LSU - A Great School

By Freddie Brister

The LSU baseball team is known to represent the Louisiana State University. They are known to play for the NCCA Division I college baseball league since 1893. They are part of the West Division of the Southeastern Conference as well.

Paul Mainieri currently coaches the team and has been the coach for LSU for three straight years. LSU is known for the colors purple and gold.

During their home games, LSU's favorite arena is the Alex Box Stadium. All of the team's home games are held in this stadium, which is one of the largest in the state of Louisiana and can accommodate up to 9,200 viewers.

There have been a large number of players that have made it to major league through LSU. One of the most famous names includes Ryan Theriot. Ryan was born on December 7th 1979. His first debut match was for the Chicago Cubs. He was drafted for the Cubs on September 13th, 2005 where he played his first game.

Aside from this, LSU has produced remarkable players that have been drafted to ply for major league baseball teams. This is enough proof that LSU is really a force to reckon with in the baseball playing field.

Ryan Theriot, born on December 7th 1979 is currently playing as a short stop and wears shirt number two for the Chicago Cubs. He was drafted for the team on September 13th 2005. He continues to amaze fans up to this time. With quite remarkable statistics, he is expected to perform and do well this season. Theriot currently holds a record of 153 home runs and has a batting average of 0.288 with 14 home runs.

In total he has 111 home runs and has a total of 427 runs in which he has batted in. His on base percentage is 0.377 and has a slugging percentage of 0.498. He is known to wear the number 11 for the Rockies playing as a right fielder. During his career, he has already received over a number of prestigious awards, with hope for more in the future.

Mike Fontenot was born on June 9th, 1980. He played his debut for the Chicago Cubs on April 13th, 2005. Even though he has had a quiet career, his statistics are quite impressive. His batting average at the current moment in time is 0.266 with 21 home runs.

Although Fontenot's major league career is quite uneventful, his statistics are promising and he is a player to watch out for. He has a batting average of 0.266 and 21 home runs. He also has a total of 11 runs in which he batted in. In due time, Fontenot may be the next major league hit. - 31493

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