LSU pitcher Jaden Hill out for the remainder of the season

Paul Mainieri takes the field as The LSU Tigers take on Southern Miss in the 2019 NCAA Regional Tournament in Baton Rouge, LA. Sunday, June 2, 2019.

LSU junior pitcher Jaden Hill is out for the remainder of the 2021 season due to a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament of his right elbow, Tigers head coach Paul Mainieri announced Monday.

“It’s heartbreaking for all of us to receive this news,” Mainieri said in a news release. “But it’s especially disappointing for Jaden as a young man who has such a bright future in baseball. We will do everything we can to support Jaden in his return to full health. He has a tremendous work ethic, and I’m very confident he will overcome this setback.”

Hill left Friday’s game against Vanderbilt with the injury and, and the diagnosis was confirmed Monday.