#20 Alex Milazzo Season 2020
2022 & 2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
A tough, hard-nosed and gritty player that provides great leadership behind the plate … throws like a big-league catcher and can shut down anyone’s running game … has the tools to be a tough out at the plate and his hitting will continue to improve … LSU’s primary starting catcher in 2020 and 2021 … named to the 2022 and 2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll, and to the 2020 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll as a sport administration major.
2022 Season
Hampered by a knee injury for most of the season, he played in 12 games (nine starts at catcher), batting .227 (5-for-22) with four RBI and five runs scored … provided two RBI in Southern series (Feb. 26-27) … collected two hits and scored a run in win over Towson (Feb. 25) … produced two RBI in Maine series (Feb. 18-20).
2021 Season
Played in 52 games (47 starts at catcher), batting .135 with four doubles, one triple, seven RBI and 13 runs … threw out 14 base runners attempting to steal and picked off one runner during the season … doubled, drove in a run and scored a run in win over Auburn (May 6) … collected first career triple on May 3 versus Southern … doubled and scored a run in April 24 game at Ole Miss … contributed two RBI in win over UL Monroe (April 20) with a single and a fielders’ choice grounder … also threw out two runners in the ULM game, one attempting to steal and the other attempting to advance on a pitch in the dirt … collected a double and two RBI in win over Nicholls on Feb. 27.
2020 Season
Played in 16 games (13 starts at catcher), batting .186 (8-for-43) with one double, one homer, six RBI and nine runs scored … played superb defense, throwing out five of 10 runners attempting to steal and picking off two runners … belted first career collegiate homer – a solo shot – on Feb. 29 vs. Baylor in Houston’s Minute Maid Park … recorded a season-best two hits in LSU’s Feb. 28 over Texas in Minute Maid Park … collected a double and three RBI in LSU win over Indiana on Feb. 15.
Prior to LSU
A four-year starting catcher Zachary (La.) High School … ranked as the No. 3 player in Louisiana’s 2019 class by Prep Baseball Report … received a national ranking of No. 127 by Prep Baseball Report and No. 305 by Perfect Game … a 2018 and 2019 All-State selection by the Louisiana Baseball Coaches Association … voted to the 2019 Louisiana Sports Writers Association All State Team … led Zachary High in hitting in his senior season with a .432 batting average, .541 on-base percentage, .664 slugging percentage, 37 RBI, three homers, three triples, 15 doubles and 27 walks … a 2018 and 2019 Baton Rouge All-Metro Selection … a 2018 and 2019 First Team All-District 4-5A and the 2019 District 4-5A Co-MVP … recorded Baseball Factory’s #1 ranked national “pop” throwing time at 1.74 seconds … named to the Rawlings Southeast Region All-High School Senior 1st Team … participated in the Team USA Tournament of Stars and the National Team Trials in the summer of 2018 … also played two seasons for the Zachary High football team at quarterback and free safety … finished high school with a 3.7 GPA.
Personal
Full name is Alex Reed Milazzo … parents are Jimmy and Shannon Milazzo … dad works for BASF, mom is a teacher and cheer gym owner … mom played softball at Southeastern Louisiana … has an older brother, Cade, and a younger sister, Claire … on attending LSU: “Growing up close to Baton Rouge, I always went to LSU baseball games as a kid, and I have always dreamed of playing for the Tigers” … majoring in sport administration at LSU … born August 1, 2000, in Baton Rouge, La.
Milazzo’s LSU Career Highs
At-Bats: 5 three times; most recently at Texas A&M (5/22/21)
Hits: 2 vs. Towson (2/25/22); vs. Texas (2/28/20)
Runs Scored: 3 vs. Eastern Kentucky (2/23/20)
Doubles: 1 on five occasions; most recently vs. Gonzaga (6/6/21)
Triples: 1 vs. Southern (5/3/21)
Home Runs: 1 vs. Baylor (2/29/20)
RBI: 3 vs. Indiana (2/15/20)