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The list includes LSU infielder Jack Ruckert (No. 14), outfielder/first baseman Mason Braun (No. 20), catcher Omar Serna Jr. (No. 28), right-handed pitcher Marcos Paz (No. 33), right-handed pitcher Reagan Ricken (No. 46) and outfielder William Patrick (No. 77).
LSU is ranked No. 2 in the 2026 D1 Baseball preseason poll released Monday, representing the Tigers’ second Top 2 ranking this month. LSU is No. 1 in the Perfect Game Baseball preseason poll released last week.
Head coach Jay Johnson, who has directed the Tigers to the 2023 and 2025 National Championships in his four-season LSU tenure, enters his fifth season with a very talented squad that has 19 returning players and 20 newcomers on its roster.