LSU junior third baseman Tommy White and junior right-handed pitcher Thatcher Hurd have been selected to the 2024 Baseball America Preseason All-America Team.
White was named to the Baseball America First Team, while Hurd received Second-Team All-America honors.
White batted .374 last season with 24 doubles, 24 homers, 105 RBI and 64 runs scored. He finished No. 1 in the nation in RBI (105), No. 3 in total bases (198), and No. 4 in RBI per game (1.59), as he helped lead LSU to the College World Series title, and he earned 2023 First-Team All-American honors.
White completed the season No. 1 in the Southeastern Conference in RBI (105), No. 2 in total bases (198), No. 2 in hits (102), No. 2 in doubles (24), No. 4 in homers (24), No. 6 in batting average (.374) and No. 7 in slugging percentage (.725).
Hurd was the winning pitcher in the 2023 College World Series Championship Game, as he posted the victory over Florida to clinch LSU’s seventh NCAA national title. Hurd limited the Gators to two runs on two hits in six innings with two walks and seven strikeouts.
During the 2023 postseason, Hurd recorded three NCAA Tournament wins in four appearances with a 3.71 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 17.0 innings. He posted an 8-3 overall record and three saves last season with 84 strikeouts in 63.1 innings.
LSU opens the 2024 season at 2 p.m. on Friday, February 16, when the Tigers play host to VMI in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. The game can be heard live on ESPN 103.7 Lafayette and 104.1 Lake Charles — Southwest Louisiana’s Sports Station.