Tag: Baseball Transfer Portal

Former LSU pitcher Nic Bronzini announces transfer to Washington

The No. 2 left-hander in California coming out of high school in 2022 is heading back out west.

A former LSU left-hander is heading out west to join a new member of the Big Ten for the 2025 season.

Late on Monday night, redshirt freshman [autotag]Nic Bronzini[/autotag] announced his commitment to Washington out of the transfer portal following two seasons at LSU. The former No. 2 left-handed pitcher in the state of California coming out of high school, Bronzini entered the transfer portal following the Tigers’ elimination at the 2024 Chapel Hill Regional.

After redshirting in 2023, Bronzini only saw sporadic action this past spring. He made six appearances, pitching just 4.2 innings while allowing five hits, three earned runs and four walks with eight strikeouts.

Bronzini’s last appearance for the Tigers came on April 30 against Grambling when he faced just one batter, recording an out in the 26-2 win.

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LSU lands elite UC San Diego pitcher transfer Anthony Eyanson

The rich got even richer on Wednesday night as LSU added another prized pitcher to its No. 1-ranked class.

LSU fans who stayed up until the late hours on Wednesday night were treated to some huge news from the transfer portal front.

UC San Diego right-handed pitcher transfer [autotag]Anthony Eyanson[/autotag] committed to the Tigers out of the portal, adding a player with starter stuff to an already loaded haul of transfer pitchers. Eyanson visited LSU last weekend, and now he’s joining a transfer class that is already ranked No. 1 in America.

In 82 innings for the Toreros as a sophomore in 2024, he finished with a 6-2 record and 3.07 ERA while striking out 85 batters and walking just 24.

The Tigers are set to lose quite a few arms from this past season, including starters [autotag]Gage Jump[/autotag] and [autotag]Luke Holman[/autotag], in all likelihood. [autotag]Griffin Herring[/autotag] is also a pro prospect as is [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag], who entered the transfer portal and won’t be returning, regardless.

Eyanson could prove to be a Friday night starter for LSU, and he’s sure to be an instant impact player in 2025.

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LSU baseball lands prized infielder in the transfer portal

The No. 1 transfer portal class in the country just got even better with the addition of Daniel Dickinson from Utah Valley.

The No. 1 transfer portal class in the country just got even better with the addition of [autotag]Daniel Dickinson[/autotag] from Utah Valley.

Dickinson was a sophomore last year for the Utah Valley Wolverines and he was likely the best player on the team. The Wolverines finished the 2024 season with a 29-29 overall record and an 18-12 record in conference play. Out of the 58 total games last season, Dickinson started every game.

He finished the year with a .363 batting average with 14 doubles, two triples, 18 homers, and 53 RBI. He also stole 32 bases for the Wolverines. It is no secret that LSU’s depth on the infield was depleted. [autotag]Stephen Milam[/autotag] is possibly the only starter returning from last year’s team.

There is still a chance [autotag]Michael Braswell[/autotag] comes back to LSU and [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] could be moved to an infield spot, but [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] has still been searching to attempt to fill holes on the roster. He has done just that by landing Dickinson.

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LSU baseball hosting star UC San Diego pitcher transfer this weekend

The Tigers could be poised to add yet another talented transfer arm to their offseason haul.

LSU already has quite an impressive transfer haul, especially when it comes to pitchers. That group ranks as the best class in the country, but it could be about to get even better.

According to The Advocate’s Koki Riley, the Tigers are playing host to one of the top available transfer pitchers in UC San Diego’s [autotag]Anthony Eyanson[/autotag]. The Lakewood, California, native earned Second Team All-Big West honors as a sophomore in 2024, going 6-2 in 14 appearances with an impressive 3.07 ERA.

He struck out 85 batters while walking 24 across 82 total innings this past season. He was named to the USA Collegiate National Team this summer.

LSU suffered quite a few losses from its pitching staff this offseason, but it has replaced those players with quite a few talented transfer arms. If this weekend’s visit with Eyanson goes well, it could be poised to add another.

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LSU baseball has the No. 1 transfer portal class according to 64Analytics

The Tigers have done a good job flipping the roster so far this offseason.

[autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] has always been a great recruiter as far as high school players are concerned. Thanks to the transfer portal, his recruiting style has had to try to find a balance between recruiting kids out of high school and kids who were transferring from other colleges.

According to [autotag]64Analytics[/autotag], he is doing a great job recruiting other college players. After landing [autotag]Connor Benge[/autotag] yesterday, LSU now has the No. 1 recruiting class in the transfer portal. As you can see, the portal rankings are full of SEC teams. Georgia, Arkansas, Kentucky and Duke round out the top five.

LSU has lost 17 players in the transfer portal but they have 10 commitments. Six of the Tigers who left were ranked in the Top250 on 64Analytics leaderboard and nine of LSU’s current transfer portal commitments are in the Top 250.

LSU is nowhere near finished in the transfer portal as the Tigers are still in the hunt for a few players.

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LSU lands Dallas Baptist RHP Connor Benge in the transfer portal

Connor Benge spent 2024 at Dallas Baptist after transferring in from LSU-Eunice.

