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LSU's Jared Jones ranked as No. 1 first baseman by D1 Baseball

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First baseman Jared Jones as the LSU Tigers take on the Tennessee Volunteers at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. Thursday, March 30, 2023. Lsu Vs Tenn Baseball 8006

BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU junior Jared Jones is ranked No. 1 on the D1Baseball.com list of the Top 50 First Basemen in the nation.

Jones, a native of Marietta, Ga., who last week was named a First-Team Preseason All-American by D1 Baseball, hit .301 (69-for-229) for LSU last season with 14 doubles, two triples, 28 homers, 59 RBI and 56 runs.

His 28 home runs marked the fourth-most in LSU history and the most by a Tiger since first baseman Matt Clark also hit 28 in 2008.

Jones, a 2023 Freshman All-American, finished the 2024 season No. 2 in the SEC in walks (59), No. 5 in home runs, No. 5 in slugging percentage (.747) and No. 9 in total bases (171).

He was named to the 2024 NCAA Chapel Hill Regional All-Tournament team after hitting a team-best .538 (7-for-13) with two homers, four RBI, five runs, nine walks and a .739 on-base percentage.

Jones was rated in December by D1 Baseball as the No. 39 Top College Prospect for the 2025 MLB Draft.

LSU, ranked No. 2 by Baseball America and No. 3 by D1 Baseball in preseason polls, opens the season at 2 p.m. CT on Friday, February 14, when the Tigers play host to Purdue Fort Wayne in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.

*LSU press release

LSU head coach Jay Johnson on Jared Jones heading into the season

“Kris Bryant hit 31 home runs in 2013 and that’s the most of any player I’ve coached, last year Jared hit 28,” Johnson said. “It could be anything. Maybe people thought he was going to go into the draft last year and they just missed. It could be that we had some generational superstars who have gotten recognition in front of him and that’s why it’s quiet, I don’t know. I’m just really happy the Cleveland Guardians didn’t want to draft him and he’s here.”

“He really improved last year and you have to pay close attention because his freshman year was very successful. National champion, hit over .300, hit 14 homers, but there were so many good players on that team,” Johnson said. “Last year, we won a lot of games because of him and if you look at the games down the stretch and the back half of league play, all our opponents know who he is, I know that.

“I’ve really enjoyed getting to coach him and see the different phases he’s gone through mentally and physically and skill-wise. He’s a very underrated first baseman. He’s done a really good job there too. I’m just glad he’s on my team and that’s good enough for me.”

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