#99 Christian Little Season 2025
MLB Draft:
2023 19th Round (No. 576 Overall) – New York Mets
2024 11th Round (No. 333 Overall) – Seattle Mariners
Pitched the 2021 and 2022 seasons at Vanderbilt before transferring to LSU prior to the 2023 season … worked as a reliever for LSU in 2024, and both as a weekend starter and reliever for the Tigers in 2023 … pitched in nine of the 19 shutouts the LSU staff produced over the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
2024 Season (At LSU)
• Finished second on the LSU staff with 23 appearances, and he registered a 2-0 mark and a 6.37 ERA … the right-hander recorded 38 strikeouts in 29.2 innings, and he pitched in four of the seven combined shutouts posted by the Tigers
• Gave up just four earned runs in 15.0 IP over nine appearances (April 16-May 17), allowing 10 hits with five BB and 20 Ks
• Made two appearances in Ole Miss series (May 16-17), working 1.1 scoreless innings with two hits, one walk and four strikeouts
• Superb relief outing to defeat Texas A&M (May 4) – 3.2 IP with one run on two hits, one walk and an LSU career-high six strikeouts
• Pitched 3.2 shutout innings over two appearances in Auburn series (April 26-28), allowing one hit with no walks and six strikeouts
• Earned relief win on April 16 vs. New Orleans – 1.1 scoreless innings with no hits, one walk and two strikeouts
2023 Season (At LSU)
• Appeared in 19 games (eight starts), recording a 2-2 mark and a 7.79 ERA in 34.2 innings with two saves, 29 walks and 42 srikeouts
• Worked a season-long 5.1 innings in start at Ole Miss (April 23), limiting the Rebels to three runs on six hits with one walk and three strikeouts
• Made his first SEC start of the season on April 15 vs. Kentucky and retired nine straight batters to begin his outing
• Posted save in Game 1 of Texas A&M series (March 17), pitching 1.1 scoreless and hitless innings with no walks and one strikeout
• Earned relief win over Lamar on March 8, allowing one run on four hits in four innings with one walks and three strikeouts
• Picked up save at Texas (Feb. 28), pitching a perfect ninth inning to preserve LSU’s 3-0 win
• Pitched brilliantly in the Tigers’ win over Southern on Feb. 21, earning his first career LSU win … Little fired 3.2 shutout innings with one hit, one walk and six strikeouts
At Vanderbilt (2021-22)
Pitched the 2021 and 2022 seasons at Vanderbilt, where he made 32 total appearances (14 starts) and posted a 4.65 ERA with 95 strikeouts in 81.1 innings … pitched final two innings of a combined no-hitter at Kentucky on April 22, 2022 … picked up his first win of the 2022 season with 4.0 innings of work at Georgia (May 6) …. made 14 appearances during the 2021 season, including 11 starts; posted a 3-2 record in 42.2 innings of work while striking out 49 batters … made his first conference start in the 2021 SEC Tournament against Ole Miss (May 26), when he recorded seven strikeouts, allowed three hits, walked one and surrendered a run in 5.1 innings.
High School
Rated in high school as the nation’s No. 5 right-handed pitcher by Perfect Game … a 2020 Perfect Game All-American Classic participant … a 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-America … voted the 2020 Gatorade State Player of the Year in Missouri … led Christian Brothers to a 6A District Championship in 2019.
Personal
Full name is Christian Xavier Little … Christian’s father, Chris Little, was a member of the Houston Astros organization … has one sister, Caitlyn … majoring in interdisciplinary studies at LSU.
Little’s LSU Career Highs
Innings: 5.1 at Ole Miss (4/23/23)
Strikeouts: 6 twice – vs. Texas A&M (5/4/24); vs. Southern (2/21/23)
Hits Allowed: 6 at Ole Miss (4/23/23)
Runs: 5 twice; most recently at Mississippi State (3/17/24)
Earned Runs: 5 twice; most recently at Mississippi State (3/17/24)
Walks: 5 vs. Alabama (4/30/23)