NiceTiger

I agree with that but some of the data and how it's gathered is stupid. Who cares if a kid throws 96mph from the outfield. Can he track a fly ball, does he get consistently great jumps off the bat and can really field his position at a high level or is that 96mph throw accurate or did it sail into the stands. Does the pitcher have command of several pitches or is he just a thrower that might figure it out? I've sat through a ton of these showcases, futures games, Area Codes, you name it, and I can tell you a lot of the 'data' is misleading. It's why you see so many JUCO / D2 / mid major guys become the stars on the D1 level. They might not have crazy showcase numbers coming out of high school or didn't choose to play in a bunch of the national showcase tourneys b/c it's expensive to do that, but they can play the game at a very high level. That's my only point really is that so many are getting overlooked early on. I still think you can be very successful in the SEC throwing 92mph with great offspeed that you can dot. It works at every level. Kids just aren't being trained to do that anymore. Now it's all about seeing how hard you can throw to generate a number that recruiters will see. Same with hitting in trying to hit an EV number to post online. Can you hit though ?

Owen is perfect example of the analytics overlooking a kid that competes and is a better pitcher than 90% of these kids throwing 92mph plus that can't hit the backside of a barn. He will do well at Delgado and find his way to a D1 program in year or 2. I've seen a lot of these "national" kids play over the years, and I can tell you many aren't as good as they are made out to be. Their analytics are off the charts which draws attention in today's baseball recruiting but many will struggle at these elite programs and transfer after year 1. Baseball needs to change how they evaluate players b/c the game is pretty bad overall right now.

Prep Baseball Louisiana: 2027 State Rankings Update (August 2026)
August 19, 2026
Alex Armand
Louisiana Scouting Director

With the 2026 summer season officially in the books and a new school year right around the corner, it’s time for another update to our Louisiana state rankings. Throughout the summer, our staff had the opportunity to see a significant number of players and teams across the state at our showcase events and tournaments, giving us plenty of new information to evaluate.

Today, we kick off a month-long stretch of state rankings updates with the 2027 class. This latest update features several changes inside the Top 10, along with plenty of movers and shakers throughout the rankings, which have now expanded to 315 players. Be sure to follow us throughout the week across all of our social media platforms as we continue our coverage and break down the biggest risers, newcomers, and names to know in Louisiana’s 2027 class.


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Louisiana 2027 Class: Top 10
RANK NAME SCHOOL CLASS POS COMMITMENT
1 Kade Luker Cedar Creek 2027 LHP/OF Louisiana State
2 Jordin Griffin Barbe 2027 OF/2B Louisiana State
3 Greyson Parker Mandeville 2027 RHP Ole Miss
4 Koa Romero Hahnville 2027 3B/RHP Louisiana State
5 Devyn Downs Sterlington 2027 RHP/3B Louisiana State
6 Lawton Littleton Barbe 2027 LHP Louisiana State
7 Jack Lee Alexandria Senior 2027 RHP Louisiana State
8 Cooper Hawkins St. Thomas More 2027 OF Southern Miss
9 Cameron Gangi St. Thomas Aquinas 2027 RHP Oklahoma
10 Kaleb Guarisco Hahnville 2027 1B/OF Louisiana Tech

Louisiana 2027 class is loaded hence the top 6 ranked players in state committed to LSU. Lot of other top players in state for that class are committed to Southeastern, La Tech, NW LA, LSU Eunice, etc. The path to play in the SEC for the vast majority of players with portal and 5/5 rule is to start at JUCO / D2 or mid major and play your way into SEC. LSU is no longer a school where you can go and develop for 2-3 years and then be ready to roll. You will be replaced if it's not working after year or so.

I think 5A Non-select is how the baseball playoffs should be. All 24 teams are highly competitive and on any given day can beat each other. That’s how it should be. The non-select lower seeds takes a big step back in competition and the Select side in all divisions is extremely top heavy with many teams in the playoffs that shouldn’t even be there. If your team is in 5A non-select, they better come with their A game every series bc it’s a dog fight. One thing I’d like to see changed is to stop having the finals in Sulphur. No offense to anyone that lives there but I’m sorry there are better destinations to hold the finals. Just my opinion

5A non-select looks to be a battle between WM, Barbe, Benton, Live Oak, and Sam Houston. Preseason those rosters look really good from a pitching / hitting standpoint. Be interesting to see if Barbe has enough arms to manage 3 game series every round of playoffs as the other 4 should have plenty. One sleeper team could be Hahnville who is loaded with young talent. Reality is they are probably year away from being serious contenders but keep an eye on them. On the select side, Catholic should be dominant again & Parkview Baptist has one of the deepest pitching staffs the state has seen in a while. Some really solid pitchers on that team. Should be a fun spring !!

Hahnville hires Greg Boyne, OC from Destrehan high as their new head coach. Any thoughts ?

Heading to Isla Holbox in November and was wondering if anyone has been and what they thought of the island

How is the fishing? I've heard mixed reviews with the bass fishing, but I really enjoy catching sac a lait and perch more anyway. I've done some skiing on the lake but no fishing.

Seriously thinking of buying a lot on lake Bruin in the Tensas area. I was wondering if you guys had any experience on this lake. I've spent some time there and loved it. I won't build anything there for about 10 years when I near retirement and was curious of some of your opinions

I would love to build on the gulf but don't want to deal with hurricanes. I plan to keep my house in New Orleans and want something 2-3 hours away that I can get to easily. We visited Big Bay Lake outside of Hattiesburg and it's really nice but very pricey. Not sure if we want to spend $150000 on just a lot. Was thinking about taking a ride to visit lake bruin