re: LSU Baseball 2026 (and beyond) Recruiting Thread

Is Hood a draft eligible sophomore?

Just as a reminder this is updated daily on the front page, but will drop it here from time to time - first portal commit! I will update rankings at some point today. Let me know if I missed anyone.

2026 PORTAL TRACKER

* Players listed are connected to coaching staff in some way
* Bold font indicate change since last update
* Ranks from 64 Analytics

COMMITTED TO LSU
Dawson Park, SS, Texas St, SO, #44
.301/.387/.575/.962, 31R, 13HR, 52RBI, 9SB, 25BB, 52K, .957 FP

Landon Hood, RHP, Gonzaga, FR, #108
2.48 ERA, 54.1 IP, 32H, 15ER, 21BB, 78K, 0.975 WHIP


PITCHERS
Alex Valentin, RHP, South Carolina, JR, #8
5.19 ERA, 52IP, 53H, 30ER, 23BB, 59K, 1.462 WHIP

Cayden Suchy, LHP, UCONN, SO, #17
2.82 ERA, 89.1 IP, 77H, 28ER, 23BB, 105K, 1.119 WHIP

Michael Malki, RHP, Cal Baptist, SO, #50
3.12 ERA, 75IP, 66H, 26ER, 37BB, 111 SO, 1.373 WHIP

Dylan Marionneaux, RHP, Northwestern St, JR, #53
3.51 ERA, 84.2 IP, 74H, 33ER, 18BB, 81K, 1.087 WHIP

Jaxon Shineflew, LHP, South Alabama, JR, #53
4.25 ERA, 55IP, 47H, 27ER, 15BB, 63K, 1.127 WHIP

Zach Stevens, RHP, Samford, JR, #56
2.53 ERA, 42.2, 36H, 12ER, 21BB, 47K, 1.336 WHIP

Micah Worley, LHP, Stony Brook, SR, #89
3.12 ERA, 69.1 IP, 56H, 24ER, 31BB, 93K, 1.255 WHIP

Johnny Nuanez, RHP, Wichita State, JR, #96
2.56 ERA, 56.1IP, 43H, 16ER, 20BB, 58K, 1.118 WHIP

James Voorhies, CS Northridge, RHP, FR, #111
3.16 ERA 42.2 IP, 27H, 15ER, 14BB, 46K, 0.961 WHIP[

Joey Giordano, LHP, Richmond, SO, #123
3.35 ERA, 75.1 IP, 64H, 28ER, 26BB, 63K, 1.195 WHIP

Zack Lyles, LHP, WKU, JR, #163
4.63 ERA, 35 IP, 33H, 16ER, 16BB, 32K, 1.40 WHIP

Wade Cooper, RHP, Texas State, FR, #176
4.73 ERA, 66.2 IP, 65H, 35ER, 25BB, 73K, 1.350 WHIP

Jack Pezzolo, LHP, UC Davis, FR, #314
3.56 ERA, 43 IP, 34H, 16ER, 37BB, 45K, 1.651 WHIP

Jesse Gutierrez, LHP, San Jose State, SR, #320
6.55 ERA, 45.1 IP, 55H, 33ER, 24BB, 31K, 1.75 WHIP

Fernando Palencia, RHP, UCSD, SO, #340
7.59 ERA, 42.2 IP, 60H, 36ER, 18BB, 37K, 1.828 WHIP

Cooper Corkrean, LHP, New Mexico, FR, #350
5.49 ERA, 59IP, 61H, 36ER, 24BB, 59K, 1.441 WHIP

Cole Moore, RHP, Iowa, FR, #387
4.68 ERA, 25 IP, 21H, 13ER, 17BB, 23K, 1.52 WHIP

Oisin Lee, RHP, Notre Dame, SO, #414
5.31 ERA, 20.1 IP, 25H, 12 ER, 15BB, 19K, 1.967 WHIP

Lukas Sarantos, RHP, Saint Mary's College, SO, #499
7.36 ERA, 51.1 IP, 74H, 42ER, 20BB, 49K, 1.831 WHIP

Zack Serup, LHP, WKU, SO, #532
6.39 ERA, 25.1 IP, 29H, 18ER, 8BB, 32K, 1.461 ERA

Luke Neiswonger, RHP, Central Michigan, FR, #540
5.34 ERA, 32 IP, 34H, 19ER, 47K, 10BB, 1.375 WHIP

Justin Morales, RHP, Bethnune-Cookman, SO, #644
3.76 ERA, 26.1 IP, 18H, 11ER, 25BB, 23SO, 1.633 WHIP

