The heroics of LSU first baseman/outfielder Mason Katz didn’t go unnoticed this month.
Katz, who hit a grand slam to give LSU the lead in an 8-4 win against Georgia on Saturday, was named the New Orleans Amateur Athlete of the Month for March.
The Jesuit graduate batted .304 during March, tallying four home runs, 15 RBIs and 17 runs scored. He set an LSU and Southeastern Conference record by reaching base in 17 consecutive plate appearances, one shy of tying the NCAA record. The Tigers went 14-4 during this period.
Katz, who was also named National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball on March 5, leads LSU with eight home runs, 50 runs and 12 doubles. He ranks second on the team with a .350 batting average, .450 on-base percentage, .592 slugging percentage, 36 RBIs and 25 walks.
Katz was selected over Louisiana-Lafayette softball player Christi Orgeron and John Curtis girls basketball player Derreyal Youngblood.
LSU golfers Sang Yi and Andrew Presley also received honors, garnering All-SEC awards on Monday.
Yi, a senior, was named First-Team All-SEC for the first time in his career, and Presley, a sophomore, notched Second-Team All-SEC honors.
This is the fourth straight season an LSU golfer has earned All-SEC recognition, as former Tigers John Peterson and Andrew Loupe were recognized two times each.
Yi is the team’s leading scorer with a career-low 71.93 scoring average this season in 30 rounds of play. He currently ranks No. 10 on the SEC scoring list.
Presley, one of nine sophomores to earn Second-Team All-SEC honors, has a career-low 72.48 scoring average.
Yi currently ranks No. 38 in the current Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index. Presley ranks No. 42.
 
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