P & G World Series 11/4-6

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CPH is high on the freshman:

 

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The Freshmen

Dylan Crews, a potential first-round pick, withdrew his name from the MLB Draft and made the decision to come to Baton Rouge. He's expected to make an immediate impact, and he's shown that in fall practice. With Giovanni DiGiacomo firmly established as LSU's everyday centerfielder, Mainieri expects Crews to start in right.

"He has lived up to the billing," Mainieri said on Crews. "Dylan plays the game really hard and the right way. He's made it very clear that he should be an every day player for us."

While Crews arrived with much fanfare, Mainieri is elated about the play of fellow rookie Tre' Morgan, who arrived in Baton Rouge having missed his entire senior season at Brother Martin High School. In his long and storied tenure, Mainieri estimates there's only been about four freshmen first basemen that have stood out to him on a defensive level, and Morgan is one of them.

"He's played phenomenal baseball," he said. "This kid is going to impact the game in a big way with his defense. He can pick balls in the dirt. His footwork around the bag is amazing. Oh – and by the way – he might hit three-hole for us. He looks like a future major leaguer."

Mainieri also calls freshman infielder Will Safford a baseball rat. The 5-foot-8 freshman out of University High School is a "left-handed (hitting) Tyler Hanover," according to Mainieri's comparison. He's undersized, but loves the game, and he has the ultimate hustler, Mainieri said. If LSU was to start the season tomorrow, Safford would be the starting third baseman. 

Two more freshmen that have been bright spots are Jordan Thompson out of Chula Vista, California and Brody Drost out of Lake Charles. It's possible, Mainieri said, that the Tigers could have as many as four-to-five freshmen in the starting lineup early in the season.

https://lsusports.net/news/2020/11/3/baseball-notebook-freshmen-standing-out-ahead-of-purple-gold-world-series.aspx

 

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Games are not open to the public thanks to that fng virus 

 

Edited November 4, 2020 by Hatchertiger

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Paul Mainieri feels excited about the freshmen in LSU’s lineup, and it’s easy to understand why after Game 1 of the Purple-Gold World Series.

First baseman Tre’ Morgan, right fielder Dylan Crews and third baseman Will Safford sparked a four-run first inning Wednesday night for the Gold Team, which consisted of LSU’s best hitters, in the first of three intrasquad scrimmages marking the end of fall practice.

“I’ve been seeing this every day from these guys,” said Mainieri, who watched the game from the press box to isolate himself before his second neck surgery in less than a year on Nov. 16.

 

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