re: LSU Baseball 2026 (and beyond) Recruiting Thread

That's good to hear. I hope it works out that way. With 5for5 going through, along with the roster caps, this is the route you may see a lot more guys going.

Older players are going to continue to be the priority for a lot of program, either through the portal or on their own roster, so guys will need to get experience somewhere. The talent level in JUCO is going to go up.

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There really hasn’t been an established pattern one way or another.

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This is both fascinating and maddening. How on earth Texas A&M got big time production from those two Ivy League dudes (Schott and Appel) is beyond me. That is a not a particularly great league that is really hindered by poor weather.

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Just saw Arkansas kept their whole HS class out of the draft. Kinda insane for a top end SEC school

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Not to rib hard on them but they don't really compete recently with top SEC classes.

They had just 1 player in the mlb top 250 this draft in their class and was #202 and Javorski lanes son (someone highly likely to always come to school)

By comparison we had 9 or 10 guys in the top 250. (Before davis pulled out i think he made 10), and brought in half of them with all of them ranked higher than #202.

Maybe top half in the SEC but is nowhere close to ours, vandys or TN hauls all bringing in a handful of top 250 guys in comparison to their 1

Cade Kurland cape cod harwich trying to win title tonight
Kurland has driven in a run
They lead 4-1 in the 6th

Harwich wins it 4-2 over Bourne

High School All America game at Field of Dreams was held yesterday
Several LSU commits on the roster

Devyn Downs actually pitched in the game


Jordin Griffin, OF, Barbe HS (La.)
The LSU commit reached base twice for the American League, showing off his 4.4 40-yard dash time by screaming down the line for an infield hit to second base in the third before working a five-pitch walk in the eighth. Griffin also laid out in left to make a diving snag in the eighth. At 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds, Griffin has standout athleticism with strong hands and quick wrists that allow him to hammer the ball with startling power for his size. He is also equipped with good instincts in the field and plus-arm strength.

Samir Mohammed, RHP, Tampa Jesuit HS (Fla.)
The LSU commit threw a 98.1 mph sinker as part of a pair of punchouts for the NL in the first. Mohammed threw eight of his first 12 pitches for strikes, then worked around a Dylan Seward walk by forcing a flyout. While all three of his outs came on heaters, the righty’s changeup is considered one of the best in the Draft class. Mohammed, who turns 18 in September, flashes two-way potential as well, posting a 0.42 ERA and a .370 average last season.

Jordan Ayala, RHP, Norco (Calif.) High School - Uncommitted
Kinon Bastian, OF, The First Academy (Fla.) - Florida
Caden Borcherding, C, Etowah (Ga.) High School - Clemson
Johnny Bowes, RHP, Mission Bay (Calif.) High School - Southern California
Malachi Butler, OF, McEachern (Ga.) High School - Georgia Tech
Dariel Carrion, C, Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy (P.R.) - Florida State
Sebastian Castillo, INF, Byron Nelson (Texas) High School - LSU
Cole Cheatham, RHP, Union County (Ind.) High School - West Virginia
Brady Cunningham, 3B, Brother Rice (Ill.) High School - Texas A&M
Liam Dougherty, RHP, Homeschool (Hendersonville, Tenn.) - Florida
Devyn Downs, RHP, Sterlington (La.) High School - LSU
Jace Duckett, LHP, Madison County (Ala.) High School - Alabama
George Ferguson, RHP, Abilene (Texas) High School - Texas
Quinn Fitzpatrick, RHP, Stratford (Texas) High School - LSU
Chase Fuller, SS/RHP, Lincoln (Fla.) High School - Florida State
Jordin Griffin, OF, Barbe (La.) High School - LSU
Ethan Gustus, RHP, Roseville (Calif.) High School - Vanderbilt
Carter Hadnot, INF, Aquinas (Calif.) High School - Uncommitted
Drake Hawpe, OF, Liberty Christian School (Texas) - LSU
Max Hemenway, INF, IMG Academy (Fla.) - Tennessee
Graham Houston, INF, Venice (Fla.) High School - LSU
Jake Ivey, LHP, Gunter (Texas) High School - Arkansas
Blake Lundy, C, The Baylor School (Tenn.) - Tennessee
Kyler Meccage, OF/LHP, IMG Academy (Fla.) - Mississippi State
Matt Meeker, OF, Waukee (Iowa) High School - Arkansas
Samir Mohammed, RHP, Tampa Jesuit (Fla.) High School - LSU
Tyson Moore, C, Buffalo (Minn.) High School - Minnesota
Leo Nockley, SS, Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) Preparatory School - Tennessee
Striker Pence, RHP/1B, Santiago (Calif.) High School - Uncommitted
Sullivan Reed, 1B/3B, Lamar (Miss.) High School - Mississippi State
Lubin Rincon, INF, The Bennett School (Texas) - Texas
Connor Salerno, LHP, Sun Valley (N.C.) High School - Mississippi State
Tyler Scarborough, RHP, Lovejoy (Texas) High School - Georgia
Dylan Seward, SS, Norco (Calif.) High School - Tennessee
Isaiah Snavely, INF, Zionsville (Ind.) Community High School - Texas A&M
Grant Sperandio, RHP, Memorial (Texas) High School - Texas
Frank Thomas III, 1B, IMG Academy (Fla.) - Auburn
Jake Turner, OF/LHP, Centennial (Nev.) High School - Texas Christian
Grant Westphal, OF, Blue Valley (Kan.) High School - Texas
Brogan Witcher, C/RHP, Liberty (Calif.) High School - South Carolina
*Jacob Seamon, OF, Metrolina (N.C.) School - LSU

Griffin is more like 5'7" 180# think Steven Milam but more muscular and crazy fast / athletic with lot of pop. Still has ways to go to develop as a hitter but the potential is there for sure. I don't think Samir or Luker make it to campus but as we've seen anything is possible. Romero can smash baseballs and is really starting to make strides on the mound, sits 92-94mph with really tight slider. With true 34 man rosters coming soon will be possible two way player. The 2027 class for LSU is very good if Jay is patient and allows them to develop which is very hard to do is today's college environment. Between the 2026 / 2027 class I'd be surprised if we don't make couple trips to Omaha

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I'm a little out of the loop on roster limitations, but I feel like every year we're told that the 34 man roster is "coming back" next year and then an amendment is made to expand them again.

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The 34 man limit is set, the only vestiges of prior limits are the remaining DSAs. That population shrinks every year and I think by 2 years from now there will be no more.

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I just don't think they'll lock it at 34, especially with 5 for 5 in play now.

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I thought 34 was too small before (but only by a couple of players really), and 5for5 exacerbates that. I think Luke Tucker is going to be the example going forward.

Absolute nuke out of the Bank to dead CF

Alex rock has the lube out

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And I believe he can pitch.