ Seo, RHP, #3517


LSU POSITION PLAYERS IN PORTAL
Brady Neal, C, #15
.276/.409./579/.986, 9HR, 20BB, 35K, 0SB

Paxton Kling, CF, #185 (Penn State)
.222/.409/.318/.727, 1HR, 27BB, 43K, 8SB

Zeb Ruddell, OF, #2024 (La Tech)
.200/.429/.600, 1.029, 1HR, 3BB, 3K, 0SB

Austen Roellig, INF, #3511 (Utah)

Derrick Mitchell, OF, #3534

Dallas Dale, INF, #3568


PLAYERS COMMITTED ELSEWHERE
Landon Beidelschies, LHP, Ohio State, SO #6 (Arkansas)
Tommy LaPour, RHP, Wichita St, FR, #11 (TCU)
Logan Maxwell, DH, TCU, JR #29 (Arkansas)
Billy Barlow, RHP, Clemson, SO, #32 (Florida)
Wyatt Henseler, 3B, Penn, SR, #89 (Texas A&M)
Luke Gaffney, 1B/C, Purdue, FR, #134 (Clemson)
Adam Mrakitsch, LHP, Central Michigan, JR, #116 (Cincinnati)
Matt Ryan, 3B, UMBC, SO, #125 (Lamar)
Easton Winfield, OF, ULM, FR, #158 (Texas)
Jace Rinehart, PF, USC Upstate, JR, #116, (West Virginia)
Collin Priest, 1B/OF, Michigan, FR, #148 (Clemson)
Trey Newmann, RHP, Cal, FR, #238 (TCU)
Kyle Jones, CF, Stetson, SO, #260 (Florida)
Gavin DeVooght, RHP, Ohio State, FR, #297 (Michigan)
Kevin Warunak, LHP, Longwood, JR, #433 (Coast Carolina)
Jackson Cleveland, RHP, Lamar, SO, #445 (Miami)
Logan Bevis, RHP, South Florida, FR, #639 (Texas Tech)
Jacob Hand, SS, WPI, SR, #622 (Northwestern)
Preston Prince, LHP, Niagara, SO, #1195 (Rutgers)
Alex Valentin, LHP, Nova Southeastern, FR, #3520 (Texas State)


64 ANALYTICS PORTAL RANKS
1. Georgia (14)
2. Kentucky (12)
3. Duke (10)
4. Miami (11)
5. Arkansas (9)
6. LSU (8)

So anyone from Washington we would want if they enter?
How about USD - that’s who’s HC Kendall says they will target