Former Alabama pitcher Luke Holman to transfer to LSU

Former Alabama pitcher Luke Holman has decided to transfer to LSU, first reported D1Baseball’s Kendall Rogers.

TRANSFER NEWS: @LSUbaseball has landed RHP Luke Holman out of the portal, @d1baseball has learned. Holman spent last season at Alabama, where he struck out 87 in 81 innings of work with 15 starts. Holman had a strong summer and has a lot of #MLBDraft helium. #LSU #GeauxTigers pic.twitter.com/PR7a4mKsL4

— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) July 27, 2023

The Sinking Spring, Penn. native visited Tennessee, Mississippi State and LSU last week.

Holman, a 6-foot-4 right-hander, was the Crimson Tide’s Friday night starter this past season. He went 7-4 with a 3.67 ERA in 81 over 15 starts and recorded 87 strikeouts.

LSU head coach Jay Johnson adds to an impressive list of pitchers to join the program for 2024 from the transfer portal. Xavier’s Justin Loer, Alabama’s Kade Woods and UCLA’s Gage Jump previous chose the Tigers this summer.