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The baseball transfer portal window is closed. Players already in the portal will continue to search for new homes but don’t expect many more names to enter the portal until the next window in August.
Coming off a College World Series and national championship, LSU didn’t take many hits. In total, nine LSU baseball players entered the transfer portal, but LSU held on to the core. That’s what you expect a program of LSU’s caliber to do. It’s rare to see a player leave LSU unless they’re turning pro or searching for playing time.
LSU has one of the nation’s most talented rosters and it’s hard to find work for everyone. That’s a guy like Sam Dutton, who was buried on LSU’s bullpen depth chart, and ended up as Auburn’s ace. Paxton Kling struggled to crack the lineup at LSU but was a key piece of Penn State’s 2025 squad.
Here’s a look at the nine LSU baseball players who entered the transfer portal.
Ashton Larson
Larson was the most recent Tiger to enter the portal. In two seasons with the Tigers, Larson hit .289 with a .439 slugging. Larson appeared in 87 games, notching five homers and scoring 32 runs.
Kade Woods
Woods began his career at Alabama in 2023 before transferring to LSU for the 2024 season. Now, he’s back in the portal for a second time. Woods pitched just one inning in 2025, allowing two hits and four earned runs.
Chandler Dorsey
Dorsey spent one season at LSU after spending the first two years of his career at South Florida. Like Woods, he’s in the portal for a second time. Dorsey pitched five innings in 2025, allowing eight hits and three earned runs.
Blaise Preister
Blaise Presitet was a JUCO transfer who joined LSU ahead of the 2025 season, but he spent just one year in Baton Rouge before entering the portal. Preister played in seven games without notching a hit.
Ryan Costello
Costello joined LSU as a highly touted freshman in the class of 2024, but didn’t crack the lineup in Baton Rouge. In 13 plate appearances, Costello walked four times with an RBI. He did not record a hit.
David Hogg
Hogg was another highly-regarded freshman who didn’t see much time in Baton Rouge. After one year with the Tigers, he transferred to Kansas.
Dylan Thompson
Thompson was a redshirt freshman in 2025. He signed with LSU in 2023, ranked as the No. 11 overall recruit in Louisiana. Thompson didn’t carve out a role in Baton Rouge, only tossing one-third of an inning.
Mic Paul
Paul entered the transfer portal but opted to remain with LSU through the College World Series title. In two seasons with LSU, Paul hit .176 with five walks. He appeared in 37 games and scored 11 runs.
Mikey Ryan
Ryan signed with LSU in 2024 as the No. 113-ranked recruit, but only appeared in 16 games with five plate appearances.
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