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47 Ben Alsup RH Pitcher 6-3, 161, R-R, So., 1L Ruston, La. (Ruston HS)
A highly-recruited pitching prospect from Louisiana who should see action out of the bullpen this season … a hard-throwing athletic pitcher with a tall frame and a loose arm … offered football scholarships from numerous colleges to play quarterback. 2008 Season Made five relief appearances as a true freshman, posting no decisions and a 6.75 ERA in 5.1 innings … first career collegiate appearance came on February 26 versus Southern, as he allowed one run on two hits in one inning … fired a shutout relief inning versus Duquesne (Feb. 29) with no walks and two strikeouts … worked another shutout inning against Duquesne on March 2 with no walk and one strikeout. High School A two-sport athlete at Ruston High School … a three-year letterwinner as a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder … a Rawlings High School All-American in 2007 … named an all-state pitcher after compiling a 7-3 record with a 2.91 ERA … named to the alldistrict first team, and was invited to the East Coast Professional Showcase … led Ruston High School with a .416 batting average, five homers and 41 RBI in 2007… was 5-3 with a 3.51 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 54 innings in 2006 … a 2006 first-team alldistrict baseball selection … coached by Toby White … also played quarterback for Ruston High School … earned 2005 honorable mention all-state honors in football … named the district 1-5A offensive MVP as a quarterback. Personal Full name is Benjamin Pearce Alsup … parents are Marty and Cary Alsup … has three older brothers, Daniel, Andrew and Timothy …brother Andrew is a former Louisiana Tech pitcher … credits his grandfather as having the greatest influence upon his athletic career … currently undecided on a major at LSU … born September 9, 1988. Alsup’s LSU Career Statistics Year
W
L
App GS CG
SHO CBO SV
IP
H R
ER
BB SO
2008 6.75 0
ERA
0
5
0
5.1
7 6
4
1
0
0
0
0
6
2008 Season Rated No. 8 in the SEC with 28 appearances on the season, posting a 2-0 record and a 2.63 ERA in 27.1 innings with two saves, 12 walks and 30 strikeouts … 1-0 with a 0.93 ERA in SEC regular-season games with two saves, three walks and 11 strikeouts in 9.2 innings (nine appearances) … worked a combined 0.2 inning in two appearances in the College World Series, allowing no runs on two hits with one strikeout … named to NCAA Baton Rouge Regional all-tournament team -- fired 1.1 scoreless relief innings to earn win in championship game vs. Southern Miss, striking out all four batters he faced … fired three shutout innings vs. South Carolina (April 27), allowing one hit with one walk and four strikeouts to earn a save and clinch LSU’s series sweep over the Gamecocks … earned save on March 23 vs. Arkansas retired the Hogs in order in the ninth with two Ks … two shutout innings vs. UNO on March 26 - one hit, no walks, two Ks … earned relief win vs. Alabama (April 6) -- 2.2 scoreless innings, one hit, one BB, three Ks. 2007 Season Appeared in 23 games as a reliever, posting a 1-2 mark and four saves in 21.2 innings … recorded a 3.32 ERA, 10 walks, 21 strikeouts and a .238 opponent batting average … earned save May 6 at third-ranked Arkansas to clinch LSU series win; allowed no runs on one hit in one inning with no walks and one K in 5-3 LSU win … earned save April 22 at No. 15 Mississippi State to clinch LSU series win; retired the final MSU batter with the bases loaded to preserve a 3-1 Tiger victory … earned first career LSU victory May 1 versus Southern; worked two relief innings, allowing one earned run on three hits with two Ks … longest outing of the season came in a 10-inning loss to Tennessee (April 29); allowed one earned run on three hits in three innings with one walk and two strikeouts. High School Two-year letterwinner at Rummel High School ... member of two class 5A playoff teams ... coached by David Baudry . . . member of the Honor Society. Personal Full name is Paul Edward Bertuccini ... parents are Dean and Debbie Bertuccini ... has one older sister, Dana ... lists his mother, Debbie, as the biggest influence on his athletic career ... majoring in management at LSU … born November 3, 1986. Bertuccini’s LSU Career Statistics Year
W
L
App GS CG
SHO CBO SV
IP
ER
BB SO
2007 3.32 1 2008 2.63 2 TOTAL 2.94 3
ERA
2 0 2
23 28 51
0 0 0
21.2 20 12 8 27.1 18 8 8 49.0 38 20 16
10 21 12 30 22 51
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
4 2 6
H R
Bertuccini’s LSU Career Highs Innings: 3 three times; last vs. New Orleans (5/13/08) Strikeouts: 4 twice; last vs, South Carolina (4/27/08) Hits Allowed: 4 at Tulane (4/3/07) Runs: 3 twice; last at Southern Miss (4/9/08) Earned Runs: 3 twice; last at Southern Miss (4/9/08) Walks: 3 vs. New Orleans (5/13/08)
Alsup’s LSU Career Highs Innings: 2 vs. Nicholls State (4/15/08) Strikeouts: 2 twice; last vs. Nicholls State (4/15/08) Hits Allowed: 3 vs. Stetson (3/9/08) Runs: 3 vs. Stetson (3/9/08) Earned Runs: 2 vs. Stetson (3/9/08) Walks: 1 vs. Southern (2/26/08)
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44 Paul Bertuccini RH Pitcher 5-11, 188, R-R, Jr., 2L Metairie, La. (Rummel HS)
Daniel Bradshaw RH Pitcher 6-1, 211, R-R, So., 1L West Monroe, La. (Ouachita Christian HS) 2008 SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll
2008 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional All-Tournament Team 2008 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2006 SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll LSU’s top scholar with a 3.7 GPA in management … talented right-handed pitcher who has emerged as one of the Tigers’ top relievers, making a combined 51 appearances over the past two seasons … redshirted as a true freshman in 2006 . . . product of same high school as former LSU catcher Matt Liuzza (2003-06) . . . posted a 2.76 ERA in the summer of 2008 as a reliever in the Coastal Plain League, recording three saves in 12 appearances with 16 strikeouts in 16.1 innings and a .179 opponent batting average … pitched in the summer of 2007 in the New York Collegiate Baseball League, recording a 3-1 record with a 1.14 ERA in eight appearances (four starts); also registered 35 strikeouts and 11 walks in 31.2 innings, and opponents batted just .195 against him.
An outstanding pitcher who will contend for a spot in LSU’s weekend rotation in 2009 after working mostly as a reliever in ’08 … fastball reaches 91 mph … also throws a curveball and a changeup, and can throw all three pitches for strikes … worked 26.1 innings in the Valley League last summer, recording 31 strikeouts and only four walks .. voted to the 2008 SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll. 2008 Season Pitched in 26 games (two starts) for the Tigers, recording a 4-5 mark and a 4.12 ERA in 54.2 innings with 13 walks and 52 strikeouts … second on the LSU staff with four saves, trailing only All-SEC pitcher Jared Bradford (5) … pitched very well toward the end of the season, as he was 3-0 with a 2.49 ERA in his last eight appearances, including two starts … he gave up seven earned runs on 20 hits in his last 25.1 innings with one walk and 22 strikeouts … starting pitcher in LSU’s SEC Tournament championship game win over Ole Miss (May 25); he allowed two runs on five hits in three innings with one strikeout … earned relief win at Kentucky (May 4) -- 3.1 IP, one hit, no runs, no walks, four strikeouts … also earned relief win vs. UL-Lafayette
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