Overall Record: 16-3
Last Week: 3-1
March 7 — TULANE (W, 4-3)
March 10 — STETSON (W, 5-1)
March 11 — STETSON (W, 11-7)
March 12 — STETSON (L, 8-9)
Nominee for Player of the Week
Quinn Stewart, OF, Sr., Rowlett, Texas
Stewart enjoyed a record-setting weekend in the Tigers’ series victory over Stetson, becoming the 10th player in LSU history to hit three homers in a single game … he launched three dingers in the Tigers’ 11-7 victory over the Hatters on Saturday, and he also provided a sacrifice fly for a total of six RBI on the day … for the series, Stewart hit .455 (5-for-11) with one double, four homers, eight RBI and four runs … Stewart raised his cumulative average to .357 (25-for-70) with three doubles, two triples, seven homers and 25 RBI … he has unloaded six homers in his last eight games.
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Nominee for Pitcher of the Week
Clay Dirks, LHP, Hernando, Miss.
Dirks earned his third victory of the season with a superb outing against Stetson last Friday … he limited the Hatters to one run on only four hits (all singles) in eight innings with one walk and eight strikeouts … Dirks (3-1) lowered his team-best ERA to 1.84; in 29.1 innings this season, he has recorded six walks and 36 strikeouts, and opponents are hitting just .208 against him.
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Nominee for Freshman of the Week
J.T. Wise, INF, Apopka, Fla.
Wise hit .563 (9-for-16) in the Tigers’ four games last week with one double, one homer, two RBI and two runs … he also walked once and posted a .588 on-base percentage … his solo homer against No. 12 Tulane last Tuesday capped a three-run rally for the Tigers, erasing a 2-0 deficit in the sixth inning of a game LSU went on to win by a 4-3 score.
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Notes on the Tigers
LSU has now won 11 consecutive regular-season series over the past two seasons … the Tigers’ last regular-season series loss came on April 8-10, 2005 versus South Carolina … senior right fielder Quinn Stewart enjoyed a record-setting weekend in the Tigers’ series victory over Stetson, becoming the 10th player in LSU history to hit three homers in a single game … he launched three dingers in the Tigers’ 11-7 victory over the Hatters on Saturday, and he also provided a sacrifice fly for a total of six RBI on the day … the last LSU player to hit three HRs in a game was Zeph Zinsman, who collected three homers on Feb. 23, 2001 versus Duquesne … for the series, Stewart hit .455 (5-for-11) with one double, four homers, eight RBI and four runs … Stewart raised his cumulative average to .357 (25-for-70) with three doubles, two triples, seven homers and 25 RBI … he has unloaded six homers in his last eight games … freshman infielder J.T. Wise hit .563 (9-for-16) in the Tigers’ four games last week with one double, one homer, two RBI and two runs … he also walked once and posted a .588 on-base percentage … his solo homer against No. 12 Tulane last Tuesday capped a three-run rally for the Tigers, erasing a 2-0 deficit in the sixth inning of a game LSU went on to win by a 4-3 score … junior left-hander Clay Dirks earned his third victory of the season with a superb outing against Stetson last Friday … he limited the Hatters to one run on only four hits (all singles) in eight innings with one walk and eight strikeouts … Dirks (3-1) lowered his team-best ERA to 1.84; in 29.1 innings this season, he has recorded six walks and 36 strikeouts, and opponents are hitting just .208 against him … Stetson’s 9-8 victory over LSU on Sunday marked the first time in 134 games the Tigers suffered a loss after leading a game after eight innings … LSU was 133-0 over five seasons under head coach Smoke Laval when leading after eight innings until the Tigers gave up four runs to the Hatters in the top of the ninth on Sunday, a rally that erased an 8-5 advantage.