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2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2011 SEC Community Service Team
2010 Second-Team All-SEC
2010 SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player
2010 SEC All-Tournament Team
MLB Draft: 48th round in 2008 (Colorado); 31st round in 2011 (Toronto)
Outstanding prospect that projects as the Tigers' starting shortstop for the fourth straight season ... has made 155 career starts at shortstop entering the 2012 season ... extremely refined defensive shortstop with a big-time arm and the ability to make great plays in the hole ... very hard worker who is always looking to improve ... patient hitter who stays inside the ball well and hits doubles in the gaps with ease ... led LSU's philanthropic efforts throughout the 2010-11 school year and was named to the SEC Community Service Team ... enjoyed a excellent summer of 2009 in the Prospect League with the Danville (Ill.) Dans, collecting five doubles, two triples, one homer and 17 RBI in 24 games; also hit for the cycle on August 5, 2009 in a game against the DuPage (Ill.) Dragons ... named the No. 8 prospect in the 2009 Prospect League by Baseball America magazine.
JUNIOR SEASON (2011)
Started at shortstop in all 56 games, batting .296 (58-for-196) with 13 doubles, two triples, two homers, 42 RBI and 40 runs ... 3-for-5 with three RBI at Mississippi State (May 21) ... launched a grand slam in the sixth inning of April 10 game vs. Arkansas, erasing a 3-0 deficit to give the Tigers a 4-3 lead ... the homer was the first grand slam of Nola's career and the only one during the 2011 season by an LSU player ... batted .400 (4-for-10) in the Georgia series (March 25-27) with one double, three RBI and two runs scored ... hit .385 (5-for-13) in the Cal State Fullerton series (March 11-13) with one double, three RBI and two runs scored ... 3-for-4 in 2011 season opener vs. Wake Forest (Feb. 18) with two doubles, one RBI and three runs.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2010)
Started all 63 LSU games at shortstop, batting .320 (83-for-259) with 16 doubles, two triples, five homers, 52 RBI and 50 runs scored ... voted 2010 second-team All-SEC at shortstop by the league coaches ... a .370 hitter (34-for-92) with runners in scoring position ... hit .306 (38-for-124) in SEC regular-season games with five doubles, three homers, 29 RBI and 27 runs ... named Most Valuable Player of the 2010 SEC Tournament after hitting .438 (7-for-16) in four games with three doubles, one triple and four RBI ... 3-for-12 in the NCAA Los Angeles Regional with one double, two RBI and two runs ... batted .357 (10-for-28) in the Tigers' seven postseason games with four doubles, one triple, six RBI and four runs ... posted a 12-game hit streak (March 31-April 17), the third-longest by an LSU player on the year ... enjoyed a productive weekend at Tennessee (March 26-27), batting .500 (5-for-10) with one double, four RBI, five runs and a .615 on-base percentage.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2009)
Became the Tigers' starting shortstop 40 games into the season on April 21 vs. Southeastern Louisiana and performed brilliantly at the position for the remainder of the year ... appeared in 50 games (36 starts), batting .240 (29-for-121) with four doubles, one triple, three homers, 18 RBI and 27 runs ... hit .263 (10-for-38) in LSU's 11 NCAA Tournament games with two doubles, one homer, three RBI and six runs ... batted .250 (5-for-20) in the College World Series with one double, one homer, one RBI and four runs ... launched CWS solo homer on June 15 versus Arkansas ... posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in the College World Series with no errors in 24 chances ... named to the 2009 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team after providing crucial base hits in two LSU victories; two-out RBI single vs. Southern (May 29) in the seventh inning tied game at 2-2 and led to a seven-run LSU outburst ... provided the game-winning hit in 3-2 NCAA Regional victory over Baylor (May 30), lining an RBI single in the top of the 10th inning ... 3-for-5 with a triple and two RBI in SEC Tournament win over Georgia (May 23) ... launched first collegiate homer - a solo shot - on March 1 versus Central Florida.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time all-state and four-time all-district selection ... 2008 Gatorade State Player of the Year ... 2008 Louisville Slugger State Player of the Year ... 2008 LBCA State Player of the Year in Class 5A ... 2008 Louisville Slugger All-American ... 2008 Under Armour/Team One Pre-Season All-American ... 2008 All Metro Team and District MVP ... 2008 Academic All-State Team ... named the Baton Rouge Advocate's 2008 Star of Stars in Baseball ... batted .447 in 2008 with 48 runs, 42 RBI, 13 homers, a .895 slugging percentage and a .549 on-base percentage ... batted .368 in 2007 with 38 runs, 34 RBI and six homers.
2011 SEC Community Service Team
2010 Second-Team All-SEC
2010 SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player
2010 SEC All-Tournament Team
MLB Draft: 48th round in 2008 (Colorado); 31st round in 2011 (Toronto)
Outstanding prospect that projects as the Tigers' starting shortstop for the fourth straight season ... has made 155 career starts at shortstop entering the 2012 season ... extremely refined defensive shortstop with a big-time arm and the ability to make great plays in the hole ... very hard worker who is always looking to improve ... patient hitter who stays inside the ball well and hits doubles in the gaps with ease ... led LSU's philanthropic efforts throughout the 2010-11 school year and was named to the SEC Community Service Team ... enjoyed a excellent summer of 2009 in the Prospect League with the Danville (Ill.) Dans, collecting five doubles, two triples, one homer and 17 RBI in 24 games; also hit for the cycle on August 5, 2009 in a game against the DuPage (Ill.) Dragons ... named the No. 8 prospect in the 2009 Prospect League by Baseball America magazine.
