re: Where does Derek Curiel rank among best LSU freshmen?

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If you know anything about baseball…

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It’s obvious that you don’t. Curiel had Anderson, Eyanson, and a dang near perfect infield helping his team win 1-0 games.

Crews had pitchers like Mikhail Hilliard and Javen Coleman backed up with infielders that “played on turf in high school so let’s start them in the regional” trying to hold the other teams down.

It’s a real shame that Crews didn’t pitch a shutout against Tennessee in the super regional to go along with his home run at the plate. It’s obviously up to the outfielder to do it all.

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. So using “Curiel won a ring” doesn’t fly.

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Correct we not talking rings we talking numbers

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It’s a real shame that Crews didn’t pitch a shutout against Tennessee in the super regional to go along with his home run at the plate.

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He hit more than one against Tennessee

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What does the starting pitchers have to do with offensive stats?

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His offensive stats weren’t better though

Speaking of that era, a freshman Blair Barbier wants to have a seat at the table:

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A 2002 graduate of LSU with a degree in finance, Barbier was a two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll. He was named Freshman all-America and all-SEC in 1997 after batting .353 with 23 doubles, 15 homers and 57 RBI.

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Todd Walker is the answer…if you didn’t know it’s because you weren’t alive.

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They had a similar batting average. The same amount of hits. Curiel had more RBI, more doubles. They're in this thread.

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Crews was the solo homerun king his freshman year. RBI is a decent stat for hitting with runners in scoring position, but doesn’t tell the whole story. For instance, how many chances did each have to drive runs in?

Lane Mestepey & Mikie Mahtook need to be on the All-Freshman team for LSU.

Lane 2001 season

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True freshman sensation who developed into LSU’s top starting pitcher … 11-3 W-L record with a 3.75 ERA in 22 appearances (19 starts) … in 139.1 innings, he allowed 158 hits and 77 runs (58 earned) with 37 walks and 79 strikeouts … 7-3 in SEC regular-season games with a 3.30 ERA in 79 innings … finished No. 1 in the SEC in wins, starts and innings pitched, No. 6 in strikeouts, No. 8 in ERA, pitched brilliantly in LSU’s NCAA Super Regional (Game 1) win over Tulane (June 1), allowing just three runs on 11 hits in 10 innings with one walk and six strikeouts … named to the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional all-tournament team after pitching the Tigers to victory over Virginia Commonwealth (May 27) in the regional title game … worked 6.1 innings against VCU — on just one day’s rest after pitching 5.2 innings vs. Minnesota — limiting the Rams to four earned runs on seven hits with one walk and one strikeout … enjoyed two outstanding outings in the SEC Tournament, defeating Ole Miss (May 17) as a starter (6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB 4 SO) and working in relief against Mississippi State (May 20 – 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 SO) … named SEC Pitcher of the Week on April 16 after a complete-game victory over Ole Miss the day before, limiting the Rebels to two earned runs on three hits with no walks and two strikeouts … defeated Alabama (April 27) with a complete-game four-hitter, limiting the Crimson Tide to one earned run with two walk and six strikeouts … posted a complete-game win over Kentucky (March 30, as he limited the Wildcats to one earned run on nine hits with one walk and five strikeouts … defeated Mississippi State (March 24), allowing one earned run on six hits in 8.1 innings with no walks and six strikeouts … defeated South Carolina (April 6), allowing three runs on seven hits in 8.0 innings with four walks and four strikeouts … also posted a win over Florida (March 17), limiting the Gators to three runs on 10 hits in 7.1 innings with three walks and three Ks.

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Mikie Mahtook Freshman year

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Played in 63 games (49 starts), batting .316 (62-for-196) with eight doubles, three triples, seven homers, 38 RBI, 41 runs and nine steals … hit .339 (21-for-62) with runners in scoring position … hit .319 (22-for-69) in LSU’s 17 postseason games with two doubles, one homer, 12 RBI and 10 runs … hit .296 (8-for-27) in the College World Series with one double, one homer, seven RBI and five runs … provided the game-winning single in the top of the 11th inning in Game 1 of the CWS Finals versus Texas (June 22), as the Tigers posted a thrilling 7-6 victory … unloaded a homer while collecting three RBI and two runs in CWS win over Arkansas (June 15) … 2009 SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player – hit .455 (10-for-22) in the tournament with three RBI and two runs … 2-for-4 with two homers, four RBI and two runs on March 25 versus Harvard, his first game as LSU’s everyday starter in center field.

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Winning a Natty + all tournament team + better stats on the season clears batting .500 winning a regional.

If you know anything about baseball…

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His stats on the season aren’t better…if you know anything about baseball.