It's a Saturday in October, and the only major LSU Tigers team to play was actually the baseball team. The Tigers took to the field for their first scrimmage of the season (and first of the season), and with it, they released a first look at what the lineup could look like this year.

There was one big piece missing, as top transfer slugger Bino Watters is out with what Jay Johnson described as a minor injury, but it will cost him the fall. He'll likely slide into Jack Ruckert's spot in left field and will push someone a spot down from the top of the order.

Here is the full lineup and the first starting pitcher from the Tigers' first action:

RHP William Schmidt

Schmidt is entering his junior year. As one of the top pitching recruits of his class, this should probably be his final season in college. He took a major step forward last year, but he'll need to continue to improve if he wants to be an effective Friday night starter.

The 21-year-old has a career 4.39 ERA over 96.1 innings of work with 126 strikeouts to 53 walks. The strikeouts went up while the ERA and walks went down in his sophomore season, which is all that can really be asked of a player. If he plays his cards right, he could end up as a first- or second-round pick in the 2027 MLB draft.

1B Mason Braun
C Omar Serna
RF Angel Laya
DH Cade Arrambide
SS Steven Milam
CF Jason Wachs
2B Cade Kurland
LF Jack Ruckert
3B Dawson Park

The thing about Watters being out, it just goes to show how deep this roster is. Watters isn't there, and it's still an elite lineup. They don't even have Dominic Santarelli or Malachi Washington on the field yet, and those were two MLB draft hopefuls who got to campus. Both could play right away at a lot of places.

It'll be interesting to see where Watters ends up. He is a well-rounded player who could realistically fit into any of the first four slots, but all of those players also make a ton of sense.

Braun had a .475 on-base percentage as a freshman and took a lot of great at-bats. Serna is entering his second season after an ahead-of-schedule .935 OPS as a freshman. Teams usually want their best hitter batting second, and Serna has an argument for that case. Laya at third is dangerous with 14 home runs in his first season. Arrambide had 18 home runs last year, so he fits perfectly in the clean-up spot. All in all, it's a great problem to have.