BATON ROUGE — LSU freshman outfielder Jarred Bogany and junior pitcher Derik Olvey were nominated as the SEC players of the week for their performances against North Florida.
Overall Record: 2-1
Last Week: 2-1
Feb. 10 — NORTH FLORIDA (W, 11-1)
Feb. 11 — NORTH FLORIDA (W, 4-0)
Feb. 12 — NORTH FLORIDA (L, 3-4)
Nominee for Player of the Week
Jarred Bogany, CF, Fr., Houston, Texas
Bogany enjoyed a magnificent collegiate debut, leading LSU to a series victory over North Florida . . . he hit .727 (8-for-11) in the series with two doubles, two RBI, two runs and one stolen base . . . he also made a spectacular catch in Game 1 to rob a UNF batter of an extra-base hit . . . Bogany, a true freshman, was the 15th round selection of the Pittsburgh Pirates in last summer’s Major League draft.
Player
Nominee for Pitcher of the Week
Derik Olvey, RHP, Jr., Pelham, Ala.
Olvey turned in a brilliant outing in his LSU debut, working 8.1 shutout innings to defeat North Florida on Feb. 11 . . . Olvey, a transfer from Notre Dame, limited the Ospreys to no runs on four hits in 8.1 innings with no walks and five strikeouts . . . he fired 90 pitches as the Tigers posted a 4-0 win to clinch the series victory.
Player
20 Derik Olvey
Notes on the Tigers
LSU won a season-opening series for the seventh straight year, as the Tigers won two of three games last weekend over North Florida . . . center fielder Jarred Bogany enjoyed a magnificent collegiate debut, leading LSU to the series victory over UNF . . . he hit .727 (8-for-11) in the series with two doubles, two RBI, two runs and one stolen base . . . he also made a spectacular catch in Game 1 to rob a UNF batter of an extra-base hit . . . Bogany, a true freshman, was the 15th round selection of the Pittsburgh Pirates in last summer’s Major League draft . . . junior right-hander Derik Olvey turned in a brilliant outing in his LSU debut, working 8.1 shutout innings to defeat North Florida on Feb. 11 . . . Olvey, a transfer from Notre Dame, limited the Ospreys to no runs on four hits in 8.1 innings with no walks and five strikeouts . . . he fired 90 pitches as the Tigers posted a 4-0 win to clinch the series victory . . . first baseman Steven Waguespack began the year with a sizzling weekend at the plate, as he batted .667 (8-for-12) with two doubles, two RBI, three runs and one stolen base . . . like Bogany and Olvey, Waguespack — a transfer from Delgado Community College in New Orleans — was making his debut in an LSU uniform . . . another LSU newcomer, true freshman designated hitter J.T. Wise, hit .400 (4-for-10) in the series with two doubles and three RBI . . . the Tigers hit .368 (39-for-106) in the series with nine doubles, while limiting North Florida to a .222 (22-for-99) batting average . . . LSU successfully executed five sacrifice bunts in the three-game series versus UNF; the Tigers had only 22 sacrifices in the entire 2005 season (62 games).