The Alabama shortstop was recently named a Preseason All-American.
Earlier this week, one of the top names on the Alabama Crimson Tide’s 2025 baseball roster was named to the Perfect Game Preseason All-America Team in returning shortstop Justin Lebron.
Lebron was named a Preseason Third Team All-American by Perfect Game, the lone representation for the Crimson Tide. Alabama was also not named in Perfect Game’s Preseason Top 25 rankings, which were also released earlier this week.
A sophomore, Lebron is coming off one of the best freshman seasons that the Crimson Tide have seen at the shortstop position. Receiving multiple honors that included First Team All-SEC and First Team Freshman All-American, among others, Lebron saw action in 57 games for the Crimson Tide in which he slashed .338/.429/.546 with 12 home runs, 37 RBI, and seven stolen bases, and is likely to be among the SEC’s top shortstops once again this spring.
Lebron and the Crimson Tide are officially set to open the 2025 season Feb. 14 at home against Bradley.
CLEMSON, S.C. – The Tigers were ranked No. 8 in the Perfect Game preseason ranking, released Monday. Texas A&M was the preseason top-ranked team, followed by LSU, Virginia, Georgia and Tennessee. Clemson was one of six ACC teams ranked in the top 25, joining No. 3 Virginia, No. 6 Florida State, No. 9 Duke, No. 16 Wake Forest and No. 19 North Carolina.
Clemson finished the 2024 season with a 44-16 overall record under Head Coach Erik Bakich. The Tigers won the ACC Atlantic Division championship and the Clemson Regional title as well. The Tigers are led by junior outfielder Cam Cannarella and sophomore righthander Aidan Knaak, who were both named All-Americans in 2024.
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Junior utility player [autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag] has been a bright spot for Auburn baseball over the last two seasons, and his third season on the Plains could be his best yet.
Irish earns preseason All-American honors after hitting a team-leading .319 batting average last season for Auburn. He slugged at .627 after logging 27 extra-base hits. He tied [autotag]Cooper McMurray[/autotag] in the home run category by crushing 14 last season, and notched 59 RBI.
Irish returns to an Auburn lineup that features three of last season’s top-five hitters. Irish has led the Tigers in batting average the previous two seasons, hitting .361 and .319 in 2023 and 2024, respectively. He looks to build on his amazing stat line, which features 20 home runs, 109 RBI, and a batting average of .343 over two seasons.
Auburn baseball will begin the season on Friday, Feb. 14 when it opens a three-game series with the Holy Cross Crusaders at Plainsman Park in Auburn.
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2025 Tennessee baseball preview: Ole Miss transfer Andrew Fischer
Tennessee will open its 2025 baseball season on Feb. 14 versus Hofstra at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Vols will host Hofstra for a three-game nonconference series.
Tennessee, Texas A&M, Arizona, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State and Rice will make up the field. The Astros Foundation College Classic will be contested Feb. 28-March 2.
The Vols will play Oklahoma State on Feb. 28, while facing Rice on March 1 and Arizona on March 2.
Andrew Fischer enters his first season at Tennessee in 2025. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.
The 6-foot-1, 205-pound infielder and designated hitter transferred from Ole Miss. Fischer appeared in 55 games for the Rebels in 2024, including 55 starts. He started 43 contests at third base and 12 games as a designated hitter, while leading the Rebels in hits, RBIs, triples, home runs and total bases.
Fischer recorded a .285 batting average, .643 slugging percentage, .397 on-base percentage, 20 home runs, 57 RBIs, 47 runs, 59 hits, 10 doubles, two triples, 35 walks, 53 strikeouts and one stolen base (caught stealing twice) in 207 at-bats.
He also totaled four sacrifice flies, grounded out in four double plays and was hit by six pitches.
Tennessee hosted Ole Miss in a three-game series during the 2024 regular season. Fischer recorded four hits, two home runs, two RBIs, three runs and three walks in 10 at-bats against the Vols at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Fischer transferred to Ole Miss from Duke ahead of the 2024 season.
