The Tigers High School Named the 2007 Louisiana Baseball Coaches Association Class 4A Pitcher of the Year … had a career pitching record of 24-2 with a 1.32 ERA in 148.1 innings; recorded 177 strikeouts and 20 walks … earned first-team all-state, all-city and all-district honors as a senior … posted a 12-0 record and a 0.92 ERA with 110 strikeouts, 10 walks and eight shutouts during his senior campaign … was 8-1 on the mound with a 1.27 ERA and 51 strikeouts as a junior in 2006 when Captain Shreve won the Class 4A state title … earned all-district and all-city honors as a junior … a member of National Honor Society and an Academic All-State selection.
Personal Full name is Austin North Ross … parents are Alan and Gloria Ross … has one sister, Ramsey … nicknamed “A-Ro” by his high school coach … interests include hunting and golfing … credits Scott Garrelts -- a former MLB All-Star with the San Francisco Giants -- with teaching him how to pitch … majoring in petroleum engineering at LSU … born August 12, 1988.
Ross’ LSU Career Statistics Year
W
L
App GS CG
SHO CBO SV
IP
2008 2.58 3
ERA
1
21
0
52.1 51 18 15
2
0
1
3
H R
ER
BB SO
9
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LSU's 4-3 victory over Ole Miss (April 13) … 2-for-5 with a homer and three RBI at Tulane (April 3) … 3-for-4 at South Carolina (March 18) with one homer and one RBI.
High School
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Earned three letters as a second baseman at St. Paul's High School … enjoyed a fantastic senior season in 2006, earning Class 5A all-state honors and batting .419 with 12 homers, 37 RBI and a 1.041 slugging percentage . . . named the MVP of the Greater New Orleans area, of St. Tammany Parish and of District 4-5A . . . also a 2006 first-team all-district, all-parish and all-Metro selection . . . invited to play in the LHSAA All-Star Game in Alexandria, La. . . . 2005 first-team all-district and allparish selection … as a junior, batted .392 with nine homers and 43 RBI en route to first-team 5A all-state honors … member of a squad that won the 2004 district 5-5A championship … led the Wolves to a 5A quarterfinal appearance in 2005 after hitting .379 … coached by Mick Nunez … honor roll student in the classroom.
Personal Full name is Ryan Michael Schimpf … parents are Craig and Pam Schimpf … has one older brother, Kevin and one younger brother, Kyle … chose to attend LSU because he has been a lifelong Tiger fan and his father attended LSU … majoring in general studies at LSU … born April 11, 1988 in New Orleans, La.
Schimpf’s LSU Career Statistics
Innings: Strikeouts: Hits Allowed: Runs: Earned Runs: Walks:
Year
Avg GP GS AB
R
H
2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO SB ATT
2007 .262 42 31 107 16 28 2 2 4 11 46 .430 16 5 34 3 5 2008 .320 67 65 250 57 80 18 7 12 54 148 .592 32 11 51 16 20 TOTAL .303 109 96 357 73 108 20 9 16 65 194 .543 48 16 85 19 25
Schmipf’s LSU Career Highs
16 Ryan Schimpf Infielder 5-9, 181, L-R, Jr., 2L Covington, La. (St. Paul's HS)
At-Bats: Hits: Runs Scored: Doubles: Triples: Home Runs: RBI: Stolen Bases:
7 vs. New Orleans (5/13/08) 4 three times; last vs. UC Irvine (6/9/08) 4 vs. Mississippi State (5/10/08) 2 vs. UC Irvine (6/9/08) 1 several times; last vs. UC Irvine (6/7/08) 2 twice; last vs. UC Irvine (6/9/08) 5 vs. UC Irvine (6/9/08) 2 vs. Miss. Valley State (2/27/08)
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2008 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2008 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team 2008 SEC All-Tournament Team SEC Player of the Week (May 12, 2008)
Randy Zeigler
Talented, hard-working player who enjoyed an excellent season in 2008 as LSU’s starting second baseman … received 2008 SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition as a general studies major … rated the Baseball America No. 1 prospect for 2008 in the Valley League, a summer collegiate league in Virginia … named the MVP of the ’08 Valley League Championship Series -- batted .392 during the summer season with three doubles, 11 homers and 27 RBI in 27 games … one of the top hitters in the Central Illinois Collegiate League in the summer 2007, batting .265 (45-for-170) with 10 doubles, two triples, two homers, 26 RBI, 30 runs and six steals … participated in the ’07 CICL All-Star Game and was named the No. 7 prospect in the league by Baseball America magazine.
2008 Season Played in 67 games (65 starts at second base), batting .320 (80-for-250) with 18 doubles, seven triples, 12 homers and 54 RBI … finished No. 1 in the SEC in triples with seven … batted a sizzling .419 (18-for-43) in LSU’s 13 postseason games with seven doubles, two triples, two homers, 15 RBI and 11 runs … LSU’s leading hitter in the NCAA Super Regional versus UC Irvine, batting .615 (8-for-13) with four doubles, one triple, two homers, six RBI and three runs … 4-for-5 with two homers, two doubles and a career-best five RBI in Super Regional championship game versus UC Irvine … named to NCAA Baton Rouge Regional all-tournament team, batting .375 (3-for-8), 1 2B, 3 RBI, 5 runs … voted to the SEC All-Tournament Team -- batted .333 (4-for-12) with two 2B, one 3B, six RBI … named SEC Player of the Week May 12, as he batted.545 (6-for-11) in the Miss. State series with one double, three homers, seven RBI and seven runs scored … launched a grand slam to highlight a six-run fourth inning in win at Southern Miss (April 9) … Schimpf, serving as the Tigers' lead-off hitter, opened the bottom of the first inning with a home run in consecutive games against Stetson (March 8 and 9).
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Ross’ LSU Career Highs 7 at Southern (4/1/08) 8 at Southern (4/1/08) 6 twice; last vs. UL-Lafayette (4/29/08) 4 at Auburn (5/17/08) 3 twice; last at Auburn (5/17/08) 2 vs. Duquesne (3/1/08)
LSU
LH Pitcher/Infielder 6-0, 160, L-L, Fr., HS Elm Grove, La. (Calvary Baptist HS)
Versatile player who could make an impact this season both on the mound and in the batting order.
High School 2008 LBCA State Player of the Year in Class 2A at Calvary Baptist High in Shreveport … 2007 State Pitcher of the Year in Class 1A … helped lead Calvary to consecutive state titles in 2007 and 2008 … posted a 10-3 record on the mound in 2008 with 129 Ks; also batted .512 with 12 homers … posted a 12-2 record on the mound in 2007 with a 1.95 ERA and 152 strikeouts in 86 innings … batted .445 in 2007 with 11 homers and 77 RBI … three-time All-State and All-District selection.
Personal Full name is Randall William Zeigler … parents are Michael and Kay Zeigler … has younger twin sisters, Brook and Brandi … plans to major in business at LSU … born August 30, 1989.
2007 Season Played in 42 games (31 starts), starting 23 games in left field and eight games at DH … batted .262 (28-for-107) with two doubles, two triples, four homers, 11 RBI and 16 runs … drew game-winning, bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning of
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