LSU lands three on D1 Baseball's Top 50 Transfer Pitcher list

BATON ROUGE, La. – Three LSU players are listed among the Top 50 Transfer Pitchers for the 2026 season by D1Baseball.com.

The list includes LSU junior right-hander Cooper Moore (No. 6), sophomore left-hander Danny Lachenmayer (No. 21) and junior left-hander Santiago Garcia (No. 48).

Moore, a product of Bixby, Okla., made 44 career appearances (14 starts) in two seasons (2024-25) at Kansas, recording a 3.98 ERA in 122.0 innings with 32 walks and 116 strikeouts.

He was voted 2025 Second-Team All-Big 12, as he posted a 7-3 mark (14 starts) with a 3.96 ERA in 88.2 innings, recording 19 walks and 85 strikeouts.

Lachenmayer, a native of Eagan, Minn., earned 2025 First-Team All-Summit League honors at North Dakota State, recording nine saves and a 2.37 ERA in 38.0 innings (24 relief appearances) with 18 walks and 56 strikeouts.

He logged a season-high seven strikeouts, including four over the final two innings, to help North Dakota State win the 2025 Summit League Tournament championship game over Oral Roberts.

Garcia, a product of Las Cruces, N.M., made 22 relief appearances in 2025 at Oregon, posting a 3-0 mark and a 4.18 ERA in 28.0 innings with four saves, 18 walks and 38 strikeouts.

He pitched the 2024 season at Central Arizona Community College, recording a 1-1 mark and 3.04 ERA in 23.2 innings with 38 strikeouts. Garcia was a high school teammate of LSU shortstop Steven Milam at Centennial High in Las Cruces.

Preparation for the 2026 season is ongoing, as the Tigers are engaged in conditioning drills and individual workouts. The reigning National Champions begin their six-week, full-squad fall practice period on Thursday, October 9.

The 2026 season opens on Friday, February 13, when LSU plays host to Milwaukee in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.

LSU’s 2026 Schedule

The Tigers’ 2026 non-conference schedule is highlighted by a trip to Jacksonville, Fla., where LSU will participate on February 20-22 in the Live Like Lou Jax College Baseball Classic. The Tigers will take on Indiana, Notre Dame and UCF at VyStar Ballpark, home of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, the Miami Marlins’ Triple-A affiliate.

The 30-game Southeastern Conference slate begins with a weekend road series at Vanderbilt on March 13. The Tigers will also travel for SEC weekends at Tennessee, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Georgia.

LSU’s SEC home-opening series begins on March 20 versus Oklahoma. The Tigers will also play host to league foes Kentucky, Texas A&M, South Carolina and Florida.

Dates for some SEC games could change once the league determines its television schedule.

Preparation for the 2026 season is underway, as the Tigers are engaged in conditioning drills and individual workouts. LSU begins its six-week, full-squad fall practice period on Thursday, October 9.

Along with its customary intra-squad scrimmages, LSU will engage in two scrimmages this fall against other schools. The Tigers meet Samford at Noon CT on Sunday, November 2, at Keesler Federal Park in Biloxi, Miss., and LSU will face Southeastern Louisiana at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday, November 9, at Alumni Field in Hammond, La.