EUNICE, La. – After guiding LSU Eunice baseball to a NJCAA record 7th National Championship, nine student-athletes from the 2021 team will move on to the four-year level .
 
"This is really one of our main goals as coaches at the junior college level, to help these young men fulfill a dream of attending a four-year institution," LSU Eunice baseball head coach Jeff Willis said.  "This group have put the time and effort in, both on and off the field, and I cannot wait to see them excel at the next level."
 
Jack Merrifield (Prairieville, LA, Dutchtown HS) will stay in Purple and Gold and continue the LSUE to LSU pipeline.  He's the 10th Bengal to move on to the Tigers in the last decade.
 
Also staying in state will be Jacob Hammond (Monroe, LA, Ouachita HS), who will make the short trek to Lafayette to play for the Ragin' Cajuns.  Hunter Tabb (Scott, LA, Acadiana HS) heads to Southern University while Brady Hebert (Baton Rouge, LA, Catholic-Baton Rouge HS) makes his way to New Orleans to attend Tulane.
 
Jerry Couch (Bossier City, LA, Airline HS) was one of the earliest commits in this year's class as the Bengal ace ventures to Charleston Southern University in the Big South Conference. 
 
First-team All-American Jarrett McDonald (Sterlington, LA, Sterlington HS) continues a recent pipeline of Bengals to Super Regional participant Dallas Baptist University.
 
Austin Andrishok (Baton Rouge, LA, Catholic-Baton Rouge HS) and Scott Jones (Sulphur, LA, Sulphur HS) will remain teammates as the duo head up north to Butler University in the Big East Conference.  Noah Beason (Lufkin, TX, Huntington HS) rounds out the group by returning to his native state to suit up for University of Texas-Tyler.
 
After a COVID-19 shortened spring a year ago, the sophomore class leaves the Cajun Prairie with a 123-15 record over the course of the two-plus seasons including a pair of 50-win campaigns in 2019 and 2021.
 
LSU Eunice has now produced 200 student-athletes that have moved on to four-year schools under Jeff Willis.  The Bengals have seen 22 former players go on to suit up for a Power Five Conference in the last 12 years.