In 2023 at Duke, Fischer appeared in 47 games, including 45 starts. He recorded a .289 batting average, 11 home runs, 33 RBIs, 38 runs, 29 walks and one stolen base as a freshman with the Blue Devils. Fischer became the sixth player in Duke program history to be named to the All-ACC Freshman team.
He is from Wall High School in Wall Township, New Jersey.
Which LSU sports team has the best chance at a national title this year?
LSU sports have won their fair share of national titles in recent years.
In 2019, LSU football won its third national championship since 2000. Only Alabama has more in that span.
2023 was a year to remember.[autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] and Angel Reese led LSU women’s basketball to a title in April. Later that year, Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews led LSU baseball to a College World Series title.
In 2024, another trophy was added to the case. LSU gymnastics won its first national title in program history. Head coach Jay Clark finished the job, building on the foundation built by legendary coach DD Breaux.
It begs the question — Who is next?
Several teams will have a chance to continue the trend, including some of the ones already mentioned. Jay Johnson and LSU baseball are ranked No. 2 in Perfect Game’s preseason poll. Mulkey has a talented group, too.
Let’s take a look at what chance LSU’s major sports have of winning a national title over the next year.
5. LSU Softball
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LSU softball is perennially in the top 25, but it’s been a while since LSU made a trip to Oklahoma City. Head coach Beth Torina had a good team last year, but LSU fell to Stanford in the Super Regional round.
Another talented group, led by Sydney Berzon, is back in 2025. The SEC is even tougher with the arrival of Texas and Oklahoma, but LSU is capable of playing with the best teams in the sport on a good day.
The trouble is figuring out how to be elite on a consistent level. LSU is far from a title favorite, but crazier things have happened.
4. LSU Football
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Football is the front porch. When you think about LSU, you think about the football team.
Brian Kelly and staff know the pressure is on, hence the Tigers’ aggressiveness in the transfer portal.
Transfer additions along with the return of talented quarterback Garrett Nussmeier have LSU fans excited for 2025. Contending for a national title is on the table.
When opening odds are released, LSU should be among the top group of contenders.
3. LSU Women’s Basketball
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LSU is learning how to live without Angel Reese in 2025. The Tigers legend is in the WNBA, but LSU still has star power with Flua’jae Johnson and Aneesah Morrow.
LSU’s first conference test is at Tennessee on Thursday night. The Tigers are off to a 2-0 start in SEC play, but the Vols are ranked. We’ll learn a lot about where this LSU team stands.
It’s not clear if LSU has the talent to reach the top of the sport again. South Carolina and Texas look strong atop the SEC, but Mulkey is a veteran coach and will get the most from her squad.
LSU remains in the national picture.
2. LSU Gymnastics
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LSU gymnastics got its 2025 season going last week. The Tigers are looking to defend last year’s national title and have the pieces to do so.
Haleigh Bryant remains day-to-day with an injury, but when healthy, she’s the best gymnast in the country and the top athlete on LSU’s campus.
Fresh off a deep postseason run, this team is battle-tested and doesn’t shy away from the moment. Maturity and talent can be a lethal combination. LSU has it in 2025.
1. LSU Baseball
Jun 3, 2024; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Louisiana State Tigers Jared Jones (22), Tommy White (47), Michael Braswell III (10), and Steven Milam (4) wait on the field during a pitching change in the first inning against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the Div. I NCAA baseball regional at Boshamer Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Camarati-USA TODAY Sports
Jay Johnson may be the best recruiter in the country. LSU continues to sign the nation’s top talent — at the high school level and in the transfer portal.
The talent level in Baton Rouge isn’t quite at the level it was in 2023, but we may never see a team that talented in the sport again. This one is pretty good, though. A mix of returnees, portal additions, and blue-chip freshmen have LSU ready to compete for another national title.
The standard at LSU doesn’t change. It’s get to Omaha. Once there, the Tigers expect to win.
LSU baseball is LSU’s best chance at a national title in 2025.
Two Vols earn 2025 Perfect Game preseason All-America honors.
Two Vols were named All-America by Perfect Game ahead of the 2025 baseball season.
Junior pitcher Nate Snead and sophomore infielder Dean Curley earned second-team preseason honors.