Ben Leikam, LHP, North Greenville, SO, #659
1.97 ERA, 32 IP, 19H, 7ER, 20BB, 42K, 1.218 WHIP

Tate DeRias, RHP, Miami, SO, #685
12.15 ERA, 20IP, 30H, 27ER, 22BB, 26K, 2.600 WHIP

Drew Dawson, RHP, Charleston Southern, JR, #848
5.65 ERA, 28.2 IP, 36H, 18ER, 12BB, 33K, 1.674 WHIP

Luke Calveric, RHP, William and Mary, JR, #932
11.14 ERA, 26.2 IP, 34H, 33ER, 37BB, 25K, 2.663 WHIP

Jake McCoy, LHP, South Carolina, JR, #1228
2026: DNP (UCL)

Brett Godina, RHP, UC Riverside, SO, #2098
19.29 ERA, 11.2 IP, 20H, 25ER, 18BB, 10K

Jarret Williams, LHP, Lamar, FR
3.83 ERA, 56.1IP, 48H, 24ER, 22BB, 52K, 1.243 WHIP

Andrew Rogovic, RHP, Northeastern, SO
4.31 ERA, 39.2IP, 23H, 19ER, 27BB, 60K, 1.261 WHIP


POSITION PLAYERS
Nate Savoie, OF, Clemson, SO, #1
.329/.413/.596/1.009, 52R, 16HR, 52RBI, 27BB, 49K

Jackson Hotchkiss, OF, Washington, SO, #2
.337/.416/.717/1.132, 47R, 20HR, 47 RBI, 24BB, 57K

Bino Watters, OF, Notre Dame, SO, #3
.362/.447/.610/1.057, 46R, 10HR, 51RBI, 27BB, 37K

AJ Evasco, INF/OF, Kansas St, SO, #5
.348/.415/.548/.962, 39R, 8HR, 51RBI, 19BB, 30K

Christopher Ramirez, SS, Cal Baptist, SO, #9
.389/.452/.575/1.027, 71R, 7HR, 42RBI, 21SB, 29BB, 18K

Jake Souders, OF, Samford, SO, #15
.356/.431/.575/1.006, 48R, 11HR, 46RBI, 17SB, 24BB, 45K

Davis Germann, OF, Morehead St, JR, #21
.336/.427/.575/1.002, 55R, 9HR, 36RBI, 26BB, 60K

Jason Wachs, OF, Tulane, SO, #24
.327/.453/.574/1.027, 48R, 9HR, 54RBI, 38BB, 38K

Mikey Bell, 3B/OF, Gonzaga, RS JR, #33
.378/.454/.604/1.059, 52R, 9HR, 47RBI, 27BB, 37K

Evan Bottone, OF, Marshall, JR, #37
.381/.475/.572/1.047, 57R, 8HR, 41RBI, 11SB, 23BB, 30K

Aubrey Kearns 2B/1B, Morehead St, SO, #40
.387/.471/.662/1.093, 59R, 12HR, 59RBI, 32BB, 43K

Trey Hawsey, 1B, LaTech, SO, #43
.329/.412/.584/.996, 43R, 15HR, 47RBI, 25BB, 39K

Graham Mastros, UTIL, Illinois State, JR, #44
.361/.425/.639/1.064 46R, 14HR, 48RBI, 12SB, 22BB, 66K

Paul Jones, 1B, Maryland, SO, #60
.323/.414/.572/.986, 42R, 12HR, 54RBI, 26BB, 53K

Tanner Griffith, OF, Saint Mary's College, JR, #62
.342/.477/.545/1.022, 61R, 5HR, 42RBI, 18SB, 45BB, 38K

Owen Lee, SS, Tenn Tech, SO, #65
.290/.401/.552/.953, 44R, 12HR, 42RBI, 9SB, 32BB, 45K

Ty Kaunas, INF, Maryland, FR, #100
.286/.410/.438/848, 44R, 5HR, 39RBI, 46BB, 62K

Charlie Magoulick, 1B, Rider, SO, #102
.354/.400/.574/.974, 38R, 9HR, 48RBI, 17BB, 41K

Josiah Overbeek, 1B/DH, Army West Point, FR #120
.314/.514/.712/1.226, 52R, 17HR, 44RBI, 56BB, 41K

Sal Mineo, OF, Delaware, SO, #182
.304/.410/.447/.857, 45R, 7HR, 32RBI, 16SB, 26BB, 31K

Cooper Rasmussen, INF, FIU, SR, #200
.295/.392/.537/.929, 44R, 12HR, 32RBI, 19BB, 42K

