Overall Record: 3-0
Last Week’s Results (3-0)
Feb. 18 (Sat.) – ARMY (Game 1 – W, 9-0)
Feb. 18 (Sat.) – ARMY (Game 2 – W, 6-0)
Feb. 19 (Sun.) – AIR FORCE (W, 10-3)
This Week’s Schedule
Feb. 21 (Tue.) – at New Orleans, 6:30 p.m. (Cox Sports Television)
Feb. 22 (Wed.) – HOFSTRA, 6:30 p.m. (SECN +)
Feb. 24 (Fri.) – MARYLAND, 7 p.m. (SECN +)
Feb. 25 (Sat.) – MARYLAND, 2 p.m. (SECN +)
Feb. 26 (Sun.) – MARYLAND, 11 a.m. (SECN +)
Notes on the Tigers
LSU swept its three games last weekend, posting two wins over Army and one victory over Air Force … the win over Army in Game 2 of Saturday’s doubleheader marked the 2,500th victory in LSU Baseball history; the Tigers played their first baseball game in 1893 … senior left-hander Jared Poche’ was named a Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week and the SEC Pitcher of the Week on Monday … Poche’ fired the sixth individual no-hitter in LSU history, as he recorded a seven-inning gem against Army in the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday … Poche’ worked seven hitless frames, recording no walks and four strikeouts over 79 pitches in LSU’s 6-0 win … Army’s only base runner in the contest reached on an error in the LSU outfield in the fourth inning … Poche’s no-hitter was the first by an LSU pitcher since 1979, when Bobby Landry accomplished the feat in a seven-inning game against Southern Mississippi … Poche’ improved his LSU career record to 28-9 … senior second baseman Cole Freeman hit .600 (6-for-10) last weekend in the Tigers’ wins over Army and Air Force with two doubles, four runs, three RBI, two stolen bases and a .636 on-base percentage … he also recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 11 chances … Freeman , who was LSU’s leading hitter last season and the leading hitter in the Cape Cod League last summer, ignited a three-run outburst in the first inning of the season opener against Army, as he led off the game with a single, stole second base, advanced to third on a throwing error by the catcher and scored on a groundout … freshman third baseman Josh Smith recorded a team-high six RBI in the Tigers’ three wins over Army and Air Force … Smith hit .429 (3-for-7) with one homer, six RBI, two runs, one steal and a .500 on-base percentage … his three-run homer in the fourth inning of Sunday’s game versus Air Force proved to be the game-winning hit, breaking a 2-2 tie and propelling LSU to a 10-3 win … Smith was 2-for-2 at the plate with two RBI in LSU’s win over Army in the second game of Saturday’s twin bill … junior right-hander Alex Lange improved his LSU career record to 21-4 with a win over Army in Game 1 on Saturday … Lange limited the Black Knights to no runs on four hits in five innings with no walks and six strikeouts … freshman right-hander Eric Walker earned a win over Air Force in his collegiate debut, limiting the Falcons to one earned run on two hits in five innings with one walk and six strikeouts … as a staff, the LSU pitchers allowed just two earned runs on nine hits in 23 innings with four walks and 23 strikeouts … LSU batted .329 (28-for-85) as a team over the weekend with six doubles, one triple, four homers and 25 runs … senior shortstop Kramer Robertson batted .556 (5-for-9) with one double, one triple, four RBI and four runs, and junior rightfielder Greg Deichmann hit .444 (4-for-9) with one double, two homers, five RBI and three runs.
