A highly-recruited pitching prospect from Louisiana who will see action as a mid-week starter and middle reliever this season ... a hard-throwing athletic pitcher with a tall frame and a loose arm ... offered football scholarships from numerous colleges to play quarterback ... excelled in the summer of 2009 in the Valley Baseball League, recording a 3-0 mark with a 2.42 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 22.1 innings for the Luray (Va.) Wranglers.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2009)
Appeared in 15 games (three starts), posting a 1-0 mark and a 6.14 ERA in 29.1 innings with 10 walks and 24 strikeouts ... earned first career LSU victory on April 21 versus Southeastern Louisiana, limiting the Lions to five runs on 10 hits in six innings with one walk and four strikeouts ... worked four shutout innings in a starting role versus Grambling (April 8), allowing no hits with one walk and five strikeouts ... pitched 2.1 innings as a starter versus Tulane (April 29), allowing one run on four hits with no walks and three strikeouts .. fired three shutout innings versus Nicholls State (April 15), allowing no hits with one walk and five strikeouts.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2008)
Made five relief appearances as a true freshman, posting no decisions and a 6.75 ERA in 5.1 innings ... first career collegiate appearance came on February 26 versus Southern, as he allowed one run on two hits in one inning ... fired a shutout relief inning versus Duquesne (Feb. 29) with no walks and two strikeouts ... worked another shutout inning against Duquesne on March 2 with no walk and one strikeout.

HIGH SCHOOL
A two-sport athlete at Ruston High School ... a three-year letterwinner as a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder ... a Rawlings High School All-American in 2007 ... named an all-state pitcher after compiling a 7-3 record with a 2.91 ERA ... named to the all-district first team, and was invited to the East Coast Professional Showcase ... led Ruston High School with a .416 batting average, five homers and 41 RBI in 2007... was 5-3 with a 3.51 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 54 innings in 2006 ... a 2006 first-team all-district baseball selection ... coached by Toby White ... also played quarterback for Ruston High School ... earned 2005 honorable mention all-state honors in football ... named the district 1-5A offensive MVP as a quarterback.

PERSONAL
Full name is Benjamin Pearce Alsup ... parents are Marty and Cary Alsup ... has three older brothers, Daniel, Andrew and Timothy ...brother Andrew is a former Louisiana Tech pitcher ... credits his grandfather as having the greatest influence upon his athletic career ... majoring in sports administration at LSU ... born September 9, 1988.

Alsup’s LSU Career Highs
Innings: 6 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (4/21/09)
Strikeouts: 5 twice; last vs. Nicholls State (4/15/09)
Hits Allowed: 10 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (4/21/09)
Runs: 5 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (4/21/09)
Earned Runs: 5 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (4/21/09)
Walks: 2 three times; last vs. Centenary (5/12/09)