Listed below are the members of LSU’s 2023 signing class:
32 Kade Anderson, LHP
Madisonville, La. (St. Paul’s HS)
• Ranked as the No. 2 overall player in Louisiana by Perfect Game for Class of 2023
• Ranked as the No. 19 left-handed pitcher and the No. 130 overall player in the nation by Perfect Game
9 Mac Bingham, OF
San Diego, Calif. (Torrey Pines HS/Arizona)
• Transfers to LSU after four seasons at Arizona (2020-23)
• Earned 2023 All-Pac 12 recognition after hitting .360 with 68 runs scored, 20 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs, 51 RBI and a .573 slugging percentage
• Selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 40th round of the 2019 MLB Draft
10 Michael Braswell III, INF
Mableton, Ga. (Campbell HS/South Carolina)
• Transfers to LSU after two seasons at South Carolina (2022-23)
• Played in 51 games for the Gamecocks in 2023 making 37 starts … collected eight doubles, two triples, a home run and 23 RBI
• Voted to the 2022 Freshman All-SEC Team
18 Jake Brown, LHP/OF/1B
Sulphur, La. (Sulphur HS)
• Ranked as the No. 1 overall player in the state of Louisiana by Perfect Game
• No. 18 ranked left-handed pitcher in the nation by Perfect Game
• Voted the 2023 Gatorade Louisiana Baseball Player of the Year … posted a 10-2 record on the mound with a 1.71 ERA, surrendering just 39 hits in 73.2 innings pitched while striking out 118 batters … also batted .336 with seven home runs, 26 RBI and 20 stolen bases
• Selected by the Texas Rangers in the 16th round of the 2023 MLB Draft
52 Griffin Cooley, OF
Kinder, La. (Kinder HS)
• Ranked as the No. 11 outfielder in the state of Louisiana by Perfect Game
• Voted 2023 First-Team All-State in Class 3A, batting .462 on the year
53 Dallas Dale II, OF
Apopka, Fla. (Mount Dora Christian Academy)
• No. 9 ranked outfielder and No. 54 overall player in Florida by Perfect Game for Class of 2023
• Ranked nationally as No. 61 outfielder by Perfect Game
• Batted .400 in 2023 with 32 hits, 33 runs, nine homers and 29 RBI
38 Luke Holman, RHP
Sinking Springs, Pa. (Wilson HS/Alabama)
• Pitched the past two seasons (2022-23) at Alabama, where he made 31 appearances (15 starts) and posted a 4.05 ERA with 111 strikeouts in 100.0 innings.
• Worked as Alabama’s No. 1 starter in 2023, recording a 7-4 mark and a 3.67 ERA in 81.0 innings with 87 strikeouts and a .186 opponent batting average … finished No. 2 in the SEC in WHIP (1.05) and No. 3 in the league in opponent batting average and hits per nine innings (6.00)
55 Cameron Johnson, LHP
Upper Marlboro, Md. (IMG Academy)
• Ranked nationally by Perfect Game as the No. 2 left-hander pitcher and the No. 11 overall player
• Selected in the 20th round of the 2023 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals
• Ranked as the No. 42 overall prospect entering the 2023 Draft by MLB Pipeline
23 Gage Jump, LHP
Aliso, Calif. (JSerra Catholic HS/UCLA)
• Transfers to LSU after two seasons (2022-23) at UCLA
• Did not pitch in 2023 due to injury … made seven appearances as a true freshman in 2022, including three starts … finished the year with a 1-1 record, two saves, 3.86 ERA, .172 opponent batting average and 22 strikeouts over 16.1 innings
• Ranked as the No. 1 left-handed pitcher in the state of California as a high school senior
20 Ryan Kucherak, INF
Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton HS)
• The No. 2 ranked shortstop in Arizona by Perfect Game for the Class of 2023
• Ranked as the state of Arizona’s No. 15 overall prospect by Perfect Game
54 Trenton Lape, RHP
Bossier City, La. (Parkway HS)
• Ranked as the No. 5 third baseman and the No. 132 overall player in the nation by Perfect Game
• No. 1 ranked third baseman and No. 3 ranked overall player in the state of Louisiana by Perfect Game
• Earned 2023 Class 5A All-State recognition
44 Ashton Larson, OF
Overland Park, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS)
• Ranked nationally as the No. 13 outfielder and the No. 78 overall player by Perfect Game
• The No. 1 ranked overall player in the state of Kansas by Perfect Game
• Selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 20th round of the 2023 MLB Draft
6 Justin Loer, LHP
Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville South HS/Xavier University)
• Transfers to LSU after two seasons (2022-23) at Xavier
• Made 29 appearances (one start) for Xavier in 2023, posting a 6-2 record, a 1.89 ERA and seven saves in 57.0 innings with 63 strikeouts and a .182 opponent batting average
• Earned 2023 Second-Team All-Big East honors and helped lead Xavier to the Big East Conference Tournament title and an NCAA Tournament bid
4 Steven Milam, INF
Las Cruces, N.M. (Centennial HS)
• Ranked nationally as the No. 32 shortstop and the No. 119 overall player by Perfect Game
• The No. 1 overall player in the state of New Mexico, according to Perfect Game
• Voted the 2023 Gatorade New Mexico Player of the Year after batting .627 with 52 hits, 50 RBI and 65 runs … also drew 42 walks and only struck out eight times over 30 games
43 Derrick Mitchell, OF
Plano, Texas (John Paul II HS)
• No. 5 ranked outfielder and No. 18 ranked overall player in the state of Texas by Perfect Game
• Ranked nationally as the No. 33 outfielder by Perfect Game
24 Austen Roellig, INF
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Etiwanda HS)
• No. 11 ranked shortstop and No. 37 ranked overall player in the state of California by Perfect Game
• Ranked as the No. 51 shortstop in the nation by Perfect Game
46 MJ Seo, RHP
Carrollton, Texas (Hebron HS)
• No. 2 ranked shortstop and No. 16 ranked overall player in the state of Texas by Perfect Game
• Ranked nationally as the No. 40 shortstop and the No. 160 overall prospect by Perfect Game
• Voted to the 2023 Dallas/Fort Worth All-Area First Team
51 Dylan Thompson, INF/RHP
Moss Bluff, La. (Sam Houston HS)
• No. 3 ranked shortstop and No. 11 ranked overall player in Louisiana by Perfect Game
• Ranked as the No. 139 shortstop in the nation by Perfect Game
40 Fidel Ulloa, RHP
Lodi, Calif. (Lodi HS/San Joaquin Delta College)
• Transfers to LSU after two seasons (2022-23) at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, Calif.
• Appeared in 14 games (10 starts) in 2023, posting a 5-1 record and 4.09 ERA in 55.0 innings with 75 strikeouts and a 1.29 WHIP
25 Kade Woods, RHP
West Monroe, La. (Ouachita Christian HS/Alabama)
• Transfers to LSU after two seasons (2022-23) at Alabama … did not pitch in 2022 due to an injury
• Posted a 4-1 record in 2023 with a 5.52 ERA, 38 strikeouts and one save in 29.1 innings … made 17 appearances, including one start, and limited opponents to a .219 batting average
