Overall Record: 26-12
SEC Record: 6-9
Last Week: 3-1
April 11 ? NORTHWESTERN STATE (W, 12-0) | Watch the Archive in the Geaux Zone
April 14 ? ALABAMA (W, 7-6) | Watch the Archive in the Geaux Zone
April 15 ? ALABAMA (W, 8-6) | Watch the Archive in the Geaux Zone
April 16 ? ALABAMA (L, 6-17) | Watch the Archive in the Geaux Zone
Nominee for Player of the Week
J.T. Wise, 2B, Fr., Apopka, Fla.
Wise produced a magnificent week at the plate, batting .538 (7-for-13) in four games with one double, two homers, six runs and 10 RBI … Wise also walked four times and posted a .647 on-base percentage to go along with a 1.077 slugging percentage… he led the Tigers to a series victory over No. 8 Alabama, providing the game-winning hits in Games 1 and 2 … Wise delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth innings on Friday to break a 6-6 tie and lift the Tigers to a 7-6 victory … Wise converted on a critical RBI opportunity on Saturday, launching a three-run homer to break a 5-5 tie and propel LSU to an 8-6 win … Wise hit .545 in the series win over the Crimson Tide with one homer, one double, three runs and seven RBI … Wise is LSU leading hitter this season, batting ..355 (50-for 111) with 11 doubles, seven homers, and 30 RBI.
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Nominee for Freshman of the Week
Louis Coleman, RHP, Fr., Schlater, Miss.
Freshman right-hander Louis Coleman pitched the Tigers to victory in Game 1 over eighth-ranked Alabama last Friday, limiting the Tide to five earned runs on nine hits in 8.2 innings with five walks and four strikeouts …the outing was the longest of Coleman’s career as he recorded his second straight victory in his two appearances as LSU’s Friday night starter … Coleman is 4-2 on the season with a 3.78 ERA; in 50 innings, he has registered 18 walks andn 35 strikeouts
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Notes on the Tigers
LSU won two of three games over No. 8 Alabama last weekend as the Tigers posted their second consecutive SEC series victory over a ranked team … the Tigers have now won six of their last eight games and four of their last six SEC contests … LSU has now won five straight SEC home series over Alabama ? the Crimson Tide’s last series win in Baton Rouge came in 1996 … freshman second baseman J.T. Wise produced a magnificent week at the plate, batting .538 (7-for-13) in four games with one double, two homers, six runs and 10 RBI … Wise also walked four times and posted a .647 on-base percentage to go along with a 1.077 slugging percentage… he led the Tigers to a series victory over No. 8 Alabama, providing the game-winning hits in Games 1 and 2 … Wise delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning on Friday to break a 6-6 tie and lift the Tigers to a 7-6 victory … Wise converted on a critical RBI opportunity in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday, launching a three-run homer to break a 5-5 tie and propel LSU to an 8-6 win … Wise hit .545 in the series win over the Crimson Tide with one homer, one double, three runs and seven RBI … Wise is LSU leading hitter this season, batting ..355 (50-for 111) with 11 doubles, seven homers, and 30 RBI … freshman right-hander Louis Coleman pitched the Tigers to victory in Game 1 over Alabama, limiting the Tide to five earned runs on nine hits in 8.2 innings with five walks and four strikeouts …the outing was the longest of Coleman’s career as he recorded his second straight victory in his two appearances as LSU’s Friday night starter … Coleman is 4-2 on the season with a 3.78 ERA; in 50 innings, he has registered 18 walks and 35 strikeouts … senior catcher Matt Liuzza extended his hitting streak to seven games with an excellent series versus Alabama … Liuzza hit .455 (5-for-11) in the series with one double, one homer, three runs and three RBI … Liuzza is LSU’s leading hitter in SEC games, batting .353 (18-for-51) with six doubles, one homer, six runs and seven RBI … senior right fielder Quinn Stewart hit two homers in the Alabama series, raising his SEC-leading total to 16 … Stewart is batting .343 on the year with eight doubles, three triples,16 homers and 42 RBI … LSU launched 10 home runs in its four games last week, including two each by second baseman J.T. Wise, right fielder Quinn Stewart, third baseman Will Harris and designated hitter Jordan Mayer … LSU hit three 3-run blasts in last Tuesday’s win over Northwestern State, a 12-0 victory that was stopped in the seventh inning due to the 10-run rule.