BATON ROUGE – LSU freshman right-hander Kurt McCune was named Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week Monday by the league office.
McCune, a native of Norco, La., turned in a remarkable collegiate debut on Sunday against Wake Forest, firing a no-hitter for 5.1 innings before allowing an infield single.
McCune worked six shutout innings for the victory, allowing just one hit with two walks and seven strikeouts. He fired 91 pitches to help the Tigers complete a weekend sweep of the Demon Deacons.
LSU Baseball Report
Overall Record: 3-0
Last Week: 3-0
Feb. 18 – WAKE FOREST (W, 15-4)
Feb. 19 – WAKE FOREST (W, 4-3)
Feb. 20 – WAKE FOREST (W, 9-1)
Notes on the Tigers
Fourteen players made their debuts in LSU uniforms over the weekend as the Tigers posted a three-game sweep over Wake Forest … junior Mikie Mahtook led LSU in the series, as he batted .444 (4-for-9) in three games with four homers, six runs and six RBI … Mahtook launched two homers in Friday’s win over the Demon Deacons, marking his third career two-HR game … Mahtook, a 2011 preseason all-American, also walked twice and recorded a .545 on-base percentage … freshman right-hander Kurt McCune turned in a remarkable collegiate debut on Sunday against Wake Forest, firing a no-hitter for 5.1 innings before allowing an infield single … he worked six shutout innings for the victory, allowing just one hit with two walks and seven strikeouts … freshman second baseman JaCoby Jones was brilliant at the plate in his collegiate debut, batting .500 (5-for-10) in the three-game sweep of the Demon Deacons … Jones launched a solo homer Saturday in the seventh inning of Game 2 that broke a 2-2 tie and allowed the Tigers to go on to a 4-3 victory … he also collected three RBI, scored three times and recorded a stolen base in the series … junior third baseman Tyler Hanover hit a blistering .667 (6-for-9) over the weekend with two doubles, one RBI and four runs … sophomore DH/outfielder Raph Rhymes, a transfer from LSU-Eunice, enjoyed a successful Division I debut, batting .417 (5-for-12) with one double, three RBI and two runs … sophomore rightfielder Mason Katz was 4-for-11 at the plate with three doubles, one homer, six RBI and four runs … Katz’ three-run homer on Sunday was the first dinger of his LSU career … Junior right-hander Matty Ott earned the 28th save of his career on Saturday and is now just one save shy of tying the LSU career record (29 saves by Rick Greene, 1990-92) … Ott entered the game in the ninth with no outs and the tying run on base; he recorded two strikeouts and a groundout to preserve the 4-3 victory … freshman right-hander Ryan Eades was the winning pitcher on Saturday, as he fired 2.1 relief innings, allowing one run on three hits with one walk and three strikeouts … senior right-hander Ben Alsup earned the win in Friday’s Game 1, limiting Wake Forest to one unearned run on five hits in five innings with two walks and four strikeouts … Game 1 on Friday night was played before 10,055 fans, the largest crowd in Alex Box Stadium history … the paid attendance of 12,070 was the second-largest paid attendance figure in school history.
Baseball America College Top 25
Rk. Team W-L Last Week Prev.
1. Florida 3-0 3-0 1
2. UCLA 3-0 3-0 2
3. Vanderbilt 4-0 4-0 4
4. TCU 2-1 2-1 3
5. Oklahoma 3-0 3-0 5
6. Texas 3-1 3-1 6
7. South Carolina 3-0 3-0 7
8. Stanford 2-1 2-1 13
9. Arizona State 3-0 3-0 11
10. Florida State 3-0 3-0 12
11. Clemson 2-1 2-1 10
12. Cal State Fullerton 1-2 1-2 8
13. Virginia 3-0 3-0 15
14. Connecticut 1-2 1-2 9
15. Oregon 1-2 1-2 14
16. Baylor 2-1 2-1 16
17. California 2-0 2-0 17
18. Arizona 3-0 3-0 19
19. College of Charleston 3-0 3-0 20
20. LSU 3-0 3-0 22
21. Texas A&M 3-0 3-0 21
22. Rice 1-2 1-2 18
23. St. John’s 2-1 2-1 23
24. North Carolina 4-0 4-0 NR
25. Miami 2-1 2-1 24
Dropped Out: Tulane (25)
Collegiate Baseball NCAA Div. I Poll
Rank School (Record) Points Previous
1. Florida (3-0) 495 2
2. UCLA (3-0) 494 3
3. Texas Christian (2-1) 492 1
4. Vanderbilt (4-0) 490 5
5. Oklahoma (4-0) 489 6
6. Clemson (2-1) 484 4
7. Texas (3-1) 481 7
8. Texas A&M (3-0) 480 8
9. Stanford (2-1) 476 10
10. Arizona St. (3-0) 473 11
11. Florida St. (3-0) 471 13
12. South Carolina (3-0) 469 14
13. LSU (3-0) 467 15
14. Virginia (3-0) 464 17
15. Oregon (1-2) 460 9
16. Louisville (3-0) 458 20
17. Arizona (3-0) 455 22
18. North Carolina (4-0) 453 27
19. Cal. St. Fullerton (1-2) 450 12
20. Miami, Fla. (2-1) 449 18
21. Georgia Tech. (2-1) 447 19
22. Rice (1-2) 446 21
23. Wichita St. (3-0) 444 23
24. Coastal Carolina (3-1) 441 24
25. Connecticut (1-2) 438 16
26. Auburn (2-1) 435 25
27. Arkansas (3-0) 434 32
28. Fresno St. (2-0) 431 29
29. St. John’s (2-1) 428 26
t30. U.C. Irvine (3-0) 426 34
t30. Hawaii (2-1) 426 38