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Thatcher Hurd, Jared Jones Honored by SEC
Hurd is co-pitcher of the week, Jones is co-freshman of the week
After a dominant weekend against Samford that saw the Tigers run-rule the Bulldogs in all three contests, Thatcher Hurd and Bear Jones’s efforts were rewarded by the SEC.
Hurd shared SEC pitcher of the week honors with Arkansas’s Will McEntire. Hurd went 2-0 last week pitching a total of 11 scoreless innings; Hurd struck out 18 and held batters to a .111 average. For the season Hurd has a 2.04 ERA with 25 strikeouts in 17.2 innings.
Well, well, well @ThatcherHurd @SEC Pitcher of the Week pic.twitter.com/ENDOu6onLj
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) March 13, 2023
Bear Jones also had a big week last week. Jones homered in four consecutive plate appearances between Friday’s and Saturday’s games. Jones shared the honor with Georgia’s Charlie Condon.
First homer
yeah so that’s DEFINITELY a home run@bearjones_3 | SECN+ pic.twitter.com/wV2WXSidQ0
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) March 11, 2023
Second and my personal favorite
Y’all let us know when this lands @bearjones_3 | SECN+ pic.twitter.com/9HPhdzmk9p
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) March 11, 2023
Third
BEAR BOMB @bearjones_3 | SECN+ pic.twitter.com/pnh2wj6u6J
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) March 12, 2023
Fourth
Jared “Bear” Jones. You’re gonna want to remember that one.@bearjones_3 | SECN+ pic.twitter.com/mJcHKsCHH5
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) March 12, 2023
Jones is hitting .356 and currently leads LSU with six homers. He’s also second on the team in RBIs with 21.
LSU’s steamrolling the competition right now. The Tigers are 15-1 overall and have run-ruled teams in six of their last seven games. They’ll host New Orleans tomorrow night at The Box and then we’ll see just how good the Tigers really are this weekend with SEC play beginning. LSU will head to College Station on Friday to take on Texas A&M.
