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UC San Diego transfer pitcher Anthony Eyanson visiting LSU, per report

Wade-Peeryby:Wade Peery•07/06/24
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It might be the offseason in college baseball but the transfer portal never sleeps. And on Saturday evening, the LSU Tigers were courting one of the nation’s top transfer prospects. UC San Diego pitcher Anthony Eyanson is visiting LSU today, according to Koki Riley of The Daily Advertiser. Eyanson also posted an image of the Tigers’ weight room on his Instagram page.

He posted a 3.07 ERA in 82 innings this past year. Eyanson also struck out 85 batters and had 24 walks for UC Davis. After wrapping up his sophomore year, he was named to the USA Collegiate National Team this summer. His 3.07 ERA ranked 7th in the Big West. Eyanson led the Tritons in innings pitched and strikeouts this year, despite only taking over as their Friday starter midway through the 2024 campaign.

He tallied a season-high eight strikeouts on three different occasions. The California native also pitched the second complete game of the Division I era in a 4-1 victory over Cal Poly. As a freshman in 2023, he appeared in eight games, making seven starts, finishing with a 2-1 record and 4.34 ERA. Eyanson finished with 34 strikeouts and eight walks in just 29 innings of work. He fired a season-high of nine strikeouts against Long Beach State, pitching 6.1 innings and allowing just one hit and no runs.

If Eyanson joins the Tigers, he’ll join slugger Dalton Beck and others in their 2024 transfer class. Beck recently committed to LSU from Incarnate Word, hitting .377 with 18 home runs and 67 RBIs. In his first year with UIW, Beck was named the Southland Conference Player of the Year.

LSU had a good season in 2024, finishing with a 43-23 overall record and a 13-17 record in conference. They went 3-2 overall in the NCAA Regionals in Chapel Hill, before eventually falling to the UNC Tar Heels in their final game, 4-3 (10 innings). North Carolina second baseman Alex Madera lined the go-ahead single in the top of the 10th inning to give the ‘Heels the win.

Following the loss, LSU head coach Jay Johnson was still proud of his team.

“We held the national championship trophy last year,” said the Tigers head coach. “I’m equally proud of my team and our program today as I was that day. Where we were in the middle of SEC play to right now epitomizes the character of this team. It is one of the most gratifying coaching years of my entire life. I love these guys. The achievement, the accomplishment – that’s obviously what we’re here to do. I have a broken heart just simply because I wanted to go to practice on Wednesday.”