Louisiana Athletics

On Tuesday, Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns right-hander Jackson Nezuh became the third player selected in the 2023 Major League Draft when he was a 14^th-round selection (overall pick No. 434) of the Houston Astros.

Nezuh posted a 9-6 record with a 6.00 earned run average in his first season with the Ragin’ Cajuns, who earned their 18^th trip to the NCAA Regionals in 2023. The St. Cloud, Fla., native fanned 100 batters to finish fourth among Sun Belt Conference pitchers while being one of three SBC pitchers to start a league-high 18 games.

He opened the season, winning his first four decisions, highlighted by an 8.0-inning, 1-hit performance against Arkansas State. Nezuh struck out a career-high nine batters in games against Arkansas State and Texas State while leading the team with four quality starts.

Nezuh joined outfielder Carson Roccaforte (2^nd round competitive balance, No. 66 overall – Kansas City) and battery mate Julian Brock (8^th round – No. 231 – Texas), who were each drafted on Sunday and Monday, respectively.