Vanderbilt baseball pitcher Christian Little commits to LSU | Report

Vanderbilt transfer pitcher Christian Little is heading to LSU baseball, according to a report from Kendall Rogers of D1Baseball.

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Little was the No. 15 prospect in the Class of 2021 by Perfect Game, but reclassified to join the Commodores in January 2021.

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He spent most of that season as the midweek starter and made one start in the SEC Tournament and two in the College World Series.

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In 2022, Little mostly pitched out of the bullpen, though he made three starts in the last month of the season

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He was 1-2 with a 3.72 ERA, 46 strikeouts and 17 walks in 38⅔ innings.

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One of Little's starts was against LSU, in which he gave up six runs in 3⅓ innings as Vanderbilt was swept.

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Little has been mentioned as a first-round draft pick in 2023, but he was passed by freshmen Carter Holton and Devin Futrell

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He could slot at the top of LSU's rotation.

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Losing Little, especially to an SEC foe, is a blow for the Commodores, but with Holton and Futrell back

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One of Little's starts was against LSU, in which he gave up six runs in 3⅓ innings as Vanderbilt was swept.

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