TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES
Three LSU players are listed among the Top 50 transfer pitchers for the 2027 season by D1Baseball.com.
The list includes LSU sophomore right-hander Landon Hood (No. 2), sophomore right-hander Diego Velazquez (No. 14) and junior right-hander Kaden Smith (No. 46).
Hood, who is from Goodyear, Arizona, was the 2026 West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year at Gonzaga, where he posted a 3-1 record, five saves and a 2.48 ERA in 16 appearances and four starts with 21 walks and 78 strikeouts in 54.1 innings. He allowed just a .162 opponent batting average, the second-best single-season mark in Gonzaga history.
Velazquez, a native of Reseda, Calif., transferred to LSU this summer after one season at USC, where he logged a 5-1 record and a 4.55 ERA in 13 appearances (five starts). He worked 29.2 innings for the Trojans, recording nine walks and 34 strikeouts, while limiting opponents to a .209 batting average.
Smith, who is from Ocala, Florida, was 4-3 with a 4.24 ERA in 46.2 innings last season at South Florida with 52 strikeouts and 25 walks and limited batters to a .232 average.
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