Overall Record: 23-4
SEC: 7-2 (first place overall and in SEC West)
Last Week: 3-1
March 31 – BINGHAMTON (W, 13-7)
April 2 – GEORGIA (W, 4-3)
April 3 – GEORGIA (L, 6-12)
April 4 – GEORGIA (W, 15-5)
Nominee for Player of the Week
Micah Gibbs, C, Jr., Pflugerville, Texas
Junior catcher Micah Gibbs extended his hitting streak to 10 games last week, as he batted .600 (9-for-15) in four games with one double, one homer, three RBI, two stolen bases and four runs scored … Gibbs also drew two walks and recorded a .647 on-base percentage … in LSU’s SEC series victory over Georgia, Gibbs hit .636 (7-for-11) with one double, one RBI, two runs, two steals and a .667 on-base percentage … Gibbs is LSU’s leading hitter this season, batting a robust .396 (40-for-101) on the year with five doubles, two triples, four homers, 27 RBI, six steals and 17 runs scored.
AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT
.600 4-4 15 4 9 1 0 1 3 13 .867 2 0 1 0 .647 0 0 2-2
Nominee for Freshman of the Week
Jordan Rittiner, LHP, Fr., Metairie, La.
Freshman left-hander Jordan Rittiner pitched in three of LSU’s four games last week, recording a 1-0 mark with a 0.00 ERA in 4.1 innings … Rittiner allowed no runs on one hit with two walks and four strikeouts; he earned a relief win against Georgia on Sunday, firing 3.1 shutout innings with one hit, one walk and two strikeouts … Rittiner is 3-1 this season with a 2.70 ERA in 30 innings of work.
ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK
0.00 1-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 4.1 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 14 .071 0 0 0
Notes on the Tigers
LSU recorded a conference series victory over Georgia last weekend, and the Tigers have now won 16 of their last 17 SEC regular-season series, dating back to April 2008 … the Tigers have also won seven SEC series in a row since April 2009 … LSU is ranked in the Top 10 for the 31st consecutive week, a streak that began on May 19, 2008 … beginning on April 22, 2008 – a stretch of 129 games – LSU has lost two games in a row on just one occasion — the Tigers dropped two straight to Tennessee on April 18-19, 2009 in Alex Box Stadium … sophomore right-hander Matty Ott earned his 10th save of the season Friday versus Georgia, increasing his career total to 26 … 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 … junior catcher Micah Gibbs extended his hitting streak to 10 games last week, as he batted .600 (9-for-15) in four games with one double, one homer, three RBI, two stolen bases and four runs scored … Gibbs also drew two walks and recorded a .647 on-base percentage … in LSU’s SEC series victory over Georgia, Gibbs hit .636 (7-for-11) with one double, one RBI, two runs, two steals and a .667 on-base percentage … Gibbs is LSU’s leading hitter this season, batting a robust .396 (40-for-101) on the year with five doubles, two triples, four homers, 27 RBI, six steals and 17 runs scored … junior right-hander Anthony Ranaudo took another step toward his return to the LSU rotation as he worked three innings in a starting role Friday against Georgia … Ranaudo, who missed four starts due to a stress reaction in his throwing elbow, allowed one run on three hits with two walks and four strikeouts against the Bulldogs while firing 55 pitches …. freshman left-hander Jordan Rittiner pitched in three games last week, recording a 1-0 mark with a 0.00 ERA in 4.1 innings … Rittiner allowed no runs on one hit with two walks and four strikeouts; he earned a relief win against Georgia on Sunday, firing 3.1 shutout innings with one hit, one walk and two strikeouts … senior designated hitter Matt Gaudet increased his SEC-leading home run total to 11 last week as he hit .429 (6-for-14) in four games with two homers, seven RBI and four runs scored … sophomore rightfielder Mikie Mahtook posted the second two-homer game of his career Sunday versus Georgia – he led off the bottom of the first with the solo shot and added a two-run blast in the second inning … sophomore shortstop Austin Nola collected a career-best three RBI in Sunday’s win over Georgia when he delivered a bases-loaded double in the sixth inning … last Saturday’s LSU game versus Georgia was “Skip Bertman Day” at Alex Box Stadium … Bertman, who directed LSU to five national championships during his 18-season coaching tenure (1984-2001) was honored prior to the game as his jersey No. 15 was unveiled on the fascia of the Alex Box Stadium grandstand.