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Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports
College Baseball publication Baseball America released their recruiting rankings this week and pegged LSU at No. 2.

This is the third Top 5 finish in the past four years for the Tigers. Per LSUSports.net:
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The Tigers have finished No. 1 in a recruiting ranking in 2007, 2010, 2014 and 2018; No. 2 in 2020; No. 3 in 2009; No. 4 in 2012; No. 5 in 2017; No. 6 in 2019; No. 7 in 2011, 2015 and 2016; and No. 10 in 2013.

The 2020 ranking marks the third Top 5 class for LSU assistant coach Nolan Cain, who has served as recruiting coordinator since 2017. Cain's classes have been ranked No. 5 in 2017, No. 1 in 2018, No. 6 in 2019 and No. 2 in 2020.

The 17-man 2020 recruiting class is composed of 10 pitchers, six position players and one two-way player.

"We're trying to develop a championship ball club, and I think we have the makings of a really great team," said LSU head coach Paul Mainieri, who will enter the 2021 season this spring as the NCAA Baseball Active Coaches Wins Leader with 1,467 career victories. "We've added to an already elite pitching staff with some really electric arms in this recruiting class. I just think our staff has the chance to be one of the best pitching staffs we've ever had.
Filed Under: LSU Baseball
Originally published on TigerDroppings.com
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ccomeaux64 months
Too bad we don't have a coaching staff to take advantage of it.
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PUB64 months
Understatement. As bad, if not worse, than Les
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jimbeam64 months
Any left handed pitchers?
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warlock197464 months
There does not appear to be a direct correlation between recruiting rankings and national rankings
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mr bunion64 months
Nor coaching.
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DeafVallyBatnR64 months
Paul must have some serious BS in his parent talks.
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kciDAtaE64 months
Didn’t lose a SEC game last season
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GoldenGuy64 months
Didn't win one either.
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Teufelhunden64 months
Les Mainieri taking us to the ship!
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coachw64 months
Long as Mainieri is there....means nothing. He needs to go.
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Twenty 4964 months
I saw recently that Joey Gallow, now one of the best hitters in MLB, signed a letter of intent to play at LSU. But he was a first round choice and took the $2.25 million bonus instead. Selfish bastard. We could have used that bat.
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GoneFishing2164 months
There’s a lot of others. That’s a part of baseball recruiting every year
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danilo64 months
Hope that 1/3 of a scholarship works out well for the players!
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biglego64 months
Hopefully some power hitters
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AustinKnight64 months
Again it’s a shite or get off the pot situation. Paul it’s time to perform with all this talent . If not there are tons of coaches that would go nuts at an opportunity like LSU
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jeff7012164 months
Less with more.
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tigerterrace64 months
How do you sign 17 players in one year?
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TheTigershark64 months
SEC with 10 of the top 25 classes
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