The Voice of Southwest Louisiana July 2017 Issue

SWLA sports
From Little
League to LSU
By Tori Hebert
Beau and Bryce
Jordan eat, sleep,
and breathe baseball.
These identical twins,
born one minute apart,
have lived a dream that
would put any young
player in baseball heaven.
Beau and Bryce were
team mates during the
2008 Little League World
Series; the South Lake
Charles team represented
the Southwest in the
United States Semifinal
and Championship
rounds.
Fast forward four years and the
Jordan brothers were Barbe
Buccaneers. Beau led the Bucs with
57 hits, 58 runs, 12 home runs and
drove in 43 runs. Bryce followed him
with 50 hits, 37 runs and 10 doubles.
This duo helped the team gain the
2012 and 2014 state championships.
Beau was the 2014 state tournament
MVP.
Both of them were 2014 Louisville
Slugger All-Americans. Beau was a
2012, 2013, and 2014 All-Southwest
Louisiana and All-District winner.
Bryce was also a two-time All-State
and 3-time All-District winner.
Their journey is still only beginning,
and their latest destination is one of
prestige: Omaha, Nebraska.
The LSU Tigers ended the 2017
regular season with a 39-17 record,
and then remained undefeated in
the post season until the team lost
to Oregon State during the College
World Series. During the 7 games
LSU played against Florida State and
Oregon State, Beau had 2 hits, 3 RBI,
and 2 runs. Bryce, who suffered a
severe knee injury in early February,
was still next to his brother as he
always has been.
In the 2015 season, Beau played 20
games and gained a .219 batting
average with one double and four
RBI. Bryce played 21 games and
batted .130 with three doubles
and six RBI. In 2016, Beau played
65 games batting .286 with nine
doubles, four home runs, 39 RBI,
and five stolen bases. Bryce played
59 games batting .293 with seven
doubles, five home runs, 33 RBI, and
40 runs.
Beau and Bryce Jordan are proof that
the wildest dreams of small town kids
can in fact come true.
*Special thanks to LSU Sports and
Nola.com for sports information.
Photo: twitter/@LSUTigersBook
Beau and Bryce Jordan during an
LSU media gathering.
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