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LSU baseball cleans house at LSWA Awards

The Tigers took home four of the five major awards from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.

Every year the [autotag]Louisiana Sports Writers Association[/autotag] (LSWA) names an All-Louisiana Baseball team and gives out five major baseball awards. The five major awards are Hitter of the Year, Pitcher of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Coach of the Year. Three LSU players took home four out of those five awards.

Let’s start with the player who took home two of those awards by himself, [autotag]Luke Holman[/autotag]. Holman was the recipient of the Pitcher of the Year award and the Newcomer of the Year award. The Alabama transfer was the No. 2 pitcher in the rotation for the Tigers this spring and he was incredible on the mound. He finished the season with a 9-4 record and a 2.75 ERA as he struck out 127 hitters and only walked 33.

The Hitter of the Year title went to [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag]. Tommy Tanks production at the plate actually dipped this spring but he still finished the season with a .330 batting average with 12 doubles, one triple, 24 homers and 70 RBI.

The Freshman of the Year award went to [autotag]Steven Milam[/autotag] who became the starting second baseman for LSU baseball this spring and became one of the most clutch players on the team when the Tigers needed him the most. Milam finished the year with a .326 batting average with 12 doubles, three triples, eight homers and 40 RBI.

The other major award was Coach of the Year. That award went to LSU Eunice’s Jeff Willis who led the LSU Eunice Bengals to a 56-8 record and an NJCAA Division II National Championship.

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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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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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LSU baseball’s hot start leads to a win over North Carolina in regional final Game 1

LSU forced a winner-take-all game with an 8-4 win over UNC.

After beating Wofford on Sunday morning to remain alive in the Chapel Hill Regional, the Tigers got a rematch with the North Carolina Tar Heels with a chance to send it to a winner-take-all game tomorrow. LSU did exactly that with an 8-4 win.

[autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] continued the hot streak he started against Wofford as he put the Tigers on the board in the bottom of the first inning with a two-run homer to give LSU a 2-0 lead.

In the bottom of the third inning, LSU tacked on another run as [autotag]Michael Braswell III[/autotag] hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 3-0.

In the top of the fourth inning, North Carolina got their first hit of the ballgame off of [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag] with a double to put a runner in scoring position. An RBI single scored him and North Carolina cut the LSU lead to 3-1.

 

 

In the bottom of the fourth inning, LSU loaded the bases before [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] hit an RBI single, [autotag]Stephen Milam[/autotag] hit a two-RBI single, and White scored on a groundout from Pearson to extend the lead to 7-1.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] hit a solo homer to extend the lead to 8-1.

In the top of the sixth inning, North Carolina scored a run on a passed ball to cut the lead to 8-2. After a couple of singles, Hurd was pulled from the game as [autotag]Justin Loer[/autotag] was called out of the bullpen. Loer walked the first hitter he faced to load the bases with two outs.

[autotag]Fidel Ulloa[/autotag] was then called from the bullpen. Ulloa struck out the next hitter on a 3-2 count to keep the score 8-2 LSU.

Hurd’s final line was 5.2 innings pitched as he allowed two runs on six strikeouts and zero walks. It was his best start since March 10th against Xavier. He came through when LSU needed him in this elimination game.

With two runners on base and one out in the top of the seventh inning, [autotag]Kade Anderson[/autotag] was called in from the bullpen. Anderson pitched against Wofford this morning but he still had enough gas in the tank to throw some more. He struck out the first batter he faced but he hit the second batter to load the bases with two outs. The Tar Heels then hit a two-RBI single to cut the lead to 8-4. The next batter hit a pop-up and we headed to the bottom of the seventh with the Tigers still up by four runs.

In the top of the ninth inning, North Carolina loaded the bases against [autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] but he was able to get out of the inning unscathed as the Tigers won 8-4. The final game of the Chapel Hill Regional will be played on Monday at a time to be determined.

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‘Monster’ moment for Steven Milam as LSU walks it off to beat Wofford in Chapel Hill Regional opener

The late-inning antics continued for LSU as Steven Milam walked it off with a solo shot to win the game 4-3.

[autotag]Gage Jump[/autotag] got the start on the mound as the Tigers looked to get the Chapel Hill Regional off to a hot start. The late-inning antics continued for LSU as [autotag]Steven Milam[/autotag] walked it off with a solo shot to win the game 4-3.

