LSU Baseball Prediction Thread

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2016 - LINK

Let's get started, shall we?

Projected Lineup

1. Josh Smith, SS
2. Zach Watson, CF
3. Antoine Duplantis, RF
4. Hunter Feduccia, C
5. Bryce Jordan, 1B
6. Daniel Cabrera, LF
7. Jake Slaughter, 3B
8. Beau Jordan, DH
9. Brandt Broussard, 2B

I did not have the time I had in previous years to do a full hitting projection but I wanted to share highlights.

All projections are based off 56 regular season games:

Antoine Duplantis - 0.340 Avg, 45 R, 11 2B, 5 HR, 40 RBI, 40 SB
Zach Watson - 0.320 Avg, 30 R, 8 2B, 10 HR, 40 RBI, 18 SB
Josh Smith - 0.275 Avg, 38 R, 11 2B, 6 HR, 30 RBI, 8 SB

Schedule

February
16-18: vs Notre Dame - W,W,L
21: vs UNO - W
23-25: vs Texas - L,W,W
27: vs Grambling - W
28: @ Southeastern - L

March
2: vs Toledo - W
3: vs Sacred Heart - W
4: vs Southeastern - W
6: vs Southern - W
7: @ ULL - L
9-11: vs Hawaii - W,W,W
14: vs South Alabama - W
16-18: vs Missouri - W,W,W
21: vs Tulane - W
23-25: @ Vanderbilt - L,W,L
27: vs ULL - Wally Pontiff Classic - W
29-31: vs Mississippi State - W,L,W

April
3: vs Nicholls - W
5-7: @ Texas A&M - L,L,L
10: vs LA Tech - W
13-15: vs Tennessee - W,W,L
18: @ Tulane - W
20-22: @ South Carolina - L,W,W
24: vs Lamar - W
26-28: @ Ole Miss - L,W,L

May
4-6: vs Arkansas - W,L,W
9: vs McNeese State - W
11-13: vs Alabama - W,W,W
15: vs Northwestern St - W
17-19: @ Auburn - W,W,L

Final Projected Record: 40-16 (18-12)

SEC Tournament: Championship Game win over Florida, good enough to climb into a National Seed (#8)

National Seed Projections

1. Florida State
2. Florida
3. Oregon State
4. TCU
5. UCLA
6. LSU
7. Stanford
8. Texas A&M