LSU outfielder Daniel Cabrera named SEC Freshman of the Week

BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU freshman outfielder Daniel Cabrera was named SEC Baseball Freshman of the Week Monday by the league office.

Cabrera, a product of Baton Rouge, enjoyed an incredible week in leading LSU to three wins in four games, including an SEC series victory over Alabama.

He hit .769 (10-for-13) in four games with two doubles, one triple, two homers and 10 RBI.

In the Tigers’ series victory over Alabama, he hit .700 (7-for-10) with two doubles, one triple, one homer and six RBI. Cabrera was 2-for-2 at the plate in Sunday’s series-clinching win over the Tide with a two-run homer, one double, one walk and four RBI.

Through LSU’s last seven games, Cabrera is hitting .667 (14-for-21) with two doubles, one triple, two homers and 13 RBI. He has raised his cumulative average to .333, and he leads LSU in RBI with 44 on the year.

LSU Baseball Report – May 14, 2018

Overall Record:  31-21  (14-13 in SEC)   

Last Week’s Results (3-1)

May 9 (Wed.) – McNEESE STATE (W, 13-3 – 7 innings)
May 11 (Fri.) – ALABAMA (W, 7-5)
May 12 (Sat.) – ALABAMA (L, 1-6)
May 13 (Sun.) –  ALABAMA (W, 7-3)

This Week’s Schedule

May 15 (Tue.) – NORTHWESTERN STATE, 6:30 p.m. (SEC Network +)
May 17 (Thu.) – at Auburn, 6 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
May 18 (Fri.) – at Auburn, 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
May 19 (Sat.) –  at Auburn, 1 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)

Notes on the Tigers

LSU is 14-13 in the SEC, and the Tigers are three games out of first place in the Western Division behind Arkansas (17-10) with one week remaining in the regular season … the Tigers have clinched a berth in the SEC Tournament for the seventh consecutive season … LSU, which has won five of its last six games, appears in this week’s Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll at No. 28 … with its series victory over Alabama last weekend, LSU won all five of its SEC home series in a single season for the first time since 2003 … all four LSU players that were honored during Sunday’s Senior Day ceremony received their college degrees last week – outfielder Beau Jordan (business), infielder Bryce Jordan (marketing), catcher Nick Coomes (business) and first baseman/pitcher Austin Bain (sports administration) … freshman outfielder/designated hitter Daniel Cabrera enjoyed an incredible week in leading LSU to three wins in four games, including an SEC series victory over Alabama … Cabrera hit .769 (10-for-13) in four games with two doubles, one triple, two homers and 10 RBI … in the Tigers’ series victory over Alabama, he hit .700 (7-for-10) with two doubles, one triple, one homer and six RBI … Cabrera was 2-for-2 at the plate in Sunday’s series-clinching win over the Tide with a two-run homer, one double, one walk and four RBI … for the entire week, he posted a 1.538 slugging  percentage and an .813 on-base percentage … in the Tigers’ last seven games, Cabrera is hitting .667 (14-for-21) with two doubles, one triple, two homers and 13 RBI … he has raised his cumulative average to .333 and he leads LSU in RBI with 44 … sophomore left-hander Nick Bush defeated Alabama on Sunday, pitching a career-high six innings to earn his first victory of the season in his third start of 2018 … Bush, who has worked primarily as reliever this season, was thrust into the starting role on Sunday when scheduled starter AJ Labas was unable to pitch due to arm soreness … Bush limited Alabama to one earned run on six hits in six innings with one walk and two strikeouts, firing 87 pitches in the outing … sophomore third baseman Jake Slaughter batted .462 (6-for-13) in four games last week with one double, one RBI and five runs … senior leftfielder Beau Jordan batted .438 (7-for-16) last week with one double, one homer, seven RBI and three runs … freshman right-hander Devin Fontenot made two appearances in the Alabama series, allowing one run in four total innings with no walks and four strikeouts … junior right-hander Cam Sanders recorded seven strikeouts in 4.2 relief innings against Alabama on Saturday, limiting the Crimson Tide to one run on two hits.