Profiles of New Baseball Players for the 2018 Season

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Bill FranquesCommunications Sr. Associate



BATON ROUGE, La. -- Coach Paul Mainieri on Wednesday released the 2018 LSU baseball roster, including the Tigers' 18-man class of new players. Following are profiles of the members of the signing class:

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Brandt Broussard, INF    
5-10, 160, R-R, Jr., JC      
Baton Rouge, La. (University HS/Delgado CC)
 
Son of Burke Broussard, the starting second baseman for LSU’s first College World Series team in 1986
Batted .429 with two home runs, 16 doubles, three triples and 15 stolen bases with a .531 on-base percentage last season at Delgado … committed only six errors during the year
Named the National Junior College Athletic Association Player of the Week during the 2017 season, when batted .567 in one week with 17 hits
Batted .404 with a .991 fielding percentage senior year of high school at University High
A two-time all-district and all-metro selection in high school 
Paul Mainieri on Brandt Broussard:
“Brandt is the son of former LSU baseball player and former University High baseball coach Burke Broussard. Brandt grew up around LSU baseball and now gets to fulfill his dream of wearing the purple and gold himself. Brandt attended Delgado Community College and played for Coach Joe Scheuermann where he excelled this past year, hitting over .400 and playing great defense. The last second baseman we recruited from Delgado (Cole Freeman) worked out pretty well for the Tigers, and I am expecting Brandt to have the same kind of impact on our program. Brandt knows the game inside and out. He will challenge for a starting infield position at second or third base.”
 
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Daniel Cabrera, OF/LHP 
6-1, 185, L-L, Fr., HS        
Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist HS)
 
Selected in the 26th round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres
Rated the No. 82 prospect in the MLB Draft by Baseball America and named the top player in Louisiana by Max Preps
Playing this summer in the Cal Ripken League – ...

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