Michael Rodriguez, OF, Bethune-Cookman, JR, #266
.422/.579/.571/1.179, 53R, 2HR, 40RBI, 18SB, 40BB, 24K

Blaize Ward, 2B, Mizzou, FR, #384
.296/.404/.421/.825, 26R, 4HR, 33RBI, 15BB, 28K

Matt Toomey, OF, Long Beach State, SO, #440
.273/.390/.386/.777, 24R, 0HR, 22RBI, 13BB, 35K

Aden Howard, OF, San Diego, SO, #838
.207/.310/.306/.616, 17R, 1HR, 12RBI, 13BB, 44K

Roman Meyers, C, Arizona, SO, #997
.214/.345/.386/.731, 13R, 3HR, 17RBI, 10BB, 32K

Patrick Graham, 3B, BYU, SR, #1065
.276/.389/.552/.941, 6R, 1HR, 4RBI, 6BB, 13K

Tyler Herb, MIF, Florida Gulf Coast, SO, #1095
.311/.436/.377/.813, 12R, 0HR, 11RBI, 11BB, 16K

Cian Copeland, UTIL, Miami, FR, #1529
.200/.351/.367/.718, 9R, 1HR, 10RBI, 2SB, 7BB, 5K

Jamie Laskofski, 3B/SS, William and Mary, SO
.355/.464/.665/1.129, 65R, 13HR, 45RBI, 36SB, 41BB, 24K

Diego Alfonso-Rivera, INF, Winthrop, JR
2026: .182/.400/.182/.582, 5R, 0HR, 1RBI, 4BB, 1K
2025: .368/.463/.605/1.068, 46R, 8HR, 31RBI, 32BB, 39K (JUCO)

Chaz McNelis, OF, Arizona, SO, #2905
2026 No Stats (injury)
2025 .443/.528/.795/1.323, 60R, 10HR, 66RBI, 32SB, 34BB, 20K (Southern Nevada CC)

River Pecina, OF, Marian University, FR
.360/.466/.742/1.208, 64R, 17HR, 70RBI, 19SB, 25BB, 37K


JUCO
Collin Smith, RHP, Cochise College, FR
3.56 ERA, 86 IP, 73H, 92K, 28BB, 1.17 WHIP

Dylan Champagne, C/INF, Jones College
.382/.488/.548/1.036, 45R, 4HR, 43RBI, 32BB, 31K

Davis Perkins, SS, Tyler, FR
.318/.498/.574/1.072, 53R, 9HR, 31RBI, 26SB, 33BB, 41K

Marshall Louque, INF, LSU-E, FR
.388/.511/.822/1.333, 57R, 15HR, 63RBI, 22BB, 28K


LSU PLAYERS IN PORTAL
Mavrick Rizy, RHP, SO, #84
4.22 ERA, 21.1 IP, 18H, 10ER, 19BB, 28K, 1.734 WHIP

Trent Caraway, 3B/INF, JR, #253
.243/.321/.392/.713, 14R, 2HR, 16RBI, 7BB, 17K

Jade Noot, RHP, SO, #769
6.75 ERA, 9.1 IP, 11H, 7ER, 7BB, 9K, 1.929 WHIP

D.J. Primeaux, LHP, JR, #1387
7.71 ERA, 2.1 IP, 0H, 2ER, 4BB, 4K, 1.714 WHIP

Daniel Harden, OF, JR, #1973
.105/.393/.263/.656, 7R, 1HR, 2RBI, 4BB, 7K

Ethan Clauss, INF, FR, #2234
.250/.250/.750/1.000, 2R, 0HR, 1RBI, 0BB, 1K


PLAYERS COMMITTED ELSEWHERE
Ty Waid, OF, Weatherford College, SO (Mizzou)
Logan Tribble, OF, Wofford, SR, #146 (Notre Dame)
Eli Stephens, OF, Mercer, SO, #14 (Ga Tech)

Baseball America is starting a "star rating" system for HS players and rating the top 500 high school players starting with the 2026 class.

I don't think it's live on their site yet. I'm listening to the Future Projection Podcast and they're explaining it.

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Getting Hood this early is a pretty big deal

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I agree. It helps to remove some of the negativity hanging over the program from the results of this past season, and it is a quick reminder that we are the best place to play.

Jay needs to get back to sending Tiger emojis though. I miss seeing those and guessing who he's talking about

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Jay needs to get back to sending Tiger emojis though. I miss seeing those and guessing who he's talking about

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Completely agree

Tweets not showing, but I assume it's the Dawson Park commitment

Apparently something happened and he wasn't with Texas State the last month of the season. Anyone know the story on that?