Coming out of Ruston High School two years ago, Jordan Nicholson found it impossible to turn down a chance to play baseball at LSU.
The right-handed pitcher realized a life-long dream by playing for the Tigers after considering scholarship offers from UL, Alabama, Louisiana Tech and UL Monroe. This past season, he was a member of LSU's national championship team. But after two inconsistent years in Baton Rouge, Nicholson wanted a fresh start and decided to transfer.
This time, coach Tony Robichaux and the Ragin' Cajuns got their man. Nicholson, who will sit out the 2010 season per NCAA transfer rules, will have two years of eligibility left starting in 2011.
"I always dreamed of going to LSU, and everything there was great," said Nicholson, who made his first recruiting visit in high school to UL. "But when I got to thinking about it, I really wanted to be a weekend starter and thought I would have a better chance of doing that in Lafayette."
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Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • July 19, 2009