BATON ROUGE — LSU’s men’s basketball home finale against Vanderbilt on Saturday at 3 p.m. highlights another busy three days of action on the LSU campus this weekend.
A total of 13 sporting events will be played between Friday and Sunday on campus. Action starts on Friday afternoon with the 12th-ranked softball team hosting the Purple and Gold Classic at Tiger Park. LSU hosts Columbia at 5:15 p.m., followed by a 7:30 p.m. contest against Ohio.
Next door to Tiger Park, the Lady Tiger tennis team hosting second-ranked Florida at 4 p.m. at the Robinson Tennis Stadium.
Friday night, the Tiger baseball team hosts Alabama-Birmingham at 6:30 in the first of a three-game set against the Blazers. In addition, the second-ranked LSU gymnastics team will host three teams at the Maravich Center at 7 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers will take on Illinois-Chicago, New Hampshire and Western Michigan.
Saturday’s action starts early as day two of the Tiger Classic get underway at noon with LSU hosting Columbia at noon, followed by a 2:15 p.m. game against Ohio. The Tiger baseball team will square off against UAB, also at noon, at Alex Box Stadium.
Saturday’s action is capped when the men’s basketball team hosts Vanderbilt at 3 p.m. at the Maravich Center. LSU’s will honor its four seniors – Xavier Whipple, Paul Wolfert, Josh Maravich and Antonio Hudson – prior to the game. The Tigers go into Saturday’s game riding a five-game winning streak and are within reach of winning the SEC Western Division crown. LSU, which is coming off a 58-53 win over Ole Miss on Wednesday, is 18-8 overall and 11-4 in league play.
Day three of the Tiger Classic starts at 9 a.m. on Sunday with LSU hosting Ohio followed by a 1:30 p.m. contest against Columbia. The baseball team wraps up its series with UAB at 1 p.m. on Sunday, while the Lady Tiger tennis team hosts South Carolina at the Robinson Tennis Stadium at 1 p.m.
When coming to campus this weekend, fans are reminded to arrive early to help ease parking for these athletic events. Tickets for all home events are available at the LSU Ticket Office or over the Internet at www.LSUsports.net.
LSU Home Events – March 4-6
Event Time Location
Friday
Women’s tennis vs. Florida 4 p.m. Robinson Tennis Stadium
Softball vs. Columbia 5:15 p.m. Tiger Park
Baseball vs. UAB 6:30 p.m. Alex Box Stadium
Gymnastics meet 7 p.m. Maravich Center
Softball vs. Ohio 7:30 p.m. Tiger Park
Saturday
Softball vs. Columbia Noon Tiger Park
Baseball vs. UAB Noon Alex Box Stadium
Softball vs. Ohio 2:15 p.m. Tiger Park
Men’s Basketball vs. Vanderbilt 3 p.m. Maravich Center
Sunday
Softball vs. Ohio 9 a.m. Tiger Park
Baseball vs. UAB 1 p.m. Alex Box Stadium
Women’s Tennis vs. S. Carolina 1 p.m. Robinson Tennis Stadium
Softball vs. Columbia 1:30 p.m. Tiger Park