Bryce and Beau Jordan have endured success at every level in their baseball careers.
It started in 2008, when their little league team represented the Southwest region of the Little League World Series. From there, it moved to high school, where the brothers went 107-12 as members of the Barbe baseball team and won two class 5-A state championships.
Now, senior Beau and redshirt junior Bryce are the vocal leaders of their childhood dream school − LSU. Beau is currently third on the team in batting average at .352 while Bryce has spent most of his time at first base, batting at a .279 clip.
Bryce was forced to miss all of last season after tearing his ACL a few weeks before the season started. Now that he’s back, Beau said it’s nice to have someone on the field that is as competitive as he is.
“We both love the game,” Beau said. “We show it out there, and it’s nice to have. We have a pretty young team with some guys that may not be as vocal. That’s something that me and Bryce have fallen into, and it’s really cool.”
Bryce said the motivation of being a vocal leader was implanted by his high school coach, Glenn Cecchini.
“We’ve always wanted to win more than anything,” Bryce said. “Our high school coach’s will to win was more than anybody I’ve ever seen, and I guess we just adapted to that mindset.
First base has been an acquired taste for Bryce as this is the first season he’s tried the position in college. Jordan played 15 games at first as a sophomore two years ago but was primarily the DH on that team.
Bryce said it was rough in the beginning, adjusting to being back in the lineup but said he feels he’s contributed to the team in a variety of ways.
“I feel like my main job is getting on base,” Bryce said. “I feel like that’s the strongest aspect to my game. I just try to hit the ball hard every time. I think I’ve done pretty well at first.
Beau said he has executed his plan at the plate well and getting pitches he can drive. Beau admits he could work on not swinging at low pitches and not landing on his front foot as hard.
One area the brothers have excelled at this season is finding creative ways to get on base, and being hit by pitches is at the top of the list. The two brothers have been hit by a combined nine pitches on the season while the rest of the team has been hit by 10.
Beau would much rather get a hit or a walk, but Bryce thrives on being hit by pitches and believes that part of arsenal is what makes him a dangerous hitter.
“You see a lot of people jump out of the way,” Bryce said. “I take getting hit by a ball as a single like an infield hit. I take the initiative to not get out of the way unless it’s coming at my ankles.”
The twins each told of a component of the others game that they have improved at since they were younger.
Beau joked that Bryce is a lot better at getting hit by pitches while Bryce said Beau has improved dramatically in the outfield.
“He’s taken so many more reps here,” Bryce said. “They have so much more technology here that he can take fly balls whenever he wants. When we were 13 years [old], there was a popup to the outfield, and I would think, ‘Oh he’s not going to catch that one.’”

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LSU junior infielder/catcher Bryce Jordan (25) runs to first base during the Tigers' 7-0 victory against SHU on Saturday, Mar. 3, 2018, in Alex Box Stadium.