BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU pitcher Jaden Hill on Monday was named to the Baseball America 2021 Preseason First-Team All-America squad. Hill has also received All-America recognition in the past weeks from Collegiate Baseball, Perfect Game and D1 Baseball.
Hill, a junior right-hander from Ashdown, Ark., is expected to be the Tigers' No. 1 weekend starter this season, which begins on February 19 when the Tigers play host to Air Force in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
Hill allowed just one hit in 11.2 relief innings in the shortened 2020 season while recording 17 strikeouts.