Baseball America Top 25
Rank, Team, 2017 Record , Previous Rank
1. TCU, 3-0, 1
2. Florida State, 2-1, 2
3. Florida, 3-0, 3
4. LSU, 3-0, 4
5. South Carolina, 2-1, 5
6. Louisville, 3-0, 7
7. Cal State Fullerton, 2-1, 8
8. Oregon State, 3-0, 9
9. Vanderbilt, 2-1, 11
10. Washington, 2-1, 12
11. East Carolina, 0-3, 6
12. NC State, 2-1, 14
13. Virginia, 3-0, 16
14. North Carolina, 3-0, 17
15. Clemson, 1-2, 10
16. UL-Lafayette, 1-1, 13
17. Georgia Tech, 3-0, 21
18. Coastal Carolina, 1-2, 15
19. Arizona, 3-0, 22
20. Oklahoma State, 1-1, 18
21. Texas Tech, 3-1, 25
22. Ole Miss, 3-0, NR
23. Stanford, 1-2, 23
24. UC Santa Barbara, 1-2, 19
25. Wright State, 2-1, NR
Dropped out: Long Beach State (20), Maryland (24)
D1Baseball.com Top 25
Rank, Team, Record, Previous
1, TCU, 3-0, 1
2, Florida, 3-0, 2
3, Florida St., 2-1, 3
4, South Carolina, 2-1, 4
5, LSU, 3-0, 5
6, NC State, 2-1, 6
7, Vanderbilt., 2-1, 7
8, Oregon State, 3-0, 8
9, North Carolina, 3-0, 9
10, Louisville, 3-0, 12
11, Texas Tech, 3-1, 14
12, Cal State Fullerton, 2-1, 16
13, UL Lafayette, 1-1, 13
14, Virginia, 3-0, 17
15, Arizona, 3-0, 19
16, Texas A&M, 3-0, 20
17, Ole Miss, 3-0, NR
18, East Carolina, 0-3, 10
19, Coastal Carolina, 1-2, 11
20, Stanford, 1-2, 18
21, Miami, 2-1, 21
22, Clemson, 1-2, 15
23, Rice, 2-2, 23
24, UNC Wilmington, 3-0, 24
25, Houston, 3-0, NR
Dropped Out:
Maryland, 1-2, 22
UC Santa Barbara, 1-2, 25
Perfect Game Top 25
Rank, Team, Record, Previous
1, TCU, 3-0, 1
2, LSU, 3-0, 2
3, Florida, 3-0, 4
4, Florida State, 2-1, 4
5, Louisville, 2-1, 5
6, Oregon State, 3-0, 6
7, Ole Miss, 3-0, 7
8, Vanderbilt, 3-0, 8
9, North Carolina, 2-1, 9
10, Cal State Fulerton, 3-0, 12
11, UL-Lafayette, 1-1, 11
12, NC State, 2-1, 15
13, East Carolina, 1-1, 13
14, Texas, 2-1, 14
15, Stanford, 0-3, 10
16, Houston, 2-2, 17
17, Clemson, 2-1, 18
18, Rice, 1-2, 16
19, Arizona, 3-0, 20
20, Texas A&M, 1-2, 19
21, Virginia, 2-2, 21
22, Maryland, 3-0, 25
23, South Carolina, 3-0, NR
24, Oklahoma State, 3-0, NR
25, Washington, 1-2, 23
Dropped Out: Cal Poly (22), Coastal Carolina (24).
Collegiate Baseball Top 30
Rank, Team (Record), Points, Previous
1. TCU (3-0), 496, 1
2. LSU (3-0), 494, 2
3. Florida (3-0), 491, 3
4. South Carolina (2-1), 488, 4
5. Oregon St. (3-0), 485, 5
6. Vanderbilt (2-1), 482, 6
7. Arizona (3-0), 480, 7
8. Miami, Fla. (2-1), 478, 8
9. Florida St. (2-1), 475, 9
10. Cal. St. Fullerton (2-1), 472, 10
11. Louisville (3-0), 470, 11
12. North Carolina (3-0), 468, 15
13. Virginia (3-0), 465, 16
14. Ole Miss (3-0), 463, 22
15. Texas A&M (3-0), 460, 20
16. UL-Lafayette (1-1), 457, 14
17. Washington (2-1), 456, 21
18. Sam Houston St. (2-1), 454, 23
19. Arizona St. (3-0), 451, 25
20. Texas Tech. (3-1), 449, 29
21. Long Beach St. (1-2), 445, 17
22. Clemson (1-2), 443, 12
23. Dallas Baptist (2-1), 440, 26
24. Rice (2-2), 438, 27
25. Texas (2-2), 437, 30
26. UC Santa Barbara (1-2), 432, 18
27. Coastal Carolina (1-2), 429, 19
28. Stanford (1-2), 426, 24
29. Oklahoma St. (1-1), 424, 28
30. NC State (2-1), 420, 31