Overall Record: 11-0
Last Week: 4-0
March 4 – PEPPERDINE (W, 8-1)
March 5 – BROWN (W, 13-7)
March 6 – PEPPERDINE (W, 3-2)
March 7 – BROWN (W, 9-2)
Nominee for Player of the Week
Leon Landry, OF, Jr., Baton Rouge, La.
Junior outfielder Leon Landry hit .538 (7-for-13) in the Tigers’ four victories last week with two triples, four RBI, five runs and a .588 on-base percentage … Landry became the 11th player in LSU history to hit two triples in a single game Sunday when he collected a pair of three-baggers versus Brown … Landry is batting .368 on the season with two doubles, two triples, 11 runs, 10 RBI and six stolen bases.
AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT
.538 4-4 13 5 7 0 2 0 4 11 .846 3 0 1 0 .588 1 0 0-0
Nominee for Pitcher of the Week
Joey Bourgeois, RHP, So., Lutcher, La.
Sophomore right-hander Joey Bourgeois pitched brilliantly Saturday in a win over Pepperdine, outdueling Waves ace Matt Bywater … Bourgeois fired seven shutout innings, allowing just one hit with two walks and three strikeouts … Pepperdine’s only hit against Bourgeois was an infield single by centerfielder Brian Humphries … Bourgeois fired 97 pitches in the win as he improved his record to 2-0 and lowered his ERA to 2.08 on the season.
ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA
0.00 1-0 1 1 0 0/0 0 7.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 19 .053 0 1 0 0 1
Notes on the Tigers
LSU extended its season-opening win streak to 11 games last week as the Tigers posted two wins over Pepperdine and two wins over Brown in Alex Box Stadium … the Tigers are 11-0 for the first time since 1997, when LSU won its first 19 games of the season en route to the school’s fourth national championship … LSU has won 17 straight home games, dating back to last season … the Tigers have won 26 of their last 27 games over the past two seasons, and LSU has a 93-20 mark since April 22, 2008 … sophomore right-hander Joey Bourgeois pitched brilliantly Saturday in a win over Pepperdine, outdueling Waves ace Matt Bywater … Bourgeois fired seven shutout innings, allowing just one hit with two walks and three strikeouts … Pepperdine’s only hit against Bourgeois was an infield single by centerfielder Brian Humphries … Bourgeois fired 97 pitches in the win as he improved his record to 2-0 and lowered his ERA to 2.08 on the season … junior outfielder Leon Landry hit .538 (7-for-13) in the Tigers’ four victories last week with two triples, four RBI, five runs and a .588 on-base percentage … Landry became the 11th player in LSU history to hit two triples in a single game Sunday when he collected a pair of three-baggers versus Brown … Landry is batting .368 on the season with two doubles, two triples, 11 runs, 10 RBI and six stolen bases … junior catcher Micah Gibbs enjoyed another excellent weekend at the plate, batting .538 (7-for-13) in four games with one double, five RBI and three runs …. sophomore Tyler Hanover hit .438 (7-for-16) in LSU’s four victories with one double, one homer, three RBI and five runs … sophomore right-hander Matty Ott earned his fifth save of the season Saturday versus Pepperdine, increasing his career total to 21 … Ott is in second place on the all-time LSU saves list, trailing only Rick Greene, who had 29 saves for the Tigers from 1990-92 … LSU is 4-0 in one-run games this season; the Tigers were 12-3 in one-run games in 2009.