*LSU baseball has two 1st-team All-Americans in the same season (for 1st time) since 1998 Rhymes and Gausman it marks the first time LSU has had two first-team all-Americans in the same season since 1998, when first baseman Eddy Furniss and catcher Brad Cresse earned the distinction. Other seasons in which LSU has had two first-team all-Americans include 1997 (shortstop Brandon Larson and pitcher Patrick Coogan), 1996 (first baseman Eddy Furniss and pitcher Eddie Yarnall and 1994 (second baseman Todd Walker and shortstop Russ Johnson). five Tigers have earned first-team all-America honors during coach Paul Mainieri's six-year tenure. along with Rhymes and Gausman, Mainieri's LSU first-team all-Americans include first baseman/outfielder Blake Dean (2008), pitcher Louis Coleman (2009) and outfielder Mikie Mahtook (2011) http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticl...173&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205435504&DB_OEM_ID=5200 http://www.sportsnola.com/sports/ls...egiate-baseball-first-team-all-americans.html
http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticl...173&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205434660&DB_OEM_ID=5200 Rhymes and Gausman were also selected to the 30 semifinalists for the 2012 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award. only 3 teams have had two or more guys make the cut: LSU (2), Florida State (2), Texas A&M (3) SEC Kevin Gausman, RHP, Sophomore, LSU, SEC Raph Rhymes, OF, Junior, LSU, SEC Michael Roth, LHP, Senior, South Carolina, SEC Chris Stratton, RHP, Junior, Mississippi State, SEC Alex Yarbrough, IF, Junior, Mississippi, SEC Mike Zunino, C, Junior, Florida, SEC ACC James Ramsey, OF, Senior, Florida State, ACC Jayce Boyd, IF, Junior, Florida State, ACC Carlos Rodon, LHP, Freshman, North Carolina State, ACC Richie Shaffer, IF, Junior, Clemson, ACC Marcus Stroman, RHP, Junior, Duke, ACC Big 12 Ross Stripling, RHP, Senior, Texas A&M, Big 12 Michael Wacha, RHP, Junior, Texas A&M, Big 12 Tyler Naquin, OF, Junior, Texas A&M, Big 12 Andrew Heaney, LHP, Junior, Oklahoma State, Big 12 Josh Turley, LHP, Junior, Baylor, Big 12 Pac 12 Alex Keudell, RHP, Senior, Oregon, Pac-12 Kurt Heyer, RHP, Junior, Arizona, Pac-12 Mark Appel, RHP, Junior, Stanford, Pac-12 Jeff Gelalich, OF, Junior, UCLA, Pac-12 WCC Kris Bryant, IF, Sophomore, San Diego, WCC Marco Gonzales, LHP/IF, Sophomore, Gonzaga, WCC Other Kevin Plawecki, C, Junior, Purdue, Big Ten Goose Kallunki, IF, Senior, Utah Valley, Great West Daniel Kassouf, IF, Senior, Appalachian State, SoCon Trenton Moses, IF, RS-Junior, Southeast Missouri, Ohio Valley D.J. Peterson, IF, Sophomore, New Mexico, Mountain West Nick Petree, RHP, RS-Sophomore, Missouri State, Missouri Valley Danny Poma, OF, Senior, Hofstra, CAA Sean Bignall, OF, Senior, Arkansas-Little Rock, Sun Belt
