2008 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional All-Tournament Team
2008 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2006 SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll

LSU’s top scholar with a 3.7 GPA in management ... talented right-handed pitcher who has emerged as one of the Tigers’ top relievers, making a combined 51 appearances over the past two seasons ... redshirted as a true freshman in 2006 . . . product of same high school as former LSU catcher Matt Liuzza (2003-06) . . . posted a 2.76 ERA in the summer of 2008 as a reliever in the Coastal Plain League, recording three saves in 12 appearances with 16 strikeouts in 16.1 innings and a .179 opponent batting average ... pitched in the summer of 2007 in the New York Collegiate Baseball League, recording a 3-1 record with a 1.14 ERA in eight appearances (four starts); also registered 35 strikeouts and 11 walks in 31.2 innings, and opponents batted just .195 against him.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008)
Rated No. 8 in the SEC with 28 appearances on the season, posting a 2-0 record and a 2.63 ERA in 27.1 innings with two saves, 12 walks and 30 strikeouts ... 1-0 with a 0.93 ERA in SEC regular-season games with two saves, three walks and 11 strikeouts in 9.2 innings (nine appearances) ... worked a combined 0.2 inning in two appearances in the College World Series, allowing no runs on two hits with one strikeout ... named to NCAA Baton Rouge Regional all-tournament team -- fired 1.1 scoreless relief innings to earn win in championship game vs. Southern Miss, striking out all four batters he faced ... fired three shutout innings vs. South Carolina (April 27), allowing one hit with one walk and four strikeouts to earn a save and clinch LSU’s series sweep over the Gamecocks ... earned save on March 23 vs. Arkansas - retired the Hogs in order in the ninth with two Ks ... two shutout innings vs. UNO on March 26 - one hit, no walks, two Ks ... earned relief win vs. Alabama (April 6) -- 2.2 scoreless innings, one hit, one BB, three Ks.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2007)
Appeared in 23 games as a reliever, posting a 1-2 mark and four saves in 21.2 innings ... recorded a 3.32 ERA, 10 walks, 21 strikeouts and a .238 opponent batting average ... earned save May 6 at third-ranked Arkansas to clinch LSU series win; allowed no runs on one hit in one inning with no walks and one K in 5-3 LSU win ... earned save April 22 at No. 15 Mississippi State to clinch LSU series win; retired the final MSU batter with the bases loaded to preserve a 3-1 Tiger victory ... earned first career LSU victory May 1 versus Southern; worked two relief innings, allowing one earned run on three hits with two Ks ... longest outing of the season came in a 10-inning loss to Tennessee (April 29); allowed one earned run on three hits in three innings with one walk and two strikeouts.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2006)
Redshirted as a true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL
Two-year letterwinner at Rummel High School ... member of two class 5A playoff teams ... coached by David Baudry . . . member of the Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Full name is Paul Edward Bertuccini ... parents are Dean and Debbie Bertuccini ... has one older sister, Dana ... lists lists his parents as the greatest influences on his athletic career ... majoring in management at LSU ... born November 3, 1986.

Bertuccini’s LSU Career Highs
Innings: 3 three times; last vs. New Orleans (5/13/08)
Strikeouts: 4 twice; last vs, South Carolina (4/27/08)
Hits Allowed: 4 at Tulane (4/3/07)
Runs: 3 twice; last at Southern Miss (4/9/08)
Earned Runs: 3 twice; last at Southern Miss (4/9/08)
Walks: 3 vs. New Orleans (5/13/08)