Justin Lartigue brings real power potential, but 2026 was a redshirt year
Justin Lartigue enters Northwestern State as a left-handed first baseman with a strong offensive résumé from Lake Charles College Prep, where he hit .516 with 5 home runs and a .657 on-base percentage in his junior season and was the program’s first Division I signee. He’s a physically sturdy 5-11, 220-pound bat who profiles as a run-producer, but in the 2026 season he did not see game action and redshirted, so the intrigue is still projection-heavy. The appeal is obvious: power, polish, and a big-school ceiling wrapped in a standout academic/leadership background.
