2026 Freshman All-SEC
2026 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2026 Season
• Played in 50 games as a true freshman (41 starts), batting .308 (49-for-159) with 10 doubles, nine homers, 37 RBI and 37 runs scored
• Started 21 games at catcher, 19 games at DH and 1 game at first base during 2026 season
• LSU’s third-leading hitter in SEC games, batting .320 (33-for-102) in league contests with eight doubles, seven homers, 21 RBI and 19 runs
• Compiled a reached base safely streak that stretched for 19 games from April 10 through May 14
• Hit .417 (5-for-12) in South Carolina series (May 1-3) with two doubles, one homer, four RBI and five runs
• Batted .571 (8-for-14) in Mississippi State series (April 24-26) with two doubles, three homers, six RBI and six runs
• 3-for-8 (.375) in Texas A&M series (April 17-19) with one double and one RBI
• Batted .364 (4-for-11) in Ole Miss series (April 10-12) with one double and one run scored
• Launched a grand slam vs. Creighton (March 10), marking his first career LSU homer
• Entered the season rated No. 15 among the 2026 Prep Baseball Report Top 100 College Freshmen and No. 28 among the 2026 Perfect Game Top 100 College Freshmen
High School
• Rated as the nation’s No. 4 high school catcher by Perfect Game, and the No. 1 high school catcher in the state of Texas … also ranked as the nation’s No. 41 overall high school player by Perfect Game
• No. 132 on the MLB.com list of Top Prospects for the 2025 MLB Draft
• Hit .420 with eight homers and 57 RBI as a senior at Lutheran South Academy in Houston, Texas … batted .465 as a junior with eight homers, 35 RBI and an .851 slugging percentage … earned First-Team All-State recognition
Personal
Full name is Omar Ricardo Serna Jr. … born January 3, 2007, in Houston, Texas … parents and Omar Sr. and Nina Serna … Dad is a roofing contractor, Mom is a teacher … has two younger siblings, Mateo and Andrea … says “the culture and coaching staff” influenced his decision to attend LSU.
Serna’s LSU Career Highs
Hits: 3 four times; most recently vs. South Carolina (5/2/26)
Runs Scored: 3 four times; most recently vs. South Carolina (5/2/26)
Doubles: 1 on 10 occasions; most recently vs. Florida (5/14/26)
Triples: none
Home Runs: 1 nine times; most recently vs. Florida (5/14/26)
RBI: 4 vs. Creighton (3/10/26)