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RHP Chase Shores - LSU
Prospects
Live Ranking: #41
Chase
Shores was one of the most highly-touted prospects to reach campus in 2023, and
he looked the part early as a freshman in Baton Rouge. The 6’8” righty appeared
in just seven games for the Tigers during their National Championship season
before being injured and required Tommy John surgery, impressing with a 1.96
ERA with 15 strikeouts in 18.1 innings pitched. Shores missed all of 2024 and
hasn’t thrown in a live game since his injury, but he features all of the tools
and physical attributes to become a star at the next level. His fastball
routinely hit triple digits and even reached 102 MPH at times. As a freshman,
he had some command issues with his pitches but had the least problems with the
fastball. The Texas native employs a high 80s changeup and a low 80s breaking
ball, but neither were particularly sharp during his freshman campaign. If he
gets the chance to start and has a healthy 2025, Chase Shores could rocket up
the rankings and into the first round with improved command and secondary
pitches.
https://lsusports.net/sports/bsb/roster/player/chase-shores/
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2024
Season
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Received a medical redshirt for the 2024 season after undergoing Tommy John
surgery in April 2023 … will return to the mound for the 2025 season at LSU
2023
Season
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Appeared in seven games (four starts) as a weekend starter and primary reliever
before being sidelined by an elbow injury on March 31 … underwent Tommy John
surgery in April and projects to return to the mound by the 2025 season
• Posted
an 0-1 mark and a 0.96 ERA in 2023 with nine walks and 15 strikeouts in 18.1
innings … limited opponents to a .231 cumulative batting average
• Fired
2.0 shutout innings vs. Tennessee (March 31), allowing two hits with no walks
and two strikeouts
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Effective relief outing vs. Arkansas (March 24), limiting the Razorbacks to one
run on one hit with one walk and three strikeouts
• Made
SEC debut in relief role at Texas A&M (March 19), working 3.0 innings and
allowing two runs on two hits with two walks and two strikeouts
• Pitched
a season-high 3.2 innings vs. Central Connecticut State (March 5), allowing no
runs on three hits with two walks and four strikeouts
• Named
to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll as a sport administration major
LSU
right-handed pitcher Chase Shores underwent Tommy John surgery during his true
freshman campaign in 2023 after suffering the injury prior to the Tigers'
National Championship run.
Shores
was viewed as one of the top freshman pitchers in college baseball after
handling business throughout his first season in Baton Rouge.
The No. 1
prospect out of Texas made four starts for LSU in 2023 where he pieced together
a 1.96 ERA in 18.1 innings pitched.
In the
midst of a breakout season, Shores then suffered a torn UCL in his throwing arm
against Tennessee in March of 2023.
The
6-foot-8, 245-pound monster was on track to suit up for the Tigers in the Super
Regionals in 2024 if needed, according to head coach Jay Johnson.
"It’s
hard to talk about right now, because it brings back some of the pain of the
Regional,” Johnson said during an appearance on Mik’d Up w/ Mikie Mahtook. “But
had we beaten and held on to that lead in the ninth inning, he would have been
on the roster for [Super Regionals].
“It’s one
of those things like everything happens for a reason. You know, you hear that
all the time. Maybe that wasn’t supposed to happen or meant to be, but he has
crushed it with his rehab, his throwing. He looks like a physical specimen
right now. He’s already 6-foot-8 or whatever, but I mean, big arms, big body,
in the weight room every single day. He’s on track.”
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