JUNIOR SEASON (2011)
Started at shortstop in all 56 games, batting .296 (58-for-196) with 13 doubles, two triples, two homers, 42 RBI and 40 runs ... 3-for-5 with three RBI at Mississippi State (May 21) ... launched a grand slam in the sixth inning of April 10 game vs. Arkansas, erasing a 3-0 deficit to give the Tigers a 4-3 lead ... the homer was the first grand slam of Nola's career and the only one during the 2011 season by an LSU player ... batted .400 (4-for-10) in the Georgia series (March 25-27) with one double, three RBI and two runs scored ... hit .385 (5-for-13) in the Cal State Fullerton series (March 11-13) with one double, three RBI and two runs scored ... 3-for-4 in 2011 season opener vs. Wake Forest (Feb. 18) with two doubles, one RBI and three runs.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2010)
Started all 63 LSU games at shortstop, batting .320 (83-for-259) with 16 doubles, two triples, five homers, 52 RBI and 50 runs scored ... voted 2010 second-team All-SEC at shortstop by the league coaches ... a .370 hitter (34-for-92) with runners in scoring position ... hit .306 (38-for-124) in SEC regular-season games with five doubles, three homers, 29 RBI and 27 runs ... named Most Valuable Player of the 2010 SEC Tournament after hitting .438 (7-for-16) in four games with three doubles, one triple and four RBI ... 3-for-12 in the NCAA Los Angeles Regional with one double, two RBI and two runs ... batted .357 (10-for-28) in the Tigers' seven postseason games with four doubles, one triple, six RBI and four runs ... posted a 12-game hit streak (March 31-April 17), the third-longest by an LSU player on the year ... enjoyed a productive weekend at Tennessee (March 26-27), batting .500 (5-for-10) with one double, four RBI, five runs and a .615 on-base percentage.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2009)
Became the Tigers' starting shortstop 40 games into the season on April 21 vs. Southeastern Louisiana and performed brilliantly at the position for the remainder of the year ... appeared in 50 games (36 starts), batting .240 (29-for-121) with four doubles, one triple, three homers, 18 RBI and 27 runs ... hit .263 (10-for-38) in LSU's 11 NCAA Tournament games with two doubles, one homer, three RBI and six runs ... batted .250 (5-for-20) in the College World Series with one double, one homer, one RBI and four runs ... launched CWS solo homer on June 15 versus Arkansas ... posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in the College World Series with no errors in 24 chances ... named to the 2009 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team after providing crucial base hits in two LSU victories; two-out RBI single vs. Southern (May 29) in the seventh inning tied game at 2-2 and led to a seven-run LSU outburst ... provided the game-winning hit in 3-2 NCAA Regional victory over Baylor (May 30), lining an RBI single in the top of the 10th inning ... 3-for-5 with a triple and two RBI in SEC Tournament win over Georgia (May 23) ... launched first collegiate homer - a solo shot - on March 1 versus Central Florida.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time all-state and four-time all-district selection ... 2008 Gatorade State Player of the Year ... 2008 Louisville Slugger State Player of the Year ... 2008 LBCA State Player of the Year in Class 5A ... 2008 Louisville Slugger All-American ... 2008 Under Armour/Team One Pre-Season All-American ... 2008 All Metro Team and District MVP ... 2008 Academic All-State Team ... named the Baton Rouge Advocate's 2008 Star of Stars in Baseball ... batted .447 in 2008 with 48 runs, 42 RBI, 13 homers, a .895 slugging percentage and a .549 on-base percentage ... batted .368 in 2007 with 38 runs, 34 RBI and six homers.
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Playing for a team that is, at times, offensively challenged, Austin Nola wears plenty of hats for No. 1-ranked LSU.
His versatility and value to the Tigers was magnified this weekend in NCAA Regional play and Nola didn’t flinch.
The senior shortstop was voted the Most Outstanding Player of the regional after collecting four hits in 10 at-bats, scoring three runs and driving in four.
Nola was joined on the all-tournament team by pitchers Kevin Gausman and Aaron Nola and catcher Ty Ross.
Besides his offensive contributions, which included the first and last RBI Friday in a tough 4-1 win against UL-Monroe, and the first and last run scored Sunday in a 6-5 10-inning thriller vs. Oregon State, Nola was his steady, borderline spectacular self with the glove. He handled 17 chances in three games without an error and got to several balls most college shortstops wouldn’t.
His versatility and value to the Tigers was magnified this weekend in NCAA Regional play and Nola didn’t flinch.
The senior shortstop was voted the Most Outstanding Player of the regional after collecting four hits in 10 at-bats, scoring three runs and driving in four.
Nola was joined on the all-tournament team by pitchers Kevin Gausman and Aaron Nola and catcher Ty Ross.
Besides his offensive contributions, which included the first and last RBI Friday in a tough 4-1 win against UL-Monroe, and the first and last run scored Sunday in a 6-5 10-inning thriller vs. Oregon State, Nola was his steady, borderline spectacular self with the glove. He handled 17 chances in three games without an error and got to several balls most college shortstops wouldn’t.
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