Overall Record: 21-6
SEC Record: 6-3
Last Week: 4-1
March 24 ? HARVARD (W, 4-3)
March 25 ? HARVARD (W, 10-2)
March 27 ? #11 OLE MISS (L, 4-7)
March 28 ? #11 OLE MISS (W, 6-5)
March 29 ? #11 OLE MISS (W, 2-1)
Nominee for Freshman of the Week
Mikie Mahtook, OF, Fr., Lafayette, La.
Freshman rightfielder Mikie Mahtook enjoyed an outstanding week, batting .385 (5-for-13) with two homers, five RBI, five runs and two steals … Mahtook launched two homers in the Tigers’ 10-2 win over Harvard on Wednesday, the first two dingers of his career … Mahtook delivered the game-tying single in the bottom of the eighth inning versus Ole Miss on Sunday; he then stole second base and scored the game-winning run on a single by leftfielder Jared Mitchell as the Tigers posted a 2-1 win
AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT .385 4-4 13 5 5 0 0 2 5 11 .846 1 1 4 0 .467 0 0 2-2
Nominee for Pitcher of the Week
Austin Ross, RHP, So., Shreveport, La.
Sophomore right-hander Austin Ross delivered a superb performance in Sunday’s win over Ole Miss, limiting the Rebels to one run on two hits in eight innings with one walk and five strikeouts … Ross fired 89 pitchers in the outing, and he allowed just one Ole Miss runner to advance beyond first base … Ross improved to 4-2 on the season with a 2.48 ERA.
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ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg 1.12 1-0 1 1 0 0/0 0 8.0 2 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 25 .080
Notes on the Tigers
LSU won two of three games last weekend over No. 11 Ole Miss, marking the Tigers’ seventh straight SEC series win, dating back to last season … the Tigers have not lost an SEC series since April 18-20, 2008 versus Georgia … freshman rightfielder Mikie Mahtook enjoyed an outstanding week, batting .385 (5-for-13) with two homers, five RBI, five runs and two steals … Mahtook launched two homers in the Tigers’ 10-2 win over Harvard on Wednesday, the first two dingers of his career … Mahtook delivered the game-tying single in the bottom of the eighth inning versus Ole Miss on Sunday; he then stole second base and scored the game-winning run on a single by leftfielder Jared Mitchell as the Tigers posted a 2-1 win … sophomore right-hander Austin Ross delivered a superb performance in Sunday’s win over Ole Miss, limiting the Rebels to one run on two hits in eight innings with one walk and five strikeouts … Ross fired 89 pitchers in the outing, and he allowed just one Ole Miss runner to advance beyond first base … senior right-hander Louis Coleman fired a career-best 10 strikeouts in Saturday’s victory over Ole Miss … Coleman limited the Rebels to one earned run on four hits in seven innings with four walks and 10 Ks … Coleman improved to 6-1 on the season, as he leads the SEC in wins … the LSU pitching staff limited Ole Miss to a .219 (21-for-96) batting average in the three-game series … LSU designated hitter Blake Dean batted .455 (5-for-11) against the Rebels with one double, one run and five RBI …. Dean was 4-for-4 in Saturday’s victory with a double and four RBI … junior outfielder Jared Mitchell hit .417 (5-for-12) in the series with one double, one triple, two RBI, three runs and three stolen bases … Mitchell has an SEC-best 23 steals in 26 attempts this season.
Baseball America Top 25
Rk. Team W-L Last Week Prev.
1. Cal State Fullerton 18-4 2-1 1
2. LSU 21-6 4-1 2
3. Arizona State 19-4 2-1 3
4. Rice 17-7 3-1 4
5. North Carolina 20-6 3-2 5
6. Georgia 22-3 3-1 6
7. Baylor 17-6 3-1 8
8. UC Irvine 16-7 4-1 10
9. Texas 17-7 3-1 9
10. Georgia Tech 18-4 2-2 13
11. Miami 20-7 2-3 7
12. Oklahoma 22-6 2-1 12
13. Arkansas 19-5 3-1 14
14. Texas A&M 18-9 4-0 15
15. Mississippi 16-8 1-3 11
16. East Carolina 20-5 4-1 22
17. Oklahoma State 19-7 4-0 23
18. New Mexico 24-4 5-1 21
19. Oregon State 15-6 3-1 NR
20. Florida 18-8 4-1 NR
21. San Diego State 18-9 4-1 NR
22. Texas Christian 15-9 2-3 16
23. Cal Poly 17-7 3-3 19
24. Virginia 22-4 3-2 24
25. Minnesota 14-7 1-1 25
Dropped Out: Pepperdine (17), Coastal Carolina (18), UC Santa Barbara (20)
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s NCAA Div. I Poll (As of March 30, 2009)
Rank School (Record) Points Previous
1. Georgia (22-3) 494 1
2. Cal. St. Fullerton (18-4) 492 2
3. Georgia Tech. (18-4) 490 3
4. Arkansas (19-5) 488 9
5. LSU (21-6) 487 4
6. North Carolina (20-6) 485 5
7. Arizona St. (19-4) 482 7
8. Rice (17-7) 480 10
9. Miami, Fla. (20-7) 477 6
10. Virginia (22-4) 475 8
11. Baylor (17-6) 473 11
12. U.C. Irvine (16-7) 471 13
13. Oklahoma (22-6) 469 15
14. Texas (17-7) 465 17
15. Oklahoma St. (19-7) 463 19
16. Cal Poly (17-7) 459 12
17. Mississippi (16-8) 457 14
18. Ohio St. (20-4) 454 16
19. Florida (18-8) 452 23
20. New Mexico (24-4) 448 20
21. Texas A&M (18-9) 445 ?
22. Clemson (18-7) 444 22
23. Oregon St. (15-6) 440 ?
24. New Mexico St. (25-3) 439 24
25. San Diego St. (18-9) 437 ?
26. Illinois (16-5) 436 25
27. Texas Christian (15-9) 434 18
28. South Carolina (18-7) 431 28
29. East Carolina (20-5) 429 ?
30. San Diego (19-10) 426 ?