Star LSU pitcher to miss rest of season with injury in pitching elbow

The LSU baseball team is off to a rough start in SEC play, with a record of 1-8 against league competition currently. The Tigers are 17-11 overall, but not ranked in the top 25 of the Baseball America rankings.

Now, there’s more bad news, as a top pitcher for the Tigers will miss the rest of the season.

That pitcher would be Jaden Hill, who has a torn UCL in his pitching elbow. Per Baseball America, Hill is the No. 8 2021 MLB Draft prospect:

LSU's Jaden Hill will miss the rest of the season because of a torn UCL in his pitching elbow.

He's currently the No. 8 prospect in the 2021 MLB Draft: https://t.co/18ugc09Hdj

And was mocked No. 12 to the Mariners in our last update: https://t.co/WW30io8ozD pic.twitter.com/JOaDAJySJO

— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) April 5, 2021

Will this impact Hill’s draft plans? After missing most of last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and now the rest of this season with an elbow injury, he hasn’t pitched much for the Tigers the past 2 years.

We’ll see what he decides to do after the season. If he’s still projected as a Round 1 pick, he could end up turning pro.