Overall Record: 25-11
SEC: 9-6
Last Week’s Results (4-1)
April 12 (Tue.) – McNEESE STATE (L, 0-7)
April 13 (Wed.) – GRAMBLING STATE (W, 14-11)
April 15 (Fri.) – at Missouri (W, 7-5)
April 16 (Sat.) – at Missouri (W, 9-5)
April 17 (Sun.) – at Missouri (W, 15-2)
This Week’s Schedule
April 20 (Wed.) – SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA, 6:30 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
April 22 (Fri.) – MISSISSIPPI STATE, 7 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
April 23 (Sat.) – MISSISSIPPI STATE, 6 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
April 24 (Sun.) – MISSISSIPPI STATE, 12 p.m. CT (ESPN2)
Notes on the Tigers
LSU is ranked No. 5 this week in the Baseball America poll after posting a 4-1 mark in its five games last week … LSU recorded a SEC series sweep over Missouri to move into second place in the SEC Western Division, one game behind Texas A&M … LSU is also only two games behind Florida and South Carolina in the overall SEC standings … the Tigers have now won 17 of their past 21 SEC road series … LSU batted .342 in the Missouri series (40-for-117) with three doubles, one triple, five homers and six stolen bases … all three LSU starting pitchers worked six innings, the bullpen earned two three-inning saves and the Tigers did not commit an error in the series … sophomore DH/catcher Bryce Jordan helped lead LSU to four wins in five games last week, batting .467 (7-for-15) with one double, two homers, nine RBI, six runs, a .933 slugging percentage and a .600 on-base percentage … Jordan batted .400 (4-for-10) in LSU’s three-game sweep at Missouri with two homers, eight RBI and three runs scored … his three-run homer in the fifth inning on Friday night against Missouri starter Reggie McClain highlighted a five-run inning as LSU erased a 2-1 deficit and went on to post a 7-5 victory … Jordan drove in three runs in Sunday’s win with a two-run single and a solo homer … Jordan is batting .312 on the year with four doubles, three homers and 20 RBI … he has a .455 on-base percentage and has been hit by a pitch on 15 occasions already this season … junior centerfielder Jake Fraley hit .467 (7-for-15) in the Missouri series with one double, one RBI and three runs … junior shortstop Kramer Robertson batted .462 (6-for-13) against Missouri with one double, two RBI and seven runs scored … senior left-hander John Valek III turned in an excellent outing at Missouri on Sunday, as improved to 6-1 this season … Valek limited Mizzou to two runs on five hits in six innings with no walks and five strikeouts … Valek has issued just six walks this season in 50 innings of work … junior left-hander Jared Poche’ improved his career LSU record to 23-8, as he defeated Missouri on Friday … Poche’ worked six innings and allowed five runs on nine hits with two walks and five strikeouts … pitching in his home state of Missouri for the first time as a college player, sophomore right-hander Alex Lange outdueled Mizzou ace Tanner Houck, working six innings and allowing four runs on seven hits with three walks and six strikeouts … LSU relievers Hunter Newman and Parker Bugg each recorded three-inning saves in the sweep at Missouri … Newman worked three scoreless innings on Friday night, allowing just one hit with no walks and two strikeouts … Bugg pitched three innings on Saturday afternoon, limiting Mizzou to one run on three hits in three innings with no walks and two strikeouts … the No. 36 jersey of former LSU All-American first baseman Eddy Furniss will be retired on Friday night prior to the Tigers’ game with Mississippi State in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field … Furniss joins coach Skip Bertman (No. 15) and pitcher Ben McDonald (No. 19) on LSU Baseball’s retired jersey list.
Baseball America Top 25
Rank, Team, W-L, Last Week, Previous
1. Miami (Fla.), 29-5, 4-1, 1
2. Florida, 33-5, 4-0, 3
3. Texas A&M, 29-7, 4-0, 4
4. TCU, 27-8, 3-1, 7
5. LSU, 25-11, 4-1, 9
6. Louisville, 29-7, 5-0, 11
7. Mississippi State, 24-12, 1-3, 2
8. Vanderbilt, 28-8, 3-1, 12
9. UC Santa Barbara, 24-7, 3-0, 13
10. Texas Tech, 29-9, 5-0, 15
11. Florida State, 23-11, 1-3, 6
12. South Carolina, 29-8, 1-3, 5
13. Rice, 24-11, 4-0, 19
14. NC State, 26-10, 4-1, 20
15. Ole Miss, 26-10, 1-3, 8
16. North Carolina, 25-11, 2-2, 14
17. Long Beach State, 21-13, 2-2, 18
18. Michigan, 25-9, 4-1, 22
19. Kentucky, 23-12, 1-3, 16
20. California, 21-11, 2-2, 17
21. Florida Atlantic, 25-8, 2-2, 21
22. Oregon State, 23-9, 1-2, 10
23. Michigan State, 25-7, 4-1, NR
24. UL-Lafayette, 24-12, 3-1, NR
25. Coastal Carolina, 27-10, 4-0, NR
Dropped out: (23) South Alabama, (24) Tulane, (25) Southern Miss
Perfect Game Top 25
Rank, Team, Record, Previous
1, Miami, 29-5, 1
2, Florida, 33-5, 2
3, Texas A&M, 29-7, 4
4, TCU, 27-8, 5
5, Mississippi State, 24-12-1, 3
6, Vanderbilt, 28-8, 7
7, Louisville, 29-7, 10
8, Florida State, 23-11, 6
9, NC State, 26-10, 12
10, Texas Tech, 29-9, 14
11, South Carolina, 29-8, 8
12, Oregon State, 23-9, 9
13, LSU, 25-11, 17
14, Mississippi, 26-10, 11
15, North Carolina, 25-11, 13
16, Coastal Carolina, 27-10, 19
17, UC Santa Barbara, 24-7-1, 20
18, California, 21-11, 15
19, Florida Atlantic, 25-8, 18
20, BYU, 27-7, 16
21, Michigan State, 25-7, NR
22, Michigan, 25-9, NR
23, Rice, 24-11, NR
24, Dallas Baptist, 23-11, NR
25, Kentucky, 23-12, 21
Dropped Out: Southern Miss (22), Clemson (23), Missouri State (24), Houston (25).
D1Baseball.com Top 25
Rank, Team, Record, Previous
1, Miami (Fla.), 29-5, 1
2, Florida, 33-5, 3
3, Texas A&M, 29-7, 6
4, Vanderbilt, 28-8, 5
5, Louisville, 29-7, 9
6, Mississippi State, 24-12-1, 2
7, Florida State, 23-11, 4
8, NC State, 26-10, 12
9, TCU, 27-8, 10
10, LSU, 25-11, 11
11, Texas Tech, 29-9, 14
12, South Carolina, 29-8, 8
13, UC Santa Barbara, 24-7-1, 19
14, Oregon State, 23-9, 7
15, Rice, 24-11, 21
16, Ole Miss, 26-10, 13
17, North Carolina, 25-11, 15
18, Long Beach State, 21-13, 20
19, Kentucky, 23-12, 18
20, East Carolina, 23-12, 23
21, Coastal Carolina, 27-10, NR
22, Clemson, 24-12, 16
23, California, 21-11, 17
24, UL-Lafayette, 24-12, NR
25, Minnesota, 21-11, NR
Dropped Out: 22. Tulane, 24. Florida Atlantic, 25. South Alabama