The transfer portal continues to be kind to LSU baseball.
The Tigers picked up two more big pieces from the portal. First former Vanderbilt shortstop Carter Young committed to LSU on Tuesday and on Wednesday UCLA rising sophomore Thatcher Hurd pledged to the Tigers.
Young has been Vanderbilt’s starting shortstop over the past two seasons. This past season was Young’s worst at the plate and in the infield. Young hit .207 with seven home runs and 26 RBIs while committing a career-worst 11 errors (though keep in mind Jordan Thompson had 18). But hopefully Young resembles something akin to his 2021 season when he hit .