#39 Kurt McCune Season 2025
2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2011 Baseball America Freshman All-American (Second Team)
2011 First-Team All-Louisiana
SEC Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 21, 2011)
Emerged as one of the top pitchers in the SEC in 2011, working as LSU’s No. 1 starter as a true freshman … continued to be a solid reliever and part-time starter for the Tigers throughout his four-year career, making 76 appearances on the mound … a talented right-hander who throws in the low 90s with a very good slider … a member of the 2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll as a sports administration major.
2014 SEASON
Appeared in 30 games (one start), posting a 2-2 mark and a 3.86 ERA in 35 innings with 11 walks and 24 strikeouts …. earned the save in SEC Tournament championship win over Florida – two innings, no runs, no hits, one walk, one strikeout … earned save in Game 1 win at Texas A&M – recorded three outs in the 10th inning with runners and first and second and LSU holding a 5-4 lead … credited with relief win over Tennessee on April 27 – worked the eighth inning and allowed one unearned run on two hits with one K … earned two saves in the Tigers’ series victory at Ole Miss on April 17 and 19 … preserved LSU’s 4-3, 13-inning win on April 17 by retiring the Rebels in order in the bottom of the 13th, and he worked around a single and a walk in the ninth inning on April 19 to earn the save in a 2-0 victory … recorded first win of the season April 2 vs. McNeese State, firing one scoreless inning with one strikeout … excellent relief outing on March 25 at Tulane – fired four shutout innings, allowing no hits with four strikeouts … fired one scoreless inning vs. South Alabama (March 19), striking out all three batters he faced … earned save in 2014 season opener vs. New Orleans, firing a scoreless inning with no hits, no walks and two strikeouts.
2013 SEASON
Appeared in 11 games (four starts), posting a 4-1 record and a 2.66 ERA in 23.2 innings with six walks and 18 strikeouts … did not make first appearance of the season until April 9 versus Southern, as he was slowed by a stress fracture in his back … allowed just one run on five hits in 6.1 innings in three postseason game appearances, recording eight strikeouts … posted relief win in NCAA Baton Rouge Regional vs. Jackson State (May 31), allowing no runs on four hits in 4.2 innings with no walks and five strikeouts … fired one shutout relief inning in SEC Tournament championship game vs. Vanderbilt (May 26), allowing no hits with two strikeouts … started LSU’s 5-4 win over Ole Miss (May 17) and allowed one run on three hits in four innings with one walk and two strikeouts … tremendous relief victory on April 20 in LSU’s 16-inning win at Alabama; blanked the Crimson Tide in the 15th and 16th innings, allowing just one single with no walks and two strikeouts … made first appearance of the season on April 9 versus Southern at the Wally Pontiff Jr. Classic in Metairie, La., working three innings as a starter and earning the win by limiting the Jaguars to two run on three hits with two walks and three strikeouts.
2012 SEASON
Appeared in 21 games (six starts), posting a 3-4 record and a 4.04 ERA in 42.1 innings with 14 walks and 24 strikeouts … earned the win in a start versus Nicholls State (May 15), limiting the Colonels to two runs on six hits with one walk and one strikeout … fired a shutout eighth inning at Kentucky (April 22), allowing no hits and no walks with two strikeouts … dominant relief outing versus Southern Miss (April 11), striking out all three batters he faced in one inning of work … defeated Florida (April 5) as a starting pitcher, limiting the Gators to two earned runs on seven hits in five innings with no walks and no strikeouts … earned his first career save in March 25 victory at Auburn, working a scoreless ninth inning with one strikeout … worked six shutout innings versus Air Force as a starter (Feb. 19), limiting the Falcons to three hits with one walk and four strikeouts.
2011 SEASON
Started 14 games as a member of the weekend rotation, leading the staff with a 7-3 record and 3.31 ERA … worked 89.2 innings, recording 25 walks and 68 strikeouts … 2-0 with a 3.12 ERA in his final four starts, recording six walks and 21 strikeouts in 26 innings … finished No. 6 in the SEC in opponent batting average (.221) … worked seven innings to defeat Alabama on May 6, limiting the Tide to four earned runs on 10 hits with no walks and five strikeouts … defeated Ole Miss on April 1, limiting the Rebels to three runs on six hits in seven innings with four walks and seven strikeouts … fired a complete-game six-hitter March 25 to lead the Tigers to a 7-3 win at Georgia … limited UGA to three runs on six hits with one walk and seven strikeouts as he recorded the only complete game of the season by an LSU pitcher … worked seven innings on March 18 vs. No. 1 Florida, limiting the Gators to one earned run on seven hits with two walks and four strikeouts … fired six innings on March 11 vs. Cal State Fullerton, allowing one unearned run and three hits with no walks and four strikeouts … named SEC Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 21 after recording a remarkable collegiate debut against Wake Forest on Feb. 20, firing a no-hitter for 5.1 innings before allowing an infield single … worked six shutout innings for the victory, allowing just one hit with two walks and seven strikeouts.
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time 1st Team All-State selection … two-time 1st Team All-Region selection … 2009 & 2010 1st Team All District choice … 2009 Honorable Mention All-America selection … recipient of 2010 WWL-TV A+ Athlete Award in high school … posted a 9-4 record and a 3.74 ERA in 2010 with 112 strikeouts and 28 walks in 86 innings … recorded a 6-3 mark and a 2.86 ERA in 2009 with 72 strikeouts and 33 walks in 73.1 innings … was also a punter on the football team and played forward in basketball.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kurt Michael McCune … parents are Kevin and Monica McCune … has one older brother and one older sister … majoring in general business at LSU … on his decision to attend LSU – “It provides me with resources to help me excel academically, athletically and socially” … born December 3, 1991.
McCune’s LSU Career Highs
Innings: 9.0 at Georgia (3/25/11)
Strikeouts: 7 five times; last at Mississippi State (5/20/11)
Hits Allowed: 10 at Alabama (5/6/11)
Runs: 8 at Vanderbilt (4/22/11)
Earned Runs: 8 at Vanderbilt (4/22/11)
Walks: 4 twice; most recently vs. Dartmouth (3/4/12)
McCune’s LSU Career Statistics
Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2011 3.31 7-3 14 14 1 0/0 0 89.2 73 39 33 25 68 16 2 5 377 .221 4 9 0 3 9 2012 4.04 3-4 21 6 0 0/2 1 42.1 42 21 19 14 24 12 1 2 179 .266 0 1 0 2 4 2013 2.66 4-1 11 4 0 0/1 0 23.2 23 7 7 6 18 3 2 0 100 .258 1 2 0 2 1 2014 3.86 2-2 30 1 0 0/7 5 35.0 30 17 15 11 24 6 0 0 147 .240 1 2 0 2 6 TOTAL 3.49 16-10 76 25 1 0/10 6 190.2 168 84 74 56 134 37 5 7 803 .239 6 14 0 9 20