Former Indiana State pitcher Luke Hayden commits to LSU

Former Indiana State pitcher Luke Hayden committed to LSU, according to an announcement on his Twitter profile.

Hayden started his career at Indiana before transferring in state. Now, he’ll head to the SEC in 2025, joining a loaded roster with the Tigers.

Last season, Hayden went 7-2 and had a 3.81 ERA. He registered 78 innings pitched, gave up 73 hits, 40 runs, 33 earned runs, 47 walks and 91 strikeouts.

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Geaux Tigers 🐅 @LSUbaseball pic.twitter.com/cJYIwP6iNy

— Luke Hayden (@luke_hayden_1) June 15, 2024

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Hayden joins the 2023 national champions at LSU. The Tigers made quite the run to the NCAA tournament this year after it looked like they’d be left home.

Head coach Jay Johnson reflected on the season.

“We held the trophy last year and I’m equally proud of my team and our program today as I was that day,” Johnson said. “Where we were in the middle of SEC play to right now is one of the most gratifying coaching years of my entire life. To come out of that the way we came out of that, nobody does that, and to take these guys [to the end].

“I love these guys. The achievement is what we’re here to do, but that means nothing to me. Right now I have a broken heart because I wanted to go to practice on Wednesday. This is special what this man [Will Helmers] did tonight. Last year he wasn’t even on the roster last year in Omaha. He’s probably the best example of what we want to be about, what being a man is about, and I’m certainly proud of him and this team.”