#25 Bryce Jordan Season 2024
2016 First-Team All-SEC
2016 Second-Team All-Louisiana
Announced on October 3, 2018, that he elected to forgo his fifth season of eligibility with the LSU baseball program … cited issues caused by a serious knee injury he suffered in 2017 preseason practice as the primary factor in his decision … remained enrolled at LSU and continued to pursue a degree in marketing … outstanding power hitter that returned to action in 2018 after missing the entire 2017 season due to the knee injury suffered in preseason practice … a 2016 first-team All-SEC selection at the DH/Utility position … for his LSU entire career (2015-18), he played in 116 games (84 starts), batting .269 (80-for-297) with 15 doubles, seven homers, 56 RBI, 63 runs and 34 hit-by-pitches … a player that encompasses versatility, and he is an on-base machine, leading the SEC in hit-by-pitches in 2016 with 23 … named an All-Star in the 2016 Cape Cod summer league as a member of the Brewster (Mass.) Whitecaps.
2018 Season
Batted .256 (22-for-86) in 37 games (27 starts) with five doubles, two homers and 17 RBI … started 20 games at first base, two games at catcher and five game at DH … collected a career-high four hits in four at-bats on April 3 vs. Nicholls; also had two doubles in the game, marking the first two-double game of his career … 3-for-4 vs. Texas (Feb. 24) with two RBI and two runs scored … launched his first career grand slam in the sixth inning of the Tigers’ win on Feb. 16 versus Notre Dame; narrowed a 6-0 deficit to 6-4 in a game LSU eventually won, 7-6.
2017 Season
Received a medical redshirt in 2017 after suffering a knee injury in preseason practice that forced him to sit out the entire season.
2016 Season
Played in 58 games (54 starts), batting .293 (55-for-188) with seven doubles, five homers, 33 RBI and 40 runs … started 39 games at DH and 15 at first base … batted .333 (28-for-84) in SEC regular-season games (third on the team) with three doubles, four homers, 14 RBI and 18 runs … led the SEC in hit-by-pitch as he was struck 23 times; the 23 HBP is the most by an LSU player since at least 1984 … 5-for-11 in three games at Tennessee (May 13-15) with one homer, two RBI and two runs … provided game-winning RBI at Notre Dame on May 11 (Game 2 of DH) with a two-run single in the top of the seventh inning to break a scoreless tie … batted .455 (5-for-11) in Ole Miss series (April 28-30) with two doubles, one RBI and two runs scored … 4-for-12 in Miss. State series (April 22-24); launched a two-run homer in Game 3 win over the Bulldogs … batted .400 (4-for-10) in LSU’s three-game sweep at Missouri (April 15-17) with two homers, eight RBI and three runs scored … his three-run homer in the fifth inning in Game 1 highlighted a five-run inning as LSU erased a 2-1 deficit and went on to post a 7-5 victory … Jordan drove in three runs in the Game 3 win at Mizzou with a two-run single and a solo homer … batted .364 (4-for-11) in the Alabama series (March 19-20) with one double and two runs … launched first career LSU home run on March 16 versus New Orleans.
2015 Season
Played in 21 games (three starts), batting .130 (3-for-23) with three doubles, six RBI and five runs scored … posted back-to-back two-RBI games in LSU wins over Boston College (Feb. 20 and 21) … collected a double and two RBI in LSU win at Georgia (April 18).
Prior to LSU
A 2014 Louisville Slugger All-American, a two-time Class 5A All-State selection and a three-time All-District selection … helped lead Barbe HS to state titles in 2012 and 2014 … batted .481 in 2014 with a .640 on-base percentage, 50 hits, 37 runs, 10 doubles, four homers, 29 RBI, 35 HBP and 21 stolen bases … set high school national record for most times hit by pitch in a career (67) and in a season (35) … MVP of 2012 State Championship Tournament … also played defensive end for the Barbe High football team.
Personal
Full name is Bryce Ray Jordan … parents are Brad and Lori Jordan … twin brother, Beau, is his LSU teammate … has one younger brother, Brock … grandfather, Joe Jordan, played football for Ole Miss and Southeastern Louisiana … chose to attend LSU because “it is one of the top programs in college baseball, and the atmosphere of 12,000 fans cheering you on every night is incredible” … majoring in marketing at LSU … born September 5, 1995, in Lake Charles, La.
Bryce Jordan’s LSU Career Highs
At-Bats: 6 vs. Florida (5/25/16)
Hits: 4 vs. Nicholls (4/3/18)
Runs Scored: 3 three; most recently vs. Texas (2/23/18)
Doubles: 2 vs. Nicholls (4/3/18)
Triples: none
Home Runs: 1 seven times; most recently vs. Grambling (2/27/18)
RBI: 4 vs. Notre Dame (2/16/18); at Missouri (4/17/16)