Wofford got to Jump early as the Terriers used their small-ball formula to score two runs in the top of the second inning to make it 2-0 Terriers. After that, Jump was locked in on the mound, but so was Wofford. LSU was unable to score any runs and the Tigers only managed two hits against the Terriers starting pitcher, Branton Little.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, LSU finally got on the board as Milam hit a solo shot to cut the lead to 2-1.

Wofford answered that run with a solo shot of their own to extend their lead to 3-1 as we headed to the bottom of the eighth inning. That solo shot chased Jump from the mound. His day finished after 7.1 innings where he gave up three runs on six hits, nine strikeouts, and zero walks. [autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] entered the game in relief.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Tigers tied the game as a [autotag]Michael Braswell III[/autotag] homer and a [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] homer tied the game 3-3.

In the top of the ninth inning, [autotag]Griffin Herring[/autotag] entered the game for LSU and he struck out the side to give LSU a chance to walk it off in the bottom of the ninth. Monster Milam led off for the Tigers in the bottom of the ninth and he promptly hit a walk-off bomb on a 3-2 count to win the game for LSU!

LSU advances to take on the winner of North Carolina and Long Island in the winners’ bracket on Saturday.

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LSU baseball’s magical SEC tournament run comes to an end in championship against Tennessee

LSU ran out of late game heroics in the SEC championship on Sunday.

After the last two LSU baseball games ended in madness, the Tigers became the first No. 11 seed to make the SEC championship game. LSU would face off against the No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers.

This time, the magic ran out as the Tigers lost 4-3.

[autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] got the Tigers on the board first with a 471-foot solo shot in the bottom of the first inning to give LSU a 1-0 lead.

[autotag]Nate Ackenhausen[/autotag] got the start on the mound and he was incredible. He struck out five of the first six hitters he faced. In the third inning, he recorded the first two outs before being replaced by [autotag]Fidel Ulloa[/autotag]. Ulloa then gave up a three-run bomb and the Vols took their first lead of the ballgame.

 

In the bottom of the sixth inning, LSU had the bases loaded with two outs but [autotag]Stephen Milam[/autotag] got picked off on first to end the inning and keep the score 3-1. Tennessee added to their lead in the top of the seventh inning to make the score 4-1 Vols.

[autotag]Christian Little[/autotag] entered to pitch after Ulloa and unfortunately had to leave the game with an injury. Hopefully, he will be okay in the long run. LSU used eight different pitchers in the game as they tried to keep everyone relatively fresh for regional play.

LSU entered the bottom of the ninth inning trailing 4-1 and needing three runs to keep the game going. In the bottom of the ninth, Hayden Travinski hit a double with one out and Milam followed that with an RBI double of his own to cut the lead to 4-2. Mac Bingham then reached on a fielding error and advanced to second on the throw as Milam scored to make it 4-3 with the tying run on second.

[autotag]Ashton Larson[/autotag] and [autotag]Alex Milazzo[/autotag] then both struck out and LSU lost 4-3. LSU will now wait until Monday to find out where they are heading for regional play.

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Gage Jump leads LSU baseball past Georgia in SEC tournament opener

The Tigers kept their hot streak going with a 9-1 win over Georgia to open their run in Hoover.

LSU baseball entered the SEC tournament coming off of a sweep against Ole Miss. The Tigers kept that hot streak going with a 9-1 win over Georgia in the single elimination first round on Tuesday morning.

LSU drew first blood in the top of the first inning as [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] hit a two-RBI single to make it 2-0 Tigers. He followed that up with an RBI groundout in the top of the second to make it 3-0 LSU.

Georgia finally got on the board in the bottom of the second inning to cut the lead to 3-1. The score remained that way until the top of the fifth inning when an RBI single from [autotag]Stephen Milam[/autotag] and an RBI single from [autotag]Alex Milazzo[/autotag] increased the lead to 5-1.

In the top of the seventh inning, [autotag]Michael Braswell III[/autotag] hit an RBI single to increase the lead to 6-1.

As we headed to the bottom of the eighth inning, [autotag]Gage Jump[/autotag]’s day ended as [autotag]Griffin Herring[/autotag] headed to the mound. Jump was phenomenal on short rest. He pitched seven innings and gave up only one run on four hits, seven strikeouts, and one walk.

In the top of the ninth inning, LSU tacked on three more runs as Milam hit a solo homer, Milazzo hit an RBI single, and [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 9-1.

Herring remained in the game for the bottom of the ninth inning as he closed the game out for LSU. With the win, LSU advances to play Kentucky on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. CT in the double-elimination portion of the SEC tournament.

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LSU baseball gets a much needed win against Ole Miss in Game 1

The Tigers got the win they needed with a 5-1 victory in Game 1.

