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LSU Baseball will get projected first round pitcher William Schmidt onto campus

By Nicholas Rome

May 25, 2024; Hoover, AL, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Jay Johnson talks about the game after a 12-11 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks during the SEC Baseball Tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY Sports
May 25, 2024; Hoover, AL, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Jay Johnson talks about the game after a 12-11 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks during the SEC Baseball Tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY Sports / Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY Sports
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The MLB Draft is set to kick off tonight with several LSU Tigers taking centerstage as they'll take their first steps towards a long MLB career. Tonight is very important for Jay Johnson's team next season as the Tigers have a few players that if drafted too late may return to LSU for another season.

One LSU Baseball commit has already sent shockwaves through the MLB world by pulling his name out of the 2024 MLB Draft. Starting pitcher William Schmidt who is committed to LSU shocked everyone covering the draft by pulling his name out of the draft announcing he'll attend LSU.

This is massive news for Jay Johnson and the LSU Baseball program as nearly every mock draft and big board had William Schmidt tabbed as a first round pick.

Landing Schmidt gives the LSU Baseball team another high end right handed pitcher that could help LSU in its hopes of returning to Omaha to compete for a National Championship. Schmidt is the fifth ranked recruit in the country, the top right handed pitcher in the class, and the highest rated high school player to ever commit to Jay Johnson.

Schmidt is an impressive pitching prospect with a fastball that hits 98 MPH while his curveball decimates opposing batters.

First Domino falls early for Jay Johnson and LSU Baseball

This years MLB Draft will have several massive moving pieces for Jay Johnson in regards to his LSU Baseball team next season. Johnson is watching key pieces like Jared Jones, Griffin Herring, and Gage Jump among others as draft day slides could bolster his roster heading into next season. Getting Schmidt onto campus is an absolute shock and with a few moving pieces the LSU Baseball team may enter the season as favorites to win the National Championship.

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