2008 SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll

An outstanding pitcher who will contend for a spot in LSU’s weekend rotation in 2009 after working mostly as a reliever in ’08 ... fastball reaches 91 mph ... also throws a curveball and a changeup, and can throw all three pitches for strikes ... worked 26.1 innings in the Valley League last summer, recording 31 strikeouts and only four walks .. voted to the 2008 SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2008)
Pitched in 26 games (two starts) for the Tigers, recording a 4-5 mark and a 4.12 ERA in 54.2 innings with 13 walks and 52 strikeouts ... second on the LSU staff with four saves, trailing only All-SEC pitcher Jared Bradford (5) ... pitched very well toward the end of the season, as he was 3-0 with a 2.49 ERA in his last eight appearances, including two starts ... he gave up seven earned runs on 20 hits in his last 25.1 innings with one walk and 22 strikeouts ... starting pitcher in LSU’s SEC Tournament championship game win over Ole Miss (May 25); he allowed two runs on five hits in three innings with one strikeout ... earned relief win at Kentucky (May 4) -- 3.1 IP, one hit, no runs, no walks, four strikeouts ... also earned relief win vs. UL-Lafayette (April 29), working four brilliant shutout innings – three hits, no walks, six Ks ... longest career outing (6.0 IP) in start vs. McNeese State (April 23) -- 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 BB, 6 Ks ... picked up a win and a save during one week in early March - recorded his first career LSU win on March 4 versus Michigan State, firing 1.1 shutout innings with three strikeouts.

HIGH SCHOOL
A two-time first-team all-state selection while at Ouachita Christian High School ... posted a career record of 33-11 with a 1.51 ERA... named the Louisiana High School Coaches Association Pitcher of the Year in 2007 ... posted a 9-3 record with a 1.22 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 69 innings during his senior season ... also batted .465 with nine homers and 49 RBI ... was 7-1 on the mound as a junior with a 0.80 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 44 innings ... was a member of Ouachita Christian’s Class 2A state championship team in 2005 ... coached by Micah Harper ... National Honor Society student with a 4.96 GPA.

PERSONAL
Full name is Daniel Evan Bradshaw ... parents are Charles Jr. and Wendy Bradshaw ... has one older brother, David, who is a senior catcher at Mississippi College ...interests include playing the guitar and golfing ... credits his brother David with teaching him to “always play hard” ... currently undecided on a major at LSU ... born April 11, 1988.

Bradshaw’s LSU Career Highs
Innings: 6 vs. McNeese State (4/23/08)
Strikeouts: 6 twice; last vs, UL-Lafayette (4/29/08)
Hits Allowed: 7 vs. UC-Irvine (6/7/08)
Runs: 5 vs. UC-Irvine (6/7/08)
Earned Runs: 4 twice; last vs. UC-Irvine (6/7/08)
Walks: 3 at Tennessee (3/16/08)