Bayou Brew 5/23: Top Tigers

Good morning. Today we’re celebrating Dylan Crews and Paul Skenes for their SEC honors. To celebrate, you can check out episode 3 of The Powerhouse starring Dylan and Paul for free here on LSU Gold.

What's steeping in today's Brew?

🎥 Haleigh Bryant and Sierra Ballard hit the studio
⚾️ Yearly SEC round up
🐯 And much, much more!

Tigers Win. We had a pair of gymnastics superstars on Tigers Win to go back and reflect on The Climb and the unforgettable gymnastics season. Haleigh Bryant and Sierra Ballard joined Cody Worsham to discuss injuries, training, success, and what the future holds.

🔼 Top Tigers. LSU claimed a chunk of the 2023 SEC Baseball Awards. Dylan Crews was named SEC Player of the Year for the second year in a row and is now the only player to win the award in back-to-back seasons. Dylan leads the SEC with a .423 batting average. Paul Skenes won the SEC Pitcher of the Year award as he leads the SEC in wins, strikeouts, ERA, innings pitched, and opponent batting average.

🔼 Keep ‘Em Coming. The SEC honors didn’t stop with our players of the year. Third baseman Tommy White picked up First Team All-SEC honors, along with Dylan and Paul. Jared Jones made the All-Freshman Team and Dylan also made the SEC All-Defensive Team. That’s a pretty good round up for the Tigers!

🔼 USA, USA, USA. The Tigers are still making Team USA, Hailey Van Lith has been named to the 2023 USA 3×3 World Cup team. The four-time USA Basketball gold medalist will compete in the FIBA 3×3 World Cup May 30 - June 4 in Austria.

🔼 Running To Regionals. The LSU track and field team is sending 43 entries to NCAA East Preliminaries in Jacksonville, Florida. Both men’s and women’s track and field teams are ranked No. 7 nationally going into prelims. The Tigers will have 7 athletes in multiple events plus relays. The rounds will go over four days with alternating men’s and women’s programs and it kicks off tomorrow.

Do you know who the last LSU player was to win two SEC Pitcher of the Year awards?

Think you got it? Scroll to the bottom of this email for the answer. 

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Tuesday 5/23

🎾 Women’s Tennis at NCAA Doubles Championships

Answer: Aaron Nola

LSU is now the only school with both a two-time SEC Player of the Year and two-time SEC Pitcher of the Year.

Have a great Tuesday, y'all.