This weekend is do or die for LSU baseball. If it wants to make the NCAA tournament, it has to get some wins against Ole Miss. The Tigers got the win they needed with a 5-1 victory in Game 1.

LSU got the scoring started in the bottom of the second inning when [autotag]Steven Milam[/autotag] hit an RBI single to make it 1-0 Tigers.

In the bottom of the third inning, [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 2-0 LSU. In the bottom of the fourth inning, LSU blew the game open with their bats as [autotag]Michael Braswell III[/autotag] hit a two-RBI single and [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] hit an RBI single to make it 5-0 LSU.

 

In the top of the fifth inning, Ole Miss finally got on the board with a solo shot to cut the lead to 5-1. In the bottom of the sixth inning, the game entered a weather delay as lightning was spotted in the area.

Play resumed at 7:20 p.m. CT in the bottom of the sixth inning. Gage Jump’s night finished after he pitched six full innings and only allowed one run as he struck out eight hitters and walked two while only allowing five hits. [autotag]Christian Little[/autotag] entered the game to pitch in the top of the seventh and he struck out the side. [autotag]Nate Ackenhausen[/autotag] entered to pitch the eighth inning and he struck out one and walked one to keep the score 5-1 LSU as we headed to the ninth.

[autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] and [autotag]Griffin Herring[/autotag] then closed the door on the Rebels in the ninth to secure the 5-1 win. Game 2 of the series will be tomorrow at 6:30 p.m.

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Heartbreak in Tuscaloosa as LSU baseball drops Game 1 to Alabama

Alabama walked it off on an error as it took the series opener 8-7.

Alabama walked it off on an error against LSU baseball as it took Game 1 on Friday night 8-7.

LSU took a trip to Tuscaloosa with the hopes of improving their chances of making a regional. [autotag]Gage Jump[/autotag] got the start on the mound for the Tigers in Game 1.

The Tigers got on the board early when [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] hit a solo shot in the top of the first inning to give LSU a 1-0 lead.

In the bottom of the third inning, the Tide hit an RBI Triple to tie the game 1-1. LSU would answer that in the top of the fourth inning when [autotag]Stephen Milam[/autotag] and [autotag]Paxton Kling[/autotag] both hit an RBI single to give the Tigers a 3-1 lead.

 

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Bama tied it back up with two runs of their own. In the top of the fifth inning, [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] hit a solo homer and [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] hit a sacrifice fly to give LSU a 5-3 lead.

In the top of the eighth inning, Milam added to the Tigers lead with a solo shot of his own to give LSU a 6-3 lead. Tommy Tanks followed that with an RBI double to extend the lead to 7-3.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Alabama hit a two-run homer and an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-6 as we headed to the ninth inning. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Alabama bunted with the bases loaded and down one run with two outs. [autotag]Alex Milazzo[/autotag] fielded the ball and threw it to first but the throw got away and two runs scored.

The Tide walked it off with an 8-7 win. Game 2 will be on Saturday at 4 p.m. CT.

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LSU baseball takes Game 1 against No. 1 Texas A&M

Griffin Herring was able to get through the ninth inning unscathed as the Tigers held on to take Game 1 by a score of 6-4.

[autotag]Gage Jump[/autotag] got the start on the mound as the Tigers welcomed the No. 1 team in the country into Alex Box Stadium for a weekend slate.

LSU opened the series on a high note, winning 6-4 to take the early advantage in the series.

The Aggies drew first blood as they hit a solo homer in the first and second innings to get out to an early 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the third inning, a throwing error led to [autotag]Stephen Milam[/autotag] and [autotag]Ashton Larson[/autotag] scoring two runs to tie the game 2-2.

In the top of the fourth inning, Texas A&M hit another solo shot to retake the lead 3-2. LSU answered that run in the bottom of the sixth inning when the Tigers scored four runs to take the lead. [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] hit a two-RBI double, [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] hit a sacrifice fly, and Milam hit an RBI single to give LSU a 6-3 lead.

In the top of the eighth inning, a throwing error led to a Texas A&M run to cut the lead to 6-4. LSU answered that run in the bottom of the eighth when Travinski hit a solo shot to extend the LSU lead to 7-4… or not. After a replay review, Travinski was ruled out via fan interference. Due to that, we headed to the ninth inning with LSU leading 6-4.

[autotag]Griffin Herring[/autotag] was able to get through the inning unscathed as the Tigers took Game 1 by a score of 6-4. They’ll go for the series win on Saturday in Game 2.

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