Spring 2026 LSU Graduate (Sport Administration)
2026 MLB Draft - 10th Round (299th Overall) - Kansas City Royals
2026 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2025 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
A redshirt freshman on LSU’s 2022 roster, Fontenot returned to the Tigers in the fall of 2024 after pitching at McLennan Community College in 2023 and at Texas in 2024 ... he pitched two seasons (2025-26) at LSU before being selected in the 10th round of the 2026 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals ... made a total of 38 career NCAA Division I appearances (at Texas and LSU), compiling a 1-4 mark and a 4.10 ERA in 48.1 innings with 25 walks and 61 strikeouts.
2026 Season (at LSU)
• Made 21 appearances (four starts) and tossed 32.1 innings, finishing the season with a 4.18 ERA ... logged three saves while recording 42 strikeouts and 16 walks
• Starting pitcher in LSU's SEC Tournament win over Oklahoma (May 19), limiting the Sooners to one run on three hits in 2.1 innings with one walk and one strikeout
• Earned save vs. South Carolina (May 2), allowing no runs on one hit in 3.0 innings with no walks and four strikeouts
• Worked 11.2 straight innings without allowing an earned run over nine appearances (Feb. 20-April 12)
• Recorded six strikeouts in 2.1 innings over two appearances (April 24-25) in Mississippi State series
• Made first career LSU start at Tennessee (April 5) – limited the Vols to no earned runs on two hits in 2.2 IP with 2 BB and 3 Ks
• Earned save vs. Kentucky (March 29) that clinched series victory; fired 2.0 scoreless innings with one hit, no walks, two strikeouts
2025 Season (at LSU)
• Appeared in six games, posting an 0-1 mark and a 7.20 ERA in 5.0 innings with one walk and five strikeouts, allowing a .063 opponent batting average
• Fired 1.0 scoreless and hitless inning at South Carolina (May 16) with one strikeout
• Recorded 1.1 scoreless innings vs. Tennessee (April 26) with no hits and one strikeout
• Worked 1.0 scoreless inning in LSU debut versus Purdue Fort Wayne (Feb. 16) with no hits and two strikeouts
2024 Season (at Texas)
• Posted a 1-1 mark in 11 innings at Texas in 2024, recording a 2.45 ERA and 14 strikeouts
2023 Season (at McLennan CC)
Made 11 appearances (10 starts), recording a 3-0 mark and one save in 30.2 innings with 37 strikeouts
High School
Ranked as the No. 1 prospect in Louisiana by Prep Baseball Report … received High School Preseason All-America recognition … received 2021 All-District honors
Personal
Full name is David Grant Fontenot … parents are David Fontenot and Tina Hux … Dad is a financial advisor; Mom runs a health and wellness company … has one older sister, Sophia … born June 5, 2003, in Lafayette, La. … majoring in sport administration at LSU.
Fontenot’s LSU Career Highs
Innings: 4.0 vs. New Orleans (4/21/26)
Strikeouts: 5 at Mississippi State (4/25/26); vs. New Orleans (4/21/26)
Hits Allowed: 3 five times; most recently vs. Oklahoma (5/19/26 - SEC Tournament)
Runs: 3 at Tennessee (4/5/26)
Earned Runs: 2 six times; most recently vs. Florida (5/16/26)
Walks: 2 twice; most recently vs. New Orleans (4/21/26)