Trinkle singled to third base (1-0 B); Ashley advanced to second. Will is a blue-collar, hard-nosed, and gritty player that will provide great toughness to our program. Will Safford, INF 5-8, 165, R-R, Fr., HS Baton Rouge, La. Mathis singled to right field (2-0 BB); Doughty, C. advanced to third. He is a year younger than his peers for his grade and could actually be a senior in high school. Here are some notes and quotes from Mainieri on the new LSU baseball players. Brody played at a very successful program in Louisiana at Barbe High School – a school from which we have had several outstanding players come to LSU. Richardson grounded out to 2b, RBI (3-1 BBBS); Houston advanced to third; Vecrumba scored, unearned. The last two Canadian pitchers I recruited (to Notre Dame), Ryan Dempster and John Axford, both spent several years in the major leagues. We’re hoping as he continues to develop physically in our strength and conditioning program that he can grow into some real power. Garza walked (3-1 SBBBB); Doughty, C. advanced to second; Cabrera advanced to third. He is a physical catcher that collected a wealth of experience at the JUCO level. If you know me, I love the guys that play high school football. 500 ranked player in the country by Perfect Game • Four-year letterwinner at St. Louis HS, Head Coach Paul Mainieri on Gus Milligan:“Gus is a right-handed hitting outfielder with a tall, athletic frame from St Louis Catholic in Lake Charles. Ty has worked hard to develop his off-speed pitches, and they have improved remarkably over the last year. The video was unbelievable; dunking over guys, scoring at will and playing hard-nosed, tough defense – you could see why he had Division I basketball offers. Vecrumba struck out swinging (2-2 BSSBS). On the mound, he has a very smooth operation and has a history of commanding all of his pitches. He started off his career at Baylor and got stuck behind first round pick Shea Langeliers, whom I coached with Team USA, and Jake decided to transfer to Cisco College in Texas. The Official Website of the Southeastern Conference. Theo also played hockey until he was fourteen, so you know he is a tough kid. © LSU Athletics, Louisiana State University 2020. (Madison Central HS), • • No. He has a beautiful left-handed swing and can hit for power. In my opinion, he had the best high school fastball in the draft. LSU led the nation in total college baseball attendance for the 25. His fastball has exploding life, and it sits in the low-to-mid 90s. Head Coach Paul Mainieri on Brooks Rice:“Brooks is a highly projectable right-handed arm from Mississippi. He has been regarded as the top prep pitcher in New Orleans for some time now. 3 in the SEC with a .186 opponent batting average and a No. Zachary has an up-tempo, quick, athletic delivery and all of his pitches have lots of late action. 114 Ranked Player in the country by Perfect Game • 2019 Gatorade Player of the Year Nominee • 2019 First Team Tennessee All-State selection • Posted a 10-1 mark in 2019 – 58 IP, 92 Ks, 12 walks, 0.99 ERA, .174 opponent batting average • Played in Little League World Series (2013-2014) • Participated in a Little League All-Star Game at the White House, Head Coach Paul Mainieri on Blake Money:“Blake Money is a big man with a big personality. Physically and personality-wise, he reminds us so much of Todd Peterson. Garza homered to left field, 3 RBI (2-1 FBB); Mathis scored; Doughty, C. scored. As one of the best basketball players in the state, he has never focused solely on baseball. I can’t wait to see how he develops over the next three to four years under Alan Dunn’s tutelage.”, Dylan Crews, OF 6-0, 200, R-R, Fr., HS Longwood, Fla. (Lake Mary HS), • 2019 Perfect Game All-American Classic Player • 2019 Under Armour All-American • 13th-ranked player in the country by Perfect Game • Highest ranked player to attend college in 2020 • 2020 Seminole Athletic Conference Player of the Year • 2016 Perfect Game 14U Select Festival Player • Team USA 14U and 18U Gold Medal Winner • Four-year letterman at Lake Mary High School, Head Coach Paul Mainieri on Dylan Crews:“We are very fortunate to have Dylan enter our program. The sky is the limit for Jordan, and we expect him to have a spectacular career at LSU.”, Jake Wyeth, C 6-2, 220, R-R, Jr., JC Lake Travis, Texas (Lake Travis HS/Baylor/Cisco College), • 2019 Texas Junior College All-Star • Batted .433 with three doubles and one homer in 11 games during the shortened 2020 season • Threw out 15 of 32 base-stealers during the 2019 season • Played in the summer of 2020 for the Hays Larks in the Rocky Mountain Collegiate League and hit four HRs • A two-year member of the Rangers Area Code team • Four-year starting catcher at Lake Travis HS, Head Coach Paul Mainieri on Jake Wyeth:“Jake was an important get for us after the draft when we lost Drew Romo and Saul Garza to professional baseball.