Where do LSU's pitchers rank on D1 Baseball's preseason lists?

LSU begins its season on Friday afternoon in The Box with an overhauled pitching staff that includes several arms to be excited about. Jay Johnson has talked about looking to guys like Kade Anderson and Chase Shores to lead the way, but there are even more contributors worth noting before the year gets started.

D1 Baseball released its Top 100 starting pitchers and Top 100 relievers in the week before the season begins, with each list including three LSU Tigers. Here’s who made the lists.

*Both rundowns are courtesy of LSU Baseball press releases

Three Tigers listed among the nation’s top 100 starting pitchers

Three LSU players are listed among the 2025 Top 100 Starting Pitchers in the nation by D1Baseball.com

Sophomore left-handed pitcher Kade Anderson is No. 17 on the list, junior right-hander Anthony Eyanson is No. 27 and redshirt sophomore right-hander Chase Shores is No. 46.

Anderson, a 2025 Baseball America Preseason All-American, recorded an outstanding 2024 freshman season for LSU, making 18 appearances (nine starts) and posting a 4-2 mark with a 3.99 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 38.1 innings.

The native of Madisonville, La., was especially effective in the postseason, working 2.1 scoreless innings over two NCAA Chapel Hill Regional appearances on the same day (June 2 vs. Wofford and North Carolina) with two hits, one walk and six strikeouts.

Anderson also made two appearances in the SEC Tournament, working 1.2 scoreless innings with one hit, one walk and three strikeouts.

Eyanson, who transferred to LSU last summer from UC San Diego, was an All-Big West Second-Team selection in 2024, posting a 6-2 mark and a 3.07 ERA in 82.0 innings over 14 appearances (nine starts) with 85 strikeouts and a .190 opponent batting average.

Eyanson, a member of the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team, was twice named the Big West Pitcher of the Week in 2024. The product of Lakewood, Calif., is ranked No. 4 on the Baseball America list of the Top 100 College Transfers for the 2025 season, and he received 2025 Preseason All-America recognition from the NCBWA.

Shores, a product of Midland, Texas, returns to the mound for LSU in 2025 after missing last season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. He appeared in seven games (four starts) during the Tigers’ 2023 National Championship season before being sidelined by an elbow injury on March 31.

Shores posted an 0-1 mark and a 0.96 ERA in 2023 with nine walks and 15 strikeouts in 18.1 innings, limiting opponents to a .231 cumulative batting average.

Classified as a junior academically, Shores was ranked No. 20 on the Perfect Game Baseball Top 100 Juniors list for the 2025 season, and he received 2025 Baseball America Preseason All-America recognition.

Three LSU pitchers listed among nation’s top 100 relievers

Three LSU players are listed among the 2025 Top 100 Relievers in the nation by D1Baseball.com

Junior right-handed pitcher Gavin Guidry is No. 10 on the list, freshman right-hander William Schmidt is No. 13 and freshman right-hander Casan Evans is No. 91. Schmidt and Evans are two of the four true freshmen on the Top 100 list.

Guidry, a 2025 Preseason All-America and All-SEC selection, made 22 relief appearances last season for the Tigers, posting a 2-0 mark, a 2.59 ERA and three saves in 24.1 innings with 18 walks and 36 strikeouts.

The native of Lake Charles, La., pitched a combined 4.2 innings in LSU’s SEC and NCAA postseason games, allowing just one unearned run on three hits with six strikeouts and one save.

He developed into one of LSU’s top arms out of the bullpen as a true freshman in 2023, making 23 appearances (one start) and posting a 3-0 record with a 3.77 ERA and three saves in 28.2 innings. He recorded 42 strikeouts and 12 walks, and he limited opponents to a .209 cumulative batting average.

Schmidt, a Baton Rouge native who pitched at Catholic High School, was rated as the No. 16 overall 2024 draft prospect by MLB.com. He posted elite numbers as a senior at Catholic High, including a 9-0 record, a 0.44 ERA and 102 strikeouts in 63.2 innings while leading CHS to the state title.

Schmidt was ranked No. 4 among the 2025 Perfect Game Top 75 College Freshmen.

Evans, a product of St. Pius X High School in Houston, Texas, was ranked as the No. 9 best high school player in Texas by Perfect Game. He was listed among the Top 100 Prospects for the 2024 MLB Draft by Baseball America.

Evans was rated No. 26 among the 2025 Perfect Game Top 75 College Freshmen.