Overall Record: 10-2
Last Week: 3-2
March 3 ? at New Orleans (W, 19-3)
March 4 ? MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (W, 10-4)
March 6 ? ILLINOIS (L, 1-3)
March 7 ? ILLINOIS (W, 22-10)
March 8 ? ILLINOIS (L, 2-6)
Nominee for Player of the Week
Sean Ochinko, 1B/C, Jr., Parkland, Fla.
Junior first baseman/catcher Sean Ochinko hit .500 (10-for-20) in five games last week with three doubles, four homers, 14 RBI and seven runs scored … Ochinko hit grand slams in consecutive games ? at New Orleans on Tuesday and versus Mississippi Valley State on Wednesday … the grand-slam against MVSU was the game-winning hit, as it erased a 4-3 deficit in the bottom of the eighth inning … Ochinko is hitting .458 (22-for-48) on the year with four doubles, four homers, 23 RBI and 12 runs.
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AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT .500 5-5 20 7 10 3 0 4 14 25 1.250 0 0 2 2 .476 1 0 0-0
Notes on the Tigers
LSU hit seven home runs, including three grand slams, in Saturday’s 22-10 win over Illinois … the Tigers’ three grand slams tied an NCAA single-game record achieved on eight previous occasions, most by recently by Southeast Missouri State versus Freed-Hardeman on March 28, 2007 … LSU became the first Southeastern Conference team to hit three grand slams in a single contest … the Tigers launched seven homers in a game for the first time since June 9, 2008, in Game 3 of the NCAA Super Regional versus UC Irvine … the Tigers have launched 27 homers ? including five grand slams ? in 12 games this season … LSU’s loss to Illinois on Friday ended the Tigers’ 25-game regular-season win streak that dated back to last season …. the Tigers had not lost a regular-season game since April 19, 2008 versus Georgia … junior first baseman/catcher Sean Ochinko hit .500 (10-for-20) in five games last week with three doubles, four homers, 14 RBI and seven runs scored … Ochinko hit grand slams in consecutive games ? at New Orleans on Tuesday and versus Mississippi Valley State on Wednesday … the grand-slam against MVSU was the game-winning hit, as it erased a 4-3 deficit in the bottom of the eighth inning … Ochinko is hitting .458 (22-for-48) on the year with four doubles, four homers, 23 RBI and 12 runs … sophomore right-hander Anthony Ranaudo turned in an excellent performance against Illinois Friday, though he was not involved in the decision … Ranaudo allowed no earned runs on four hits in seven innings with one walk and 12 strikeouts … Ranaudo is 2-0 this season with a 0.98 ERA in 18.1 innings, recording four walks and 29 strikeouts .. freshman right-hander Matty Ott provided two solid relief efforts last week versus Mississippi Valley State and Illinois, working five shutout innings … Ott allowed four hits with one walk and nine strikeouts … sophomore shortstop DJ LeMahieu saw his 25-game hitting streak ? dating back to last season ? end in Friday’s game versus Illinois … LeMahieu is LSU’s leading hitter this season, batting a sizzling .526 (20-for-38) with two doubles, three triples, two homers, 12 RBI, 17 runs and four steals.