Overall Record: 22-11
SEC: 7-5
Last Week’s Results
April 4 (Tue.) – GRAMBLING STATE (W, 13-2)
April 7 (Fri.) – at Arkansas (L, 3-9)
April 8 (Sat.) – at Arkansas (W, 10-8)
April 9 (Sun.) – at Arkansas (W, 2-0)
This Week’s Schedule
April 11 (Tue.) – vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (Metairie, La.), 7 p.m. CT (Cox Sports Television)
April 13 (Thu.) – OLE MISS, 6:30 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
April 14 (Fri.) – OLE MISS, 7 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
April 15 (Sat.) – OLE MISS, 2 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
Notes on the Tigers
LSU won three of four games last week, including a 2-1 series win at 14th-ranked Arkansas … the series win was the sixth straight for LSU over the Razorbacks and the Tigers’ 12th series win over Arkansas in the past 13 seasons … LSU trailed Arkansas, 8-1, heading into the seventh inning on Saturday, but the Tigers staged a dramatic rally, scoring nine runs over the final three innings to earn a 10-8 victory … the comeback was LSU’s second-largest on the road over the past 34 seasons – the largest comeback in that time span came at Georgia in 1999, when the Tigers recovered from an eight-run deficit to win the game … freshman right-hander Eric Walker fired the first complete game of his college career on Sunday, blanking Arkansas in a 2-0 victory … Walker, who improved to 4-0 this season and lowered his ERA to 2.45 in 47.2 innings, limited the Razorbacks to no runs on four hits with two walks and four strikeouts, throwing a season-high 119 pitches in the outing … the shutout was the first by an LSU pitcher since May 30, 2015, when Alex Lange blanked UNC Wilmington in the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional … Walker extended his consecutive scoreless innings streak to 16, as he fired seven scoreless frames against Texas A&M on April 1 … junior rightfielder Greg Deichmann led the Tigers at the plate in the Arkansas series, batting .462 (6-for-13) with one homer and five RBI … Deichmann launched a two-run homer in the eighth inning of Saturday’s game at Arkansas, reducing the Razorbacks’ lead to 8-5 and setting the stage for LSU’s five-run outburst in the ninth inning, when he contributed an RBI single … Deichmann also delivered an run-scoring single in the eighth inning of LSU’s 2-0 win over the Hogs … for the entire week – including Tuesday’s win over Grambling – Deichmann hit .471 (8-for-17) with one homer, five RBI and two runs scored … senior DH/catcher Jordan Romero enjoyed a productive week, batting .400 (6-for-15) in four games with one double, one homer and two RBI … freshman centerfielder Zach Watson batted .467 (7-for-15) last week with one triple, one homer, two RBI and two runs scored … LSU on Friday will retire the jersey No. 12 of second baseman Todd Walker, an all-American from 1992-94 and the 1993 College World Series Most Outstanding Player … Walker, who was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009, was the 1994 first-round draft choice of the Minnesota Twins and enjoyed a 12-year MLB career.
