Category Archives: LSU Baseball
PALMER: Breaking down LSU's signing class in the MLB Draft
By Hunt Palmer June and July have erupted into moderately controlled chaos in college baseball. Once the regionals end, the portal opens. Sixteen teams are fighting for a championship, and the rest ar...
Jul 10, 2025 Jul 14, 2024; Ft. Worth, TX, USA; MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred during the first round of the MLB Draft at Cowtown Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
What if Jaden Noot stays? What if he goes?
By Hunt Palmer Jaden Noot may have been an afterthought on LSU's talented pitching staff last fall. He wasn't this spring. Noot made five starts for the Tigers and worked in three postseason games as ...
Jul 09, 2025
What if Conner Ware stays? What if he goes?
By Hunt Palmer LSU never scored on Conner Ware in the fall in 2024. Intrasquad scrimmages came and went, and Ware continued to hang zeros. I was told by a source inside the program that Ware was a goo...
Jul 08, 2025
Jay Johnson named National Coach of the Year
By Matt Moscona BATON ROUGE, La. - LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson, who this season directed the Tigers to their second College World Series title in three years, was named Monday the 2025 National Coa...
Jul 07, 2025 Jun 22, 2025; Omaha, Neb, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Jay Johnson hoists the trophy after winning the College World Series at Charles Schwab Field. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagn Images
What if Tanner Reaves stays? What if he goes?
By Hunt Palmer Tanner Reaves swung the bat well enough to merit playing time at third base this year. His glove (and Michael Braswell's) didn't allow it. Reaves made five errors in 37 total chances (....
Jul 07, 2025
Bregman named All-Star for third time
By Hunt Palmer Alex Bregman wasted no time producing in his new home. Sunday the newly minted Red Sox third baseman was named an all-star for the third time in his career. Breggy, you're an All-Star! ...
Jul 06, 2025
Skenes named to NL All-Star team
By Hunt Palmer Paul Skenes is an MLB All-Star for the second time in as many seasons. Last year, Skenes became the first rookie to start the mid-summer classic since Hideo Nomo in 1995. In his second ...
Jul 06, 2025
What if Chase Shores stays? What if he goes?
By Hunt Palmer Chase Shores arrived in Baton Rouge as a mega-talent. He'll be one when he leaves. The path between those two has featured plenty of storylines. Ultimately, it all worked out. Shores wa...
Jul 06, 2025 Michael Bacigalupi
Station Survey: Most surprising professional careers by an LSU athlete
LSU had flooded the professional ranks with stars for decades. We asked the crew at 104.5 ESPN Baton Rouge to name the most surprising professional career they could recall from a former Tiger. Some w...
Jul 05, 2025
What if Zac Cowan stays? What if he goes?
By Hunt Palmer Jay Johnson scouted Zac Cowan hard entering the 2024 Chapel Hill Regional. At that time, Cowan was the Wofford ace who had thrown better than 200 pitches in the SoCon Tournament a week ...
Jul 05, 2025 LSU Athletics
