LSU pitcher Chase Shores progressing nicely after missing 2024 season due to Tommy John surgery

LSU has the makings of a very talented pitching rotation next season with a stud transfer class and several prized high school recruits making it to campus.

There is also a potential X-factor in the group of returning pitchers as Chase Shores is expected to be back after missing the entire 2024 season following Tommy John surgery.

Shores impressed early as a true freshman in 2023, appearing in seven games with four starts. He ended the year with a 0.96 ERA in 18.1 innings before his campaign ended with a torn UCL on March 31.

Though he missed the entire campaign, coach Jay Johnson recently said the Shores would have been available if LSU had reached the super regionals in the NCAA Tournament.

The hard-throwing 6-foot-8, 245-pound right-hander had a breakout season cut short in 2023, but the former top prospect in Texas should be finally back to full health by the time LSU’s 2025 season begins.

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