Bayou Brew 6/28: Baker's Dozen

Today, Tigers finish 13th in the Directors' Cup, All-Americans, and more.

Good Morning! LSU football is on the grind this summer. Go inside their workouts and learn their summer mantra:

What else is Brewin’ today?

🏆 Tigers top-20 Directors’ Cup finish
⚾️ All-Americans on the mound
🐯 And much, much more!

The Powerhouse. The 2024 LSU baseball season came to a close in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional, but the Tigers’ special run to earn their postseason bid was possible due to their undying fight displayed down the stretch. Despite the tough road put in front of them, Coach Jay Johnson’s staff and players made it to the regional championship against North Carolina. Johnson - with Omaha set in his sights for the 2025 season already - prepares to forge another CWS-caliber roster.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼  Baker’s Dozen. LSU came in at No. 13 in the final ranking of the 2023-24 Learfield Directors’ Cup! The Directors’ Cup ranks the overall success of college athletic programs with points for finishes in NCAA Championships. This year, LSU gymnastics brought home LSU’s 52nd national championship. The trophy joined top-five finishes from beach volleyball, women’s basketball, and women’s golf.

🔼 Mound Masters. Two LSU pitchers were named D1Baseball All-Americans! Luke Holman and Griffin Herring both earned Second-Team All-America honors. The pair were two leaders of the 2024 LSU pitching staff that finished with the most strikeouts in the nation. Both of them were Second-Team All-SEC selections.

🔼  We’re In The Game. There’s been a lot of talk about the EA Sports College Football 25 game this week, but how could we not talk about it? We’ve waited 11 years! Plus, we’re in the game. The LSU offense ranks sixth with an 89 overall rating in the video game. The Tiger defense received an 84 rating to put them at No. 18.

🔼 Best In The Boot. For the fifth-straight year, Ingrid Lindblad was named the Louisiana Women’s Golfer of the Year! Women’s golf head coach Garrett Runion was named LSWA Coach of the Year. Ingrid, Latanna Stone, Carla Tejedo, and Aine Donegan were named to the All-Louisiana team. Ingrid turned pro and finished tied for second in her third start on the Epson Tour.

Connor Gaunt was named Louisiana Men’s Golfer of the Year. Jay Mendell and Drew Doyle joined him on the All-Louisiana First Team.

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

LSU baseball finished No. 2 in the country in shutouts.

How many shutouts did the Tigers produce?

Think you know it? Scroll to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF — 65 DAYS
🐯 LSU vs. USC
📅 September 1, 2024 @ 6:30 p.m.
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🏟️ Allegiant Stadium — Las Vegas, Nevada

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Seven

🐯 Have a great weekend, y'all!