Baseball America Top 25
Team, 2017 Record, Previous Rank
1. Oregon State, 28-1, 1
2. Louisville, 27-4, 2
3. TCU, 26-5, 3
4. North Carolina, 26-6, 4
5. Clemson, 28-5, 5
6. Texas Tech, 28-7, 6
7. Arizona, 23-8, 10
8. Cal State Fullerton, 21-10, 12
9. LSU, 22-11, 15
10. Auburn, 24-10, 7
11. Oklahoma, 27-8, 9
12. Long Beach State, 20-11, 19
13. Mississippi State, 22-12, 22
14. Virginia, 26-8, 23
15. Kentucky, 22-11, 13
16. Florida, 21-11, 8
17. South Carolina, 21-10, 11
18. Stanford, 17-10, 20
19. Arkansas, 25-8, 16
20. Wake Forest, 23-10, 17
21. Southern Miss, 26-7, 21
22. Oregon, 21-8, NR
23. Michigan, 25-7, NR
24. St. John’s, 21-2, 14
25. Connecticut, 19-10, NR
Dropped out: Florida Gulf Coast (18), Florida State (24), Maryland (25)
Perfect Game Top 25
Rank, Team, Record, Previous
1, Oregon State, 28-1, 1
2, Louisville, 27-4, 2
3, TCU, 26-5, 3
4, Clemson, 28-5, 4
5, North Carolina, 26-6, 5
6, Texas Tech, 28-7, 7
7, Arizona, 23-8, 9
8, South Carolina, 21-10, 6
9, Cal State Fullerton, 21-10, 12
10, Florida, 21-11, 8
11, Houston, 23-8, 14
12, LSU, 22-11, 18
13, Arkansas, 25-8, 10
14, Oklahoma, 27-8, 11
15, Kentucky, 22-11, 13
16, Stanford, 17-10, 19
17, Virginia , 26-8, NR
18, Auburn, 24-10, 17
19, Vanderbilt, 21-12, 21
20, Mississippi State, 22-12, NR
21, South Florida, 27-5, 25
22, Southern Miss, 26-7, 24
23, Long Beach State, 20-11, NR
24, Florida State, 21-13, 22
25, Wake Forest, 23-10, 23
Dropped Out: St. John’s (15), Florida Gulf Coast (16), UL-Lafayette (20).
D1Baseball.com Top 25
Rank, Team, Record, Previous
1. Oregon State, 28-1, 1
2. Louisville, 27-4, 2
3. TCU, 26-5, 3
4. Clemson, 28-5, 4
5. North Carolina, 26-6, 5
6. Texas Tech, 28-7, 6
7. Arizona, 23-8, 9
8. Cal State Fullerton, 21-10, 10
9. LSU, 22-11, 13
10. Kentucky, 22-11, 8
11. Auburn, 24-10, 11
12. Florida, 21-11, 7
13. Michigan, 25-7, 18
14. South Carolina, 21-10, 12
15. Arkansas, 25-8, 15
16. Southern Miss, 26-7, 17
17. Stanford, 17-10, 21
18. Oklahoma, 27-8, 16
19. Long Beach State, 20-11, NR
20. Virginia, 26-8, 25
21. Mississippi State, 22-12, NR
22. St. John’s, 22-5, 14
23. Houston, 23-8, NR
24. Wake Forest, 23-10, 23
25. San Diego, 21-9, 19
DROPPED OUT
20. Florida Gulf Coast, 25-9
22. Florida State, 21-13
24. Maryland, 20-10
Collegiate Baseball Top 30
Rank, Team (Record), Points, Previous
1. Oregon St. (28-1), 498, 1
2. TCU (26-5), 495, 3
3. Louisville (27-4), 494, 2
4. Clemson (28-5), 492, 5
5. North Carolina (26-6), 490, 6
6. Texas Tech. (28-7), 488, 7
7. Arizona (23-8), 485, 13
8. Cal. St. Fullerton (21-10), 482, 16
9. Auburn (24-10), 479, 8
10. LSU (22-11), 475, 22
11. Arkansas (25-8), 474, 14
12. St. John’s (22-5), 472, 4
13. South Carolina (21-10), 470, 11
14. Oklahoma (27-8), 468, 12
15. Mississippi St. (22-12), 466, 19
16. Kentucky (22-11), 462, 15
17. Virginia (26-8), 461, 23
18. Florida (21-11), 458, 10
19. Southern Miss (26-7), 455, 17
20. Vanderbilt (21-12), 453, 24
21. Maryland (20-10), 449, 18
22. Wake Forest (23-10), 445, 21
23. Oregon (21-8), 443, 28
24. San Diego (21-9), 441, 20
25. Michigan (25-7), 439, 25
26. Coastal Carolina (20-11-1), 435, 26
27. Connecticut (19-10), 434, 30
28. Missouri St. (21-10), 432, NR
29. Sam Houston St. (23-9), 429, NR
30. Washington (18-12), 426, NR