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re: LSU Baseball 2026 (and beyond) Recruiting Thread

Posted on 7/15/26 at 11:40 am to
Posted by thunderbird1100
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 11:40 am to
If Evans and Schmidt both go Top 15 we better win or be close to a natty
Posted by SoloTiger
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 11:53 am to
Yeah, it will be a hell of an indictment of Yeskie (rightly or wrongly) if Evans and Schmidt don't have great years.
Posted by ProjectP2294
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 11:58 am to
quote:

If Evans and Schmidt both go Top 15 we better win or be close to a natty


Yeah, that's why I mentioned the other schools each with two guys higher.

In the top 100 there are 14 SEC pitchers from 6 Schools I think.

Tennessee has Landon Mack on there.


Texas has 3, State has 3, Florida has 3. LSU and Auburn with 2.
Loaded conference again. And I think overall the college pitching class for 2027 is stronger than the 2026 one was. A lot more guys with more track record.

And of the 14, I think only two (i could be wrong on this) are transfers (Mack and Valincius) and they both transferred last offseason. Which speaks to the portal market this offseason.
Posted by SoloTiger
Member since Aug 2016
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 12:20 pm to
Yeah, there wasn't a lot of LHP firepower in the portal, which makes getting Nawrocki to campus that much bigger.
Posted by AlecRock23
Central, LA
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 12:51 pm to
I thought jordin griffin was a top 10 prospect
Posted by TigerCub
Team Boxtard
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 1:27 pm to
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Just saw on IG, Paz to UGA.


Good luck pitching in that ballpark buddy
Posted by PP7 for heisman
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 1:49 pm to
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I like this and hate it at the same time. The zone they used in the SECT was absolutely massive. They were still putrid.

Maybe, if anything, this will encourage the SEC have a little more scrutiny in who they hire as umpires.
Posted by SoloTiger
Member since Aug 2016
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 2:26 pm to
Would help pitchers IMO. They got a lot of called strikes in the SEC tourney that they didn't get during the season because of ABS.

Makes the need to find quality umps less relevant not more IMO.
This post was edited on 7/15/26 at 2:27 pm
Posted by ProjectP2294
West St. Louis County
Member since May 2007
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 3:25 pm to
Stetson and Air Force coaches both stepping down today.

Kaz at Air Force got a promotion within the academy.

Trimper at Stetson is retiring I think.

A couple good mid major programs that have recently become portal factories.
Posted by LSUMANINVA
West Virginia
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 3:45 pm to
I love this. The SEC umpiring quality made me love this.
Posted by LSUnatick
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 5:43 pm to
Jeff Head is in shambles
Posted by ProjectP2294
West St. Louis County
Member since May 2007
79489 posts
Posted on 7/15/26 at 7:40 pm to
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I don't think Hacopian is a full slot guy, even if they give him $6MM they would bank an extra $130k.


Hacopian got 5.7MM. They may be able to get enough to sign Murphy.
Posted by josh336
baton rouge
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 7:50 pm to
How big will the automated zone be is the question
Posted by DRock88
Member since Aug 2015
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 8:51 pm to
Tommy Tanks got called up to the bigs
Posted by cajuntiger85
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2017
650 posts
Posted on 7/15/26 at 9:17 pm to
I think that ABS will be a good thing for us. The strike zone tightens up a good bit in conference compared to preconference. If we have to get used to the same strike zone all year it’ll only help us in the long run. We just may not look like world beaters on the mound in February and march like we did for the last few years.
Posted by cajuntiger85
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2017
650 posts
Posted on 7/15/26 at 9:19 pm to
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Tommy Tanks got called up to the bigs


Does that make him the 3rd big leaguer from the 23 team?
Posted by ProjectP2294
West St. Louis County
Member since May 2007
79489 posts
Posted on 7/15/26 at 9:22 pm to
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Tommy Tanks got called up to the bigs


And will debut against Crews
Posted by tiger lady
Baton Rouge, LA.
Member since Sep 2003
445 posts
Posted on 7/15/26 at 9:36 pm to
Isn't Grant Taylor with the White Sox? He was on the 2023 team.
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 11:15 pm to
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Does that make him the 3rd big leaguer from the 23 team?


I was looking today, that team could have 8-10 more big leaguers on it.

I think everyone thought Tre Morgan would be next but he’s played poorly.

Javen Coleman may be the next guy up. Doing really well in AA with the blue jays coming out of the pen
Posted by ProjectP2294
West St. Louis County
Member since May 2007
79489 posts
Posted on 7/16/26 at 7:53 am to
So far, from the 2023 CWS I've found 20 Major Leaguers. There are several more on the cusp. I truly think it's the most talent laden field we've seen in Omaha in our lifetime.

Name School
Jonah Cox Oral Roberts
Conelly Early Virginia
Kyle Teel Virginia
Brandon Sproat Florida
Hurston Waldrep Florida
Jac Caglianone Florida
Wyatt Langford Florida
Tommy Troy Stanford
Braden Montgomery Stanford
Rhett Lowder Wake Forest
Nick Kurtz Wake Forest
Christian Moore Tennessee
Chase Dollander Tennessee
Seth Halvorsen Tennessee
Chase Burns Tennessee
Paul Skenes LSU
Dylan Crews LSU
Tommy White LSU
Grant Taylor* LSU
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