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Player Profiles
Deichmann’s LSU Career Highs At-Bats: 6 twice; most recently vs. Florida (5/25/16) Hits: 3 three times; most recently vs. Rice (6/7/16) Runs Scored: 3 at Missouri (4/17/16) Doubles: 2 vs. Vanderbilt (4/7/16) Triples: 1 three times; most recently at Tennessee (5/15/16) Home Runs: 1 several times; most recently vs. Coastal Carolina (6/11/16) RBI: 4 twice; most recently vs. Rice (6/5/16)
here, and, of course, LSU is the best program in the country with the best fan base” … majoring in sport administration at LSU … born September 9, 1996 in Lafayette, La. Duplantis’ LSU Career Statistics Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2016 .327 66 66 272 45 89 9 5 2 39 114 .419 33 2 25 2 .404 0 4 13 20 148 9 2 .987
Duplantis’ LSU Career Highs At-Bats: 7 vs. Florida (5/25/16) Hits: 4 twice; most recently vs. Florida (5/20/16) Runs Scored: 3 twice; most recently vs. Grambling State (4/13/16) Doubles: 2 twice; most recently vs. Coastal Carolina (6/12/16) Triples: 1 five times; most recently vs. Northwestern State (5/17/16) Home Runs: 1 twice; most recently at Tennessee (5/15/16) RBI: 5 vs. Mississippi State (4/22/16)
Greg Deichmann competed in the College Home Run Derby last summer in Omaha.
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Antoine Duplantis Outfielder 5-11, 179, L-L, So., 1L Lafayette, La. (Lafayette HS) 2016 Freshman All-American (Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game) 2016 Freshman All-SEC SEC Freshman of the Week (May 23, 2016) 2016 First-Team All-Louisiana Exceptional player who had a superb true freshman season at LSU as the Tigers’ starting rightfielder … projected to be LSU’s starting centerfielder in 2017 … has a sweet swing to hit the ball with authority and is a speedy playmaking outfielder … comes from a storied family lineage of track athletes - his father, Greg, mother, Helena, and older brother, Andreas, all enjoyed distinguished careers as part of the LSU Track and Field program. 2016 Season Started all 66 of LSU’s games in right field, batting .327 (89-for-272) with nine doubles, five triples, two homers, 39 RBI, 45 runs and 13 stolen bases … finished No. 2 in the SEC in base hits with 89, trailing only SEC Player of the Year Boomer White of Texas A&M, who had 100 … Duplantis also finished No. 5 in the league in triples (5) … posted a 14-game hit streak that ended on April 24 vs. Miss. State; also had a 19-game streak to start the season … batted .400 (8-for-20) in the SEC Tournament with one double, one RBI and one run scored … named SEC Freshman of the Week on May 23 after batting .455 (5-for-11) in the Tigers’ series victory over top-ranked Florida (May 19-21) with one RBI, one run, three walks and a .571 on-base percentage … … 3-for-5 with a triple, one RBI and two runs in win over Northwestern State (May 17) … unloaded a three-run dinger in the eighth inning at Tennessee (May 15), increasing LSU’s lead from 7-6 to 10-6 in an eventual 10-7 LSU victory; Duplantis was 2-for-5 in the game with four RBI … launched his first career home run on April 22 versus Mississippi State, a grand slam in the seventh inning that reduced a 9-4 deficit to 9-8 … finished with a career-best five RBI in the April 22 Miss. State contest … hit .500 (6-for-12) in the Vanderbilt series (April 7-9) with three RBI, five runs, two steals and a .571 on-base percentage … posted a 19-game hitting streak to start the season; the streak was the third-longest by an LSU freshman over the past 20 seasons (SS Alex Bregman - 23 games in 2013; OF Blake Dean - 20 games in 2007) … Duplantis hit .397 during the 19-game streak with six doubles, two triples, 10 RBI, 14 runs and seven steals in seven attempts … led LSU to a series victory over Sacramento State (Feb. 26-28), batting .545 (6-for-11) with two doubles, two RBI and three runs scored … he also walked once and did not strike out in 11 at-bats in the series … 4-for-5 in Feb. 27 game vs. Sacramento State with two doubles, one RBI and one run Prior to LSU Earned first-team All-State, All-Acadiana and All-District honors during his high school career at Lafayette High … batted .453 in 2015 with 11 doubles, five triples, six homers, 51 runs, 30 RBI, 27 steals, a .559 on-base percentage and 22 extra-base hits … struck out only five times in 145 plate appearances Personal Full name is Antoine Gregory Duplantis … parents are Greg and Helena Duplantis … both parents were student-athletes at LSU - mother Helena Duplantis, a native of Sweden, competed in the heptathlon and played volleyball; father Greg Duplantis was an All-SEC and All-American pole vaulter for the Tigers, competing from 1982-86; brother Andreas Duplantis competed as a pole vaulter for LSU from 2012-15 … also has a younger brother, Armand, and a younger sister, Johanna … on joining the LSU program – “My family all went to school
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2017 BASEBALL OFFICIAL YEARBOOK
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Blair Frederick LH Pitcher 6-0, 193, L-L, Fr., HS New Orleans, La. (Brother Martin HS) Very athletic pitcher that developed into the top high school left-handed pitcher in the state of Louisiana … usually pitches in the low 90s and has flashed 94 mph on multiple occasions … best pitch is his plus slider that is a true swing-and-miss pitch. Prior to LSU A 2016 and 2015 all-state selection at Brother Martin High School in New Orleans … posted a 7-3 mark in 2016 with 96 strikeouts in 62.2 innings while also batting .370 … voted the 2016 New Orleans Archdiocese MVP … registered a 6-3 mark in 2015 with 75 strikeouts in 54 innings and led Brother Martin High to its first state semifinal game in 15 years. Personal Full name is Blair St. Charles Frederick … parents are Rivers and Linda Frederick … father is a supply chain manager, mother is the director of student support services at Southern University-New Orleans … majoring in business administration at LSU … born November 29, 1997, in New Orleans.
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Cole Freeman Infielder 5-9, 174, R-R, Sr., 1L Mandeville, La. (Lakeshore HS/Delgado CC) 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2016 SEC All-Defensive Team 2016 Second-Team All-Louisiana MLB Draft: 18th Round in 2016 (Los Angeles Dodgers) Superb player who returns for his second season as LSU’s starting second baseman … displays an all-out hustling style of play, great infield defense, outstanding speed on the base paths, and excellent hitting ability … the prototypical “table-setter” on offense that can put a lot of pressure on the other team with his bunting and base-stealing ability … also has the skill to make extraordinary plays on defense … will have the honor of wearing jersey No. 8 for the Tigers this season, a jersey that is given each season to a player who exemplifies the spirit of the LSU program … the tradition began with outfielder Mikie Mahtook (2009-11) and has continued with first baseman Mason Katz (2012-13), shortstop