Steven Milam has provided LSU baseball with some big swings thus far this postseason, and has shown that no moment is too big for him as a freshman while doing so.

In the Tigers' come-from-behind win Friday against Wofford, the Las Cruces, New Mexico native took a 3-2 fastball for a ride, placing it over the right-center fence for a walk-off home run to send LSU to the winner's bracket the Chapel Hill Regional.

And if you took note of Milam rounding third on his way home, his hair changed drastically from the SEC Baseball Tournament in both color and design as purple Tiger stripes became visibly seen on his head.

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Here's what you need to know about why Milam has purple Tiger stripes in his hair going into Saturday's NCAA Tournament game against North Carolina:

Why did Steven Milam dye his hair?

On Thursday as LSU held its last practice before Friday's NCAA Baseball Tournament lid-lifter against Wofford, Milam debuted his new hairstyle in front of his teammates and coaches. In came the purple Tiger stripes, out went the dirty blonde looking hair.

But as with any drastic hairstyle change, there is a story, and reason, behind it.

According to Brian Holland of NBC33 and FOX44 Sports Director Brian Holland, it is a decision that has been in the works since the final regular season series against Ole Miss. In conversation with Milam, LSU first baseman Jared Jones offhandedly suggested it as "a thing to do" in the postseason if the Tigers made the NCAA Tournament field, but Milam seemed to have to take Jones' words seriously as he went through with it.

“We were playing Ole Miss, I think, at home for our last regular season game. And I just kind of jokingly said, you know, hey, if we make the postseason, I’ll dye my hair," Jones told BRProud.com, which sources content from NBC33 and FOX44 in Baton Rouge. "And after we won the first two games against Ole Miss, we had a pretty good feeling about it. So, I dyed my hair blonde. And then I jokingly said, you know, let’s get purple tiger stripes. And he actually went through with it. So, it’s an interesting look, but I think it suits him well."

With the help of LSU freshman pitcher/infielder Jake Brown's girlfriend, it took Milam about two hours to die his hair further blond and add the purple Tiger stripes into it according to The Associated Press.

How did Steven Milam get the nickname 'Monster Milam'?

There are some fantastic nicknames across different LSU players, and Milam is no different.

Milam's nickname has a unique origin story to it as well. According to The Advocate, Milam has had the nickname ever since he was a child, as he would often cause disruption in the backyard of his grandparents' house near their pecan orchard. As any young baseball fan might, Milam created a baseball diamond out of what was available so sprinkler heads made up the bases.

"I used to play baseball in the backyard with my grandparents, and I would just hit anything they threw, like rocks or whatever it was, and I would always just hit it," Milam told The Advocate. "That's how I learned to play. I had a big plastic bat, and they'd throw everything at me and I'd hit it."

Now, the nickname has carried with him into college with the Tigers.

"He came into campus and his nickname was 'Monster,' and then we started calling him 'Monster,'" LSU third baseman Tommy White told The Advocate. "I think when I got a text or something from him (it came in as) 'Maybe from Monster.' They say that's his name so we just go with it."

LSU (41-21 overall, 13-17 in SEC play) continues its chase of repeating as national champions on Saturday, June 1 as the Tigers take on No. 4 national seed North Carolina at 4 p.m. CT in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

This article originally appeared on Lafayette Daily Advertiser: Steven Milam hair: Why LSU baseball's star freshman has purple Tiger stripes in hair