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LSU relief pitcher Garrett Edwards exits Game 2 vs. South Carolina with arm injury

LSU’s pitching depth is being tested severely.

LSU’s pitching staff has already been heavily strained by injuries this season, and the situation went from bad to worse in Friday’s Game 2 against South Carolina when relief pitcher [autotag]Garrett Edwards[/autotag] left the game in the bottom of the fifth inning.

After losing the opener on Thursday night, Edwards allowed a run and loaded the bases in the fifth. After walking a run home with a full-count ball, Edwards was clearly in pain and had to be pulled.

Despite allowing three earned runs in one inning on Friday, Edwards has been arguably the Tigers’ most reliable arm out of the bullpen this season. Prior to his appearance against the Gamecocks, he had a 4-0 record and 0.81 ERA in 22.1 innings pitched while also recording a save.

It’s the latest in a long line of tough injuries to the pitching staff. Projected weekend starter [autotag]Grant Taylor[/autotag] was injured during the preseason, as were 2022 signees [autotag]Kaleb Appleby[/autotag] and [autotag]Jaden Noot[/autotag]. Freshman Chase Shores suffered an injury in the Tennessee series, and his status is unclear.

Coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] likely will not address Edwards’ status after Game 2 because it’s the first game in a doubleheader, but we’ll keep you posted with any updates.

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Jay Johnson has a big plan for Gavin Guidry in 2023

Johnson said the team will work toward training Guidry to pitch.

[autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] came to Baton Rouge as the No. 1 player in the state of Louisiana, the No. 13 shortstop and the No. 65 overall player in the country.

Naturally, you would imagine that he would be in contention for the second base or shortstop jobs. Head coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] has a bigger plan.

He is going to start training the young freshman to pitch. Does that surprise you? If it does, let’s take a look at his stats as a pitcher last season. He compiled an 8-0 record on the mound with a 0.16 ERA and 83 strikeouts against just 11 walks in 45 innings pitched.

According to Prep Baseball Report, Guidry has a four-pitch repertoire. He throws a fastball, changeup, curveball and a slider. There is no doubt he has the talent to be a great pitcher.

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LSU names starting pitchers for opening series vs. Western Michigan

Paul Skenes will get the nod on Friday night, as we expected.

Coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] named LSU’s starting pitching rotation for the opening series against Western Michigan, and unsurprisingly, [autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag] will get the nod to begin the season on Friday night.

[autotag]Riley Cooper[/autotag][autotag] and [autotag]Chase Shores[/autotag] have been tabbed as the other two starters for the Tigers this weekend.

Cooper came to LSU with [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] from Arizona. He has started in three games in the past two years and has been chiefly used as a critical piece in the bullpen. Cooper has had a great fall camp and coach Johnson has all the confidence in the world that Cooper can go out and make a quality start.

Shores was the No. 1 right-handed pitcher in Texas for the class of 2022. He came to the Bayou with all types of fanfare. Since he showed up, he has been one of the most impressive pitchers on the roster, so Johnson has decided to give the young guy his shot.

He will start against Western Michigan on Sunday at 12:30.

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Star LSU pitcher out for the year

Grant Taylor will miss the entire 2023 season after suffering a UCL injury.

[autotag]Grant Taylor[/autotag] was a rockstar out of the bullpen for LSU last season. He was a guy that had a few anomalies that ballooned his ERA, but other than that he was one of the most reliable guys out of the bullpen all year.

LSU’s pitching staff is loaded this year, but that stiff just took a hit by losing Taylor, who will miss the entire 2023 season with a UCL injury.

Taylor had a 4-1 record last season with a 5.81 ERA. As I said earlier, there were a few anomalies last year that torched his season ERA. A 54.00 ERA against Ole Miss and a 9.00 ERA against Grambling and McNeese hurt him a lot.

When the game was on the line though, Taylor and [autotag]Eric Reyzelman[/autotag] always seemed to pull the Tigers through. With Taylor out for the year, that may relegate [autotag]Blake Money[/autotag] to bullpen duty for most of, if not the full 2023 season.

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Predicting LSU baseball’s starting pitching rotation in 2023

Here’s how we expect LSU’s mound rotation to look this spring.

The undisputed No. 1 team in college baseball this year, the LSU Tigers, are getting ready to rock once again.

Here, we are going to take a look at my prediction for LSU’s starting pitching rotation before Game 1. All of this is subject to change, and I could be very wrong, but these are my opinions.

The one thing we know for certain is that [autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag] will be the Friday night starter. He will be the ace on this team. There is a chance LSU could have three starting pitchers from the transfer portal being their top three guys in the rotation.

We will have to wait to find out on Feb. 17 in the season opener against Western Michigan. For now, here’s how we expect the rotation to look.

True freshman Jaden Noot among 3 LSU pitchers out for the year

It’ll be a while before the highly touted Noot takes the mound.

LSU baseball assembled a wealth of talent this offseason.

One of those pieces was pitcher [autotag]Jaden Noot[/autotag], a top-100 prospect who was drafted by the Brewers. Noot turned down professional ball, opting to head to LSU.

It’ll be a while before Noot is seen in purple and gold, however. Noot, along with [autotag]Kaleb Applebey[/autotag] and [autotag]Jason Bollman[/autotag] will miss the 2023 season.

LSU’s staff remains in a good spot, but fans were excited to see Noot. He’s the type of talent that doesn’t always make it to campus. It’s unclear when Noot’s injury occurred and it could be part of the reason he chose to go to school.

Applebey was also a talented prospect out of high school and he’ll be a name to watch if he returns in 2024. Bollman is set to miss his second year in a row after transferring in last season.

LSU, the consensus No. 1 team, will begin its season on Feb. 17.

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Jay Johnson names LSU baseball’s Friday night starter

Paul Skenes will be the Tigers’ ace on the mound to start the season.

Tiger fans, it’s the most wonderful time of the year once again.

That’s right, It’s baseball season. We are less than three weeks away from first pitch against Western Michigan, and head coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] met with the media on Friday to discuss some things about the team this season.

One of those things was the question of who will be the new No. 1 pitcher for the Tigers. [autotag]Blake Money[/autotag] was the Friday night starter last season, and he is back once again, but he is not going to be the No. 1 pitcher this time. That role is going to [autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag], the transfer from Air Force.

Skenes is a 6-foot-6, 235-pound junior right-handed pitcher/utility player. Skenes actually played against LSU in 2021 when the Tigers started the season with Air Force. Since he arrived on campus, Skenes and fellow transfer [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] have been garnering all types of hype and headlines.

If they live up to anywhere near as good as we think they are, this will be a special season.