LSU’s impressive pitching haul via the transfer portal continued on Friday as the team added a commitment from Dallas Baptist right-hander [autotag]Connor Benge[/autotag], according to his Instagram bio.

A native of Montgomery, Texas, Benge made 22 appearances and pitched 33 innings as a sophomore in 2024, finishing with a 1-1 record and 5.73 ERA as he struck out 35 and walked 22. He began his career at the junior college level in Louisiana, pitching for LSU-Eunice in 2023.

Benge was a Third Team All-American that season, ranking second in the NJCAA with 11 wins and leading his team in ERA (2.82), innings pitched (70.1), and strikeouts (86). He now returns to Louisiana after spending the last year in Dallas.

As his 2024 numbers show, Benge is a bit of a raw talent. He ranked as the No. 500 player and 343 right-handed pitcher nationally coming out of high school, but he could break into the rotation for an LSU staff that lost quite a bit of pitching depth to the portal this offseason, in addition to the arms expected to depart in the draft.

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Jay Johnson picks up another hitter for LSU baseball in the transfer portal

Jay Johnson has landed an intriguing prospect out of the transfer portal in Dalton Beck from Incarnate Word.

[autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] has landed an intriguing prospect out of the transfer portal in [autotag]Dalton Beck[/autotag] from Incarnate Word. Beck has been a bit of a journeyman over the first three years of his collegiate career.

Beck started at Grayson College before transferring to Kansas State for his sophomore season and then transferring to Incarnate Word for his junior season. He has appeared as a pitcher and a hitter for each team but it seems as though his bat heavily outweighs his ability on the mound.

Beck put up some gaudy numbers for the Cardinals last season as he appeared in 39 games making 39 starts. He finished with a .348 batting average and a .707 slugging percentage with 12 doubles, one triple, 18 homers, and 67 RBI.

Beck was an outfielder for the Cardinals and he could fill that same role for LSU. With all of the players the Tigers have lost in the transfer portal, it’s nice to get a hitter back.

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Former top LSU baseball recruit enters the transfer portal

The No. 2 ranked shortstop from Arizona in the 2023 recruiting class has entered his name into the transfer portal.

The No. 2 ranked shortstop from Arizona in the 2023 recruiting class has entered his name into the transfer portal after only one season on the bayou. [autotag]Ryan Kucherak[/autotag] appeared in 16 games for the Tigers last season and only had 12 at-bats. He finished the season 3-for-12 (.250) with two RBI.

LSU doesn’t have many infielders remaining from last season’s team. [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] and [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] are likely both going pro, [autotag]Ben Nippolt[/autotag] is out of eligibility, [autotag]Austen Roellig[/autotag] is headed to Utah, and all three catchers are gone with [autotag]Alex Milazzo[/autotag] and [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] graduating and [autotag]Brady Neal[/autotag] heading to Alabama.

That only leaves [autotag]Stephen Milam[/autotag], [autotag]Michael Braswell III[/autotag], and possibly [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] (who is mainly used as an outfielder but appeared in 10 games at second base). Milam is 100% coming back unless he enters the transfer portal but the status of Braswell III and Pearson are both unknown at the moment. Both of them will likely hear their names called in the 2024 MLB D]draft but they both still have one more year of eligibility.

Either way, there is work to be done to fill some holes in the infield in the transfer portal.

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Top LSU pitching transfer target commits to SEC rival

The top pitcher in the transfer portal committed to Arkansas on Monday over LSU and Auburn.

LSU has already put together one of the nation’s strongest transfer classes, but it missed out on one of the top targets on its board Monday.

[autotag]Zach Root[/autotag], a left-hander from East Carolina and the top-ranked pitcher in the transfer portal, announced his commitment to Arkansas. Root was also considering LSU and another SEC foe in Auburn, though recent reports indicated that coach Jay Johnson’s team had fallen out of the race.

Many thought he was heading for the plains, but instead, he joins coach Dave Van Horn and a Razorbacks team coming off a second-straight disappointing regional exit in the NCAA Tournament.

Root, who hails from Fort Myers, Florida, went 6-2 in 12 starts as a sophomore in 2024. He finished with a 3.95 ERA, striking out 76 batters while walking just 21.

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LSU pitcher Thatcher Hurd enters transfer portal

Thatcher Hurd, who is also a draft prospect, entered the portal with a “do not contact” tag.

Former LSU right-handed pitcher [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag] has entered his name into the transfer portal.

Hurd entered the 2024 season with high hopes of being the ace for the Tigers but unfortunately, things did not go as planned. He finished the season with a 3-4 record and a 6.55 ERA. In 44 innings of work, he struck out 56 hitters and walked 24.

Hurd has entered the portal with a “do not contact” tag according to [autotag]On3[/autotag]. Although he has entered his name into the transfer portal, I believe that will be a moot point at the end of the day. I believe Thatcher will hear his name called in the 2024 MLB Draft and he will go pro.

As I have said many times, I still believe Thatcher has all of the tools to be a very talented pitcher. He just has to put it all together. Whether that be as a starter or a reliever. No matter what, I hope he is successful! There would be no national championship in 2023 without him.

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