Snead (10-2) was an ABCA All-Region player in 2024. He made 29 appearances and led relievers with 75.1 innings pitched. Snead recorded a 3.11 ERA and six saves.
Snead made five appearances in the 2024 College World Series, helping lead the Vols to a national championship.
Curley was a Freshman All-American and a member of the SEC All-Freshman Team. He recorded a .285 batting average 12 home runs, 50 RBIs, 51 runs, 10 doubles and nine stolen bases.
Curley was named to the 2024 College World Series All-Tournament Team.
Tennessee will open its 2025 baseball season on Feb. 14 versus Hofstra at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Vols will host Hofstra for a three-game nonconference series.
Tennessee, Texas A&M, Arizona, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State and Rice will make up the field. The Astros Foundation College Classic will be contested Feb. 28-March 2.
The Vols will play Oklahoma State on Feb. 28, while facing Rice on March 1 and Arizona on March 2.
Nate Snead enters his second season at Tennessee in 2025.
The 6-foot-2, 212-pound right-handed junior pitcher appeared in 29 games, including one start, for the Vols in 2024. His only start was against Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament.
Snead (10-2) recorded six saves, 61 strikeouts and a 3.11 ERA in 75.1 innings pitched against 322 batters in 2024. He allowed 71 hits, 28 runs (26 earned), 26 walks, nine doubles, one triple, nine home runs, two wild pitches, one balk, three sacrifice flies and hit eight batters.
Snead also recorded four putouts, six assists, zero errors and a 1.000 fielding percentage defensively.
He transferred to Tennessee from Wichita State ahead of the 2024 season.
LSU baseball complete 2025 schedule. When do the Tigers begin their 2025 campaign?
The college football season is winding down. LSU football wrapped up its 2024 campaign on New Year’s Eve with a win in the Texas Bowl. In the College Football Playoff, only four teams remain and in less than two weeks, the offseason will be here.
Some will turn their attention to college basketball, while others begin awaiting baseball season.
At LSU, baseball is a huge deal. The Tigers were national champions in 2023 but fell in the Chapel Hill Regional last year.
LSU reloaded with talent and another postseason run is the expectation. It always is in Baton Rouge.
LSU’s season will officially begin on Fri, Feb. 14 in Baton Rouge when the Tigers host Purdue-Fort Wayne. Here’s an entire breakdown of LSU’s complete 2025 schedule.
Tennessee will open its 2025 baseball season on Feb. 14 versus Hofstra at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Vols will host Hofstra for a three-game nonconference series.
Redshirt freshman catcher and first baseman Stone Lawless enters his second season at Tennessee in 2025.
The 6-foot-2, 225-pound Lawless did not record any statistics during his redshirt season in 2024. He was named to the 2023-24 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Lawless went to Tennessee from Huntsville High School in Huntsville, Alabama. He was a multiple letterwinner at Huntsville, rated as the No. 244 overall player in Perfect Game’s 2023 class and the No. 5 player in Alabama.
Lawless also played for Huntsville’s football team.
He committed to Tennessee over Auburn and Duke. The redshirt freshman is majoring in forensic anthropology.
Two LSU baseball players received preseason honors this week
Preseason recognition continues to roll in for LSU baseball.
Perfect Game named infielder Daniel Dickinson and right-handed pitcher Anthony Eyanson to its preseason All-American list released on Monday.
Dickinson landed on the first team among hitters. He ranked as the No. 2 transfer, according to Baseball America after a standout two seasons at Utah State. The junior infielder hit .369 with 27 home runs, 95 RBI, and a .457 on-base percentage.
Eyanson was named to the second team. The right-handed pitcher played two seasons at UC San Diego before transferring to LSU. Baseball America named him the No. 4 transfer. In 2024, he posted a 6-2 record with. 3.07 ERA through 82 innings. Eyanson held opponents to a .190 batting average and registered 85 strikeouts.
The two transfers contributed to LSU’s No.1 newcomer class in 2025, between transfers and high school signees, and rank inside the top 50 prospects for the 2025 MLB Draft.
Head coach Jay Johnson’s team, two years removed from winning the national championship, also retained key pieces from last season’s regional team. The Tigers will field six pitchers with SEC experience and seven position players who logged starts in 2024.
