Steven Milam named First-Team Freshman All-American
Game after game, LSU fans and Jay Johnson alike continued to say Steven Milam did not play like a freshman. In his first year of college baseball, Milam took the starting second base job and never relented, only getting better throughout the year.
Now, he’s been rewarded by D1baseball.com by being named to the 2024 First-Team Freshman All-American.
“I met this kid when he was in seventh grade,” Johnson said of Milam in the SEC tournament this year. There are guys that love baseball and there are guys who have it in their blood and he has it in his blood. He’s a great player, a leader, and a winner.”
The award marked the second time Milam has received First-Team Freshman All-America recognition, as he was also honored last month by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Milam enjoyed a tremendous freshman season at LSU, batting .326 (72-for-221) with 12 doubles, three triples, eight homers, 40 RBI, 51 runs and seven stolen bases.
He earned Freshman All-SEC recognition, and he was LSU’s leading hitting in its 10 postseason games, batting .386 (17-for-44) with three doubles, four homers, 11 RBI and 11 runs. Milam was named to both the SEC All-Tournament team and to the NCAA Regional All-Tournament team.
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Milam was voted to the SEC All-Tournament team after batting .476 (10-for-21) in five games with two doubles, two homers, seven RBI and six runs.
He hit .304 (7-for-23) in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional with one double, two homers, four RBI and five runs.
Milam hit two walk-off home runs within one week, as his decisive dingers lifted the Tigers to wins over South Carolina in the SEC Tournament semifinal and over Wofford in the NCAA Regional opening game.
He was named SEC Freshman of the Week on May 6 after his performances in LSU’s SEC series victory over Texas A&M, batting .444 (4-for-9) in the series with two doubles, one RBI, two runs, two walks and a .545 on-base percentage.
