BATON ROUGE, Louisiana: With nine players ranked among Baseball America magazine’s Top 100 College Transfers for the 2025 season, LSU tops the country in this regard. Three LSU athletes are ranked in the Top 10, and six Tigers are ranked in the Top 25 of the Top 100 list, which was unveiled on Thursday.
Senior utility player Luis Hernandez (No. 32), junior outfielder/left-hand pitcher Dalton Beck (No. 34), junior outfielder/left-hand pitcher Anthony Eyanson (No. 4), sophomore right-handed pitcher Deven Sheerin (No. 8), junior right-handed pitcher Jacob Mayers (No. 17), junior right-handed pitcher Chandler Dorsey (No. 22), junior right-hand pitcher Zac Cowan (No. 23), and junior outfielder Chris Stanfield (No. 79) are among the players on the list. Baseball America summarises LSU’s transfer class as follows: Head coach Jay Johnson and his staff have again assembled a strong group of transfers. Daniel Dickinson, with his intriguing skill set, will hit in the top third of the order, while Anthony Eyanson, a former UC San Diego right-hander, will compete for the role of Friday night starter.
Apart from Eyanson, two other right-handers with significant talent are Jacob Mayers and Deven Sheerin. Zac Cowan, a right-hander, is LSU’s transfer class’s X-factor. Cowan, an accomplished strikeout and innings eater, arrives in Baton Rouge with a low heartbeat and a successful history. LSU will be vying for a national championship thanks to its most recent portal haul, which includes an upgraded pitching staff and more firepower in the offence. Dickinson, who transferred from Utah Valley to LSU this summer, finished his two seasons at UVU with a.369 career batting average, 27 home runs, 95 RBI, and a.457 on-base percentage.
In 2024, Dickinson batted.363 (90-for-248) with 14 doubles, 2 triples, 18 home runs, 53 RBI, and 32 stolen bases, earning him a spot on the First Team All-WAC. Eyanson, who transferred from UC San Diego to LSU this summer, was chosen for the 2024 All-Big West Second-Team after recording a 6-2 record, a 3.07 ERA, 85 strikeouts, and a.190 opponent batting average in 82.0 innings across 14 appearances (nine starts). In 2024, Eyanson—who plays for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team—was recognised twice as the Big West Pitcher of the Week.
Sheerin transferred to LSU this summer from Mount St. Mary’s, where he recorded in his freshman season 109 strikeouts and 32 walks across 70.0 innings.
He was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year and received first-team All-MAAC recognition, leading the league in strikeouts. Sheerin was also voted a Second-Team Freshman All-American by Perfect Game.
Mayers, who transferred to LSU this summer from Nicholls, led the Southland Conference in 2024 with 106 strikeouts and a .165 opponent batting average. The native of Gonzales, La., was 5-1 on the season with a 4.58 ERA in 70.2 innings, and he finished third in the nation in hits allowed per nine innings (4.97).
Mayers, a 2024 Second-Team ABCA All-South Region selection, fanned a season-high 12 batters against New Orleans in 6.1 innings, and he posted 10 strikeouts against both Southeastern Louisiana and Lamar.
Dorsey transferred to LSU this summer from South Florida, where he led the pitching staff with 26 relief appearances as the team’s primary closer. He was 2-1 on the year with eight saves, a 3.60 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 30.0 innings, limiting opposing batters to a .180 average
Dorsey enjoyed a dominant three-game stint this summer in the Cape Cod League for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks, as he did not allow a run and struck out 13 in 8.1 innings.
Cowan transferred to LSU this summer from Wofford, where he excelled in 2024 with a 10-2 record, 3.35 ERA and 124 strikeouts to only 29 walks across 110.0 innings.
A first-team All-Southern Conference selection, Cowan helped lead Wofford to the 2024 SoCon Tournament championship and the Terriers’ first-ever win in an NCAA Regional game.
Hernandez, who transferred to LSU this summer from Indiana State, was a 2024 First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection, batting .359 (89-for-248) with 14 doubles, 23 homers and 76 RBI.
Hernandez, an Indiana State first baseman, catcher, and designated hitter, was chosen for the Missouri Valley Conference All-Defensive Team and the 2024 ABCA All-Midwest Region team. This summer, Beck moved from Incarnate Word to LSU. There, he hit.377 with 20 doubles, 18 home runs, and 67 RBI in 57 games, earning him the title of 2024 Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year. In addition to setting the Incarnate Word season records for the most RBI, doubles, hits, home runs, intentional walks, at-bats, and total bases, Beck led the SLC in slugging percentage (.733), hits (89), and home runs.
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