LSU Baseball fall scrimmage notes: Friday, October 23rd
Friday night was the second scrimmage of the third week of fall ball for LSU. It was the first intra-squad of the session that was closed to the public, as they hosted members of the Coaches Committee and players’ families. Media was allowed to attend, though, so I was able to get another full night of observations.
Although a few pitchers had some success on Thursday night, the offense was really good. Like I had mentioned, 10 of the 18 starters drove in at least one RBI and while there was only one ball that left the stadium for a homerun, it seemed like productive at-bat after productive at-bat.
On Friday, pitching fought back. Landon Hood and Danny Lachenmayer were two of the names that had very good outings, which is a continuation of what we’ve seen from them for the past three weeks. I firmly believe that Hood is a name to watch to land in that all-important weekend rotation come the spring.
Opposite of Hood was two-way stud, Lucas Nawrocki, who started on the mound after hitting a homer the night before. That’s two weeks in a row that he’s done that. He had his moments of struggle, but still flashed plenty of signs to be excited about.
Dylan Minnatee, Parker Loew, and Angel Laya each notched 2 hits, but the big swings were very limited against Nate Yeskie’s pitching staff.
Before we get going, I’ll list off the lineups for each team and who pitched. Cumulative stats for Thursday night are included. We’ll then transition to some bullet point notes.
1.) CF – Nate Davis-Cleary (0-4)
2.) 2B – Cade Kurland (1-3, BB)
3.) RF – Angel Laya (2-4)
4.) C – Cade Arrambide (1-3, BB)
5.) 1B – Mason Braun (0-1, 2 BB)
6.) SS – Dawson Park (1-2, RBI/BB)
7.) 3B – Jack Ruckert (0-2, RBI/BB)
8.) DH – Jordan Martinez (1-3, RBI)
9.) LF – Eddie Yamin (0-3)
SP – Landon Hood (3.0 IP/3 H/0 R/4 K/1 BB/61% strikes/6-11 1st pitch strikes)
RP – Cooper Williams (2.2 IP/4 H/2 R/3 K/3 BB/57% strikes/8-14 1st pitch strikes)
1.) CF – Jason Wachs (1-3, RBI)
2.) C – Omar Serna (0-3)
3.) SS – Steven Milam (0-1, 2 BB)
4.) LF – Dominic Santarelli (0-3)
5.) 2B – Parker Loew (2-2, RBI/BB)
6.) 3B – Malachi Washington (1-3, RBI)
7.) 1B – Dylan Minnatee (2-2, 2B/BB)
8.) RF – William Patrick (0-2)
9.) DH – Lucas Nawrocki (1-2, 2B/RBI)
SP – Lucas Nawrocki (1.2 IP/1 H/1 R/3 K/4 BBs/40% strikes/1-9 1st pitch strikes)
RP – Kaden Smith (2.0 IP/3 H/1 R/1 K/0 BB/67% strikes/5-9 1st pitch strikes)
RP – Danny Lachenmayer (3.0 IP/2 H/0 R/5 K/2 BB/60% strikes/9-13 1st pitch strikes)
Although Landon Hood was very good, I’m going with Danny Lachenmayer. He struck out 5 threw 3 innings of work for the second week in a row.
As far as a positional player of the game, Dylan Minnatee and his 2-2, including a nice double, were probably two of the best swings of the night.
LSU has one more intra-squad game for the week and potentially for the fall session. With the next 3 weeks being their exhibitions against Samford, Troy, and SLU, I’m not sure if they will have any more public scrimmages. It’s possible, but we will keep you guys informed.
As for this weekend, they return on Sunday at 1 pm for first pitch. It’s back to being open to the public with gates opening at 12:45 and entry/parking free.
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