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Mr. Jordan Poirrier
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Home Phone: -- 2009 Redshirt Baseball: Poirrier’s transition slow at 3B for Cajuns Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • February 26, 2010 Jordan Poirrier put in the work over the summer to improve as a hitter after sitting out last season to undergo surgery on a torn biceps tendon and damage to his rotator cuff. The offensive transformation has been impossible to miss so far this season for UL’s redshirt junior third baseman. Poirrier helped the Ragin’ Cajuns open the season with a three-game sweep of Nicholls State last weekend, hitting .364 (4-of-11) with five runs scored and a team-high six RBIs. His strong start comes two years after he finished the 2008 season as UL’s primary second baseman. He hit .220 with 15 RBIs in 42 games that season after logging a .278 batting average as a freshman at Pensacola Junior College. The former Riverside Academy standout gets a chance to continue his hot hitting this weekend for the Cajuns (3-0) in a three-game series against Miami University (1-2) at M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field. Today’s first pitch is set for 6 p.m. “I look at it that I’m two years older,” said Poirrier, drafted in the 33rd round by the Atlanta Braves in 2006. “I was young then (in 2008), making the transition from JUCO to DI. I’ve got to give a lot of credit to the coaching staff for working with me on my hitting. I just stuck with it. I feel pretty good at the plate right now. “I’m seeing the ball pretty good.” Poirrier saw the ball pretty well all weekend at the plate but also committed four errors in the field. It should be noted that he had started only one game at third base prior to this season. After making two early errors that resulted in two unearned runs during last Friday’s season opener, Poirrier delivered the go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning. That hit sparked a five-run outburst and put UL ahead for good in a 6-2 win. Poirrier made another error Saturday, but he had a game-high three RBIs on a two-run single and a solo home run in the 6-2 win. In Sunday’s 10-1 win, he scored twice and added another hit but also had his fourth error of the weekend. According to Poirrier, he was helped at the plate because opposing pitchers have to throw him good pitches since he hits between veterans Matt Goulas and Chad Keefer in the lineup. As for his play in the field, Poirrier tried to stay positive after the frustrating weekend. He continues to work with first-year volunteer assistant coach Brooks Badeaux to avoid making the same mistakes in the future. Badeaux is a former Teurlings Catholic and Florida State standout and played 10 years in the minors. Part of Poirrier’s focus has been to take a little more time before making his throws. “I struggled on defense, but we still got the three wins,” Poirrier said. “I credit that to the other guys on defense, the pitching staff keeping us in the game and us coming through on offense with some big hits. I’ve just got to keep working on it every day and try to take a step forward. “The biggest difference for me is the speed of the game. I’ve got to slow it down a bit and be patient. It will come. I’m confident in myself, and I know my coaches and teammates are confident that I will come around.” UL coach Tony Robichaux is confident in his ability to settle down in the field. He reminds those concerned with those errors that Poirrier sat out an entire year and is playing a new position much closer to the action on the opposite side of the field. “I think the difference is that he’s coming over from the right side of the infield to the left side, and the ball is getting to him a lot quicker,” Robichaux said. “The ball takes a little while to get to you at second base, so you’re really just catching and throwing it. At third base, you have a little time when you get the ball to throw it.” Robichaux expects for Poirrier to get better in the field with additional practice and live reps this season. He believes that largely due to the same work ethic Poirrier showed in the offseason. “You want to work on it constructively and positively, and he has been working hard with the coaches,” Robichaux said. “I think Jordan will be fine. It’s just a matter of rhythm. Eventually, he will have it down.”
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