It’s always fun to have dreams growing up, but to have one of those dreams become a reality is a rarity in life.
That’s what has happened to Slidell native Brayden Jobert, who signed a baseball scholarship with the LSU Tigers on Friday.
“I have dreamed about this moment ever since I was a little kid,” Jobert said. “I have been going to LSU games my entire life. When you step onto the field at Alex Box Stadium, it is such an amazing feeling. I knew I had to get there one day. That day is today.
“This day is something that I have been working towards my entire life and it’s just the beginning. The start of the process is now and it’s only going to get better from here.”
The 6-2, 215-pound power left-handed bat prepped at Northshore High School in Slidell before initially signing with Nicholls State. In a COVID-19 shortened 2020 season, Jobert started 16 of the 18 games for the Colonels, leading them with a .365 batting average, hits (23), RBI (11) and runs scored (11). On Feb. 19 he had a solo home run and drove in two runs in an upset of then No. 11 LSU, helping him to be named to the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American team.
“When I was really young, my dad played with (former Tiger) Mike Fontenot,” Jobert said. “Of course I grew up being a big fan of Alex Bregman too. I also grew up watching Mikie Mahtook too.”
Jobert will spend the 2021 season at Delgado Community College before joining the Tigers for the 2022 season.
“I knew after I left Nicholls State that I was heading to Delgado,” he said. “About two months after that I found out that LSU was interested, but they couldn’t reach out to me yet. When that happened, I was over the moon. I was so excited. Fast forward a month later and I finally got to talk to LSU and we got the job done.”
At this point according to Jobert, there isn’t a projected position for him yet once he arrives in Baton Rouge.
“It could be anywhere,” he said. “First base, third base, designated hitter or somewhere in the outfield. Pretty much wherever.”
That’s what has happened to Slidell native Brayden Jobert, who signed a baseball scholarship with the LSU Tigers on Friday.
“I have dreamed about this moment ever since I was a little kid,” Jobert said. “I have been going to LSU games my entire life. When you step onto the field at Alex Box Stadium, it is such an amazing feeling. I knew I had to get there one day. That day is today.
“This day is something that I have been working towards my entire life and it’s just the beginning. The start of the process is now and it’s only going to get better from here.”
The 6-2, 215-pound power left-handed bat prepped at Northshore High School in Slidell before initially signing with Nicholls State. In a COVID-19 shortened 2020 season, Jobert started 16 of the 18 games for the Colonels, leading them with a .365 batting average, hits (23), RBI (11) and runs scored (11). On Feb. 19 he had a solo home run and drove in two runs in an upset of then No. 11 LSU, helping him to be named to the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American team.
“When I was really young, my dad played with (former Tiger) Mike Fontenot,” Jobert said. “Of course I grew up being a big fan of Alex Bregman too. I also grew up watching Mikie Mahtook too.”
Jobert will spend the 2021 season at Delgado Community College before joining the Tigers for the 2022 season.
“I knew after I left Nicholls State that I was heading to Delgado,” he said. “About two months after that I found out that LSU was interested, but they couldn’t reach out to me yet. When that happened, I was over the moon. I was so excited. Fast forward a month later and I finally got to talk to LSU and we got the job done.”
At this point according to Jobert, there isn’t a projected position for him yet once he arrives in Baton Rouge.
“It could be anywhere,” he said. “First base, third base, designated hitter or somewhere in the outfield. Pretty much wherever.”